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Originally Posted by glennQNYC
Who waits on gas lines? Having flashbacks to the gas crisis in the 70s?
I think the fact that an electric car has so few places it can recharge, and that it takes so incredibly long (relatively speaking), makes your position sound pretty silly to these ears.
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I take it you've never been to a Costco.
I think the point he was making is that a Tesla recharges itself overnight, as most owners will simply plug it in once they're done driving for the day. A car with the range that a Tesla has is more than sufficient for driving around town, to and from work, running errands, etc.
The only time it wouldn't be sufficient is for those long road trips which you probably make around 3-5 times a year. No one is going to drive cross country most likely as, by that point, it's likely cheaper to fly.
But overall I agree with you, due to the lack of overall infrastructure and lack of technology, it isn't really feasible nor practical to take a Tesla on long road trips unless you just so happen to have a supercharger station along the way and don't mind sitting around for 30 minutes or so.