Really good discussion about Tesla. Made me go look up some real life Tesla experiences relative to a couple things that interested me.
The following video (link) is from a fellow that loves his Tesla and provides real world experience with a 6 hr roadtrip with his son. The issues he runs into don't turn him off of Tesla, but do show real life experience with a long day trip when not all goes right. Issues: (1) Ends up taking around 7.5 hrs due to multiple required charging stops. (2) Has to limit his speed to below the speed limit during a part of the trip to keep his battery life reasonable. (3) Has to wait in line for a charging station at one place (4) apparently gets to eat at McDonalds a bunch (limited food places near charging stations (5) decided to rent Uber during part of trip while his Tesla is charging rather than waiting around for his car.
He made another video (link) showing his experience after leaving his Tesla at the airport during a several day trip. Apparently (1) they lose a small amount of charge each day just sitting there which caused his battery to die (2) had to have Tesla approved tow truck driver tow him to a charging station (his house)....couldn't just jump start it like a ICE car. Again, he loves his Tesla but pointing out some real life experiences of his.
Here's one that really surprized me. Apparently Tesla doesn't always own the parking spaces where the chargers are located (makes sense when I think about it). Some owners allow ICE cars to use the spaces at times which blocks Teslas from getting to their "fuel". Ugh.
All this real life experience just shows is that you need to plan your life / travel more if you have a Tesla than if you use an ICE. If you love the car, I suppose it may be worth it.
Edit: sorry for the link pictures....thought they'd just end up a hotlink but don't know how to change it.
The following video (link) is from a fellow that loves his Tesla and provides real world experience with a 6 hr roadtrip with his son. The issues he runs into don't turn him off of Tesla, but do show real life experience with a long day trip when not all goes right. Issues: (1) Ends up taking around 7.5 hrs due to multiple required charging stops. (2) Has to limit his speed to below the speed limit during a part of the trip to keep his battery life reasonable. (3) Has to wait in line for a charging station at one place (4) apparently gets to eat at McDonalds a bunch (limited food places near charging stations (5) decided to rent Uber during part of trip while his Tesla is charging rather than waiting around for his car.
He made another video (link) showing his experience after leaving his Tesla at the airport during a several day trip. Apparently (1) they lose a small amount of charge each day just sitting there which caused his battery to die (2) had to have Tesla approved tow truck driver tow him to a charging station (his house)....couldn't just jump start it like a ICE car. Again, he loves his Tesla but pointing out some real life experiences of his.
Here's one that really surprized me. Apparently Tesla doesn't always own the parking spaces where the chargers are located (makes sense when I think about it). Some owners allow ICE cars to use the spaces at times which blocks Teslas from getting to their "fuel". Ugh.
All this real life experience just shows is that you need to plan your life / travel more if you have a Tesla than if you use an ICE. If you love the car, I suppose it may be worth it.
Edit: sorry for the link pictures....thought they'd just end up a hotlink but don't know how to change it.
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