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Originally Posted by sittingmongoose
So if I want to drive to my sisters house across the country, I should just what? Take an obscure path through only major cities so that I can charge my car?
Also, I’m not just talking about rural areas, I’m talking about suburbs. I live in the 70th wealthy county in the US and have very few chargers near me. And many of the ones near me are broken 100% of the time.
So I’m sorry, catering to just the people who live in LA, NYC, DC city limits is not at all a solution.
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There are supercharges and electrify America charging stations on major freeways all over the place. In the interstate Tesla charging stations are at most about 70 miles apart. Layer Electrify America and this new network in top of that and coverage won’t be the issue. The issue will be availability as the number of cars increases. For example, I can drive from LA to Phoenix with just one recharge. There are 4 EA locations in spots where a charge will get me there but if I get to that station and all the chargers are full that would be a problem. What we need next is a better reservation system and more bays at key locations.