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You are kidding, where are the recharging stations along I95, I75 and the turnpike. At least with a fossil fuel burner you pour a gallon in and get off the highway but you would need a wrecker for a dead electric car.
There are dozens of dozens of supercharging stations that can charge half a dozen cars at a time in Florida alone. And that is just the superchargers, it's hundreds if you count the regular charging stations.
My best friends Tesla x gets nearly 300 miles on a charge and charges in bout half an hour at the supercharger on the major highways including Florida. And they are free. How is that significantly different than a gas powered car in a situation like this?
Takes maybe 5 minutes to fill a gas tank plus people evacuating have a gas can full in the trunk just in case. Gas stations are more common than charging stations.
Takes maybe 5 minutes to fill a gas tank plus people evacuating have a gas can full in the trunk just in case. Gas stations are more common than charging stations.
Lol. Have you evacuated an area with millions of other people? You wait in line for hours to get gas. It has literally been all over the news.
You are kidding, where are the recharging stations along I95, I75 and the turnpike. At least with a fossil fuel burner you pour a gallon in and get off the highway but you would need a wrecker for a dead electric car.
My best friends Tesla x gets nearly 300 miles on a charge and charges in bout half an hour at the supercharger on the major highways including Florida. And they are free. How is that significantly different than a gas powered car in a situation like this?
This is ridiculous. In the ENTIRE state of Florida there are fewer than 150 superchargers, in groups of 6 to 20 in a particular location; most have 8. Each supercharger is analogous to a single gas pump that can service ONE car every 30 minutes.
So imagine 150 gas pumps spread over the state of Florida, each taking 1/2 an hour to service a single car. Now imagine the chance that one of those gas pumps is WHERE YOU NEED IT. That's the problem, and the difference between the Tesla and a gas powered or hybrid vehicle.
And people who say their electric car doesn't use energy stuck in traffic, you still need to maintain cooling, air filtration, lights, and radio while you are stopped, which takes a frightening amount of energy in a high temperature, high humidity environment.
My best friends Tesla x gets nearly 300 miles on a charge and charges in bout half an hour at the supercharger on the major highways including Florida. And they are free. How is that significantly different than a gas powered car in a situation like this?
There are no Teslas that charge 300 miles in 30 minutes.
It is "170 miles in as little as 30 minutes" for the Model X at a Supercharger station. A full charge to get a 300 mile range will take about 1:20. This is useless in a situation like Irma.
Charging is not free, either, for new owners, after 1000 miles.
"Each year, owners receive 400 kWh of free Supercharger credit, enough to drive about 1,000 miles. These credits cover the long distance driving needs of most owners, so road trips are completely free. Customers who travel beyond the annual credit pay a small fee to Supercharge—only a fraction of the cost of gas." https://www.tesla.com/supercharger
Here are the specs for the Model 3
"Standard Battery:Price: $35,000Range: 220 miles (EPA estimated) Supercharging rate: 130 miles in 30 minutes Long Range Battery: Price: $44,000 Range: 310 miles Supercharging rate: 170 miles in 30 minutes (Same as Tesla’s Model S) " Tesla's Model 3: Electric Car Breaks 300-Mile Range Barrier | Fortune.com
Electric charging is not in the realm of reality for an emergency situation where millions of people have to evacuate and area. The time to charge is too slow and the current range is too low when compared to gas/diesel.
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