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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:00:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Stopping every 200 miles must be what it is like riding with the wife and a carload of kids. Pass. 
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:08:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I pee about twice a week. 
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:12:15 PM EST
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Yeah, I'm good.
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:18:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, I'm good. With your avatar you'd have to stop more often, just not wait as long
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:20:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Only EV people can make a normal road trip sound like they are sailing around the world in a 12' boat.  Hilarious! Tesla, bringing the adventure back to road trips. I'll stick with gas so I can actually get somewhere in a timely manner. |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:22:48 PM EST
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Think of all the money you could make blowing people at the Super Chargers every two hours on this trip. 20 kWh is 20 kWh |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:25:49 PM EST
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We burn diesel. I get about 750 miles per tank on long road trips and am super comfortable along the way..
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:29:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We burn diesel. I get about 750 miles per tank on long road trips and am super comfortable along the way.. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111848/IMG_0784_jpeg-2831562.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111848/IMG_2328_jpeg-2831565.JPG But do they drive themselves |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:30:20 PM EST
[#9]
how many people tried to roll coal on you in the south?
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:35:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: how many people tried to roll coal on you in the south? No one yet…my “friends of coal” sticker and vanity license plate that says “coal kw” may help in that regard |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:46:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Your Volt is uglier than a Prius and is a dog. His Tesla looks cool and hauls ass. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My Volt comes equipped with its own onboard super charging station. Your Volt is uglier than a Prius and is a dog. His Tesla looks cool and hauls ass. It looks pretty good for a car that gets 2,500 MPG...   |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:49:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It looks pretty good for a car that gets 2,500 MPG... https://i.imgur.com/kzpPCX3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/i1KdUG6.jpg In electric only it looks like ETA just looking at you last drive |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:49:58 PM EST
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Fuck that, wouldn't work for me. We go to the outer banks twice a year, about a 400 mile 1 way trip. We don't stop for fuel once and we don't want to add onto our 6 hour trip. Time=money. When electric distance gets greater between charges I'd consider it but not what they are currently.
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Posted: 5/27/2023 10:59:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In electric only it looks like ETA just looking at you last drive Yeah, it only has a 50 mile All Electric Range.  |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 11:06:26 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But do they drive themselves They both have adaptive cruise control and the driver assist package. While not self driving, the ACC is very good. It works in stop and go traffic with no interaction from me. |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 11:11:33 PM EST
[#16]
 Attached FileQuote HistoryQuoted: So approximate downtime charging for this leg of the trig is 105 minutes charging, plus say another 20 minutes added by detours and having to park/etc... 2 hours added for what distance? We drove 611 miles today and supercharged 3 times.. Added about 2ish hours to the trip but we could have been gone sooner if we’d left when it said we could continue but we weren’t back at the car yet for 2 of the 3 stops ETA: cost was 52.08 to go 611 miles. So 0.085ish cents per mile |
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Posted: 5/27/2023 11:15:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is precisely why it has my interest, because I already stop that often, for about that long In going approx 220mi, I have to stop 2-4 times anyway. 
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Posted: 5/28/2023 10:22:54 AM EST
[#18]
 Attached File Attached FileFirst charging stop of the day. Stopped at the Texarkana post office for some photos. Only need to charge for 15 mins. |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 10:42:32 AM EST
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You do you, OP. Every gas pump you're not at is more more free pump in case I need to spend 4 minutes putting 500 miles of range into my car
In all seriousness, enjoy the trip. |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 10:44:03 AM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326156/DD01B6C8-6620-40E9-B251-AEC095F83AC7_jpe-2831596.JPG We drove 611 miles today and supercharged 3 times.. Added about 2ish hours to the trip but we could have been gone sooner if we’d left when it said we could continue but we weren’t back at the car yet for 2 of the 3 stops ETA: cost was 52.08 to go 611 miles. So 0.085ish cents per mile 8.5 cents/mile, not 0.085 cents/mile. |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 10:52:50 AM EST
[#21]
Do you have the advanced auto pilot, OP?
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Posted: 5/28/2023 10:59:11 AM EST
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stopping every 200 miles must be what it is like riding with the wife and a carload of kids. Pass. I have a cousin whose family seems to keep expanding, always a new kid or two, some new dogs, 3 new cats, etc They take one of those church vans down to Disney in Florida. They probably average a higher mph than this 
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Posted: 5/28/2023 11:32:21 AM EST
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Your Volt is uglier than a Prius and is a dog. His Tesla looks cool and hauls ass. How does a Tesla that has to stop every 200 miles to fill up haul ass? That seems pretty damn slow to me. Splain your comment |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 12:56:29 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Self driving is pretty nice https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326156/B22EDCF0-F3FF-4890-A527-61E05F43542F_jpe-2830682.JPG Yeah, as long as you still watch over the automated system to make sure it does not fuck up. And therein lies the problem with "self driving" Too many morons in this country assume that an automated system of that complexity is incapable of making an error or shutting down, so they begin treating the driving function as something in which they no longer have to participate. After all, the car is doing it now, all by itself. I have seen idiots READING A BOOK while the vehicle is "driving itself". Others are watching a movie on their phone, based on accident reports I have read. Self-driving is a DISASTER in the making for your average driver, due to them obviating their ultimate responsibility as the legal driver of the vehicle. |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 1:14:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Self-driving is a DISASTER in the making for your average driver, due to them obviating their ultimate responsibility as the legal driver of the vehicle. Self-driving is great when you have nice smooth roads and brightly painted lines. But it generally won't work on our roads, because we have too many variable conditions. This time of year, it's potholes and frost heaves. Whether self-driving or not, a car that sticks to the normal travel lane is in for some broken suspension parts and flat tires. Driving on MT roads in the spring means keeping an eye out for those suspension eaters, and being able to drive around them. This frequently means drifting into the opposite lane or over the fog line (which is generally non-existent anyways, since it's covered with sand, gravel, or dirty snow). And if the road travels along the side of a mountain or river canyon (which is commonly the case around here), then there are frequently rocks that have fallen onto the road. (And not just forest service roads - this happens on the major interstate highway as well). |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 1:49:52 PM EST
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 8.5 cents/mile, not 0.085 cents/mile. Quote HistoryQuoted: 8.5 cents/mile, not 0.085 cents/mile. Quoted: 8.5 cents/mile, not 0.085 cents/mile. Yup you’re right |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 1:50:06 PM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you have the advanced auto pilot, OP? Yes |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 1:53:23 PM EST
[#28]
 Attached FileWe are charging at nacogdoches Tx…we decided to go out of our way and drive through part of Louisiana so it added a little time to our trip…next stop Houston  Attached FileSuch a large line to charge  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 2:02:50 PM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How does a Tesla that has to stop every 200 miles to fill up haul ass? That seems pretty damn slow to me. Splain your comment It hauls ass for around 200 miles then needs to charge
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Posted: 5/28/2023 5:53:17 PM EST
[#30]
What are the plans for Houston? No Opsec.
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Posted: 5/28/2023 6:22:15 PM EST
[#31]
Wait, do they have bathrooms at most of the supercharging stops? Open 24hrs?
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Posted: 5/28/2023 6:54:08 PM EST
[#32]
I don't see the point, but whatever floats your boat.
I'm familiar with 200 mile stops, because that's about what I'm comfortable doing in my Jeep. (It'll go 300-ish if it's not towing, but my fuel gauge is calibrated wrong  and 200 is about when it shows empty. Came that way from the factory and I forgot to fix it the one time I dropped the tank. )My Accord goes 500 comfortably, which is generally longer than my Bladder will handle, and almost always I want to stop for gas anyway, since it is generally cheaper in Rural AZ than in any of the neighboring states. And the Accord basically steers itself if I want it to. But I'm mainly posting to LOL at your license plate. 
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Posted: 5/28/2023 6:55:11 PM EST
[#33]
Buc-EEs is what OP seeks in Texas. Super Chargers and brisket.
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:20:52 PM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Buc-EEs is what OP seeks in Texas. Super Chargers and brisket.  Attached FileBaytown 
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:27:17 PM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Like Grindr but for Tesla/EV owners. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Think of all the money you could make blowing people at the Super Chargers every two hours on this trip. Also where in Texas you headed? I’m pretty sure the Tesla app is the back end (no pun intended) infrastructure support to Grindr |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:27:59 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Houston, south padre, San Antonio, Amirillo Blowing guys? I said I am VISITING Texas, not FROM Texas Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Think of all the money you could make blowing people at the Super Chargers every two hours on this trip. Also where in Texas you headed? Houston, south padre, San Antonio, Amirillo Blowing guys? I said I am VISITING Texas, not FROM Texas Well right that’s why you’re the bottom because it’s not gay at a supercharger |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:28:33 PM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Here is what the last charge in Illinois cost https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326156/C3E14047-5168-41D3-AC3F-AF289A296A5E_jpe-2830827.JPG I bet Arkansas will be much cheaper Not knocking your car but that is about 1/2 what it costs to fill my suby and I get around 370 miles to a tank. So about the same cost. The tesla is a much nicer car than my suby but the suby does its job well. I would have a tesla if it cost me 21k out the door like my suby did. We would be fine with an ev, I have my truck, my car and the wifes car. So we would always have an ice car for road trips but ev for local. |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:31:21 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait, do they have bathrooms at most of the supercharging stops? Open 24hrs? The chargers are open 24/7…related businesses may not be though…empty bottles ftw |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:33:49 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not knocking your car but that is about 1/2 what it costs to fill my suby and I get around 370 miles to a tank. So about the same cost. The tesla is a much nicer car than my suby but the suby does its job well. I would have a tesla if it cost me 21k out the door like my suby did. We would be fine with an ev, I have my truck, my car and the wifes car. So we would always have an ice car for road trips but ev for local. Supercharging costs have certainly went up over the last year or so…used to cost me half as much on average…you can still catch lower rates depending on the location and time of day Cost wise it’s a wash compared to an efficient gas vehicle to drive it long distances Where it really shines is commuting and charging at home cost wise…I pay .13 cents per kWh at home |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:33:59 PM EST
[#40]
Thanks for this thread. My Tesla has not yet been taken out for a long range spin, but I'd like to do that as it's super comfy to drive. So far I've used the ICE Jeep Grand Cherokee for long road trips, but I'm getting the hankering to try an EV road trip.
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:35:06 PM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Only EV people can make a normal road trip sound like they are sailing around the world in a 12' boat.
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:42:04 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well right that’s why you’re the bottom because it’s not gay at a supercharger Ok Pvt. Cowboy |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:42:07 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Think of all the money you could make blowing people at the Super Chargers every two hours on this trip. Also where in Texas you headed? Or even a handy |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 7:54:24 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for this thread. My Tesla has not yet been taken out for a long range spin, but I'd like to do that as it's super comfy to drive. So far I've used the ICE Jeep Grand Cherokee for long road trips, but I'm getting the hankering to try an EV road trip. We are taking 2 weeks off of work and will be headed to Colorado for the 2nd week. If you have time it’s a relaxing way to travel |
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Posted: 5/28/2023 8:15:06 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: We are taking 2 weeks off of work and will be headed to Colorado for the 2nd week. If you have time it’s a relaxing way to travel Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Thanks for this thread. My Tesla has not yet been taken out for a long range spin, but I'd like to do that as it's super comfy to drive. So far I've used the ICE Jeep Grand Cherokee for long road trips, but I'm getting the hankering to try an EV road trip. We are taking 2 weeks off of work and will be headed to Colorado for the 2nd week. If you have time it’s a relaxing way to travel How many times have you died in a fire?
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Posted: 5/29/2023 12:34:49 AM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How many times have you died in a fire? My Tesla must be broken because it hasn’t caught fire once! I should send it in for repair!
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Posted: 5/29/2023 12:50:53 AM EST
[#47]
Is my math off?
You are driving an electric vehicle that is getting roughly 35 mpg if gas were 3bucks a gallon?…Why? It’s late and I did that math in my head, so forgive me if wrong. |
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Posted: 5/29/2023 1:10:02 AM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Only EV people can make a normal road trip sound like they are sailing around the world in a 12' boat. Yep basically. Nobody cares, you drove down some maintained highways and managed to find chargers, cool bro. |
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Posted: 5/29/2023 1:13:39 AM EST
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 200 miles to stop for 1/2 hour? Man, fuck all that. It takes 2 minutes to fill my gas tank. |
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Posted: 5/29/2023 10:09:50 AM EST
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