Hi
I currently own a 2022 Prius Prime (plug-in prius). My daily commute to work is about 35 miles each way, mostly interstate. Live in Indiana, hot summers, snowy cold winters.
I have a level 2 charging available at work (its a minimal cost $40 for the year for a pass to charge whenever).
I do not have level 2 charging at home. Local Mejier grocery store in my town has a bank of about 20 super chargers, of which I only see about 5 to 7 in use at any given time.
I had heard that insurance for Telsa's can be all over the board, I called and got a quote for a model 3 LR and it was only $130 more a YEAR vs what I pay for my Prius currently. Very reasonable.
I've become increasingly interested in getting the Model 3 Long range. My Prius is paid off, and a local dealership will give me $31,000 for it. Combining with the tax credit of $7500, I'm only looking at roughly $9000 out of pocket to move to the Model 3. There is a few Model 3 Long range in inventory near my area I'd be willing to do so I could buy and get it pretty quickly.
I don't need to make the change but given the tax credits and looking at the price cuts lately its becoming hard to not consider. My wife is a bit concerned about the lack of Tesla being time tested, I'm not as worried about that with the warranty provided. I'll likely get rid of it before the warranty is up anyways, just how I seem to do.
I'm just interested to hear what other things I may want to consider that I may not be thinking of.
Thanks
I currently own a 2022 Prius Prime (plug-in prius). My daily commute to work is about 35 miles each way, mostly interstate. Live in Indiana, hot summers, snowy cold winters.
I have a level 2 charging available at work (its a minimal cost $40 for the year for a pass to charge whenever).
I do not have level 2 charging at home. Local Mejier grocery store in my town has a bank of about 20 super chargers, of which I only see about 5 to 7 in use at any given time.
I had heard that insurance for Telsa's can be all over the board, I called and got a quote for a model 3 LR and it was only $130 more a YEAR vs what I pay for my Prius currently. Very reasonable.
I've become increasingly interested in getting the Model 3 Long range. My Prius is paid off, and a local dealership will give me $31,000 for it. Combining with the tax credit of $7500, I'm only looking at roughly $9000 out of pocket to move to the Model 3. There is a few Model 3 Long range in inventory near my area I'd be willing to do so I could buy and get it pretty quickly.
I don't need to make the change but given the tax credits and looking at the price cuts lately its becoming hard to not consider. My wife is a bit concerned about the lack of Tesla being time tested, I'm not as worried about that with the warranty provided. I'll likely get rid of it before the warranty is up anyways, just how I seem to do.
I'm just interested to hear what other things I may want to consider that I may not be thinking of.
Thanks