Pearls of wisdom from this article (paraphrased):
Politics are different in urban and rural areas
Home charging and rapid charging are both important
People are unwilling to charge an EV for 30 mins while at the grocery store
I really tried to find some value here but it’s a thin soup =\
*Don’t charge to 100% unless you need to.
This is only true in the short term. A new EV will emit fewer total lifecycle emissions, including those produced during manufacturing, after just 20-30k miles on the road. Thats 2-3 years for the average American driver. After that, that old clunker continues to emit more than an EV that would replace it.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/
Thanks for the honest review. That is quite expensive for the mileage you traveled. Even at a modest 3mi/kw, you should have only used about 467kw. Tesla Supercharger rates in my midwestern area are typically 0.37/kw, which would have cost you $173 for the trip.
As others have mentioned, stopping your charging at 80-90% might have saved you considerable time vs going all the way to 100%. That’s the nature of EV charging curves. In the end, if you need to “cannonball” a lot of distance in a limited number of hours, ICE may still be your best bet at this point.