re: Tesla Owners: What’s the Worst Part of Owning a Tesla?

I was the one that metnioned that.

Part of the issue I think is that a single site could have 2 larger (30amp/50amp) draws simultaneously that the individual power pedestals aren't designed for.... multiply that across multiple sites, and the whole system may be stressed. Newer or updated CGs may account for this but older ones may not.

I haven't seen it yet but it has been discussed....

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The worst part is doing the arrival charge math. So let's say you are leaving for a trip to the beach and arrive on 10% charge. That is not going to allow you to use your Tesla around town for a week at your destination. You have to think about charging options at your destination. This is only a problem if you are going somewhere remote. Most places have charging stations, but do you really want to charge when you arrive? Probably not. So I usually work it out that I have enough charge to arrive, drive around town, and leave.

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Not long until you remote send it to a charging station and an attendant there plugged it in for you, unplugged it when it’s charged, and it remote sends itself back to your location again.

Oh, and then the Optimus picks that shite up out of the Tesla in the driveway and carries it in to the house for me.

Well one failed one didnt in this extreme test

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Ive owned a Tesla since 2019. Only complaint is burning through tires. They are incredible cars. Excellent commuter vehicles

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I have a 2024 model 3 performance so it came with the summer low tread tires. Still on the original set after 36,000 miles

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That electricity particularly super chargers are not cheaper than gas

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Mostly correct - $0.32/kwh at the superchargers is equivalent to ~$2.60/gallon in a 32 mpg ice vehicle. With average gas price in Louisiana around $3.50/gallon, there are some savings even if you use superchargers. But here in Louisiana, most people don't use superchargers regularly. My home charger gives me $0.68/gallon equivalent gas for a 32mpg ice vehicle.

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most states pop you at yearly registration with exorbitant fees for "loss of tax dollars from not buying gas"

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$110 fee in Louisiana. I save a shitload more than that by not having to buy gas.

Hybrid Honda CRV or RAV4 40+mpg

10k mi/yr gas at 3.50/gal
$875 gas

It's all personal preference. Sure it'll save a lot of gas money compared to a 15-20mpg truck. Compared to a hybrid SuV, it's hardly worth mentioning. Besides a yearly 10k mi oil change, not much servicing is required either on a Honda/Toyota.

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Why is it useless for roadtrips and what is your overall opinion of the Rivian?

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because the fast chargers for Rivians are hard to find. So lets say we ARE able to make it to Baton Rouge on a single charge (not possible) then what... we leave it over night to charge in a random parking lot and take an Uber to our hotel? Would you leave a vehicle overnight in a public lot in Baton Rouge?

We just dropped our kid off at OU from Houston this week. We would have had to stop and wait for a charge at LEAST once. Maybe twice. It was already a 7 hour trip, who wants to add a few more hours to that for charging breaks?

This is true of any electric vehicle, not just the Riv. They are good city cars but range anxiety is real.

We've had some frustrations with it. The service center is like an hour outside of Houston, so getting problems fixed can be a problem. Recently the car kept randomly calling 911 because the SOS button was alerting the call center and they couldn't get ahold of us and the cops showed up at our house in the middle of the night. It got so bad it was calling SOS every two seconds, even when the vehicle wasn't on. It had to be towed because the emergency alert stayed triggered the entire time and covered up the display.

Selling it within the year for a good old fashioned combustion engine.

Thank you for the Rivian feedback. I thought I wanted one but your post has me over it.