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by jdjdjdhhd 980 days ago
I've had a rental Tesla for two weeks and I much prefer my gas car besides for the acceleration... Charging gets old quick if you don't have a charger at home... I have to charge daily even if I don't drive much... The estimated miles per charge is complete bullshit also... I get less than 100 miles per full charge even though it says I should be getting 300... And charging to 100 percent takes forever even on the fast Tesla chargers... Most of the time they don't deliver 250kwh like they are supposed to
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Renting an EV sounds about the worst experience. If you can’t charge at home then EVs lose a large part of their value. Supercharging is also terrible for charging to 100%, go to 80 or 90. If you’re doing it daily you want to charge at the lowest battery level. Chargers don’t deliver the max charge for the entire time, it slows down as the battery level goes up. Charging daily from 5-80% is much quicker than 25-100%.
I was happy with finally being able to drive a Tesla... I like how it drives except for the very wide turn that it makes... But I would never buy one... Gas is so much more convenient. Also, it cost me more than $300 in charging fees for just 3 weeks of regular driving... Gas would have been cheaper... And the gas car itself is a lot cheaper too... Tesla is still a luxury