Tesla Need To Stop Doing This | Hidden Tesla Expenses

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So what is it that Tesla needs to stop doing?

I charge from a 120 volt outlet in my garage. Since my car sets about 12 hrs a day in my garage and I drive less than 30 miles a day, that's more than sufficient. And based on 13.5 cents/kWh, I pay about $39 to go 1000 miles.

Here in Georgia, I pay 14 cents for PEAK usage which is 1-9 PM. For super off peak, which is Midnight to 6 AM, I pay 0 cents a KW. It's totally free to charge overnight. The rest of the day it is 8 cents. Youi are getting hosed in Cali.

The mobile connector used to be included in the vehicle purchase.

Unexpected benefit--I never knew what to tell my wife and kids about what to buy me for Christmas or my birthday. Now with my Tesla, I always have a handy list of accessories they can get me that I actually look forward to receiving.

Disagree about tire wear. Chill Mode is key. I drove my Model Y AWD 45k miles before replacing Factory installed Continental rated for 40k, and only rotated them a single time at 8k miles. Wife had similar experience on her M3 RWD, but rotated on schedule. I keep my car in Chill Mode (Elon is stuck at a 4th grade maturity), and try not to make sudden stops. It enhances distance, saves tires, brakes, and struts.

One thing to remember is that legacy dealerships add tax and registration into the loan. So you don't have to have the money up front. When I got my Tesla cars I had to make sure I had about $3500 for tax and registration for each one. Tesla did send me all the paperwork mostly already filled out but I had to make an appointment at the county tax office and go give them a check. The good news is they hand you the tags right there so there is no waiting for the dealership to get them and mail them to you or have you come back to get them. It took all of about 15 minutes for me but it will depend on your county tax office and how busy they are and if you make an appointment or not.

If you purchase EV charging equipment for your principal residence, you may be eligible for a tax credit for the charging station. This credit is generally 30% of the item’s cost, up to $1,000. Your state may also have additional tax rebates.

The biggest hidden expense is the increased insurance cost ! I have a brand new CX90 which has lower premium than a Model 3 RWD ! I still love the car

Free WiFi should be automatically connected at any supercharger allowing easy updates and all entertainment features while charging especially since superchargers rates are now barely below the equivalent cost of gas.

Mobile connector comes free with a tesla in Sweden with a level 2 cable. Order fee is substracted from the total price here too. Tax is included in the price but u have to pay a roadtax of about 30 dollars or less.

I got the home wall charger when I bought my house. It’s saved my bacon a few times and it’s definitely cheaper than using public chargers, which I did for the first year and a half that I had my Model X. Yes, getting the circuit done costed and it hasn’t quite paid for itself yet, but it will. I’m not selling my house anytime soon. Definitely recommend getting the wall charger. I would like to note that the Tesla insurance hits you HARD if you regularly drive after the 11PM late night driving curfew. I took a road trip in April and had to do that a few times, and my insurance premium the next month doubled. It’s a cash grab and if you work the graveyard shift, your Safety Score will plummet and you’ll pay through the nose for it.

This video perpetuates some serious FUD. My model 3 weighs ~400lbs more than a Similarly equipped Toyota Camry. Tires: Some guy replaced his tires every 30k miles. Ok that’s what’s called an anecdote and has no statistical significance. Many factors effect this, driving habits, road surface driven on, tire characteristics such as softness, performance vs. long wearing tires. I just changed my tires at 52000 miles bc i had a leak in on and decided to do all four. All had legal though thin tread.

Sentry mode in my model Y uses about 4-6% of battery a day. Since I don't have charger atm, I have to go to the supercharger about 2 times a week which does add up. Once I get my own place, I won't need to have sentry mode on and I'll be able to charge at home.

In Texas registration is an extra $200 for an EV so my registration went from $79 to $279. However, this was the last year for safety inspections so starting in 2025 I no longer have to have my EVs inspected. I can just renew the tags online, woo hoo! If you have a gas car you still have to get an emissions test but if you have an EV nothing at all.

Installing a wall connector in my garage (and eventually a second) was a pretty easy do-it-yourself project. There are hundreds of YouTube vids here to show you how.

Here in SoCal i charge almost exclusively Tesla Fast chargers with a usual cost of 0.26 - 0.40 per kw which averages $15-22 per ful charge an able to drove realistically 275miles for MYLR

I have changed my tires twice already and only 45k miles on my Y

18:31 — Model Y to be delivered tomorrow, so I’ve been attempting to figure out what the fees are here in Texas. Best I can tell so far, there’s a one-time $400 EV fee upon buying the car, and then $200/year, all of which they say pays into “transportation-related purposes,” in place of revenue they would get from gas taxes. That, in addition to whatever the registration fees would be otherwise, which is at least $50.75 for passenger cars in general. There appear to be further weight-based fees that could be applied, but they start at 6000lb, so presumably they don’t apply, since a Model Y weighs around 4300ish pounds. So, I’m not immediately sure where this alleged $840/year would come from, but still investigating…