I live in a condo without any EV chargers. I think they quoted me something like $5000-$10000 to have one installed in my parking spot. I was like NOPE!
Like you I don't drive very much. I can walk to work in like 20 minutes, but drive cause it's getting colder these days. Actually faster to take my boosted board to work when you factor in parking and traffic. Battery doesn't even warm up at all before I park it for another 12 hours =P. So far I've noticed maybe a 1% power drain/24hrs during the summer and now that it's getting colder maybe about 2% when it's close to 0 degrees C. I honestly charge my car like once every 2 or 3 weeks?
I'm pretty lucky that the grocery store that's a 5 minute walk from my place has free Tesla destination chargers and they validate 1hr of parking which gets me like 10% of range back for free. Bonus is I get to do groceries while charging. By the time I return the shopping cart, doddle around and play a round of Beach Buggy my hour is up. If I'm super lazy and not doing a lot of groceries lately, than I'll pay the $7 flat rate weekend/overnight rate and charge it fully (from 20%-85% ~6hrs). I'll walk home and pick it up when the app tells me it's done. I actually read an article
here from a guy that actually charges like I do and actually has recovered half of his battery's lost capacity in doing so.
On the weeks when I'm super busy and can't be bothered to wait 6 hours to charge, than I'll supercharge on my way to visit my folks. I'd say so far in my 3 months of ownership I've supercharged 3 times? Not a fan of supercharging in Toronto. I live downtown and the closest one I have to pay for supercharging fees on top of parking. In Canada electricity rates are high and we also pay per minute so the v1 Superchargers are really not worth it. Have to find a V2 supercharger or better. Cause you pay the same amount if you 're charging at 60kW vs 120/250kW. $10 at a v2 gets me from 36%-80%. $10 at a v1 gets me from 14-40%. Those prices don't include parking fees. (Downtown that's $12.75/hr)
I think it's doable if you're really want to own an EV. But like people said, is it ultimately convenient? Probably not. I've always wanted to own a Tesla and this is how I have to go about doing it. Eventually I want to move and get my own home charger. Don't even need a HPWC. A 120v regular outlet will do with how I use my vehicle. You'd be surprised actually how fast the vehicle charges on a regular wall outlet. The manual says 3km/hr. But I can usually get like 6-7km/hr. If I'm at a work location with shorelines or a nearby plug or at a friend's house I usually ask to steal some electricity =P.
Good luck with your decision. I think you ultimately need to ask yourself how badly you want a Tesla. I will tell you you the car itself is already pretty expensive. Because you don't have a way to charge at home, using commercial EV chargers is pricier and an inconvenience out of your day. For me, being able to drive a really cool vehicle and being at the cusp of technology is worth the slight inconvenience given my inability to charge at home. I also pride myself in trying to find as much free electricity as possible whether that's free validated parking at my grocery store or finding a plug somewhere at my destination.
Cheers!