7 DAYS WITH A HIGH MILEAGE TESLA!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Petrol head spends 7 days with a high mileage tesla model s 85.
With the current rising fuel prices, petrol and diesel have become mega expensive meaning more and more people are turning to electric as an option to commute. In this video I explore what it’s like to daily drive a high mileage Tesla Model S
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I can confirm that I’ve since checked my bank statement and I was charged an additional £23.60 from that day at IKEA 👍
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That’s a lot to be honest
23.60 for 200miles ain't really that far off petrol and diesel I get atleast 150miles for 20 quid. Maybe the home charging is the real selling point
Ye Defo Calvin tesla ain't a
German car 🚗 an American cars as you know ain't the best are they but is a nice prize to win. I love what you do selling cats a doing competition keep up the good work brother, proud of you mate and I've followed you on RUclips for year.good humble man. 👍
@@callumthejudo696 We got a hybrid seat leon. If we didnt have solar panels it wouldn't make sense. Just happy we can switch between fuel and electric as we please. The added torque is lovely tho. Looking to get both engine and motors remapped at some point
It’s cheaper to run my car on lpg
Press the boot button twice when it’s open and it will close it,for you too. Also, set the comfort access to on, and you don’t have to press any buttons. Just walk up to the car and the handles will present themselves.
If you owned the car, you wouldn’t go out of your way to charge it. You charge over night at home.
Boots go on your feet it's called a Trunk
@@dwightbain8328 trunks go on elephants. We call it a boot.
@@dwightbain8328 it's a boot. It's a trunk in simplified English
@@dwightbain8328 Just because it was made in America doesn't mean they have to use the American word.
Charging it at home would cost you a lot more then £1
Jacks Lacey's comments are spot on. The £1 was simply the check charge to ensure your account was active, the real charge will appear in a day or two. 🤣🤣
As a Tesla owner….and solar on my house….. I have not had an electric bill in over 2 years. Free driving….. what’s not to like?
That didt cost a £1 to charge thats the connection fee, you were charged at 0.39p per KW you will get a bill. My model long range costs about £15 at rapid charger (average) and about £9 home charge per charge. VW sponsor pod point/tesco you can charge any car there. Battery degradation is different on all make but 6% in the 1st year is not uncommon after that it will slow to 1-2% per year hope that helps. Oh comparing a Tesla 85 to any modern EV is like saying my M2 comp does everything better then my Dacia sanero :P
Kwh is the capacity . kW is the power. An engine has 100kW but the gas tank has 50litre or gallon. You dont say the gas tank has 50kW. No, when talking about battery = Kwh ( capacity) and the power is kW. ( charging rate or motor).
After having an electric car for 4 months now I can honestly say I don't even think about charging day to day. I just plug it in at night at home on the drive. Going to a petrol station to fill up would now definitely be an inconvenience.
I think that would probably be the same for those (like you) in the UK that have off street parking and/or don't do regular long journeys.
@@RandomShart Anyone with a private parking space that they can use to put a charger will find an ev quite convenient, and if you have to make a long-ish trip the model 3 long range can get pretty far
What about if you live at a tower block.
Move
@@ELITEDEMON991 Some people want to live, or have to live in a home with no off street parking. Many multi million £/$ homes in major cities don’t have off street parking.
It costs me £3.85 to fully charge my Tesla. I charge it a few nights a week at home. Like charging a phone, you wouldn’t do it in the day unless you’re going on a long run.
Good video but really misses a fundamental benefit of running an EV.
If you're able to home charge then you'll hardly ever have to wait for the car to charge as you'll wake up to a full battery every day.
Sure there will be someone out there that drives hundreds of miles every day but for most people, a 200 mile range is more than ample. After all, 12,000 miles per year is 230 miles per week, not per day.
And when you do drive a long way, you'll only need to charge after driving about 3 1/2 hours.
After that, 35 minutes at a Tesla Supercharger will give you another 3+ hours of driving.
400 miles is coming.
Solid state batteries will be game changers
Wow 138,000 miles equates to around 700 fills based on 197 miles that equates to over 1 & half years watching the thing charge.. hahahha
Love how positive that little lad is about the Tesla... He's the future after all!! 👍🏻
My Son is obsessed with Tesla and Elon Musk, he's 16. I'm looking at getting a Kia EV6 GT line S 4wd as my next car.
@@Lemming1970 Mate Rimac is even a greater genius. Check out for Rimac or Nivera or Electric BMW e30
2 hours to charge to get 200 miles?? Wow that's crap. 3 minutes to refill my diesel to get 500 miles range..no need to use sat Nav or Google maps either just pull up at the next petrol station.... All that hassle for £27,000!! Are people brain dead?
Just use the Tesla navigation to fine chargers, you shouldn't just be guessing where a charger might be.
Good rounded video, love my Tesla and will do 550 miles in a day with charging stops no longer than grabbing a coffee but also can charge for few pounds at home, but also love my Diesel defender but as you say it makes no sense putting £100 of fuel in. Best way to charge a electric car is like a phone at night at home.
This Video needs more attention! This will be looked at in the future, when the Used Electric Car market will be a massive massive thing. Good Vid Cal! Your son's passion for a Tesla should be noted marra. Our Kids are the guys who will be in the thick of this before you know it! Bloody good honest video mate!
Its already a massive thing. Loads of tesla's hitting auction, that and Golf e, Nissan Leaf and more.
It's heard in Africa because he is fkin loooooud 😁
Literally watching this currently July 2024. Can pick up a Tesla Model S for under £15K
No thanks, I will stick with my trusty Toyota with its ICE. I just could not be doing with the hassle 😂
Thing to remember: if you have a charger at home (about £800 to buy and install) you’ll wake up everyday with a full tank :)
My 2.0 litre diesel gets 180 miles for £30 so basically for a fiver less you get the same mileage and a nice 2 hour long wait whilst its being charged? Dont see the benefit in having an electric car over a diesel apart from the environmental factor
2 hours!? More like 30 minutes, but only if you're driving hundreds of miles.
At best your 2.0 litre is 35% efficient or only 35% of the fuel is propulsion
@@ArjanSchepers he litterally said it was plugged in for 2 hours and it said he had about 190 miles of range..
@@kylereese4822 yeah but strictly in terms of what you get for your money it doesnt seem like a better option
@@its.0mz That's because he didn't use the right charger. This is how misinformation starts.
You’re using the regenerative braking as an on off switch, let off the throttle gently, less throttle equals more braking
Treat coming off the accelerator in the same way you apply your brake :)
teslas look so crap and their mileage figures are such bs, glorified battery on wheels
Absolutely get the travel sickness thing, I can hardly travel with someone else driving for 10mins without feeling rough!
Really good balanced video. I’m getting an EV later this year (not a Tesla - too expensive) as a company car but can honestly say I wouldn’t get one as a private buyer yet, even a used one. I’m lucky I will have free charging at work (once a week) so 99% of the time will not need to use public chargers - just on the occasional longer journey a few times a year. I appreciate they don’t make sense yet for a lot of people but this will change over time as range increases, costs come down and charging infrastructure improves. A few years away until they overtake (excuse the pun!) ICE vehicles but having test-driven a few and spoken to many EV owners, I think the vast majority of people will love their EV’s.
0.39 quid/kwh * about 80kwh battery = 31 quid + to charge (that is expensive power, but paying for convienience)
Elon Musk is from South Africa! Thats why..
Is it wrong to say I have a soft spot for the Honda E? I actually love the design of it, range and power might be shit but it looks great.
I don’t think so! The Honda E looks so cool! I could see me buying one if they weren’t so small! Maybe one day for my little boy.
Not at all! I'd love a little Honda E as a commuter car! :D The problem with it though is you'd always need another car for longer journeys or if you're going somewhere with luggage.
Honda E owner here. EVs make great sense as a second car - commuting, short local trips, 80 miles in a day is definitely doable in winter. Charge at home to 80% on super cheap electric and you can preheat before heading out. Saves a small fortune.
Still got the petrol VRS for cross-country. Range isn't the problem. Public charging is a PITA.
This miles is little , my Tesla was 325000 miles , lol 😁😁
Surely it’s the same as pay at the pump petroleum stations???
Where they take £1 to check you have money, then take the full amount the next day…
Surely cost £40+
It’s about £15 odd.
He says in the comments it’s 23 pound
Yep I’ve since been charged £23.60 so not as good as I thought.
Given average 150 miles per charge it’s more cost effective to keep running my diesel. Electric charging is only going to cost more as more replace combustion engines.
@@James-ch7un Considering it cost me £60 for 250 miles IN A FIESTA, over £100 a week
£23 for 200 a still a bargain
Travel sickness is due to mismatch between motion inputs from your inner ear and vision, modified by your brains anticipation and expectation of motion. Worst in back seat (you can’t see what is happening as well), front passenger seat better (vision better match for motion) best when driving yourself (brain has better idea of what happens next cos your in control and therefore anticipation of motion accurately matches inner ear measurement).
My old dirty diesel does 800 miles a tank so even at todays ridiculous £90 a refill works out at £22 per 200 miles compared to the Tesla's £24.60.
I just couldn't cope with all that faff never mind the expense....you can keep them , not for me Cal even as a freebie 🤣
what diesel have you got?
£ 0 road tax.. £ 0 fuel tax... near 0 wear an tare costs.... £ 0 sounds really expensive.....
Great vid calv. But is it just me that thinks tesla looks like awful. Dont get the fascination. Look cheap and cheerful.
Model S is far from "entry level"
Calvin is a car salesman.
*ANY* car is an entry level car. It just depends who the -Target- Customer is!
Are you sure it was only £1, have you checked your statement to see if another payment was taken for the actual charge amount? Usually these chargers will take £1 to make sure the card is valid, etc, and then upon completion of charging will take the full amount it cost. (Tesco pay at pump do the same thing when you fill up!).
Was thinking that too, it would be at least about £16 i would say
I’ve since been charged £23.60. With rising electric prices and the cost of buying an electric car it has definitely made me wonder if it’s even worth while buying an electric car at all.
@@CalvinsCarDiary I agree, that is expensive. To compare, I get about 500 miles from £70 worth of diesel in my old Kia Ceed workhorse! However, bear in mind charging out and about (like at IKEA) will always be more expensive than at home. For a commuter most people would charge overnight at home 👍
@@CalvinsCarDiary This car has free lifetime supercharging since it's a very early model.
@@ArjanSchepers a) at Tesla superchargers b) does it transfer with the owner? They changed it at some time to limit to first buyer only.
For the infotainment, the Model S infotainment is slow compared to the one in the Model 3/Y and the Model S refresh!
However... The original 2012 Model S infotainment is still faster than the ones in pretty much every other car.
I have a 2019 Model 3 Performance, it's got an IPS display running at (give or take) 60 FPS, when I have a loaner 2016 Model S whilst my car was in for service it felt like a huge downgrade. The screen had some goasting, it was portrait and the colour accuracy kind of sucked so it wasn't great for Netflix, etc. - Entirely first world problems of course. :)
For the travel sickness, you've just been with bad drivers. If you hold the accelerator steady the car won't lurch around. Drive it like you would an electric forklift, it's the same concept. Accelerator position equals a certain speed, you get used to "This position is 30mph, this position is 60mph". New drivers do let off too much though!
Also... Never use anything but Tesla's own chargers or home charging unless you want to worry yourself to death about broken chargers! The UK is an absolute nightmare for broken chargers. As you noted, the CCS adapter is only for Superchargers. The new Model 3 uses the bigger connector that you need an adapter to use.
If it was a quid for that many miles, I suppose with rising fuel prices, everyone would be all over these like a tramp on chips. But if it was £24.60 in total, I really can’t be a----d to work out how that compares to either diesel or petrol, because I too am a petrol head. I think my Alfasud Ti is currently doing 21mpg, and I couldn’t give a flying f--! It goes like a stabbed rat, smells of petrol, and when I put in it’s bedroom it’s like perfume for days after. I’m going to go and burn another hole in the ozone in a minute. Up yours Johnny Polar Bear 😂
Yh polar bears are vicious c---ts! They'll rip off a man's face off with no remorse.
The problem with electric cars especially used ones is still the range, charging time and there is not enough charging points, and brand new ones are too expensive for most people.
Got a Model 3 LR AWD last year …
0-60 4s
Stated range: 340
Drive carefully: 300
Nutter: 200
1800kg
Self drive option
👌
Government’s around the world are pricing people out.
so in the future most people can’t afford to own a car and use public transport
Perfectly said calvin.
Electric cars are for a to b merchants who are not real car enthusiasts.
Petrol cars are for people that have soul..
I hope electric cars don't replace petrol entirely.
Unfortunately that will be unavoidable, the future is electric sorry to say. But hey at least they are quick. it is what it is mate. Besides some people enjoy the fresh air and silence rather than fumes and a rumbling loud engine.
@@laxlax9960 hopefully it’s hydrogen not electric.
@@howardgregory3888 like I know what that means
@@howardgregory3888 Lol hydrogen cars are electric. You just add an intermediate step where you convert hydrogen to electricity. It's inherently less efficient.
"doesn't have the finish in the inside like German cars do"... And yes, meanwhile the window buttons, indicator stalk wheel... All from Mercedes
Fantastic video, I think at this minute in time most of us have contemplated going electric its just the constant range anxiety that would do me....its bad enough when the Mrs takes the car and empties the tank and doesn't fill it! Imagine that with an electric car....you have a full hour to argue about it while its on charge 😂😂
Always be charging :)
I charge once a week 300 miles range
I’ve lived with a lower range EV (BMW i3) for two years without a garage. In those two years I was always thinking about where my next charging opportunity was going to come from.
I now have a garage so I can charge overnight and the experience is night and day. I wake up with a full battery and give it no thought.
With the infrastructure being what it is, as much as I love EVs, I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone who doesn’t have access to off street parking. But if you can charge it at night then I think that they are brilliant.
😂👌
@@ewadge mate it's really not as bad as you make it sound no offence. My brother in law is a Uber driver and charges twice a day, for some one like him yes I too wouldn't recommend and Ev unless home charging is possible. But for the average Joe like me once a week charging is nothing unless you purchase a non efficient low range Ev. I've got Hyundai Kona 64kw and my only headache is waiting while it charges. I got low patience barrier 😂
Excellent video, true real life stuff, straight talking. Keep making the great content. 👍
Battery life is often over 250 k and up to 400k miles in some examples used as taxis. As long as the motor is quiet without excess whirring noise - it's fine. Test drive essential as service history cannot be acquired from Tesla.
I honestly wouldn't get a second hand one purely because of the range, even if the battery has been taken care of and it's in a good state they are nowhere near what the new ones offer
That all if you're lucky, as they don't die due to degradation but water ingress or the electronic failing, so there is no telling of when that will happen.
Like this car, which had both motor and battery replaced well under 250k
That's not life for me. Looking for a charger to charge your car. What a stressful experience.
Hahaha… your kidding right.. you charge it at home…
@@alanl3511 if you travel far away, you charge it at home 🤣🤣 of course you will ☺️
@Zockblatt Shickleblender agreed 😃
@Zockblatt Shickleblender i don’t know where you guys reside but in the USA you can drive from California to New York with an electric car coast to coast basically and is way cheaper then gas Tesla maybe more for the rich but I feel like electric cars are going to be way better for cost .
@Zockblatt Shickleblender With a new Tesla you'll stop every 250 miles for about 15 - 20 minutes.....and you can watch Netflix with surround sound while you wait.
39p per Kw! I can charge up oversight at home for 5p per Kw
Calvin that milage ain't high there are some with 300k and more
I am not a petrol head but i am just as enthusiastic about Tesla and any other electric car as you are about your M5. Totally understand the desire to get in a car and enjoy driving and in my case more so when its got the luxury smooth silence of an EV.
Agreed. I've had a Tesla for a few months, now, and prefer the quiet smooth ride. I had it over 100mph on the open road with a passenger comfortably sleeping in the back seat. No vibration or engine whine. It'll beat most ICE vehicles in the quarter mile without waking the wolves. And, Tesla charging stations are so good and so common that I can't imagine long distance travel in any other EV. Definitely digging the Tesla Experience.
It’s not all about performance. For example. I would rather have a Taycan Sport Turismo 4S than any Tesla including the plaid version. It’s about ownership experience and how you engage with the brand. 0-60 times are going to become completely irrelevant soon when everything ends up hitting 60 in 2 seconds.
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What’s the average efficiency miles per kW? and what can I expect on the motorway at 80mph? What puts me off are all the EVs I see in the slow lane doing 60. What’s the point of spending £60k on a car if that’s how you have to drive.
*Calvin loves a high mileage cars, safe to high mileage is actually sometimes a good think mines currently got 120k on the clock*
Your review was fascinating to me as I waited until u realized you needed to learn the car before reviewing it. You speed test it with the wrong mode on. You let the battery go that low before charging and you needed to know how to use it to better appreciate the gem you bought.
When i get petrol and pay via visa, the pump sends a test amount of £1 to see if a card is valid. The card is then charged with the fuel a few days after.
Your affinity for German cars explains why 134,000 miles is considered high mileage. American cars are just getting broke in at 134,000 while German cars are just broke.
You need to watch the battery level and PLAN your charging, cheapest at a Tesla supercharger, much less if you get a home charger, plus virtually no maintenance required.
That to me is a ticking time bomb. Never in a million years would I buy something like that.
Nothing but headaches.
Thanks for doing this video Cal, I am in the process of looking for an EV and you answered loads of my questions 👍
Carrying on and moaning about charging, he's so busy, hasn't time for anything. That's not a Tesla problem, it's a presenter problem. He should've spent a bit of time familiarising himself before inflicting on us his lack of professionalism.
Great open minded review. I can’t think why you didn’t go to use a supercharger but you must have had a reason to make life as difficult as possible for yourself.
The sound that you like from a petrol engine is the sound of parts wearing and cost building. Change to an ev, won’t regret it.
I think he just didn't know how to charge the car. it would have been nice if someone had told him what to do instead of waiting to the last minute to find out. but maybe that was just to make the video more exciting.
It 's good that it's good what Americans call a FRUNK! (they call the BOOT a TRUNK. So a boot at the FRONT, becomes a FRUNK, therefore! However, does this come at the expense of a SPARE WHEEL COMPARTMENT? If not - where does r the spare wheel go? Many cars don't even bother to have a spare wheel now, even when there's tons of space for one (like M.G.'s estate car - one of the only estate cars on the market, now most people buy S.U.V.'s.) So what happens if you get a puncture? The R.A.C. can't fix it if there's no spare wheel to put on! They couldn't keep spare spare wheels, (if you get what I mean) to put on people's cars, because ALL cars have different sized wheels. The only thing would be for people to order a spare wheel from the maker, to keep at home, so the R.A.C. could travel to the person's home to get it. But not exactly if someone,'s halfway across Europe, on a touring holiday, or in Scotland, if their spare wheel is at their home in Cornwall! By the way, the Renault Zoe has a sort of sat nav, to SHOW where nearby charging points are. Some other makes have this facility, but stupidly don't advertise the fact. Perhaps the TESLA has it after all! Well thought out video, congratulations, and keep up the good work!
You are clueless about charging infrastructure. I can assure you there are TESLA SUPERCHARGERS in the Milton Keynes area WTF ! DUDE !!
One issue with EV’s that petrol heads and EV owners are finding difficult to understand or accept… When EV’s become mainstream, the cost of charging/electricity will rise significantly - to counter loss of revenue from fossil fuels.
Remember folks. The cost of any energy has only ever gone one way - UP! Want free charging. Buy a big house, loads of solar, wind, batteries and inverters, etc. you will never get you investment back. But always have electricity
Is Cal a car dealer with motion sickness? ha where do I start. So If I had air sickness I should be pilot (and I am one) If he is a car dealer I’ll give him a big piece of advice about buying cars that I give to single mothers. If the previous owner didn’t care enough to keep the owner manual they didn’t care enough to keep up the car. As a used car dealer, I wouldn’t deal with the hassles of buying a run down car (and yes I once floor planned for one).
Cal when on and on about opening the car and in school testing they say RTFQ, so Cal RTFOM! That might also tell you about reducing or biasing out the regenerative braking.
Point taken historically about American interiors but we have caught up with the Europeans. Much worse is the fact that the Europeans can’t do electrics (what I mean is crappy reliability especially power equipment groups). I guess Tesla brought the secrets of electricity with him when he left Europe for the USA. Then Japanese stole it and greatly improved on it.
I could go on and on but I have to fix my Porsche master cylinder because it lost both circuits at once and I nearly crashed. Good thing for my quick reaction pilot skills. Oh, and I didn’t get motion sickness, no brakes, at least the Tesla has them
138,000 miles isn’t exactly high mileage for a Tesla. You have to get over 250,000 to be in it’s “middle age”. I would say 400,000 to 500,00 is high mileage and even then expect it to be in good overall working condition (even the battery pack).
It is a little annoying that you have based your judgment on a shagged car.. If I jump in a BMW M5 that's done 150k and had a engine swap.. and I think its a bit shite and wouldn't want a M5 again... would you say I have based my judgment fairly? But even worst your opinion may influence 16k people...
Err where to begin. 197 miles after 2 hours on a 150kW fast charger says that the BMS is used to the car being hammered. If the replacement battery was an 85kWh pack the range should be closer to 250 miles. Turn up the seat heaters and turn down the cabin temp.
Handles can be set to auto-present when you walk up to the car with the keyfob. But simply pressing on the door handle would make it pop out.
The car is so old it likely has free supercharging for life, so why not pop into the supercharger at Newport Pagnell services. Or use the mobile charger and plug it in at home.
But I'm glad to hear another petrol head say that he'd liked driving it.
I came across your channel for the first time as we are considering an EV and live near Milton Keynes so your comments on charging were especially relevant to us.
BUT :) I'm not convinced that it only cost £1 to charge (happily be proved wrong). If you fill a petrol/diesel car up at tesco using the pay at pump option it takes a £1 charge to validate your card - the remainder of the balance appears in (or out!) Of your bank a day or so later.
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£25k plus for a knackered old tesla, I don't think so. The battery and motor may have been replaced but I doubt that they have any warranty if they go pop after a year or 2. Motor cost to replace £10 - 12 K, and even more for the battery around £20k plus . I would rather buy a brand new Nissan or similar for the same money and get a four year warranty....Peace of mind my friend not overpriced liabilities. Good video, enjoy the channel.
Sorry, but it still makes no sense. This is a 2014 car at £28K. So I need to pay £28k to save me on diesel bills. But I can get a bmw 320d 2014 with same milage for £11k. So I save £17k on purchase
I would have to do a lot of moles to see that £11k
The problem with the charging EV is simple.
1) charge at home if you can, if you do that, you almost never have to charge anywhere else unless you do long 150+ mile trips
2) charge at a tesla supercharger if you can since Tesla specifically made it for their car and are seamlessly integrated with the cars navigation system
3) look up third party charging stations in with google maps
Really, the whole painful experience could be avoided very easily, yet the reviewer failed that
IT`s painful because its not efficient, so we move from going to any gas station to planning out with one works from which doesn`t, home charging yes, but fast charing not so much, that reduces the life span of the battery if you use it often
Every mistake possible with charging was done in this video. Thirty seconds on google and all could have been avoided. This means the whole game was deliberate which is tacky beyond belief. If you do not like EVs be honest. Do not google 'How can I make regen braking cause me to feel sick'. Your excuse is invalid if you change the regen. Basic, basic, basic.
What they don't say about these electric cars is the batterys are knackered after four years and they cost over 10k to replace. Big problem for the second hand car market
Exactly, this car is high mileage and has had the motors and battery changed.
Free electric just like you get with petrol or diesel.....Bloke is some what naive when it comes to how long it takes charge huge battery. There is a difference between AC and DC charging. This size of battery would keep the average home powered for 5 days . So it needs a high powered battery to charge it in a small period of time. If he was charging at night this would not be an issue. Guess video will be borning then.
So' it needed new batteries before 150000 miles' I wonder what that cost .this is not good value . 1500000 miles is not high mileage with a proper car. The chrysler slant 6 engine for example can easily do 350'000 miles and in some cases 500000 miles. And then reconditioned and do it all over again .Electric cars are for the gullible.
So many questions could have been answered if he read the manual, the key, the charging... It is free at Tesla chargers which didn't look far away in the map. Should do some research before making the video.
I'll never have a ev
2012 is the year the S started, not 2014. Also it is not 85kW car, it has way more power, the 85 stands for 85kWh battery capacity.
Thought it said “High Milfage” before clicking 😂
Charging problems are irrelevant like your phone sort out the home outlet problems that will solve the charge problem. ice cars will be banned in most city’s over the next decade, also most Tesla’s will have over 400 mile range 😎
In North America, European cars rate very low in terms of reliability. In fact, the Mini is considered the least reliable car in the industry - ever since it launched.
I’ll take an American car any day of the week over an import.
@Autoalex just bought at 450000 mile model S, plenty of high milers out there
30 seconds in, and I'm already smelling the BS. It's not the first Tesla ever made, not by any definition of first or Tesla.
Movin' on. Life's too short.
138k miles ? Is that all.... My bmw has 300k on it and its reliable. Wait until you need a new Tesla battery, think 20k with the fitting charges.
2012 was the first year model S. 2014 like you drove might have been the first model S available in the UK.
A tiny bit of knowledge would have helped. You really made yourself look stupid. No offense intended. The cis was more about the owner than the car.
Is this real ? Tesla has their own network of chargers that always work !, Poor Calvin knows nothing ! It’s free at Tesla super chargers for the life of the vehicle !,derr
Tesla's are cheap n just a bodge job
they have terrible build quality
Why looking for chargers this way instead of just asking the built-in sat nav for the location of the nearest Tesla Supercharger ?
Id rather not drive a massively heavy, poorly built, tesla, where do the batteries go when its finished? What about all the children mining lithium? What about the fires that take a week to put out? Evs are shit
Can't stand EV's.. Tesla especially
aren't model s free @ tesla chargers? Teslas should leave other chargers for everyone else.. missed all the main points.. Perfect taxi imho....
85kWh (85 kiloWatt hour) this the battery capacity. KW is power (of the motor for instance) just saying ;)
Electric cars in the UK still don't make any sense if you don't have a driveway. Until this country gets the infrastructure right it's a waste of time.
Like petrol cars driving style alters range
As well as weather
Long term, you change and adapt to charging necessities.
The first charger would have worked with 5 mins of prep. Just take it like this: send someone never used to refill a petrol car to a gas station and watch.
Would be good to see you review a Tesla model Y that’s new. This would give you a much better experience as the cars have improved much more since 2014. Charging isn’t stressful if you’ve got a charger at home that works. A few of the issues you faced are normal for your first week having the car. Natural to have a little learning curve but they’re quite quick to get used too.
Seriously it doesn’t work like that you could have plugged it in overnight …loud and obnoxious
Oi! Is that possible you’re not sick driving ‘cause you aren’t looking at your phone all the time? You look like a phone person to me 😉
Cars from when Mercedes could have bought into Tesla, probably the worst mistake they made...
I have an electric car I normally charge at home from my 7.2 kWh home charger I pay 7.5p per kWh a deal from Octopus..
Wait what? 138'000 miles equals 222'000 km. I was expecting 400'000 an up as I read high milage.
Big issue is charging like with the time it takes to find a working or suitable charging station and then the Time to Charge. It’s ok if you commute in the range of the battery or have the free time waiting. The other issue I personally buy secondhand cars and the recommended battery life is around 8Y and batteries on decent evs tend to cost more than the car is worth at that stage of life or at best well over half the value. Witch I can see this corsing issues with the second hand market where the average road user buys. Openly emit I am not a Fan of EVS but they are suitable to those who like or afford them and have the luxury of free time.
kWh not kW . The vehicle battery counts its reservoir of energy in kilowatt hours. The rate of a charging station is in kilowatts.
19 ... Honestly I'm dreading used electric car repair bills and refurbished batteries