the grim reeper
A2OC Donor
HI MikeEasily done and I'd never choose ICE over EV for long trips now. Yes, I have a Tesla (base model 3) and I have my trusty old A2 (1 owner from new, me!) and travelling anywhere in the UK, I have absolutely no range anxiety, none at all. The Supercharger infrastructure put in place by Tesla is such that I know that I'll never have to wait more than around 20 mins to charge up again, so about the time it takes to stretch your legs and have a loo break.
And, the cost per mile for fuel is far far less in the EV than in the A2, despite it being one of the most economical cars on the road, even with the recent hike in electricity costs.
Trying an EV is not enough, you need to live with one for a month or two and you'll soon see that all this cr4p being put out there by the media is absolute nonsense.
Maintenance wise, there's nothing to do on the Tesla, other than the usual wear and tear items (tyres, shocks etc) and it's the only car I've ever bought where the manufacturer hasn't tried to sell me a maintenance package. The legacy manufacturers still do this for their EV models, but with only one moving part, there's not much they can do in the workshop.
The trouble with much of the mainstream press in their bashing of EVs is that they're ignoring the new disruptors in the market and focussing on the old brands and their 'new' EV offerings. These are pitiful in almost all areas: economy, range, speed, acceleration, cost, reliability, charging etc
So no, I'll never run back to dino-juice cars. Ever.
Its nice that you can afford a Tesla and have somewhere to charge this up over night. (Not all EV's have the same charge options), If i would have swapped to an EV when i sold my A2. I wouldn't have been able to charge it overnight as i Sold our home and moved into a rental Terraced house on a very busy street and idiot parkers, so over the 8 months i was in this property i was only ever parked in front of the house probably a total of 1 month. But even that i wouldn't have been able to charge it up with out trailing an extension lead across the footpath (which i think is illegal) if not its not very safe. I'm not sure when i'll be in a position financially to make that swap to a workable EV for me. EV's are coming but it will be awhile before i have no other option other than to get one.
Phil