[anamax]

> Tesla's supercharger stations are designed specifically to address this 5%. He quotes studies about driving that show that most people stop for approximately 30-60 minutes every 200 miles or so. The Supercharger stations are supposed to be able to charge to 160 miles of usage in 30 minutes, enough time to get a bite to eat.

I've driven cross-country many times and we never stopped for 30 minutes every 200 miles. We might be off the freeway for 15 minutes every 300 miles, but less than 10 minutes of that time is available for charging. (Pulling off the road and getting somewhere to do something takes time.)

And no, eating within walking distance of the only charging station in Elko, Winnemucca, or Battle Mountain isn't enough.

[yskchu]

Have you seen the Renault-Nissan's QuickDrop battery swap?

Solves your problem of charging for cross-country drives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Azrt_wUkc

And we even have some running in Israel already:

http://www.just-auto.com/the-just-auto-blog/israels-quick-dr...