Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Jonny,
First, thanks for posting here.
Regarding your range story:
With all due respect, your concern is merely from lack of experience driving an EV and being stuck in the old mindset of fueling.
Mistake #1 was getting in the car with 75 miles of range and thinking of that as typical. What is typical for a Model S is that every morning (or whenever you get in your car to drive) you typically start with a full or nearly full "tank" and never think of range.
Mistake #2 was thinking that you needed to turn off the air conditioning. A/C actually doesn't use that much additional power--especially once it's cooled the cabin down initially, and even more so if your windows are tinted. You would've made it home fine had you left the A/C on.
Mistake #3 was plugging into 110 V. That's like going to a gas station and hooking a gasoline IV drip to an ICE car. Typical Model S drivers plug into a 240V 50A circuit (at least).
None of these 3 things is typical. In fact, all three are exceedingly rare. So to use that experience as a judgement of range anxiety is just chickening out.
Funny how those of us who actually live with the car day in and day out are the ones claiming it's not. If it really were, why do you think we would all be defending it?
Seriously...think about a real work day for yourself. How many mikes do you drive?
My commute is like yours. 40 miles and one hour each way. Half of that is freeway driving at 70-75 mph. I usually finish my day with 120-140 miles of range left. I have 29,000 miles and 17 months of ownership...and I've never, ever even had less than 22 miles of range left on my car. I've taken my car on several road trips for work...and it's just not a big issue. Plus the fuel is frickin' free!
First, thanks for posting here.
Regarding your range story:
With all due respect, your concern is merely from lack of experience driving an EV and being stuck in the old mindset of fueling.
Mistake #1 was getting in the car with 75 miles of range and thinking of that as typical. What is typical for a Model S is that every morning (or whenever you get in your car to drive) you typically start with a full or nearly full "tank" and never think of range.
Mistake #2 was thinking that you needed to turn off the air conditioning. A/C actually doesn't use that much additional power--especially once it's cooled the cabin down initially, and even more so if your windows are tinted. You would've made it home fine had you left the A/C on.
Mistake #3 was plugging into 110 V. That's like going to a gas station and hooking a gasoline IV drip to an ICE car. Typical Model S drivers plug into a 240V 50A circuit (at least).
None of these 3 things is typical. In fact, all three are exceedingly rare. So to use that experience as a judgement of range anxiety is just chickening out.
Range anxiety is pretty real. That said, I know it's going to get better.
Funny how those of us who actually live with the car day in and day out are the ones claiming it's not. If it really were, why do you think we would all be defending it?
Seriously...think about a real work day for yourself. How many mikes do you drive?
My commute is like yours. 40 miles and one hour each way. Half of that is freeway driving at 70-75 mph. I usually finish my day with 120-140 miles of range left. I have 29,000 miles and 17 months of ownership...and I've never, ever even had less than 22 miles of range left on my car. I've taken my car on several road trips for work...and it's just not a big issue. Plus the fuel is frickin' free!