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Old 02-02-2022, 01:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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American Homeowner BEV charging

1) American homeowner BEV owner/lessees charge at home, with the lowest rates for most of the year. They don't need public chargers most of the year.
2) In 2015, the national average retail kWh price at public charging stations was 13-cents.
3) Perhaps, for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and annual vacation, American homeowner BEV owners would be subject to relying on public charging infrastructure.
4) Some Tesla owners have told me that they'll receive unlimited free supercharger use as long as they own their Tesla, as a condition of their sales contract.
5) Tesla, is also going into the retail electric power provider business and will purchase all available renewable power they can, as well as produce renewable /stored electric power at their own sites. Providing zero-carbon GWhs.
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A) During holiday travel, 'ALL' motorists end their 'cruising' and must seek some form of 'fueling' infrastructure before resuming the next leg of their journey.
B) They will also lose time with bathroom breaks.
C) Dining.
D) Snack & Souvenir shopping.
E) Today, at a WalMart, they can usually do all of the above simultaneously, with their automobile charging at the same time @ Electrify America in the parking lot, or purchase fuel at MURPHY or SAM's Club stations.
F) Once at their final destination, if a family or loved one who's also a homeowner, they may have an opportunity -charge capability afforded to them. 'Free charge' for the first leg of the return trip. They can spend the whole holiday visit charging and never lose a minute 'visiting.'
G) Since a BEV BSFC-e is 350% - 400% lower than an ICE, even 'expensive' kWhs don't really incur a cost penalty.
H) If one's comfortable being a 'slow-poke', a garden variety Tesla Model S will give 197-mpg at 55-mph and 584-miles range on it's 2.966-gallon 'tank.'
If your bladder's tough enough, you might do the whole one-way trip without stopping.
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