EDIT -I ordered the Supercharger option Your peer-pressure talked me into it.
I've just ordered a 60D Model S and love the idea of the Supercharger system. However, the $2k pricetag has me thinking twice. Doing some quick math, I'd have to charge about 13,500 kWh at Supercharger stations to break even. That's about 50,000 miles. Just to break even on it.
I know there's a value in the quick charging and convenience. Having a very young family, I appreciate this when contemplating road trips in the car.
So I'm thinking and thinking. (I'm also thinking that it's clever to advertise the Supercharger network as "free" when we all know that it's sort of a pyramid scheme where the new car owners are paying for it with this surcharge.)
My rational brain is telling me that it'll never be a good use of money, that it's throwing money out the window. Thoughts?
I've just ordered a 60D Model S and love the idea of the Supercharger system. However, the $2k pricetag has me thinking twice. Doing some quick math, I'd have to charge about 13,500 kWh at Supercharger stations to break even. That's about 50,000 miles. Just to break even on it.
I know there's a value in the quick charging and convenience. Having a very young family, I appreciate this when contemplating road trips in the car.
So I'm thinking and thinking. (I'm also thinking that it's clever to advertise the Supercharger network as "free" when we all know that it's sort of a pyramid scheme where the new car owners are paying for it with this surcharge.)
My rational brain is telling me that it'll never be a good use of money, that it's throwing money out the window. Thoughts?
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