This construction-zone diversion scenario would be a nightmare on a road trip. We're going to be doing a nearly 1,600 mile one way trip (from Minnesota to Arizona) in a few months and I'm contemplating taking this car. I may buy the CCS adapter (which I think is what's most common in Europe and UK) so I have access to more fast-charging networks. I've plugged the route into the Tesla trip planner as well as the A Better Route Planner (ABRP) app and it looks like it'll add about another 5-6hrs of driving over our Subaru, which isn't bad. What concerns me are the long stretches of highway where the speed limit is 75mph, traffic easily cruises at 85mph in these areas. If I drove at that speed it would eat up range like mad.
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have you calculated the fuel-saving cost for your road trip? , .. my wife drives a Peugeot MPV, and we always end up taking mine for long journeys in the UK (not always based on cost.. I just like the Tesla), having said that iv never done such a long road trip as you are going for. (you should do a post on your travel experience) I have a friend who lives in Switzerland who I might visit next year with my M3P, prices have gone up for utilities here but it's still quite a good saving compared to ICE cars, ... not to mention the crazy acceleration and comfort. 😄
No, I haven't worked that out yet. We drive a Subaru Forrester when we're not driving the 3 and it averages around 28mpg on the highway. It'll be simple enough to figure that out, I'll do that tomorrow and post the results. I tell you, the car is just so smooth and nice to drive it feels like I'm driving a vintage auto when I drive anything else. I can't imagine going back to ICE for my primary vehicle.