I've had several people who decided against the Tesla because of concern about roadtrips and not wanting to stop at a SC.
People love to say you can do roadtrips but they just aren't as convenient.
A Tesla owning friend just took an SUV on a 200 mile one way trip with a SC on the way. There was no (known) destination charging at the resort. He wasn't the type to park somewhere and take a cab to the resort. He wasn't the type to have a 20 minute potty break in the middle of a 3 hr drive. 2 young kids.
Another bought a Audi A7 or something - because he still can't realistically go to the mountains without compromise. He could make it with the Burlington SC but he would need to destination charge and he has a 100 yo cabin in the middle of nowhere. Sure he could 120V but would really have to work at it for a short trip.
My inlaws are 160 miles away. We go sometimes to drop our son off. A RT is doable but passing by Burlington is not the preferred route. And honestly, I don't really want to turn a 3 hour drive into a 3.5 hour drive. Nor do I want to turn the roundtrip from 6 to 7 hours.
I totally get on a long roadtrip, stopping every 3 hours is fine. But don't most people want to decide when to stop and not when they have to?
I just can't wrap my head around spending $80k and then having to make compromises. And even if I could, I can't imagine explaining it to my wife....
People love to say you can do roadtrips but they just aren't as convenient.
A Tesla owning friend just took an SUV on a 200 mile one way trip with a SC on the way. There was no (known) destination charging at the resort. He wasn't the type to park somewhere and take a cab to the resort. He wasn't the type to have a 20 minute potty break in the middle of a 3 hr drive. 2 young kids.
Another bought a Audi A7 or something - because he still can't realistically go to the mountains without compromise. He could make it with the Burlington SC but he would need to destination charge and he has a 100 yo cabin in the middle of nowhere. Sure he could 120V but would really have to work at it for a short trip.
My inlaws are 160 miles away. We go sometimes to drop our son off. A RT is doable but passing by Burlington is not the preferred route. And honestly, I don't really want to turn a 3 hour drive into a 3.5 hour drive. Nor do I want to turn the roundtrip from 6 to 7 hours.
I totally get on a long roadtrip, stopping every 3 hours is fine. But don't most people want to decide when to stop and not when they have to?
I just can't wrap my head around spending $80k and then having to make compromises. And even if I could, I can't imagine explaining it to my wife....