I can't be the only one doing this, right? I am a new EV owner, since August, in my first ever EV. (2023 Model Y). When I drive, I count other Teslas.
Before I bought the Tesla, I just wasn't aware or particularly interested in EV's. My general knowledge was both lacking and dated, about 10 years obsolete. Then my nephew had me drive his Model 3, and I was definitely interested. Not because it was an EV or a Tesla, but because it drove FAST - I love the driving characteristics of an EV. Fast forward a few months, and with price drops and tax rebates I had my MYP.
I live in a big city (north side of Phoenix), and I'm suddenly aware of other Teslas, so I started counting how many I see on a drive. My 'Tesla Count' makes me more aware of how many Teslas are out there, and also where they are concentrated (or absent). Scottsdale is a real Tesla hotbed. If I drive to my dentist (30 miles), my Tesla Count has hit 55. Go to the grocery (2 miles) and I might see 5-6, mostly parked. I've also started noticing Rivians, Lucids, Ford Lightnings and Mach-E's, and various other makes. It's been an eye-opener. There are way more EV's on the roads than I ever thought. And the Superchargers are much older than I knew, with a lot of them 10 years or so old now.
I'm about to do my first overnight road trip, to California, and now I'm started to look out for non-SC's, like Chargepoint, EVgo and (ugh) EA's. I'm suddenly only interested in hotels with overnight charging available. (Or an SC next door). And I'm researching things like chargers at McDonald's in Carlsbad NM.
And I'm seeing some realities, like the difficulty of taking my Tesla on routes where I routinely road-tripped on motorcycles for decades, due to lack of charging. (Navajo Reservation).
Before I bought the Tesla, I just wasn't aware or particularly interested in EV's. My general knowledge was both lacking and dated, about 10 years obsolete. Then my nephew had me drive his Model 3, and I was definitely interested. Not because it was an EV or a Tesla, but because it drove FAST - I love the driving characteristics of an EV. Fast forward a few months, and with price drops and tax rebates I had my MYP.
I live in a big city (north side of Phoenix), and I'm suddenly aware of other Teslas, so I started counting how many I see on a drive. My 'Tesla Count' makes me more aware of how many Teslas are out there, and also where they are concentrated (or absent). Scottsdale is a real Tesla hotbed. If I drive to my dentist (30 miles), my Tesla Count has hit 55. Go to the grocery (2 miles) and I might see 5-6, mostly parked. I've also started noticing Rivians, Lucids, Ford Lightnings and Mach-E's, and various other makes. It's been an eye-opener. There are way more EV's on the roads than I ever thought. And the Superchargers are much older than I knew, with a lot of them 10 years or so old now.
I'm about to do my first overnight road trip, to California, and now I'm started to look out for non-SC's, like Chargepoint, EVgo and (ugh) EA's. I'm suddenly only interested in hotels with overnight charging available. (Or an SC next door). And I'm researching things like chargers at McDonald's in Carlsbad NM.
And I'm seeing some realities, like the difficulty of taking my Tesla on routes where I routinely road-tripped on motorcycles for decades, due to lack of charging. (Navajo Reservation).