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Originally Posted by Stuart
Since Teslas have a range of nearly 400 miles these days, a 300 mile trip should be no problem..
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Only the new long range Model S has a "claimed" 400 mile range.
The standard range model 3 has a "claimed" range of 220 miles.
The reason I said "claimed" is that in real world testing, Tesla has proven to not be able to get their "claimed" range. The following is copied from Inside EV's - a respected EV site - most manufacturers are exceeding their claimed range - but NOT Tesla.
The list is as follows:
1. Hyundai Kona Electric, 259 miles (258 EPA miles)
2. Jaguar I-Pace, 253 miles (234 EPA miles)
2. Kia Niro EV, 253 miles (239 EPA miles)
4. Tesla Model 3 Performance, 239 miles (299 EPA miles)
5. Tesla Model X P100D, 233 miles (289 EPA miles)
6. Nissan LEAF e+, 217 miles (226 EPA miles)
7. Mercedes-Benz EQC, 208 miles (259 WLTP miles - anticipated 220 EPA miles)
8. Tesla Model S 75kWh, 204 miles (259 EPA miles)
9. Audi e-tron, 196 miles (204 EPA miles)
10. Renault ZOE R135, 192 miles (238 WLTP miles)
11. Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, 181 miles (250 EPA miles)
12. BMW i3 120Ah, 165 miles (153 EPA miles)
As to Tesla superchargers - they aren't everywhere - and there have been many cases on holiday travel weekends of waiting hours just to get the opportunity to hookup to start charging.
Last Thanksgiving weekend between LA and SF in CA...
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One Facebook clip shows a line measuring roughly a quarter mile in length, consisting of 50-odd Teslas waiting at a Supercharger in Kettleman City, California....
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This was in CA - where most of the Tesla superchargers are located. Around here, they are few and far between outside of the Twin Cities. The other EV chargers take much longer than 75 minutes to get a charge.
I don't care if it's a holiday weekend or not, I don't have to wait 5 minutes to get gas on whatever station I pick to fill up right off the interstate.