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I have been driving EV's since 2011 when we got our first Leaf. Our first road trip was a 1,200 mile trip in 2022 in a 2020 200 mile range Leaf. We were never stranded, but charging was often a pain with multiple apps and unreliable chargers. We replaced the Leaf with a used 2018 LR RWD Tesla Model 3 a couple of months later. We kept a 2014 Leaf as our second car. It was replaced with a used 2019 RWD SR+ Model 3 last year when it was totaled in a parking lot collision.

We have never had a problem charging the Teslas. The worst "problem" was arriving in Price, Utah at ten at night when Tesla navigation said we had arrived at the chargers and none were in sight. Plugshare said they were behind the Dairy Queen, which was across the street, closed for the night and dark.

Earlier this month we replaced our 2018 Model 3 with a 2021 LR Dual Motor Model Y. We got the Y for more space, the ability to tow and easier entry for my 93 year old stepfather. It's not as much fun to drive as the 3.

We are on our first trip on the Y, staying in Oak Harbor, Washington. It's plugged into a dryer outlet, which charges it as fast as we can charge at home.

With our CCS and J1772 adapters, we can charge at any working public charger. When I used Plugshare's filters, it looks like about a quarter of Tesla's Superchargers are Tesla only. The two we used so far on this trip, one in Tumwater and one in Seattle were Tesla only.

It's going to be a while before all Tesla Superchargers are open to other brands. It will also be a while before other brands of chargers are as easy to use as Tesla ones. Being able to simply plug in with no app required, no calls to customer support required because the charger needed rebooting and no connecting to a local WiFi network because of poor cellular coverage makes charging on road trips low stress. As long as my car can go farther between charges than my bladder, I'm good.

Our next car will almost certainly be an EV. If it can charge as easily as a Tesla, it may be another make.