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In the 9 months I have owned my Model 3 this seems to be the most asked question by curious folks. I present here an approach that is foreign to most of my EV friends. It took an engineer and very rational thinker to explain this to me. I thank them for their out of the box thinking. I was blind and now I charge.
How long does it take to charge?
Of course I provide some basic TESLA battery charging information. Some are not too happy about the time factor but then I ask them about "how long does it take to gas?" This is fun as they now have to really think about something we have all taken in stride because that is all we ever knew.
"Gassing " an ICE car...to me means the active process of adding fuel to your car. The Gassing process requires planning and spending real time to do the following:
Diverting to the gas station, waiting in line an jockeying for position, getting out of your car and into the heat, or cold, or rain, or snow) etc etc.
Standing in the wind etc picking up the pump nozzle in smelly and many times at night quite possibly an unsafe transitional space. Car hijacking and "sliding" are common crimes in gas stations. Tips to keep your kids safe while you're pumping gas, paying or getting a receipt
Then getting back in and re diverting to your destination.
None of this for plug in at home if you have a home charger.
Seldom do people think of this next "time" factor. You must factor in the added work time to pay for the privilege of doing all the above.
Only a fraction of your hard earned pay (weeks of Time at work every year, actually goes into actually moving your ICE car down the road! The majority of that taxed income goes into the air in the form of waste heat and air pollution (Just look at all the huge bug-like grills on the ICE cars!
4 extra seconds on a few days or 1 day a week and YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND THERE CHARGING.
"Yeahhh I get it! Their fascination at the details never ceases to amaze me. People want to know. The details do not crush them. They thank me and ask if I sell these cars.
Charge and live long in a safe TESLA.
How long does it take to charge?
Of course I provide some basic TESLA battery charging information. Some are not too happy about the time factor but then I ask them about "how long does it take to gas?" This is fun as they now have to really think about something we have all taken in stride because that is all we ever knew.
"Gassing " an ICE car...to me means the active process of adding fuel to your car. The Gassing process requires planning and spending real time to do the following:
Diverting to the gas station, waiting in line an jockeying for position, getting out of your car and into the heat, or cold, or rain, or snow) etc etc.
Standing in the wind etc picking up the pump nozzle in smelly and many times at night quite possibly an unsafe transitional space. Car hijacking and "sliding" are common crimes in gas stations. Tips to keep your kids safe while you're pumping gas, paying or getting a receipt
Then getting back in and re diverting to your destination.
None of this for plug in at home if you have a home charger.
Seldom do people think of this next "time" factor. You must factor in the added work time to pay for the privilege of doing all the above.
Only a fraction of your hard earned pay (weeks of Time at work every year, actually goes into actually moving your ICE car down the road! The majority of that taxed income goes into the air in the form of waste heat and air pollution (Just look at all the huge bug-like grills on the ICE cars!
4 extra seconds on a few days or 1 day a week and YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND THERE CHARGING.
"Yeahhh I get it! Their fascination at the details never ceases to amaze me. People want to know. The details do not crush them. They thank me and ask if I sell these cars.
Charge and live long in a safe TESLA.
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