tannerk89
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If you have a 240V outlet at home the range difference between Premium and CaRt1 is kind of useless. I drive a 21 premium extended range AWD and get somewhere between 230-300miles for 100% depending on weather/driving. I drive 120 miles per day just for commute and several hundred miles every couple of weeks on road trips. The āextra rangeā the CaRt1 has might have saved me 6 minutes on each road trip, if Iām being generous. If you have to charge elsewhere or donāt mind the missing features it might be worthwhile to get at rt1.Having lived with a 265 epa quoted miles Tesla for a few weeks, I am fully aware that epa miles are not real world miles. I had simple everyday driving days where I would have gotten home with 6 percent, but stopped at a supercharger.
My use case is the same as my ICE car. I drive places. I live very centrally in the bay area, and a busy weekend might well involve 150 to 200 miles, and with epa ratings being what they are, I would prefer not to be limited.
I think everyone wants more range. My gas car is essentially unlimited, with a 5 minute stop I add 400 miles, and that stations are very common and 24/7. We have 80 years of American civilization built around the car, so yeah, i want as come to the same as possible. Why wouldn't I? If I could get 800 Mike's, at a reasonable price, i would. 800 miles is about 16 hours averaging 50 mph, which i find is my usual long distance speed, stopping for a stretch every once in a while. 800 miles would mean a charge every week, plenty to handle a power outage. Or 500. At that point I can't imagine wanting much more... but 300 epa? seems short, based on my experience with the model 3.
i believe dc fast charging is equivilent to tesla super charging, and we'll get rapidly better (with tesla opening up to others, with a single non tesla plug format, etc). I will also get a home charger (which I don't have now, getting bids).
Also, gas takes significantly longer than most people realize. I have an Edge loaner right now getting 24-25mpg and Iāve spent more time filling up in one week than I would in a normal month. Time your next 5 min gas fill up and I bet youāll find it takes at least 20 mins to get to the gas station, fill up, and get back on the road. Plugging in at home/work takes 13seconds Fast charging on the road trips take a while, but still less time for me per month to charge including DCFC stops than it takes to constantly pour gas into my car.
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