A few weeks ago my wife and I test drove a Tesla and liked it so much we decided to buy one. We took delivery a couple of days ago and this is how we now fuel up. Vancouver has some of the most expensive gas prices in North America, currently sitting at $2.05/litre (approx $8.00 US per gallon) while at the same time our electricity rates are among the cheapest in North America at 9 cents per kWh. Obviously at a Tesla Supercharger they charge a lot more than that but since they gave us 2 years of free charging when we purchased the car that is not a concern right now. Eventually we will have a home charger installed.
@darchibald That depends. The Tesla Supercharger went from 50% to 80% in 30 minutes. I did my grocery shopping while I waited. Last night I tried trickle charging overnight on my household current and it took 12 hours to go from 66% to 80%. Tesla recommends only charging to 80% for daily use to prolong battery life.
Sounds like a good deal. This month I made a roadtrip Houston-LA where price per gallon rosé from $3 up to almost $6 per gallon, but I see that you even pay more than I do in the Netherlands!!
@koalagardens The Tesla Supercharger went from 50% to 80% in 30 minutes. I did my grocery shopping while I waited. Last night I tried trickle charging overnight on my household current and it took 12 hours to go from 66% to 80%. Tesla recommends only charging to 80% for daily use to prolong battery life. A full 100% charge has a range of almost 500 km so I would do that if I was going on a trip. For daily use at home 80% is more than enough.
