Since there's still this perception that you NEED a second car if you drive electric (my only car is a Tesla) I thought I'd toss a quick poll out. If this poll already exists please forgive me and link to the old one.
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kushari
Model X 100D
mknox
Well-Known Member
None of the above. I drive a Model S and my wife drives an older ICE. She is not a "car person" and does not want to spend money on a new car for herself. We use the Model S for road trips (i.e. to see our daughter in Chicago). She will take her ICE to Chicago if she's going alone. She drives her ICE to work (short trip) and I drive my Model S to my work (long trip).
Not sure what boxes to tick to this use scenario.
Not sure what boxes to tick to this use scenario.
KidDoc
Member
CmdrThor
Active Member
I own a LEAF which is my primary car. My wife drives a company truck. We still own our Accord for trips. When Model X arrives we will sell the Accord and only own EVs. At some point she won't have the company truck anymore and one of us will drive Model X and the other the LEAF to work. Model X will be used for trips.
Olle
Active Member
You need to add a choice for Tesla as main car and ICE as city car. I have Tesla for road trips and Mini Cooper around town
SmartElectric
Active Member
JPP
Active Member
Panoz
Member
Might not be a scientific poll but the results seem pretty clear.. the MS works just fine as a primary vehicle for most people :biggrin:
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
artsci
Sponsor
My Model S is my only car and it's my daily driver and road trip car (to California and back from Maryland in July). I have no reservations about making long trips and most of the other Model S owners I know feel and behave the same way. So CR is dead wrong about this.
Erleichda
Member
Own a Sprinter Van for the fun stuff hauling 5+ bikes, paddle boards, rocket box, fishing gear, kayak, towing trailer, 3 kids and newfoundland. So, that's probably not too common.Wife drives the S since she racks up the miles shuttling kids. Trips along the superchargers we take the S, into the backcountry with the gear we take the van. Will be a long time before we get an EV to handle that job, but the van doesn't get that many miles a year. I drive it to work 7 min away or bicycle.
My S85 is my only car and I do a lot of long distance road trips. 3 years ago, that was difficult. At this point with so many Superchargers I can go anyplace I need or want. What irks me is the end of the Consumers reports 25 minute video car talk #76, they say only people with two cars can own even the P85D!
talking cars consumers reports 76 - Google Search
talking cars consumers reports 76 - Google Search
Pilot_51
Member
Not a 100% EV household, but my Model S is the only car I own and drive. Others in the household own/drive a 2013 C-Max Energi, 2002 Explorer, and 1997 Odyssey.
>95% of my driving is just the 46 mile/day commute. Furthest I've driven in a day was about 90 miles, to work, then airport, then home.
As for trips, the first and so far only trip I have planned is to Yellowstone next year. And yes, I intend to drive my 60 all 1700 miles each way.
>95% of my driving is just the 46 mile/day commute. Furthest I've driven in a day was about 90 miles, to work, then airport, then home.
As for trips, the first and so far only trip I have planned is to Yellowstone next year. And yes, I intend to drive my 60 all 1700 miles each way.
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