re: Need help from EV/Tesla owners

1) my electrician was able to combine a few of my breakers into half size breakers (I’ve got no idea what the term may be or even if I’m describing it correctly). Cost depends on your electrician. Mine charged a reasonable hourly for labor and and cost for materials so he was very reasonable.

2. You can run the AC without issue. I’ve done it for 8 hours in Palm Springs (I have a freezer for the car and needed to keep something cold) and yeah probably dropped maybe 20 miles (I know energy would make more sense to some people but I have my car set to show me miles). I had to keep the car on “camp” mode so that the 12V outlet would stay on, but the AC was on as well.

3. Cooling at 100 F outside, yeah no problem. You’ll use more energy obviously so your mileage will be lower.

4. I’m in California so we have Tesla service centers around. If you’re outside of a certain radius from the nearest service center, at least in the past, they’d send a “ranger” (a mobile technician) out to your place. I’d typically get a Tesla loaner although they seem to contract with enterprise out here for loaners now. Experience has been fine for me.

5. Yeah public chargers, it depends. The Tesla supercharger network has really expanded but you may want to check how dense it is where you are. ChargePoint is present in a lot of places and some places have them for free but the charging is slow. Free I’ve mainly seen in Vegas and at a nice mall called South Coast plaza in Orange County. Some hotels let you charge for free if you’re staying there. Yes, sometimes a charger is broken.