Originally Posted by
invisible
In San Francisco Chronicle
there is an article that has trip calculator for different EV models - Tesla Model 3, Chevy Bolt, Polestar 2, Ford F-150.
About a month ago I had a day trip from Portland to Reno - grabbed GMC SUV at Hertz PDX UC.
We stopped one time to fill the tank at Klamath Falls.
According to that calculator:
What that trip calculator does not take into account, is that during my trip temperature outside was 40F (Portland), then everything in the range from 10F to 25-30F with a good number of miles driving on snow. That has to be taken into the calculation as well...
Yep, if your time is worth anything--don't use an EV for long hauls.
Originally Posted by
Qwkynuf
So, based on their calculation, the Tesla costs $51 less in "fuel", but costs 2 hours more in time. So if you value your time at less than $25.50 per hour, the Tesla is the better deal. If you think your time is worth more than that, then the gas option makes more sense.
And if you value your time even more, there is this thing called flying.
I had to drive our Tesla from Chicago to San Francisco in a January--a drive which I could have easily done in 2 days in a gasoline car. In the Tesla, it was a grueling 5 days because no matter how I sliced it driving and charging, I basically couldn't get more than 600mi in a 12hr day. This is the reality of the EV for long hauls, and is why flying is the best answer when the situation allows for it.
