I certainly agree that it is unacceptable for some people, and maybe especially when I was younger, BUT for ME, it is perfectly acceptable because I can't drive for hours without stopping to do various things and at night I charge at the hotel while I sleep. In my 4 trips all the way across the USA and back, not once did I think it was unacceptable. But sure, I hear some people saying they waste time charging on long road trips. I'm not one of them.
im surprised too - I have a lot of friends that are fascinated by my tesla and have come along for rides etc but I haven't been able to convince anyone to go electric - they all buy or lease a lexus, BMW or Audi
I think if there's more incentives, for example if our work had EV preferred parking or better yet free or cheap charging that might be an incentive? They ought to give HOV access for life for all ZEV electric cars (not the PHEV/hybrids) and maybe even phase out carpooling and incentivize EV and make it an "EV" lane.
Almost went ICE for recent purchase for these reasons.
Most people I know who make long drives (~8hrs or more) don’t stop and eat. Filling up a 20 GAL has tank only takes 5 minutes and you usually just go thru drive thru for food thus a 30 min stop is inconvenient for Many people (also for most ev’s a trip of that dist would be more like an hour stop).
apprently not (yet at least). Alos isn't it a little presumptiuose to tell someone else what is an "insignificant lifestyle change"?
Depends on the person, some are clueless and most that would not buy an EV have not done any research and make lots of inaccurate assumptions.
I'm one of those people. Bring food and stop 5 mins in the middle to take a leak. Course I have a 36ga tank
I would suggest you are a "Unicorn". I would guess 99% of drivers do not regularly drive 1000 miles at a time. If you on "occasion" 4-5 times per year drive in excess of 500 miles - one way - AND you have no other car - perhaps you can think about range. Other than that, the conversation about range and charging times is as useful as talking about what to do when you see a unicorn. For 99% of people - who have charging available in their garage - a BEV is far more convenient.
I do drive 500mi each way several times per year. When I use the tesla trip planner, I get times closer to 10 hours depending on the vehicle. This would be an extra 18 hours of travel time throughout the year. No idea where I can charge at my destination, so there is obviously more time involved. I've always said... Give me a truck with 500+ range for a decent price and ill be a buyer... Then that thing rolled out on stage...ugh.
I just purchased a M3 in March and came out of a full sized truck. These are a few of reasons they might be doing so. They already have one EV and are offsetting some risk of unstable utility cost and availability? They are concerned with quality they hear from owners or media (like my situation) and Tesla buyers are the worst for complaining. Some Tesla owners are snobby and egocentric which results in a really bad first impression? They don’t understand the ecosystem behind Tesla (me again). Most everyone thinks the cost of one is extreme (false).
