It works for long trips, I've taken many. By the time you run down the battery it's time for a food stop anyway.
Not as flexible as gasoline car(esp. in remote areas) but with faster charging rates and expanded charging infrastructure that's not really a long term factor.
You are a stupid liar.
How Long Does it Take to Charge a Tesla?
If you are low it will take you at least 1 hour to recharge to 80% level and that is using the Super charger mode which should be rarely used as it wears the battery down much more rapidly than a standard home 120= 220 V charge.
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That’s 20 minutes (minimum, assuming the charger doesn’t trip off and stop charging, as they are wont to do), and that requires the SuperCharger, and you can only do that a certain number of times before Tesla
permanently limits your charge rate to prevent the battery spontaneously combusting.
Meanwhile, I can fill up my ICE vehicle in ~5 minutes, time after time after time after time, and I’m not
permanently limited at some future point from filling at the maximum rate.
And I don’t have to replace my gas tank after a certain time, at an average cost of $13000 – $20,000… but you? You’re going to have your charge rate
permanently limited at some point, and you will have to purchase a new battery at a cost of $13000 – $20000 at some point.
The economics don’t work out until gasoline gets more expensive than ~$4/gal, and the carbon dioxide emissions for a Tesla Model S right off the factory floor are more than a 40 MPG vehicle will emit over years and years.
From my drop-kicking another TeslaTard:
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Let’s talk emissions!
According to the
DOE EV Emission Calculator, an EV in Illinois driving 12,000 miles per year will emit 2389 pounds of CO2 equivalent.
The Tesla 100 kWh battery requires ~30,600 pounds of CO2 to produce. We’ll assume both gasoline and EV vehicle production requires 30,000 pounds of CO2 emission.
A gasoline-fueled vehicle with 40 MPG fuel efficiency will emit 5,960 pounds CO2 per year at 12,000 miles/yr, per EPA.
Production + (Annual * T_gas) = Production + (Annual * T_EV)
30,000 + (5,960 * T_gas) = 30,000 + 30,600 + (2389 * T_EV)
Solving for T (years required for EV to offset emissions) gives a breakeven point of
8.569029 years and 102,828.348 miles. Before that breakeven point, the EV has emitted
more CO2 than the gasoline-powered vehicle.
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Let’s talk economics! (Now updated to reflect actual average electricity price in Illinois, and a gasoline price
above current average price)
Assumptions:
– A gas vehicle with 17 km L-1 fuel mileage
– An EV with 88.9891 Wh/km/1000 kg consumption and 2107 kg vehicle + 85 kg driver = 2192 kg total weight, for 195.0641072 Wh km-1 total consumption.
– 482803.2 km driven
– $1 L-1 for gasoline (~$3.785/gallon)
– $0.1332 kWh-1 for electricity
– The battery efficiency alone (power delivered to the battery vs. the power delivered by the battery) for Lithium batteries tops out at 90% for newer or highly-expensive batteries, and can be as low as 80% for older or consumer-grade batteries:
Car Battery Efficiencies
– The Tesla charger has a 92% efficiency for 240V at 24A, and 94% efficiency for 240V at 40A/80A:
https://forums.tesla.com/discussion/18017/charging-efficiency
– So, given that you have a used vehicle, we’ll be generous and assume 85% battery efficiency, and we’ll assume you’re charging at 24A:
100 * 0.85 * 0.92 = 78.2% “wall to battery” efficiency
Gas vehicle:
((482803.2 km / 17 km L-1) * $1 L-1) = $28,400.19
Electric vehicle:
((((482803.2 km * 195.0641072 Wh km-1) / 1000) / 0.782 efficiency) * $0.1332 kWh-1) = $16,041.50 + $13,000 battery replacement = $29041.50
Remember, that $13,000 battery replacement is a low-end quote… if can range up to $20,000, depending upon labor costs and complications.
$29041.50 > $28,400.19
I save $641.31 driving my ICE-powered vehicle 300,000 miles vs. your toy electric clowncar, even with gasoline price higher than it actually is. Gasoline prices are inflated in the US due to libtard politics… as of July 2021, the worldwide average price for gasoline was a mere $1.56 / gallon, making EVs an even worse choice outside the US.
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