My experience with the Tesla Model 3

dgiles said:

The issue is a very high percentage of people do not have a designated parking stall they can simply have available for a charge station. Heck, all it takes is for you to come home and find your wife has 3 of her friends over for a tupperware party blocking your spot so you park on the street, knowing you have to go out after the party to move your car later. Then you decided to drink that bottle of scotch you have been saving to ease the pain of the tupperware conversation and fall asleep, forgetting to move your car. You wake up with a car that will not make it to work/school/vacation/whatever.

It wouldn't take more than a few times before that would get very old.

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skegpro said:

Tesla's coming out with a half ton.....
Prepare your sled decks.

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skegpro said:

https://www.realagriculture.com/2019/06/tesla-pick-up-truck-would-you-buy-one/

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teeroy said:

the wife asked me about going to an EV for her next vehicle. I thought "man, she's really into this green thing"...until the told me the best parking spots at work are the EV designated spots with free charging right close to the doors. win win

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Teth-Air said:

For now. It only takes 3 people in the company to get these things and start fighting over the 2 chargers.

We need battery stations set up like gas stations. Simply drive in and a battery-jockey uses a pallet jack under your car to remove your battery and then replace it with a charged battery. All manufacturers using the same design. You only pay for what you have used out of the battery in case some are better than others. The change should take no longer than filling with gasoline. Now you are on your way. Charging yourself becomes optional.

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jhurkot said:

I strongly disagree. Battery swap is not a good idea. Tesla tried it in California and no one was interested. Nio is doing it in China but it looks to be much more expensive and complicated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXptUuKGrc

Also charging at work off a simple 120v 15amp circuit would give you enough juice to drive 70km if you were plugged in for 10 hours. Would be 14kWh roughly.

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Teth-Air said:

But Johnny, wouldn't you like to have the option? Only more expensive because all manufacturer's have not put their heads together for a universal design.

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Teth-Air said:

For now. It only takes 3 people in the company to get these things and start fighting over the 2 chargers.

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teeroy said:

she works at the school they just finished building last year. it is a multiplex deal (2 schools, arena, etc) with a huge parking lot. it has at least a dozen EV charging stalls, we've never seen a single charging space being utilized yet. there's always people parked in them though, nice and close to the entrance.

got her to spec one out that she would drive, certainly not cheap. cool factor is high though.

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Rene G said:

Has anyone seen the specs on the model Y, that’s the one I priced out but it won’t be available for a while.

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jhurkot said:

Range will be 8-10% less than the model 3. It's bigger and heavier. Probably won't see a model Y delivery until late this year or early next year.

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Rene G said:

And the AWD will be even later, with a family of 5 it’s nice to have room for 7

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jhurkot said:

What model are you looking at?

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Bikeswithtrax said:

We have been considering getting an electric car, looked at and test drove a Bolt. I was actually impressed by it. A full size gas pick, and a small electric car would cover all of our needs.

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Bikeswithtrax said:

We have been considering getting an electric car, looked at and test drove a Bolt. I was actually impressed by it. A full size gas pick, and a small electric car would cover all of our needs.

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