I’ll give you one point. The short range model 3 with the LFP battery. I had a rental one once driving up and down mountains in the cold snow. I had to charge that one a lot. The LFP battery doesn’t have a lot of range and it doesn’t supercharge as fast as the long range (NMC) battery. But, it makes up for it in…

Exactly. Don’t be like that uncle that pees in the bottle in their car. 

Yup. 250kW supercharging is great. 1000+ mph.

It’s 15 minutes.

Exactly. 

I don’t understand this. I’ve owned Teslas for 8 years. Supercharging lately the car is always ready before I am. You start off the day with 300+ miles of range, which means driving for about 4-5 hours. If I stop, use the bathroom and grab a sandwich, the car is ready before I can finish the sandwich. Usually 15-20…

Counterpoint. 1020 hp in my daily driver is awesome. Could even have more. 😅

IT makes sense to have people sort based on charging speed, but really the fault is with EVGO. Why didn’t they upgrade the old slow chargers? Why leave behind 100 kW chargers? Who wants to use those? Upgrade them all to 350 kW.

Nah, I’m not. What’s the fastest EV money can buy? New Plaid model S or maybe the tri-motor Taycan when it comes out.... pondering.

How about blaming the utility company for not providing enough electricity? I’m sure a diesel generator is not a cost effective solution. 

How many MPG is the gas version? If it replaces a gas hummer, that’s still a win. 

You can tow with the Model X/Y.

I guess we need to have anti-EV headlines to get clicks. Writing an accurate headline, like “It’s so hot that your EV might lose 10% of it’s range because the AC consumes more power” is too accurate and no one would click on it. But, come on. 

Agreed. Yes, it consumes more energy, but it isn’t going to damage anything. The BMS takes care of the battery and keeps it within the desired temp range.. Everyone learned from the first generation leaf that didn’t have active cooling.

Yeah, but the whole quote was bullshit because the BMS won’t let the battery get too hot where it will cause degradation. 

Long term, yes, maintaining the battery at high temperatures is bad for longevity, but the BMS is going to prevent that. Whenever you are charging it will cool down the battery to the desired max temperature.

What the hell. The range loss has nothing to do with the battery temperature. The car is going to maintain the desired battery temperature regardless. High temps are actually good for battery range because they reduce the cell internal resistance, improving efficiency. Either way, the car is going to maintain the…

I took a road trip with a gas car recently and it was a pain compared to my EV. Autopilot makes long highway trips much less difficult and annoying. I couldn’t imagine not having an EV. And charging with the supercharger network is fast and easy. It works all the time. Stopping for gas was actually more difficult…

“Elon Musk Imperils The EV Revolution”

Other automakers don’t want to pay the massive costs associated with building these networks. I can’t imagine they are profitable for anyone.