Any Tesla owners?

[Craizie]

I didn't know they were that affordable, but George has that one and hes only getting 210 per charge (per Tesla you can only charge to 90%) and he drove 80 miles but used 97 miles in energy, minus another 2 for 'Sentry mode', so hes down to 110 and he might make it home with traffic moving, he gets in stop and go with an accident and he maybe stopping at the hotel in McKinney to power up so he can make it home.

Are my MPC calculations correct George?

We went about 40 miles round trip and I used like 80 miles worth of charge. But I was pedal smashing all the time trying to get the car sideways, but it wasn't having it.

[scootro]

how many miles can you put on a Tesla before it craps out? i've never seen a 200,000 miles Tesla

[Rick Modena]

Model 3 is in the 30's, which is also what I got the drive. It was the slowest version of any car they make, and it was still pretty impressive.

Also, I believe it had a range of 280ish miles.

I didn't know they were that affordable, but George has that one and hes only getting 210 per charge (per Tesla you can only charge to 90%) and he drove 80 miles but used 97 miles in energy, minus another 2 for 'Sentry mode', so hes down to 110 and he might make it home with traffic moving, he gets in stop and go with an accident and he maybe stopping at the hotel in McKinney to power up so he can make it home.

Are my MPC calculations correct George?

[Craizie]

The new electric cars sound like a gimmick, 200 miles and all night to charge it, not feeling it. If you lived close to work and they had free charging stations at your job it might be worth it. Not sure how this even makes sense money wise, since the Tesla's are upwards of $70k...

Model 3 is in the 30's, which is also what I got the drive. It was the slowest version of any car they make, and it was still pretty impressive.

Also, I believe it had a range of 280ish miles.

[Rick Modena]

The new electric cars sound like a gimmick, 200 miles and all night to charge it, not feeling it. If you lived close to work and they had free charging stations at your job it might be worth it. Not sure how this even makes sense money wise, since the Tesla's are upwards of $70k...

[Craizie]

Honestly, this electric car thing sounds like a huge pain in the ass. At the end of the day what are you spending? A free charging point in downtown Dallas. Adding a circuit breaker to your house. Really, how does it boil down to gas vs. electric?

This is the way I see it. I can drive down the interstate hwy. for 500 miles in my gas guzzling Hemi Ram and pull into a gas station and fill up in 5 minutes. Can you?

I appreciate the technology aspect, but it's kind of ridiculous. By no means am I trying to insult anybody. Please don't interpret it that way. It's just IMO.

I've only driven a Tesla twice, but the autopilot feature makes traffic 100% better.

[GeorgeG.]

Doubtful. Public charging is generally a rip off compared to the price of gasoline, but charging at home can be less expensive than gasoline or even free depending on your service provider.

The ChargePoint stations are for profit so I never expected it to be cheap. Just another alternative if you need it. In my case, it was because I didn't have my home solution in place prior to getting the car. Hopefully, there won't be to many of those visits.

And streaming services were going to save us a ton...

$2 for 30 miles is ridiculous.

It is, but I was getting 16-17 miles/gallon in the truck. Gas is currently what... $2.40ish a gallon?

Honestly, this electric car thing sounds like a huge pain in the ass. At the end of the day what are you spending? A free charging point in downtown Dallas. Adding a circuit breaker to your house. Really, how does it boil down to gas vs. electric?

This is what I'd like to figure out

This is the way I see it. I can drive down the interstate hwy. for 500 miles in my gas guzzling Hemi Ram and pull into a gas station and fill up in 5 minutes. Can you?

500? maybe with a tailwind, no traffic and no stops. My 07 Sierra 5.3 would get roughly 380 miles before filling up with 23 gallons in a 27 gallon tank with my current commute and evening and weekend driving.

I appreciate the technology aspect, but it's kind of ridiculous. By no means am I trying to insult anybody. Please don't interpret it that way. It's just IMO.

None taken. It has been inconvenient since I'm so use to pulling any gas station any time I needed. I'm hoping when I reduce my commute to 55 miles vs. 80 that will help a lot but that's not for another 8 months or so

[LS1Goat]

Honestly, this electric car thing sounds like a huge pain in the ass. At the end of the day what are you spending? A free charging point in downtown Dallas. Adding a circuit breaker to your house. Really, how does it boil down to gas vs. electric?

This is the way I see it. I can drive down the interstate hwy. for 500 miles in my gas guzzling Hemi Ram and pull into a gas station and fill up in 5 minutes. Can you?

I appreciate the technology aspect, but it's kind of ridiculous. By no means am I trying to insult anybody. Please don't interpret it that way. It's just IMO.

[Ruffdaddy]

Doubtful. Public charging is generally a rip off compared to the price of gasoline, but charging at home can be less expensive than gasoline or even free depending on your service provider.

And streaming services were going to save us a ton...

$2 for 30 miles is ridiculous.

[jw33]

So it's basically the same as gas prices?

By the time electric cars become main stream...electric companies are going to find a way to charge more for charging electric cars. I'd imagine itll be something like surge pricing.

Doubtful. Public charging is generally a rip off compared to the price of gasoline, but charging at home can be less expensive than gasoline or even free depending on your service provider.

[Ruffdaddy]

I really have no idea since it's drawing from the meter and I haven't been in this current house long enough to know what I spent this time last year.

I'm still looking at the Tesla non-supercharger stations. I found one in McKinney at a hotel that's free but it must be a 110 charger cause it estimated 5mi/hr. so only useful if you're staying over night.

I've also downloaded the ChargePoint app. They have stations all over. One is free at Lute Riley Honda on lemmon ave and charges 30 miles an HR. Another is in Sherman that costs $2.00/hr and charges 30 miles an HR. So options are out there so you're not left stranded. I'm trying to get them all sorted out.





This. I was just mentioning what my total commute was before. I quit taking the tolls.

It's definitely a learning curve being that my daily commute practically depletes a full charge.

So it's basically the same as gas prices?

By the time electric cars become main stream...electric companies are going to find a way to charge more for charging electric cars. I'd imagine itll be something like surge pricing.

[jluv]

Buddy of mine here in Lake City has a Model X. It's quick, comfortable, and high-tech, but it's pretty ugly. He got all sorts of rebates, including a fat one from the state of CO, so it didn't cost him a fortune. He has one of the fancier charging stations at his house.

A couple of months ago, he had a flat going over Monarch Pass. No spare. He had to wait several hours for Tesla to send someone down from Denver. Ultimately it's his fault for not having a spare, but I don't think he even thought about it prior to that day.

[GeorgeG.]

So George, if you get the 14/30 it fully charges in around 6-8 hours, if you have to do this daily, whats your power bill up too?
Another question, are the public power stations free and also what do they use (10/30 or 14/30)?

I really have no idea since it's drawing from the meter and I haven't been in this current house long enough to know what I spent this time last year.

I'm still looking at the Tesla non-supercharger stations. I found one in McKinney at a hotel that's free but it must be a 110 charger cause it estimated 5mi/hr. so only useful if you're staying over night.

I've also downloaded the ChargePoint app. They have stations all over. One is free at Lute Riley Honda on lemmon ave and charges 30 miles an HR. Another is in Sherman that costs $2.00/hr and charges 30 miles an HR. So options are out there so you're not left stranded. I'm trying to get them all sorted out.

Cool car, absolutely horrible wheels. And how does an electric car help with tolls?

I think he was making a point of how much his commute cost total. Unless the NTTA doesn't charge electric cars to use the tolls...

This. I was just mentioning what my total commute was before. I quit taking the tolls.

It's definitely a learning curve being that my daily commute practically depletes a full charge.

[Rick Modena]

Cool car, absolutely horrible wheels. And how does an electric car help with tolls?

I think he was making a point of how much his commute cost total. Unless the NTTA doesn't charge electric cars to use the tolls...

[TX_92_Notch]

Finally got tired of paying $730/mo for fuel and $200/mo on tolls so I picked up a model 3 Standard Plus a couple of weeks ago. My commute is currently 80 miles one way so hopefully once I get the charge patterns down, I'll be set. It's definitely an adjustment not having gas stations at your disposal. If this was an "around town" commuter, it wouldn't be much of an issue.

I apologize in advance for the tiny pic

Cool car, absolutely horrible wheels. And how does an electric car help with tolls?