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Originally Posted by Traum (Post 9212880)

I'm a little surprised that the Tesla charging infrastructure is that poor along the I5. I was under the impression that it was decent -- as in, sufficiently spaced out, although I expected each site to be busy in the sense that there are more cars in need of charging than there are available chargers.

idk I think there's enough stations especially if you don't limit yourself to NACS. Even if you do..

In Canada - BC Hydro, Shell Recharge, and MB started adding NACS.
The private chargers also all dropped prices to 36c CAD/kWh to compete with BC Hydro.

Stateside, superchargers are still the most common but..
Seattle City Light added NACS for 22-36c/kWh.
IONNA and Electric Era also have NACS for 40c/kWh.

That’s still some $$$$. It would be a helluva lot cheaper and easier if you were to just get a Prius and drive 1000kms on a single tank.

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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 (Post 9212883)

6) ask RZD first if I should buy it cuz he will eliminate all the research I would have needed to do myself since he knows all.

Just buy the newest fastest charging car (Cayenne / iX3 / CLA / GM trucks or Escalade / Chinese shit) and forget the rest.
10-80% in under 15-20 minutes or bust and only charge at Electrify America, not TEsla.

Charge fast enough the cold weather, highway speed, headwind, pre-conditioning, whatever other bullshit doesn't matter.
My only argument against that is Lucids kinda charge shit and I've driven to NY <> Boston and back in the summer no charging, 700km.

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9212886)

That’s still some $$$$. It would be a helluva lot cheaper and easier if you were to just get a Prius and drive 1000kms on a single tank.

Yes hybrid is cheaper esp where gas is cheap in the US
but then you're driving some slow noisy hybrid and ur wife/gf will complain if ur ripping it

I just eat the cost, rip an EV, and send the GF to pick some snacks while it charges

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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 (Post 9212883)

Hobz's rant seems pretty normal for a guy who did an impulse buy.

Things I've learned from this thread even though I won't be buying an EV any time soon because the upfront cost isn't worth it for the amount of kms I do per year.

1) not all cars charge the same even if you use the same level 1 2 3 4 5 6 whatever charge is offered. RZD has told us time and time again the different tiers of charging capabilities.
2) charging tech is all about the car itself, the telsa wiring you used is called some other dumb thing like EVSE because it's not technically a charger.
3) if you're not charging at home expect to pay rates similar to filling up a gas tank.
4) going far? Expect to plan your stops at chargers.
5) if you don't charge at home or free at work, don't buy an EV because doing it strictly in public is a chore that we don't need in our life.
6) ask RZD first if I should buy it cuz he will eliminate all the research I would have needed to do myself since he knows all.

^arent you just some cheap ass Guangdong hoarder guy who only crawls around the city ? The EV makes a shit ton of sense in the city and negative amounts of sense for long distances.

I finally understood why my buddy never road trips with his model X. I think he rather shoot himself in the face.

There's Tesla charger at belis fair and another one further down at some casino around Bellingham?

Didn’t see it on my app when I looked.

I think it’s because the first generation and second gen Tesla stations are not able to charge this dumb subaarrrruuuu so it doesn’t even show up on my list of stations.

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Pricing. So the first time I charged it was 28 usd. I lost my shit and instantly joined elons club for idiots and that’s a 17 bucks a month membership. Apparently with the membership it’s cheaper.

Second charge was about 12 dollars usd. And 3rd charge back in Richmond was 10 dollars.

Total distance travelled. Around 430kms for the day. 28+12 =40 usd. Or almost 60 Canadian. Plus 10 bucks. Basically 70 Canadian which is roughly one tank of gas. But wayyy more hassle and lost an hour of my life doing stupid charging shit. Worst is getting up in the middle of dinner to move my car

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9212871)

Saying the bZ is terrible for road trips is like buying a GR86 and then griping that it's slow for the track. They're just built to particular price points.

I take exception to this statement because the GR86/BRZ is actually pretty fucking fast around a track in stock form. :pokerface: