How not to suck at Supercharging • 28 Dec 2023
A recent trip to the U.K. showed me the reality of opening the Supercharger network to non-Tesla cars. I hadn’t really seen much of that in Belgium yet, but then I don’t use the Superchargers a lot when I’m close to home. The occupation rate of the stations I tried in the U.K. was higher than before (2021-2022), with anywhere from 25% to 75% of the stalls occupied by other brands. And that is not without its challenges.
Realistic daily range of an electric vehicle • 15 Jan 2023
I have been driving my Tesla Model Y 2021 for almost 18 months now,
and while I do not really suffer from EV Range Anxiety,
I would like to nuance the official range of the Tesla Model Y LR, which is 330 miles / 533km range.
That number very much feels like a theoretical maximum. It is not the number you should have in mind when you’re deciding on the next car to buy.
A recent trip to the U.K. showed me the reality of opening the Supercharger network to non-Tesla cars. I hadn’t really seen much of that in Belgium yet, but then I don’t use the Superchargers a lot when I’m close to home. The occupation rate of the stations I tried in the U.K. was higher than before (2021-2022), with anywhere from 25% to 75% of the stalls occupied by other brands. And that is not without its challenges.
I have been driving my Tesla Model Y 2021 for almost 18 months now,
and while I do not really suffer from EV Range Anxiety,
I would like to nuance the official range of the Tesla Model Y LR, which is 330 miles / 533km range.
That number very much feels like a theoretical maximum. It is not the number you should have in mind when you’re deciding on the next car to buy.
