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I chose to buy a new 70D instead of pursuing the method described below.
OK, I've been watching the superchargers multiply like rabbits on the mainland and I'm getting itchy for a mainland road trip. If I could take a year off from work and just travel (visit friends, ski, hike, explore, sightsee, etc.) wouldn't it be cool to do so in a Tesla in another year or so when the supercharger network is solid?
Here's a rough estimate of costs as I see it:
$ 2500 (ship Tesla S to and from mainland)
2500 Install supercharger option in Model S
10000 Upgrade 40kwh battery to 60 kwh battery through software upgrade so that I can use supercharger
$15,000 Auto cost
Yikes! Ok, this plan probably only makes sense if someone already has a car with at least 60kwh of battery or plans to upgrade anyway.
Plan B would be to buy a supercharger-equipped Tesla on the mainland, drive it a year, and then sell it. This solution might make the most sense for me. The negative is that I would own two Teslas that are both depreciating that year.
Has anyone considered such a road trip, and if so, what insights might you offer?
www.thelectricroadtrip.com
I chose to buy a new 70D instead of pursuing the method described below.
OK, I've been watching the superchargers multiply like rabbits on the mainland and I'm getting itchy for a mainland road trip. If I could take a year off from work and just travel (visit friends, ski, hike, explore, sightsee, etc.) wouldn't it be cool to do so in a Tesla in another year or so when the supercharger network is solid?
Here's a rough estimate of costs as I see it:
$ 2500 (ship Tesla S to and from mainland)
2500 Install supercharger option in Model S
10000 Upgrade 40kwh battery to 60 kwh battery through software upgrade so that I can use supercharger
$15,000 Auto cost
Yikes! Ok, this plan probably only makes sense if someone already has a car with at least 60kwh of battery or plans to upgrade anyway.
Plan B would be to buy a supercharger-equipped Tesla on the mainland, drive it a year, and then sell it. This solution might make the most sense for me. The negative is that I would own two Teslas that are both depreciating that year.
Has anyone considered such a road trip, and if so, what insights might you offer?
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