After 9 months of Tesla ownership and no need to visit the pumps, the sun has shone, the grass is growing and I have reached the stage of needing to fill up the petrol can to fuel my lawnmower.
I have considered the following options and would appreciate the Tesla community giving me some advice on the best(or least worst) way to handle this situation.
Do I..
a) Pull up to the pump and fill up the can like you would have done whilst filling an ICE car. Obviously this carries a high risk of being caught on camera with a petrol pump in your hand standing next to a Tesla. You know that picture would end up on twitter faster than Ludicrous mode goes 0-60!
b) Use one of those parking bays designed for people who only ever buy milk at the petrol station. This still incurs the embarrassment of being on a petrol forecourt in a Tesla, and what if there is a queue at the pump? Do I stand between two ICE cars politely queuing for the pump? People will still see me putting a petrol can in the frunk (the shame of it would be unbearable!).
c) Park the Tesla 1/2 mile down the road and walk to the petrol station pretending to be one of those ICE drivers who can't read the fuel gauge in their car (yet won't switch to electric due to "range anxiety"). This still has some of the problems of option 2, but at least i can park in a hidden place when putting that petrol can in the frunk.
I know some of you may suggest that i ditch the petrol lawnmower and should switch to electric. However, the electric mowers I have tested are just not up to scratch. Now if Elon was to start selling a Tesla lawnmower......
Your comments and opinion please
I have considered the following options and would appreciate the Tesla community giving me some advice on the best(or least worst) way to handle this situation.
Do I..
a) Pull up to the pump and fill up the can like you would have done whilst filling an ICE car. Obviously this carries a high risk of being caught on camera with a petrol pump in your hand standing next to a Tesla. You know that picture would end up on twitter faster than Ludicrous mode goes 0-60!
b) Use one of those parking bays designed for people who only ever buy milk at the petrol station. This still incurs the embarrassment of being on a petrol forecourt in a Tesla, and what if there is a queue at the pump? Do I stand between two ICE cars politely queuing for the pump? People will still see me putting a petrol can in the frunk (the shame of it would be unbearable!).
c) Park the Tesla 1/2 mile down the road and walk to the petrol station pretending to be one of those ICE drivers who can't read the fuel gauge in their car (yet won't switch to electric due to "range anxiety"). This still has some of the problems of option 2, but at least i can park in a hidden place when putting that petrol can in the frunk.
I know some of you may suggest that i ditch the petrol lawnmower and should switch to electric. However, the electric mowers I have tested are just not up to scratch. Now if Elon was to start selling a Tesla lawnmower......
Your comments and opinion please