Maybe all of these things are true in Scotland, especially your part of Scotland.
In your particular use case, it would be prudent to have a faster charger installed at your home. It’s an additional expense, but your use case is not typical, so I don’t think that’s unreasonable. With a slightly faster charger, you can go from low to full overnight. I have a $20 adapter that can plug into my dryer outlet (which is next to my garage) for days I take long day trips.
The only folks I know who drive over 100 miles minimum every time they drive is folks with long commutes, salespeople, and folks who live in extremely rural areas.
For some of those folks, EVs may not be the right car for them. That’s ok — different people have different needs in vehicles.
The reasons I like my Tesla:
- I live in a relatively small beach town/city, so almost everyone drives. Some things are close. Others are not. 10 miles to the center of town.
- very low maintenance. Just tires, windshield wiper fluid, and air filter. Maybe brakes after 5-7 years (probably will not own it then).
- no gas stations while starting each day at full. It’s easy to charge in my garage. Not everyone has a garage, but superchargers are very common where I am, and it’s easy to charge while shopping if necessary.
- it’s relatively quiet in the car
- the ride is smooth
- the acceleration is good on a few short on ramps that are unfortunately too common in my part of California. Otherwise, I drive fairly conservatively.
- I love the clean dash design. I also love the voice controls and screen controls (when needed, which is rare).
- the autopilot is very useful for my use case.
- overall a very positive driving experience. It’s just fun to drive.
- Total cost of ownership is relatively low, although the purchase price is high. When I bought my model y, the purchase price was comparable to a highlander hybrid, but the cost of ownership after purchase is much lower for the Tesla (mainly due to less maintenance).
Overall, my comment to people is that you will be miserable if you bring an ICE mentality to an EV. But the opposite is also true — bringing an EV mentality to an ICE vehicle will be a miserable experience. ICE and EVs just have different patterns of use, especially regarding refueling/recharging and maintenance.
In your particular use case, it would be prudent to have a faster charger installed at your home. It’s an additional expense, but your use case is not typical, so I don’t think that’s unreasonable. With a slightly faster charger, you can go from low to full overnight. I have a $20 adapter that can plug into my dryer outlet (which is next to my garage) for days I take long day trips.
The only folks I know who drive over 100 miles minimum every time they drive is folks with long commutes, salespeople, and folks who live in extremely rural areas.
For some of those folks, EVs may not be the right car for them. That’s ok — different people have different needs in vehicles.
The reasons I like my Tesla:
- I live in a relatively small beach town/city, so almost everyone drives. Some things are close. Others are not. 10 miles to the center of town.
- very low maintenance. Just tires, windshield wiper fluid, and air filter. Maybe brakes after 5-7 years (probably will not own it then).
- no gas stations while starting each day at full. It’s easy to charge in my garage. Not everyone has a garage, but superchargers are very common where I am, and it’s easy to charge while shopping if necessary.
- it’s relatively quiet in the car
- the ride is smooth
- the acceleration is good on a few short on ramps that are unfortunately too common in my part of California. Otherwise, I drive fairly conservatively.
- I love the clean dash design. I also love the voice controls and screen controls (when needed, which is rare).
- the autopilot is very useful for my use case.
- overall a very positive driving experience. It’s just fun to drive.
- Total cost of ownership is relatively low, although the purchase price is high. When I bought my model y, the purchase price was comparable to a highlander hybrid, but the cost of ownership after purchase is much lower for the Tesla (mainly due to less maintenance).
Overall, my comment to people is that you will be miserable if you bring an ICE mentality to an EV. But the opposite is also true — bringing an EV mentality to an ICE vehicle will be a miserable experience. ICE and EVs just have different patterns of use, especially regarding refueling/recharging and maintenance.