Test Driving a Tesla Model 3 - First Impressions

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This is my first impressions of having driven a Tesla Model 3 for the past week while on vacation in Dallas, Texas.

My key takeaways: Tesla is close in terms of getting a car that everyone would love to switch to, but there are a few drawbacks in terms of range, driver mentality and production drawbacks.

- Electric cars have to stop too frequently.

While driving this Model 3, I took a road trip from Dallas/Fort Worth down to Houston and back (around 550 miles round trip) and I only needed to stop twice, though I stopped a third time just to be safe. While having more range would be great (another 100-150 miles in my opinion) the range isn't so much an issue as much as getting into the mentality of being proactive on fuel instead of reactive.

- Electric cars take too long to charge

While on that trip and all other charging sessions I did with the car, charging only took 20-30 minutes to take it from 20% up to 80-90% depending on my needs at the time. In the case of the trip, I had time to go into Buc-ees, use the bathroom, grab something to eat or drink and by the time I was back to the car it would either be done charging or only need to wait a few minutes. Considering I was driving for 2-3 hours between charging, they all felt like how my family normally trips, so the charging didn't affect overall time. However, I can see how people may have issues with the wait if they are in a rush or needing to travel long distances.

-Charging cost too much

From my experience this past week, we mainly used superchargers due to rental not having or allowing home charging but from the time spent at the super chargers, I averaged around $16 to take it from 20%-80%. Comparatively to my car back home, it would cost about $35 to fill up and get comparable range. Here's some more useful information if you are interested in switching. Home charger that goes into a plug runs on 120V-15A, so it outputs 1800W or 1.8kW. The charger in the car and the deluxe home charger runs on 240V-48A NEMA 14-50 outlets that outputs 11,520W or 11.5kW. The superchargers ranges from first to third generation but they output either 72kW, 150kW or 250kW depending on availability and other factors like the battery's temperature, overal health, etc. The 2023 Tesla Model 3 base model has a 50kW battery, so you can figure out the math of charge time and cost (charger wattage x time to charge up x price of electricity per kW) to figure out your cost. However NEVER let the battery go below 10%. Avoid charging over 90% unless on road trips.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments!
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