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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Charging at home most of the time means no wait, plus much cheaper. I’m so happy to never again have to goto a local gas station!

Battery replacement could be expensive but probably not necessary. A recent survey found tenants of my car still had 85% battery capacity after 250,000 miles - most people never put that kind of mileage on a car.

I was on a recent road trip where the route planner recommended stops as short as 4 minutes to optimize total travel time. For the longest I’ve, it scheduled a charge at a mall, and was ready before we even got to the food court.

Sure, on the few days a year I’m on a road trip more than 150 miles each way, charging takes longer than gas fill ups but it’s really no big deal, plus more than made up for by charging at home most of the year