I bought the car in August 2020 for a little road tripping and errand running while we moved off our boat for a few months to explore the country, fully expecting to sell it less than a year later.
Well we sold the boat instead and I've now owned the car nearly 28 months and put over 60,000 miles on it.
We've been to over 100 Supercharger sites (not much in the grand scheme but a lot more than most people).
I charge it regularly on NEMA 14-50 with a mobile connector, but it's also been charged at a variety of hotel Tesla and J1772 EVSEs, as well as months at marinas on NEMA L5-30, and months at AirBnBs on NEMA 5-15.
It's been driven through 25 States, and DC.
The lowest charge I've had it to was 4% I believe?
I've driven over 130 mph.
I've driven an entire day in -4f and in highs over 100f.
No real range anxiety but definitely examples of needing to slow down (actually drive the speed limit) to reach chargers / destinations.
Estimated range has dropped 9.8%.
One new set of tires. One new windshield. A couple gallons of wiper fluid.
One recall for a sensor that I don't even know what it was.
Long distance road tripping definitely takes longer. There's no denying that. We may not see in our lifetime an EV road trip that is as time efficient as a comparable ICE vehicle would be. But even my trips that were two full days of driving were a non-issue for me. I've quickly discovered this is the way I prefer to long distance travel. Even when I'm stuck sitting at a Supercharger for 45 minutes in order to make the big trip leg to the next charger.
But I just hit my six-month-iversary at my new job which means I've been using the car for commuting for six months now. Something I hadn't been using the car for, nor intended to, when I bought it.
If you are commuting in a petrol or diesel vehicle you are living life wrong. This Is Amazing. When I think back to my years of commuting in a Honda Accord and having to stop for gas when I was late to work or on my way home and just wanted to be done with the day ... I NEVER have to worry about that with an EV. I drive 60 miles round trip and plug in when I get home. The next day I have 200+ miles of range. I save approximately $6 in fuel every day. That's roughly $1500 / year. And I don't have to make special trips anywhere wasting my time to put range back in the car. I'd much rather not be commuting, but if I have to, this is the vehicle to do it in.
The Model Y is pretty far from perfect. It's actually noisier than I expected, it's not particularly a smooth ride, and yes those damn panel gaps. But there is not another car I'd rather be daily driving right now.
Well we sold the boat instead and I've now owned the car nearly 28 months and put over 60,000 miles on it.
We've been to over 100 Supercharger sites (not much in the grand scheme but a lot more than most people).
I charge it regularly on NEMA 14-50 with a mobile connector, but it's also been charged at a variety of hotel Tesla and J1772 EVSEs, as well as months at marinas on NEMA L5-30, and months at AirBnBs on NEMA 5-15.
It's been driven through 25 States, and DC.
The lowest charge I've had it to was 4% I believe?
I've driven over 130 mph.
I've driven an entire day in -4f and in highs over 100f.
No real range anxiety but definitely examples of needing to slow down (actually drive the speed limit) to reach chargers / destinations.
Estimated range has dropped 9.8%.
One new set of tires. One new windshield. A couple gallons of wiper fluid.
One recall for a sensor that I don't even know what it was.
Long distance road tripping definitely takes longer. There's no denying that. We may not see in our lifetime an EV road trip that is as time efficient as a comparable ICE vehicle would be. But even my trips that were two full days of driving were a non-issue for me. I've quickly discovered this is the way I prefer to long distance travel. Even when I'm stuck sitting at a Supercharger for 45 minutes in order to make the big trip leg to the next charger.
But I just hit my six-month-iversary at my new job which means I've been using the car for commuting for six months now. Something I hadn't been using the car for, nor intended to, when I bought it.
If you are commuting in a petrol or diesel vehicle you are living life wrong. This Is Amazing. When I think back to my years of commuting in a Honda Accord and having to stop for gas when I was late to work or on my way home and just wanted to be done with the day ... I NEVER have to worry about that with an EV. I drive 60 miles round trip and plug in when I get home. The next day I have 200+ miles of range. I save approximately $6 in fuel every day. That's roughly $1500 / year. And I don't have to make special trips anywhere wasting my time to put range back in the car. I'd much rather not be commuting, but if I have to, this is the vehicle to do it in.
The Model Y is pretty far from perfect. It's actually noisier than I expected, it's not particularly a smooth ride, and yes those damn panel gaps. But there is not another car I'd rather be daily driving right now.
