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34. For me, that would work as a SECOND car if it had twice the range

but I still can't see organizing my life around charging stations. If it had a RELIABLE 150-200 mile range, then I could use it as a second car without too many problems. There are many days that I have 2 trips of 60 miles or so.

So I guess the Tesla is already in my range -- for a $75K second car.

But even that would be a major lifestyle change. My wife and I both do a lot of charitable activities, and we cannot entirely control the schedule of our trips. Most days we are both driving somewhere at the same time. So with a range-impaired second car, we'd have to begin each day with a negotiation of who had the shorter drive for the day. I'm thinking that isn't going to go well in my household.