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Have done a couple of mediumish road trips in the Performance.

310 mile EPA range, figure 280 if going over 70, minus a little more since it was 35-38 degrees.

Leave Seattle, stop in Vancouver at the Fred Meyer for a coffee and 15 minute or so charge. Drive to Eugene and stop for 45 to an hour at a brewery and charge. Hit a diner in Grant's Pass for a snack and about a half an hour charge. Get to Medford, drive around for a couple of days (no Superchargers), hit a winery for about an hour and a charge on a level 2 charger, then reverse the trip.

Seattle to Medford in really cold weather and charging added < 2hrs, most of which was spent eating or something that you'd normally do on a 9hr drive unless just bombing it and eating in the car. Add autopilot to take the super boredom edge off some sections and it's a very worthwhile tradeoff.

One of the keys is to add a stop somewhere and try to charge in the 20-80% range, or 15-90% range, etc. to avoid the margins where it charges quite a bit slower. The extra 20 minute detour to do that can save 2x 20 minute top offs. Having a destination charger would also be a big help, especially when it's cold and can preheat when shore powered. They've added on route battery heating since that trip, and boosted Supercharger power from 125kw to 150kw in places, both of which shave a bit of time.
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