[drewg123]

The supercharger network is one of the main reasons I bought a Tesla, rather than a competing car like a Leaf or a Bolt. Without the Supercharger network, road-trips become charge-seeking adventures. I recall reading a story about somebody who drove their Bolt across a few states, and how they had to stop for hours at Chevy dealers, and scrounge charging wherever they can. With my Tesla, I stop for 30-45min every few hours while I get a snack and use the restroom.

Until there is a widespread, standard high speed charging network available, Tesla is basically the only choice for an EV that can do road trips.

[semi-extrinsic]

"Infrequently-used feature Z is why I bought the $80k car instead of the $40k car."

Really? Unless you do road trips every week, you'd be way better off buying the Bolt or Leaf and then renting an ICE for whenever you go on a road trip.

[brianwawok]

My minivan is a road trip machine. Until we have EV minivans, my electric car would be in region only. Further trip is to a nearby airport.

Maybe if I replace my minivan with an EV minivan I would care.