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  • J Jolly
    29 Sept 2021, 22:52

    Now, drive the Plaid from Jacksonville to Denver.

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    George K
    wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 22:55 last edited by
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    @jolly said in Plaid vs McLaren:

    Now, drive the Plaid from Jacksonville to Denver.

    Exactly.

    We drive about 9K miles per year. NEVER more than 100 miles per trip. But in our condo, getting a charging situation is prohibitively expensive, and that cost is probably greater than any savings I'd gain by ditching dead dinosaurs.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Mik
      wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:01 last edited by
      #6

      Plan your trip.

      https://www.tesla.com/trips#/?v=MS_2020_Performance&o=Jacksonville, FL, USA_Jacksonville Duval County FL@30.3321838,-81.65565099999999&s=&d=Denver, CO, USA_Denver Denver County CO@39.7392358,-104.990251

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • M Mik
        29 Sept 2021, 23:01

        Plan your trip.

        https://www.tesla.com/trips#/?v=MS_2020_Performance&o=Jacksonville, FL, USA_Jacksonville Duval County FL@30.3321838,-81.65565099999999&s=&d=Denver, CO, USA_Denver Denver County CO@39.7392358,-104.990251

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        George K
        wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:10 last edited by
        #7

        @mik said in Plaid vs McLaren:

        Plan your trip.

        Okay...

        25 hours, 1750 miles.

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        37 hours, 1967 miles.

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        Gas savings, $267. Add a motel for the extra 12 hours, plus meals, etc.

        Nah...

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Mik
          wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:13 last edited by
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          Nonetheless, if you want to you can do it. And the charging stations are still in their infancy. The time factor has to do with the amount of time it takes to charge.

          It's coming, like it or not.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • M Mik
            29 Sept 2021, 23:13

            Nonetheless, if you want to you can do it. And the charging stations are still in their infancy. The time factor has to do with the amount of time it takes to charge.

            It's coming, like it or not.

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            George K
            wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:15 last edited by George K
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            @mik said in Plaid vs McLaren:

            It's coming, like it or not.

            I know. The tech isn't there yet to do "gas station" fill-ups, yet.

            I would go nuts spending half an hour charging my car.

            The time factor has to do with the amount of time it takes to charge.

            Yes, but it's still part of the trip. Who wants to hang around a gas station charging station for 30 minutes?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              Mik
              wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:19 last edited by
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              Tesla gives you games to play and stuff while you wait. You can do a race car course using the car's steering wheel.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • M Mik
                29 Sept 2021, 23:19

                Tesla gives you games to play and stuff while you wait. You can do a race car course using the car's steering wheel.

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                George K
                wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:21 last edited by
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                @mik said in Plaid vs McLaren:

                Tesla gives you games to play and stuff while you wait. You can do a race car course using the car's steering wheel.

                Yeah, that'll make it a LOT better....

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 29 Sept 2021, 23:52 last edited by
                  #12

                  You are even more of a Luddite than me!

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on 30 Sept 2021, 01:21 last edited by
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                    12 hours playing computer games in service stations while your car charges up? Living the dream!

                    I was only joking

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                    • D Doctor Phibes
                      30 Sept 2021, 01:21

                      12 hours playing computer games in service stations while your car charges up? Living the dream!

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                      George K
                      wrote on 30 Sept 2021, 01:37 last edited by
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                      @doctor-phibes said in Plaid vs McLaren:

                      playing computer games in service stations

                      YOUR OWN CAR, MAN!!

                      That's totally different.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 30 Sept 2021, 02:05 last edited by
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                        Who’s paying for all of this electricity? I’ve got no problem with electric car charging stations being installed as part of the infrastructure bill, but who is actually paying for the juice?

                        The Brad

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                        • G George K
                          30 Sept 2021, 01:37

                          @doctor-phibes said in Plaid vs McLaren:

                          playing computer games in service stations

                          YOUR OWN CAR, MAN!!

                          That's totally different.

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                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on 30 Sept 2021, 02:19 last edited by
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                          @george-k said in Plaid vs McLaren:

                          @doctor-phibes said in Plaid vs McLaren:

                          playing computer games in service stations

                          YOUR OWN CAR, MAN!!

                          That's totally different.

                          OK, sitting there playing games in your car and telling passers-by 'This thing is faster than a Mclaren, you know!'

                          Why not just paint a bit 'L' on your forehead and be done with it?

                          I was only joking

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