Perl ( 😢my 2023 pearl white MYLR ) just ferried me from Alabama to San Diego and back again. Total mileage about 4500 (including driving around with friends and family in southern California and Tucson). Took me a while to get comfortable with the navigator, but I’ve grown to like it. As for charging, no problems encountered. Tesla’s projections of percent charge on arrival at the next chargers were always good, but the range given at the top of the screen should be ignored, it’s usually quite “optimistic”, just keep that display set to percentage, instead.
Spot on. I normally leave mine on % but changed for the video since it can be hard for non ev owners to equate % with distance they can drive. Enjoy your EV and thanks for the comment 👍
All true if the ev owner lives in an affluent urban area with cell service and access to high speed charging. Where we live in rural Vermont, there is very limited cell service an not a single high speed charger for miles. I’ve located low speed chargers at a store or two but the chargers usually have a hillbilly truck parked in front of them blocking access or a snowplow has pushed a bank of snow up in front of the chargers because they figured nobody would need them. Sad but all true.
EVs are much more to insure, plus tires go bald alot faster due to the high torque of EVs. And the initial price of a gas car is cheaper. Quit trying to fool people or justify your goofy purchase. Gas cars are cheaper to run/maintain and more convenient. My focus has cost me like 12 000 for the past 5 years. That includes gas, price of the used car and maintenance. Plus the gas station visits have never inconvenienced me. Also, resale of EVs is low, they dont retain value like a gasser.
My Model Y performance is $120 per month for full coverage. Our CRV hybrid is $80. Prior to the Tesla I drove BMWs. The Tesla is less expensive than the equivalent BMW. Less expensive to maintain? Try again. No oil changes, no belts to change, brakes last >100k miles. And sorry but you can't compare the Tesla driving experience to that of a Ford Focus 😉. Thanks for the comment 👍.
Looks like a fun day trip. Very informative!
Perl ( 😢my 2023 pearl white MYLR ) just ferried me from Alabama to San Diego and back again. Total mileage about 4500 (including driving around with friends and family in southern California and Tucson). Took me a while to get comfortable with the navigator, but I’ve grown to like it.
As for charging, no problems encountered. Tesla’s projections of percent charge on arrival at the next chargers were always good, but the range given at the top of the screen should be ignored, it’s usually quite “optimistic”, just keep that display set to percentage, instead.
Spot on. I normally leave mine on % but changed for the video since it can be hard for non ev owners to equate % with distance they can drive. Enjoy your EV and thanks for the comment 👍
All true if the ev owner lives in an affluent urban area with cell service and access to high speed charging.
Where we live in rural Vermont, there is very limited cell service an not a single high speed charger for miles.
I’ve located low speed chargers at a store or two but the chargers usually have a hillbilly truck parked in front of them blocking access or a snowplow has pushed a bank of snow up in front of the chargers because they figured nobody would need them.
Sad but all true.
EVs are much more to insure, plus tires go bald alot faster due to the high torque of EVs.
And the initial price of a gas car is cheaper. Quit trying to fool people or justify your goofy purchase. Gas cars are cheaper to run/maintain and more convenient. My focus has cost me like 12 000 for the past 5 years. That includes gas, price of the used car and maintenance. Plus the gas station visits have never inconvenienced me. Also, resale of EVs is low, they dont retain value like a gasser.
My Model Y performance is $120 per month for full coverage. Our CRV hybrid is $80. Prior to the Tesla I drove BMWs. The Tesla is less expensive than the equivalent BMW. Less expensive to maintain? Try again. No oil changes, no belts to change, brakes last >100k miles. And sorry but you can't compare the Tesla driving experience to that of a Ford Focus 😉. Thanks for the comment 👍.
Insurance cost, not bad. But beamers sucks, bad example. And total cost goes to the crappy gas car.