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by gmac 31 days ago
Do you really find you can reliably sustain your full attention that long?

My EV can do 3 – 5 hours on the motorway between charges (depending on weather conditions and speed), but to avoid fatigue I always want a break within 3 hours or so.

And by the time I've parked, gone inside, queued up for and drunk a tea or coffee, used the facilities, and checked the next leg of my trip, that's half an hour and the car is ready to go again.
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doubled112 31 days ago
Yes. I used to make a 750km trip fairly regularly without stopping.

The exceptions were bad weather days. Stop, check in, fuel up, etc. Never know when the storm will get bad and you’ll be sleeping in the car.

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devilbunny 31 days ago
> parked, gone inside, queued up for and drunk a tea or coffee, used the facilities, and checked the next leg of my trip

You and I have very, very different approaches to driving long distances. I don’t get drinks, I don’t eat. So except for once, a couple of hours after departure, no bathroom breaks.l

5 hours between charges at a steady 75-80 mph (120-130 km/h) would be impressive range, though.

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