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rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc01rml wrote

Reply to comment by nwine2 in Having an Electric Vehicle in RVA by rvajamesriviera

Yeah I go to DC for the weekend maybe...4 or 5 times/year and down to NC a couple times over the summer. I suppose it soudns like that part is trickier than the driving around RVA part. Can I ask which EV you have?

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lordpuddingcup t1_jc0rbjt wrote

I have a Tesla model 3 SR and drive to nova and back once a week , charge to 100% and can make the full 200 mile trip even in winter but it’s really close if it’s super cold or I drive doing 80-85 instead of 70 I sometimes have to stop at a supercharger for a few minutes to add 5-10% but then I get home and plug in.

If I bought again I’d probably get a long range for more flexibility as 230miles is juuuussst enough in the winter a LR woulda meant I never had to stop on the trip

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rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc2op92 wrote

Ok thanks that's very helpful to know, yeah it seems like maybe Teslas have to most options for charging while on longer distance drives?

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lordpuddingcup t1_jc2oxrh wrote

Ya the supercharger network is the most reliable and easy to use that’s pretty much fact at this point the others are ok but don’t really compete against the supercharger network.

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rvajamesriviera OP t1_jc2qpdk wrote

Gotcha, I'm looking at some lower priced EVs but sounds like Tesla is opening up some (?) of their network to other cars so maybe it'd work!

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