[failwhaleshark]

Teslas might as well be Ferraris for most the world. Aren't the bulk of present average EVs unable to charge at the rates Teslas or similar expensive EVs use?

Do you think 7-11 is going to install very fast charging? It's 7-11: where deathdogs rotate forever until someone who doesn't like living buys one.

[janvidar]

I think the charging speed of most EVs are expected to improve for all cars in the coming years due to better batteries and battery management.

Affordable EVs these days, for example the ID.3 or ID.4 do 125KW charging, at least up to a certain point. Teslas are not much better. Yes, the Model 3 can charge much faster than this, but only for a short time until it will throttle down significantly.

For this reason though, charging only a little makes even more sense. Bringing your battery from 10% to 50% should be relatively fast no matter which car you have. The last 50% will take much longer.

Once the car throttles down the charging speed, you are probably better off finding another charger an hour or two away - unless you're planning a longer stay.

[parineum]

>Once the car throttles down the charging speed, you are probably better off finding another charger an hour or two away - unless you're planning a longer stay.

This is 100% true and, from recent experience, generally a much better way to road trip. Stopping every 150 miles or so breaks up the trip into nice chunks and keeps you fresh.

I took an earlier trip where I had to charge from 10-90% twice due to charger distance and it was much worse.