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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ksnax" data-source="post: 77688" data-attributes="member: 5584">Every 3-6 months, I travel to a doctor appointment out of town. It's 65 miles, with only one DC charger about 40 miles into the trip. With less than ideal weather, I would not make it to the dr. office without a charge mid-way. In that case, it really means TWO charges for my 2015 to make a single 130 mile trip - but only IF that DC charger is working correctly. The last 3 trips I have made, it has not been, shutting down early or just not charging at all. Without the REx, I'd be SOL without toiling to find a level 2 charger somewhere nearby, and yesterday I did, both occupied by cars plugged in and not actually charging. Fortunately, there are more than 5x as many gas stations on the route.So while I would love to not use gas at all, the truth is that I only use the REx about 10x a year. It fills the void in range that I don't actually need the other 95+% of the time. Even a 120Ah i3 would still be problematic for this trip. I would not own an i3 at all with the current charging infrastructure if it were not for the REx.</blockquote>