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      09-15-2021, 01:51 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by bavarianride View Post
Model 3 SR+ hits number 5, 6, 7 but misses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9.
Right - that's why I wrote "surprisingly close"...


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And thermal runaway vs. gasoline fire has one huge difference...
So you're worried about the vanishingly small chances of a car fire, even though the chances of such a fire are orders of magnitude LESS with an EV than with your ICEV....

Probably best if you never cross the street as a pedestrian either, as your chances of being hit by a car are far higher than your chances of experiencing a car fire...


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On the subject of 500+ miles of range, my thinking is that a day of 300-400 miles driving on road trips look reasonable, and 500+ miles provides flexibility such that no supercharger stop is needed in the middle of the day.
My wife and I do a 400-mile (each way) road trip multiple times per year, her in her 650+mile range Audi Q5 TDi and me in my Model 3 Performance. The trip typically takes about 15-20 minutes longer in the Tesla than it does in the Audi. Hardly a deal-breaker, IMO but YMMV...
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