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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 9441047" data-attributes="member: 13107">US Tesla owner.  Having a charging station outlet is almost a requirement.  Here, that is either a 240v outlet, or a 240v outlet plus charging unit.  You will also need to have an electrician calculate the total load — you may need an upgrade of the feed to your dwelling.  Here that would be upgraded for free, if necessary.Tire wear would only be higher if you use very high accelerations.  On the flip side, brake wear is a lot less.Do a few test drives!  Electrical vehicles are very different, especially with how braking works.For maintenance, you would have tire and brakes, plus wiper fluid.  Not having to stop regularly for gas/petrol or various maintenance is rather nice.  Inspection fees are less — no emissions test!Daily, plugging in at home works for me.  Trips are a problem — the total time is about 50% higher, and that is using superchargers.Doing full discharge and recharge cycles is not recommended for daily usage.  That reduces battery charge capacity.  This is one big reason to have an at home charging option, besides the hassle of using a public charging station.  Also, those can be pricy, at least here.Don’t count on having the full theoretical range available.  Charging above 90% takes a lot longer, and dropping below 10-20% is frightful.  You can’t have a friend drive by with a can of petrol to get you to a filling station.Range is decreased in very cold weather.The environmental factors rather depend on the fueling of the power plant that provides your electricity.  The carbon footprint would be similar, for example, if the power plant is coal fired.TomB</blockquote>

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