I recently also had a Tesla rental car for a week. I have a slightly different perspective.
Biggest problem was lack of instruction before sending us off to our destination.
Next was delivering a car without a full (80%) charge. (80% is for battery life considerations.) Our destinations were always 40 miles from the nearest supercharger.
We were not instructed on how to lock or unlock the car. Discovered that by accident.
Range anxiety is real, but we managed, and I would be willing to try it again after some of the things that i learned.
What we liked:
Tesla Model 3thh was quiet, smooth and handled very well (My personal car was a Mercedes E class) .
When visiting one of the other owners at a supercharger, they claimed to get by on about $15 of electricity per month, charging at home. At the Supercharger is was about $7 for "half a tank".
After returning I made my way to the nearest Tesla service center/delivery/showroom and asked questions about the car I had driven.
There is range after the car says 0%, kind of like a fuel warning light. That would have lessened my anxiety to know that.
Maintenance is mostly tires. No tune-ups, oil and filter changes and other such normal maintenance. Brakes can last along time with regenerating braking.
With the Connection package (about $10 month) you can watch Youtube or other subscription services (Netflix/Hulu etc.) that you have during charging. Oh and the Ac or heat will run while you wait.
Charging at a Supercharger was surprisingly quick. 18% to 80% was about 15ish minutes.
If you have more than one vehicle It is worth looking at making one of them electric. Running around town would be a particularly good case. Ucoming batteries are addressing the fires issue. Even without the Deep state agenda, I feel like electric cars are here to stay.
I recently also had a Tesla rental car for a week. I have a slightly different perspective.
Biggest problem was lack of instruction before sending us off to our destination.
Next was delivering a car without a full (80%) charge. (80% is for battery life considerations.) Our destinations were always 40 miles from the nearest supercharger.
We were not instructed on how to lock or unlock the car. Discovered that by accident.
Range anxiety is real, but we managed, and I would be willing to try it again after some of the things that i learned.
What we liked:
Tesla Model 3thh was quiet, smooth and handled very well (My personal car was a Mercedes E class) .
When visiting one of the other owners at a supercharger, they claimed to get by on about $15 of electricity per month, charging at home. At the Supercharger is was about $7 for "half a tank".
After returning I made my way to the nearest Tesla service center/delivery/showroom and asked questions about the car I had driven.
There is range after the car says 0%, kind of like a fuel warning light. That would have lessened my anxiety to know that.
Maintenance is mostly tires. No tune-ups, oil and filter changes and other such normal maintenance. Brakes can last along time with regenerating braking.
With the Connection package (about $10 month) you can watch Youtube or other subscription services (Netflix/Hulu etc.) that you have during charging. Oh and the Ac or heat will run while you wait.
Charging at a Supercharger was surprisingly quick. 18% to 80% was about 15ish minutes.
If you have more than one vehicle It is worth looking at making one of them electric. Running around town would be a particularly good case. Ucoming batteries are addressing the fires issue. Even without the Deep state agenda, I feel like electric cars are here to stay.
i'd say accurate assessment.