I traveled from Berkeley, CA to Portland OR this past weekend. It took three recharging stops of approx. 50 mins. each to complete the trip. My last stop was in Springfield, OR at 11:30 pm where I ended up eating at a Denny's as I waited for my batteries to recharge. I was able to force down half a plate of chocolate chip pancakes as I waited. I had the feeling I was waiting for the cast of the movie "Grease" to show up and start singing. It was quite the nostalgic setting.
I'm afraid my model 3 is going to remain an urban perimeter car unless a better solution can be found to recharging the batteries. SpaceX can attach a space capsule to the International Space Station and return safely to earth, yet it takes 50 minutes to recharge my model 3. Maybe there is no way to compare the complexities of these two systems, but somehow someone has to address this issue. Otherwise we're just driving oversized Volkswagen Beetles that really aren't meant for extended highway driving.
I'm afraid my model 3 is going to remain an urban perimeter car unless a better solution can be found to recharging the batteries. SpaceX can attach a space capsule to the International Space Station and return safely to earth, yet it takes 50 minutes to recharge my model 3. Maybe there is no way to compare the complexities of these two systems, but somehow someone has to address this issue. Otherwise we're just driving oversized Volkswagen Beetles that really aren't meant for extended highway driving.