Tesla advertises 120 kW (that is a lot of power) Supercharger charging stations that can take a 90 kWh Model S battery pack from 10% to 80% in 40 minutes. Getting the last 20% of charge almost doubles the charging time. They also claim, for the Model S, an additional 170 miles in 30 minutes. Charging at home takes much longer. I would assume the Model 3 is similar. It is probably more correct to say "tens of minutes" instead of "minutes" for the Supercharger charging stations. Clearly, anything resembling more than daily driving will take some planning and flexibility.
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I can't see this technology taking hold until they have charging stations the same quantity as gas stations and they are able to do a full charge in less than ten minutes. 600 charging stations worldwide doesn't seem to cut it for me. It does say that it can be fully charged in minutes not hours. It doesn't say how many minutes. The 215 miles is with brand new batteries, what about when the batteries are 4 years old? Will it do 215 miles with five passengers?
I can't see spending $35,000 on a car that I couldn't drive to Miami and back for example. And the $35,000 is the stripped price. A more realistic price is around $42,000. How long will the batteries last and what is the replacement cost?
A they currently stand this is no more than an expensive toy or a second car. Even with that, it seems like there is going to have to be a lot of careful planning for any trips over 75 miles. There are way too many questions. Although, 198,000 people putting up $1,000 to be able to buy one next years is impressive. I guess a lot of people have a lot of disposable income.
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