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0 pointsdoh4y ago0 comments

I agree with your analysis of the charging needs but not with your conclusions.

> the ideal model is not a charger with a gas-station like shop, but a mall that happens to have chargers.

I own few Teslas for last decade or so. Last year took a trip with wife across the Pacific Northwest. The mall concept is extremely annoying because it's the most congested area of the city. Gas station model is superior for road trips, as one needs a place to stop, use restroom, stretch legs, grab coffee/bite.

What we experienced were chargers in middle of nowhere with no services or ones in parking lots of hotels and malls. Malls were crowded and hard to get into. Hotels were angry that we are using their services. Empty lots were, well, empty.

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pornel4y ago· 1 in thread

I'm in the UK, so we may have very different expectations. Pee-in-a-bottle road trips are uncommon here (if you drive 5h in any direction you'll either drive into the sea, or wish you took a train instead). When road tripping for sightseeing, you'd rather stop at a pub than a parking lot.

Shops at gas stations here are for buying red bull, cigarettes, and toilet paper. That's not enough "entertainment" for a longer charge.

dohOP4y ago

I think this shows how biased we all are. 5h drive in the Pacific Northwest of US won’t even get you between large cities in some places.

Anyway, I think both of us made solid points. It’s going to be interesting to watch.

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