Cybertruck may have 1 million-mile battery

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Reis,,, maybe I misunderstood. I thought Tesla was putting those charging stations all over specifically because their vehicles needed them. I did not realize they were just advertising.
And as was mentioned before, campground power is woefully inadequate in most areas now with folks getting bigger rigs, more needing 50 amp service and low voltage problems in many due to the demand already being more than their systems can handle.
Maybe in your area they have already addressed these items. I know where I live, most only have 30 amp, and I haven't seen any Tesla power stations in the campgrounds, nor any specifically metered outlets so EV's can pay for their recharging.

So partial misunderstanding. Those Tesla stations you see installed at hotels, golf courses, wineries, shopping malls etc, are a convenience item and usually a way to draw clientele. They are not necessary. An outlet is sufficient. Tesla’s, like every EV, come with an EVSE that can plug into a variety of outlets from 15 amp 120 to 50 amp 240 volt so no real need for the other ones. So although I’m not sure I would call them advertising they are what I would call “loss leaders”. They are more convenient though as it saves taking the EVSE out of it little bag in the trunk and plugging it in. Just drive up and plug in.

Re the infrastructure not being adequate: yah, I think for many campgrounds that may be the case presently, but that will evolve as customers needs change. 10 years ago there were no hotels with RV destination chargers in hotels. Now they are common place. For us to stay in a hotel it has to have two criteria,

1: a continental breakfast that opens early
2: EV destination charging facilities.

As EV trucks become a greater part of the market place over the next couple eventually campgrounds will evolve along these lines as well.

In the meantime sharing a 30 amp connection between an EV and an RV is actually quite useful over a weekend. Trucks will have bigger batteries than cars though. So yah, it takes longer to fill a bigger battery.

You also mentioned regions. I think you are correct. Regions with higher EVssles will see infrastructure change faster than those with less EV sales. In 2019 10 percent of all new vehicle sales were electric in our province were electric. I think in Quebec it was even higher. It is no surprise that at least two gas station chains are now installing DCFC chargers in their gas stations. I haven’t seen this a lot in the US yet but we ave seen it quite a bit in Europe.

I get that non EV drivers are not up on what is happening in the EV world just as we no longer know what the price of gas is or what an oil change or muffler costs. Hopefully this discussion is helpful.

John.