Unfortunately I backed into my son’s brand new EV in our driveway. My rear fender was dislocated and my son’s aluminum trunk was bent.
I called to get an estimate then I called to find out what a trade in would pay me. Then I looked at a new Tesla! With the February special and the self referral because I am an existing customer I asked for a trade in. That was $1000 more than other offers and sealed the deal. I really liked the Volt but it was getting old and a perfect trade in with less than 50000 miles and the Tesla came with the $7500 federal tax rebate.
There are many settings for the car. It unlocks and drives using the paired app on my iPhone. Its range is 300 miles at full charge but of course that completely depends on driving conditions. I am using the 24 amp Juice Box charger we had for the Volt.
To charge from about 60% to 80% took over three hours. But I will install a 48 amp Tesla charger. I traded a 9000 point bonus to have one shipped to us. It will charge that in about two hours.
I’ve only driven the car just over 100 miles. Mostly to the dealer and back to pick up the garage door opener we left in the Volt. But it’s a fun car to learn. The accelerator controls both speeding up and slowing down. Don’t even have to use the brake unless going too fast at a stop. The car also dings when a stoplight turns green. Eventually I’ll discover more of its capability. In the meantime another use for our solar system!