ifly4fun
Line Up and Wait
215 mile range (assuming without A/C running or anything else to make it a pleasant trip) is actually pretty decent, certainly usable. But the electric car will be nothing but a novelty until it can be recharged in 15 minutes or less. According to the Tesla website, charging for 215mi range (full charge on the Model 3) takes SEVEN HOURS.
Even using one of Tesla's "supercharger" stations (if you can find one while traveling - ha!), you are looking at a half hour twiddling your thumbs between trip legs. Over any long distance, a gas-powered car will get there quicker and can "charge" at any Texaco in under ten minutes.
The Tesla is nice if you never go more than a hundred miles from your house, and have hours to charge. But until they solve the charge time issue, it's going to stay a niche vehicle.
Or more likely it will replace at least one car in a multi-car household. This would easily meet all the needs of the "commuter car" that most households have.. Keep the minivan for the road trips. I'd gladly replace my focus with this and keep the quad cab for the road trips.