Hi all, first time poster here. I'm testing driving a Model Y this weekend and will likely end up ordering a Long Range model. My biggest concern is charging - I currently live in a townhouse with no community charging. I do have a dedicated parking spot right in front of my house, and I have a 120V outlet on my front porch that I could theoretically use for a Mobile or Wall Connector. However, there's a sidewalk between my porch and parking spot, so I'm concerned that the charger cords wouldn't be long enough to reach. I know the Wall Connector has a 24ft cord, but I don't plan on living here for more than two more years so I'm hesitant to spend the money to get one installed on the front porch even if it does reach far enough, and I'm concerned that my HOA may not allow it. In an ideal world I'd put one on a pedestal next to my parking spot, but I just don't have that in the budget right now because it would require a concrete pad and quite a bit of electrical work.
If I'm unable to charge at home with a Mobile or Wall Connector, what are my best options? I'm in Raleigh, NC so there are plenty of superchargers nearby, but I don't want to use one too often as I've read about the battery degradation. Is there such a thing as public chargers, whether Tesla or third-party owned, that are not superchargers and will not eventually affect your battery life by using them too frequently? I also don't have charging at work unfortunately. Just trying to figure out my best charging options before I'm sold on the car, the last thing I want to do is order one and then figure out that charging is going to be extremely inconvenient until I move somewhere else. I'm planning on discussing community charging with the HOA as well, but I highly doubt they'd be willing to spend the money to put a charger in themselves.
Thanks in advance!
If I'm unable to charge at home with a Mobile or Wall Connector, what are my best options? I'm in Raleigh, NC so there are plenty of superchargers nearby, but I don't want to use one too often as I've read about the battery degradation. Is there such a thing as public chargers, whether Tesla or third-party owned, that are not superchargers and will not eventually affect your battery life by using them too frequently? I also don't have charging at work unfortunately. Just trying to figure out my best charging options before I'm sold on the car, the last thing I want to do is order one and then figure out that charging is going to be extremely inconvenient until I move somewhere else. I'm planning on discussing community charging with the HOA as well, but I highly doubt they'd be willing to spend the money to put a charger in themselves.
Thanks in advance!