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Make that $600. When Tesla charged $2500 to activate supercharging in the early S60 in which it was an option, they said the cost was for the DC charging hardware and software IN THE CAR. If someone wanted it activated just for CHAdeMO and not Tesla supercharging, the cost would be $1900. I doubt anyone would choose that though as an additional $600 would enable supercharging.I would give up free supercharging on my car(s) if Tesla would write me a check for the $2,500 ($5,000 for both cars) (seems to be the number thrown around a lot) The only trip I routinely take requires me to use my CHAdeMO adapter which means I pay anyway. The way it should work vs the reality is many of those like myself are paying for many many others to have unrestricted free daily use of the SC system. The value proposition is just not there for me even at free.
False. Completely False.
What kind of POS are you driving that gets 30 MPG? Sure, if you want to drive a V10 Lamborghini across the nation, then it's even CHEAPER to supercharge!!!!!! Yay!
Let's compare real numbers, shall we?
Modern "average" cars get between 40 and 60 MPG. My VW Diesel gets between 45 and 55 MPG. It would use about 50 gallons going your hypothetical 2500 miles. That would be less than $150 in fuel costs to go 2500 miles. It would also take me at LEAST 8 - 10 hours extra to drive in a Tesla that same distance, if not more. I charge about $150/hr for my time in most cases, so, lets be generous and say 5 hours of "wasted" time Supercharging.
That's $150 in fuel, plus another $750 in lost time (it's really closer to $1500 in lost time, but I'm being generous). So for $40 in savings, I can waste 8 hours, or I can drive an ICE car, spend almost half the time driving and pay $40 more. Gosh... which one makes more sense?
Now, this doesn't factor in the Autopilot convenience, etc... but you didn't mention any of that. The fact is, with the cost of Supercharging, it doesn't make a lot of sense to drive a Tesla across the country if you have an alternative, from a purely financial standpoint. There may be other factors that make it favorable to you, but financially, it's absolutely silly if you are paying for Supercharging, as the cost difference between a modern gas car and Supercharging is so small as to be pointless. Additionally, as a side note, you probably spend more than $40 in those 8 hours of extra stop time (food, snacks, etc...) than you save.
Yeah, no. Supercharging to save money is bunk.
Make that $600. When Tesla charged $2500 to activate supercharging in the early S60 in which it was an option, they said the cost was for the DC charging hardware and software IN THE CAR. If someone wanted it activated just for CHAdeMO and not Tesla supercharging, the cost would be $1900. I doubt anyone would choose that though as an additional $600 would enable supercharging.
False. Completely False.
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Yeah, no. Supercharging to save money is bunk.