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byp51d007 ( 656414 ) writes:
You can drive across each country pretty much in one day.
It takes MULTIPLE days to drive across just the state of Texas,
and there are 47 others in the continental U.S.
byTom ( 822 ) writes:
You can drive across each country pretty much in one day
That is true.
It takes MULTIPLE days to drive across just the state of Texas,
That's bullshit. An east-west crossing on the I-20 and I-30 takes, according to Google Maps, about 11 hours. That's roughly the same time it would take to cross Germany from north to south.
and there are 47 others
Of which 46 are smaller than Texas, and 45 are less than half the size of Texas.
byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
Interesting that it is 11 hours. Bjorn Nyland does a 1000km test for EVs, which in a benchmark fossil takes about 9 hours. The fastest EVs only take another 30 minutes or so, charging/battery swap adds very little and in practice can be combined with necessary comfort breaks.
So to cross Taxas in an EV, even with the sub-standard infrastructure, it will probably be just as fast as a fossil car if you aren't willing to pee in a bottle in a moving car.
byswillden ( 191260 ) writes:
Interesting that it is 11 hours. Bjorn Nyland does a 1000km test for EVs, which in a benchmark fossil takes about 9 hours. The fastest EVs only take another 30 minutes or so, charging/battery swap adds very little and in practice can be combined with necessary comfort breaks.
So to cross Taxas in an EV, even with the sub-standard infrastructure, it will probably be just as fast as a fossil car if you aren't willing to pee in a bottle in a moving car.
Infrastructure for driving an EV across Texas isn't bad. I'm not sure what exact route Tom was looking at, but Texarkana to El Paso is 814 miles and Google Maps says it would take 11:51. That's assuming no stops at all, of course. More realistically, even if you're peeing in a bottle you're going to have to stop for gas at least twice, so it's more like 12:15.
According to abetterrouteplanner.com, my Tesla would take 13:36 to drive that same route:
Texarkana to New Salem: 3h 52m, 259 miles, charge for
byAmiMoJo ( 196126 ) writes:
Nyland used to tow a trailer with a Model X, years ago.
byswillden ( 191260 ) writes:
Nyland used to tow a trailer with a Model X, years ago.
Not enough range or towing capacity.
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