Signal 88 security pay12/6/2023 ![]() I was in luck-a Supercharger was two miles away in a Target parking lot. (Even better, find a faster Tesla Supercharge.) The car battery begins to prepare for the charge, which can make the charge faster. Pro tip from a friend: If you have a Tesla, type “Tesla Charger” into the navigation and pick the one you want to go to. If I charged now and did the same amount of driving, I could return the car at 71%. ![]() I burned 29% from 88%, and the rest of my driving would be two trips identical to what I just took. Can we all agree it’s easier to turn a knob than tap a touchscreen, assuming you can easily find where to tap? Highly unsatisfying.įollowing that excursion, I was down to 59% and played out the math. The touchscreen took away all the excitement of turning up a song I liked. No problems getting it in gear, and I got the AC to work, even though the temperature was underwhelming at 66 degrees. The next day I felt more comfortable with the Tesla. Is that possible? It seemed to work after I exited and closed the car door.īut the biggest thing I paid a whole lot of attention to was the charging level, which dropped to about 80% by the time I parked-about 23 miles from the airport. I arrived at my hotel and followed the instructions: leave the car and it will shut off and lock. I figured out how to listen to my favorite radio station, but struggling with the AC is problematic when it’s 94 degrees. Everything is housed on a touchscreen, which looked like a giant tablet. Then there’s the dashboard-as in a lack of. There was something resembling a key, and shifting into gear was like using a turn signal, but on the opposite side of the wheel. I knew how to open the car door thanks to the video I dutifully watched, but then things got different. I’ll worry about that tomorrow, I thought. That one phrase changed everything into one, never-ending math problem over the next 48 hours. There was no question I would have to charge at least once, especially since the car had an 88% charge to begin with. Suddenly, I understood the full meaning of range anxiety. ![]() After checking in, the agent added one final line that changed everything: “You have to bring the car back with at least a 70% charge.” I didn’t think I would have range anxiety, a common concern of EV drivers, since I would be driving about 100 miles less than the expected range of the vehicle.Ī few days before my trip, the rental agency sent me helpful links to videos showing me how the Tesla operated differently than a standard ICE vehicle. I own a hybrid-the acceleration and quietness of an EV were not new to me. I booked it and instantly felt like I was a cool kid, and I told my kids, who briefly thought I was cool as well. So, for a recent trip to Orlando, I thought this was my chance to see what the excitement of driving an EV was all about, especially with the Tesla. As electric vehicles become more mainstream, they also are becoming more common for car rentals-and they are affordably priced. ![]()
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