I charge at home and in 12 degree weather, it is handy for the car to have it's on schedule so when my wife gets off work, the car is already warm and ready to go for her. I drove my Model Y Performance over 45,000 miles last year and didn't see the problems they are listing here. I blame Elon for the Tesla issues because they don't educate the buyers good enough on what they are buying, battery chemistry doesn't hold up well in cold weather. My son had a Tesla first, so I knew what I was getting into. Electric cars remind me of trying to get a car when people were still riding horses, I would imagine back then it was waay easier to just jump on your horse and go, than taking a car unpaved trails and dealing with trying to find gas and the breakdowns. When it is below freezing, I warm up my battery before driving or charging. I have a Performance model, so I liken it to driving a V8 car with a 12 gallon tank, it will need a fill up by 200 miles which is slightly inconvenient if you are in a hurry. I hate that I can't go really far, but 97% of the time, my sife is just taking the car to work, we only use the super charger network on long trips. My son and I really like our Teslas, but electric cars aren't for everyone, but I'm really cool with my lack of trips to the repair shop, I bought mine used and my son bought his Model 3 new and we have rolled up the miles on them. Until battery technology can get to the point of longer ranges and more people are able to work on these cars, most people will want to stay away from these cars. The cool thing about the cars is the 0-60 in 3.5 seconds and the very low maintenance. I also like being able to schedule the car to be ready to drive, on a hot day it is already cool, cold days already warm. I love not having a key and being able to just walk up to the car get in and zoom off, I saved over $1600 in gas compared to how much I spent in electricity, but I mostly charge at home. I like being about to watch netflix or prime while doing the 20 -30 minute charge on trips. The drawbacks are the cars are very different than their ICE counterparts. The car looks very plain because to me, it is a golf cart with a computer screen, you can't see the features, but they are too numberous to list here. If you do get into a wreck, it could be expensive. Oh and tires, ohh wee, it is easy to burn up your tires with the excessive torque the car generates, I run mine on chill mode now to preserve my tires. To be honest, I can't stand Elon, but I wish I could afford another Tesla.
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