I crossed shopped the Model 3, but it seemed like an expensive commuter car to me. You can go LA-SF and other major routes with plenty of places to charge. But most places my daughter and I road trip to in the South West are not reachable in an EV because of limited or no charging stations available. Even the trips with charging stations can be very backed up during peak times. There were 2 hour waits just to start charging over the Holidays between LA-SF. Then add 40 minutes once you start charging.
It is also my understanding you can deplete the battery very fast on track days. Plus, the batteries can heat up during hard driving and then the computer cuts power. I think the 3 handles the battery better than the S, but still an issue that doesn't get much attention. A friend of mine worked at Tesla for a couple years. He claimed Ludicrous mode on the S could deplete the battery by up to 40% on just one launch!
EVs have come a long way and are the future, but there are still places and reasons they are behind ICE.
It is also my understanding you can deplete the battery very fast on track days. Plus, the batteries can heat up during hard driving and then the computer cuts power. I think the 3 handles the battery better than the S, but still an issue that doesn't get much attention. A friend of mine worked at Tesla for a couple years. He claimed Ludicrous mode on the S could deplete the battery by up to 40% on just one launch!
EVs have come a long way and are the future, but there are still places and reasons they are behind ICE.