I spent a year thinking about this purchase, months waiting for my car, and many hours reading TMC wondering whether I'd have the same reactions as the rest of you. Well, week 1 with my Model S went as advertised. I've loved every minute. Best drive ever. Lots of fun new things to learn. Many opportunities to geek out. My wife even became a believer.
That said, I wasn't quite prepared for people's reactions. In the past week, I've been in 2 near accidents because other drivers were trying to take pictures of my Model S (while they were supposed to be driving). I was cruising along the highway a few days back, when I heard a loud screech and saw a neighboring driver with both hands on his iPhone, lining up a shot. Yesterday, I was sharing this story with my wife, while in the Model S. "No way," she says, "who would do that?" Several minutes later, I loaded the camera app so that she could see the driver behind us, white iPhone raised, with flash flashing.
But I had my favorite experience just a few minutes ago. I parked a municipal EVSE station. I start loading the J1772 adapter when a woman comes running (literally) across the street waving her hands and saying, "you don't want to park there, sir!"
"Why," I asked.
"The police will ticket your car if it's not electric," she said.
(Note that I was plugging the EVSE cord into my Model S)
"It is," I said.
"Are you sure?!"
This is going to be fun.
That said, I wasn't quite prepared for people's reactions. In the past week, I've been in 2 near accidents because other drivers were trying to take pictures of my Model S (while they were supposed to be driving). I was cruising along the highway a few days back, when I heard a loud screech and saw a neighboring driver with both hands on his iPhone, lining up a shot. Yesterday, I was sharing this story with my wife, while in the Model S. "No way," she says, "who would do that?" Several minutes later, I loaded the camera app so that she could see the driver behind us, white iPhone raised, with flash flashing.
But I had my favorite experience just a few minutes ago. I parked a municipal EVSE station. I start loading the J1772 adapter when a woman comes running (literally) across the street waving her hands and saying, "you don't want to park there, sir!"
"Why," I asked.
"The police will ticket your car if it's not electric," she said.
(Note that I was plugging the EVSE cord into my Model S)
"It is," I said.
"Are you sure?!"
This is going to be fun.
