Awesome. Have a great trip!

Oct 5, 2022
3:23:16pm

TheLost

The point of this post is to dispel some of the false statements about EVs.

Things like "you have to sit around for 40 minutes to go 300 miles"

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The truth about EV Range... Is actually easy to figure out (there is a website for that)

TheLost

10/5/22 3:14pm

For Teslas, you can use the Tesla Go Anywhere site

CougarVeteran

10/5/22 3:18pm

ABRP actually calculates hills/altitude changes a little better than Tesla's site.

TheLost

10/5/22 3:20pm

From what I've seen, there are trade-offs

CougarVeteran

10/5/22 3:26pm

I would recommend ABRP as the best option.

Zoobieman

10/5/22 3:41pm

I'll keep this website in mind the next time I'm planning a trip in my

Corn Pop

10/5/22 3:19pm

Awesome. Have a great trip!

TheLost

10/5/22 3:23pm

Please explain. I've been on a few road trips with my sister in her Model 3.

JAGA97

10/5/22 3:25pm

Here you go..

TheLost

10/5/22 3:30pm

Now try it uphill. Shows 4:48 for her Model 3 long range.

JAGA97

10/5/22 3:32pm

You are right.. it takes longer..

TheLost

10/5/22 3:34pm

So a compareable ice would be? Audi sq5? Which can get to st george wirhout

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 3:35pm

I like to think the closest thing to my Model Y Performance is the Urus..

TheLost

10/5/22 3:38pm

Except one is built very well and the other is a tin can. Think if it like Musta

byu1

10/5/22 3:45pm

I'm not saying my soccer mom SUV is like a lambo.. i'm saying its faster than almost everything..

TheLost

10/5/22 3:50pm

*In a straight line a few launches

byu1

10/5/22 3:52pm

RE: *In a straight line a few launches

TheLost

10/5/22 4:04pm

Lol. Somethings missing in the Tesla, I’ll let you figure it out.

byu1

10/5/22 4:11pm

Genesis gv60 performance Kia ev6 gt Bmq IX60m..i found arguably 3

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:24pm

The only one I’ll give you is the GV60..

TheLost

10/5/22 5:30pm

You prefer Tesla interior over Genesis gv60?? Ook..The other suvs are coming..

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:52pm

Who is actually cornering all that hard in their SUVs? Few Launches?

Zoobieman

10/5/22 4:23pm

For some people.. if its new, it has to be bad.

TheLost

10/5/22 4:36pm

Already driven. I prefer to drive a car not a computer

byu1

10/5/22 4:45pm

Bnw ix6m, genesis gv60, kia ev6gt, mistang nache Caddy kyriq luxid air

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:34pm

Tesla is no longer the only fish on the pond. Its grest if you like it. BIL

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:42pm

Buuuut..its not... more competetion out there than you realize

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:18pm

My ICE car is very comfortable to drive at 130 mph. How far can the Y go at

JAGA97

10/5/22 3:47pm

Holy crap comparing sustained 130mph speeds is no more practical than comparing 0-60 launch times

Slim

10/5/22 3:53pm

Right. We have to use the same average speed over distance. Because increasing

JAGA97

10/5/22 3:59pm

And EVs are much better cars on short range trips. EVs aren’t for everyone. But mine is great for me. I’ve put about 4K

Slim

10/5/22 4:10pm

I get it. This discussion is about range and time. I agree that EV's serve a

JAGA97

10/5/22 4:16pm

Um.. I believe Slim has a Rivian Truck. He literally just gave you Range and Times (ie.. 0mins trip charge time) .

TheLost

10/5/22 4:33pm

I agree that if someone wants a car for less than 10k that regularly sustains >130mph for >300 miles and does so on a

Slim

10/5/22 4:41pm

You DO have a great one though!

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:28pm

But fun to do when comparing size of...well styff.

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:26pm

You are completely overlooking the Cayenne. Lol

byu1

10/5/22 3:51pm

RE: You are completely overlooking the Cayenne. Lol

TheLost

10/5/22 3:58pm

My point is that Lambo isn’t the king of the mountain, like some think.never has

byu1

10/5/22 4:12pm

*Sigh*...

TheLost

10/5/22 4:30pm

A Miata? Lol, any decently powered car/SUV would. I’m not claiming a tesla

byu1

10/5/22 5:06pm

yet here we are.. on a thread about how long you have to charge an EV on road trips.

TheLost

10/5/22 5:14pm

Lol. I admit, EV has their place, I’m just against the Gov shoving it down

byu1

10/5/22 5:28pm

The Urus is a Cayenne, just assembled in Italy

CougarVeteran

10/5/22 4:32pm

Yup. It’s all under the VW group, with lots of shared parts and tech. Urus is

byu1

10/5/22 5:32pm

Genesis gv60 and Kia ev6gt would like a word.link provided (-tldw) tesla lost

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:12pm

No, just a 20 minute detour since I'll be on some back roads to get to the

Corn Pop

10/5/22 3:30pm

Other than those aren’t false statements. Lol

kotacoug

10/5/22 4:00pm

Hmm the EV im leaning toward will get me 344 miles...then 18 minites later 300 m

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 3:28pm

I took my EV truck on a 300 mile trip one day. It meant I spent 15 minutes at a gas station charging. While I went to

Slim

10/5/22 3:51pm

Just tow your Tesla with your truck. No delays that way.

ovalY

10/5/22 4:34pm

EVs are really easy to drive long distance. . . it is the extra time.

Zoobieman

10/5/22 3:40pm

EV in rural America is a winter time death sentence.

PhilPete

10/5/22 3:43pm

HUH? Why?

CarolinaCoug

10/5/22 5:31pm

Does that help me tow a trailer from bridgeport, ca to cedar city, ut?

Backcountry

10/5/22 3:58pm

We get it..

TheLost

10/5/22 4:49pm

Not for a lot of people

Backcountry

10/5/22 4:50pm

Most people don't need a F350 or a Ram 3500... whats your point?

TheLost

10/5/22 4:52pm

Point is EVs are great commuter cars. That’s about it.

kotacoug

10/5/22 4:55pm

Yep. Decent idea for urbanites to run around in.

Backcountry

10/5/22 4:58pm

Wait.. but i don't commute.

TheLost

10/5/22 5:10pm

Yup

byu1

10/5/22 5:34pm

My point is that EVs are impractical. Why are you on a crusade here?

Backcountry

10/5/22 4:58pm

I'm not crusading.. I posted a link so people could see how long they would have to charge on trips.

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