Model 3 with no driveway

[Smiljan]

squirdan said:

Free charging Tesla or otherwise.... zone 1 within 100m of the Thames. OK the parking isn’t free but still “free fuel”

The installer must have had a few beers before putting that charger in...

[jamoor]

I might consider an electric car if you have charging at work only.

No chance of buying one if you don't have either, I can't imagine how much of a pain it will be and it will sour the ownership experience for you.

[SWoll]

Model 3
200 miles per week.
Lives close to numerous supercharger stations

Not really seeing what the big problem is personally. If he was considering an iPace/i3/Zoe, or lived out in the sticks and did 300+ miles a week I'd understand everyone's negativity towards the prospect, but he isn't and he doesn't?

[blueacid]

RichB said:

So, going back to my earlier question, how is it free to charge a Tesla?

Many of the earlier ones were provided with Free Supercharging as a perk. So you can use the Tesla-installed superchargers and pay nothing for the power. Tesla will, presumably, be paying the cost of the power used.

Think of it like the dealer throwing in a tank of fuel, only... moreso!

Newer teslas no longer come with that perk, and in some cases (if I remember it rightly), the perk was only available to the first registered keeper, so it would be 'lost' if the car changed hands.

[Richyboy]

Im trying to work out if I can do street charging outside my house however people complain around here about stupid things.

So it’s not a 300 mile range car, is that correct? The carwow guy seemed to get around 270 driving economically. Whats the real world range, driving normally?

[Kolbenkopp]

Richyboy said:

Im trying to work out if I can do street charging outside my house however people complain around here about stupid things.

So it’s not a 300 mile range car, is that correct? The carwow guy seemed to get around 270 driving economically. Whats the real world range, driving normally?

Depends on quite a lot of factors. Stick your typical journeys into this: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ and play around with speed(ing) and the environmental parameters (weather, battery degradation, mass hauled around etc.). That route planner is reputed to err on the conservative side, so if the range works in a "doomsday" scenario, you are likely going to be fine.

[anonymous-user]

For regular use I'd say 70% of WLTP is a safe bet.

[gangzoom]

Richyboy said:

Im trying to work out if I can do street charging outside my house however people complain around here about stupid things.

So it’s not a 300 mile range car, is that correct? The carwow guy seemed to get around 270 driving economically. Whats the real world range, driving normally?

The car is less efficient for local short trips in winter due to having to use heating, there is also 'vampire drain' which cause the car to loss 1-10% of charge every day even when parked depending on if you have options like sentry mode turned on.

[manracer]

yeah as gangzoom says - 300 mile range in one drive is not the same as 300 miles driven over the course of say, a week.

also, carwow kept swapping drivers during the test - this too will eat in to range.

[Kolbenkopp]

jamoor said:

I might consider an electric car if you have charging at work only.

No chance of buying one if you don't have either, I can't imagine how much of a pain it will be and it will sour the ownership experience for you.

There's also the cost aspect. See recent IONITY price changes -- nobody knows how much Superchargers will cost next year or 2023. If money isn't that important (low mileage, environmental reasons) then fine. But if there is some sort of budget constraints involved...

My little goal for 2020 is to get the facilities and HR people at my work into a meeting to discuss charging points for employees.