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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I wonder if he knew not to charge to full, as getting the last few percent of charge is what takes ages.
From what I read, it seems long trips in an EV add about 1/3rd more time than taking an ICE.
...I don't know why anyone would take an EV over a Prius on a long trip. There's no better vehicle for that. Just the opposite, I would trade someone my Tesla for their ICE for long trips.
I always used to offer the Prius to friends when I knew they had a long trip ahead of them.
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I think he was charging pretty often and doing what the Tesla navigator was telling him to do. I thought it sort of automatically picked the shortest overall time. What they never tell you it's not just the extra 20 mins you spend at the "pump" but the time it takes to exit, find the thing, initialize the charger, then get back to the freeway. So 5 stops vs one stop is probably 60 mins more off the road not charging, and not advancing to your destination. Then add the charge times on top of that.