While I realize that others’ experiences with their Tesla’s do not match my own trouble-free one after 18 months, when I’m asked by other people why Tesla as opposed to others, I struggle to come up with a complete list.
So I set out to write down these points that I might actually print and place on a rear window or forward to friends, relatives, etc Let me know if you can think of other points or corrections.
Imagine your life if your car provided the following features:
So I set out to write down these points that I might actually print and place on a rear window or forward to friends, relatives, etc Let me know if you can think of other points or corrections.
Imagine your life if your car provided the following features:
- Your garage no longer stinks from the smells of gasoline, oil or exhaust.
- Your car automatically provides you with a full fuel tank each morning. No need to ever visit a gas station again.
- When you take long distance trips, you can stop at charging stations built solely for Tesla’s or may also use other types. Additionally, you are not charged exorbitant rates at Tesla Superchargers, unlike gas stations or non-Tesla charging stations. Tesla Supercharging may also be free for your type of vehicle, but regardless, you do not need to fumble searching for a credit card to pay, your Tesla account handles this for you.
- Your car does not spew any noxious fumes that cause lung disease, asthma, etc.
- Your fuel source (electricity) becomes cleaner every year and could even be “free” (home solar).
- Your car records video on all sides both when driving and parked to capture accidents and vandalism.
- Your car provides a large screen allowing you to browse the web, play video games, play a music keyboard, be artistic, watch media such as Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc — while parked.
- You can give natural voice commands to adjust climate, lighting, wipers, heated seats/steering wheel, open the glove box and many more.
- Your car assists you in driving (while you monitor for safety) with steering, acceleration/deceleration, adjusts to surrounding traffic, stops and resumes, changes lanes automatically to maintain speed when safe and handles interchanges and exits towards your destination. In the future, your car is expected to drive itself with you as a passenger, allowing you to command, “drive me to <destination>”, and it will potentially drop you off at the front door, park itself and then pick you up. Imagine the benefits for the disabled and seniors who can no longer drive safely!
- At a parking lot or other parking spot, you can “summon” your car to come to your location via your phone, and it will yield to other vehicles, pedestrians and obstacles.
- Your car receives frequent over-the-air software updates to improve existing features and add new features, sometimes even adding more driving range and/power.
- Your car monitors its own health and schedules an appointment for service automatically for certain types of issues.
- When your car requires simple maintenance, a mobile technician will drive to your home or work to perform the service (where available).
- Your car never requires many of the services typical for gas/diesel car engines (ex: oil, fluids, spark plugs, injector/valve cleaning, smog checks, etc.). Primarily only services related to tires, brakes, wipers.
- For the Model X, you can set the driver door to automatically open as you walk up to it, then enter and step on the brake and it closes for you. All other doors including the trunk and frunk can be opened/closed via the keyfob or screen, plus some via your phone.
- Your car is such an enjoyable dream to own that you smile just thinking about the next time you can take it for a drive — yes, seriously!