I wondered if people felt they drove better or worse, faster or slower in their Tesla than in previous cars.
I feel that on one hand I probably drive slower as I am more often sticking the car in autopilot and leaving it at 70 instead of zipping between cars trying to get ahead. On the other hand the temptation to pull 0-30 or 0-60 and feel that acceleration is great and perhaps on non freeway streets I drive a little more rapidly and with tend to zip between cars more often, take turns a little faster and generally be a little more of an asshole than i did before. That said, given that my previous car was 50 years old with a tendency for the engine to cutout at inopportune moments like in the middle of an intersection I tended to be very cautious.
The Tesla represents something of a dilemma. One one hand it is very pleasant to just put on autopilot and just babysit, though i admit it's super easy to just zone out (I missed 3 exits on the first day I had the car before I realised I had no idea where I was). On the other hand it's such fun to drive fully focused and in control. The best of both worlds!
I feel that on one hand I probably drive slower as I am more often sticking the car in autopilot and leaving it at 70 instead of zipping between cars trying to get ahead. On the other hand the temptation to pull 0-30 or 0-60 and feel that acceleration is great and perhaps on non freeway streets I drive a little more rapidly and with tend to zip between cars more often, take turns a little faster and generally be a little more of an asshole than i did before. That said, given that my previous car was 50 years old with a tendency for the engine to cutout at inopportune moments like in the middle of an intersection I tended to be very cautious.
The Tesla represents something of a dilemma. One one hand it is very pleasant to just put on autopilot and just babysit, though i admit it's super easy to just zone out (I missed 3 exits on the first day I had the car before I realised I had no idea where I was). On the other hand it's such fun to drive fully focused and in control. The best of both worlds!