A MAN who bought a Tesla Model 3 claims that there’re so many cons to owning an EV that he’s going back to a petrol car.
TikToker Luke owns a Model 3 – the smallest car in the current Tesla range – which costs around £42k and has an estimated range of around 370 miles.
TikTokA man who bought a Tesla Model 3 claims that there’re so many cons to owning an EV that he’s going back to a petrol car[/caption]
TikTokThe poster took to social media to warn drivers about buying an expensive EV from the US firm[/caption]
Luke took to his TikTok channel @lukeerwintv to warn drivers about buying an expensive EV from the US firm.
Luke said: “The first thing, guys, inside the car, it’s boiling because of the roof. Number two, I can’t show it on the screen, but upgrades are available.
“And the upgrades like the auto drive is like £8,500, and then the simpler one is £3,500.”
The Tesla owner revealed that charging his EV costs him around £24, although he thinks this is still too expensive.
“It will take around 30 minutes to charge my car from 0 to 100%. The good thing about this Tesla is that you can charge your phone, and you also got a nice little compartment right there that closes up.
“You also got your massive centre console, and then here you got USB ports. That’s pretty good.”
But the EV owner is soon back to highlighting what irritates him about the Model 3, in particular.
Luke says: “I found out that the Tesla superchargers actually charge like crazy, but you can’t stay in a Tesla supercharger when you’re not charging your EV, or they will make you pay.
“Another thing I’ve noticed about electric cars is that there’s only a limited number of electric chargers, so if the chargers are full when you get there, guess what? You have to wait.”
The poster revealed that he’s probably going back to a petrol car, but did say he might change his mind if Elon Musk gives him a free Tesla Model X.
“I also get range anxiety, so if there’s an 80% charge left, you don’t know how much that is. It’s a stressful time, and if there are 12 miles left and you’re not near a charger, it’s the end of the world.”
The video has gone viral on social media with thousands of views and 1,628 comments.
Users were quick to comment.
One said, “I don’t know why the roof isn’t one big solar panel. It’d be fully charged here in Australia.”
Another said: “Why spend so much if you didn’t research charging.”
A third pointed out: “I’ll stay with my petrol car.”
This comes after a driver who bought a £100k Tesla Model S claims that it looks like it was built by toddlers.