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Old 02-05-2010, 12:09 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Or at the other end of the scale, my friends' ranch is about 65 miles from here. I could drive that flat-out, plug in and recharge all day, then go flat-out all the way home :-) Though the last half mile of dirt down into the canyon might be a bit of a problem in the winter. Steep, and packed snow/ice when it's not mud.
1/2 mile = 2,640 feet... That'd be an awfully large extension cable, eh?

I don't think the ~4 inches of ground clearance would really like the mud/snow/ice, either. Seems like a Tesla might not be the ideal vehicle for that situation?
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