I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    No regrets, coming up on a year …

    • if you can charge at home, it’s a no-brainer, but I know people who say it’s no big deal to go to a charger every week
    • level 2 charger was $400 + electrician was same as a stove circuit, so less expensive than I expected. I could get away with less
    • you don’t need trip chargers nearby, but you do want them on route you’re likely to road trip. The closest one I’ve used is 100 miles away
    • you really need to be able to use Tesla Supercharger network. It makes travel so convenient

    I did get range anxiety for a while, but never an actual problem. 1,200 mile road trip fixed that. The first leg from VpBoston to Virginia, my excellent (Tesla) trip planner scheduled charging stops of 10, 10, and 4 minutes, whereas I’d normally expect two stops and a meal, so not really noticeably longer. The final leg was a bit tougher, returning from upstate NY, but mostly because a lack of chargers. It ended up no big deal

    • down daemon
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      2 months ago

      what do you do if you just straight up run out of charge out on the road?

      • sploosh@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 months ago

        Get towed or grab a generator and get ready to wait. Or get a plug-in hybrid for the best of both worlds.