I bought a £44k Tesla Model Y but I ditched it after 8 months & went back to petrol… charging was a nightmare
A TESLA owner has said that he ditched his £44,000 Model Y and went back to petrol after just eight months as charging it was a nightmare.
The anonymous driver, from the USA, posted about his experience on Reddit in a thread about regretting electric car purchases.
They said that they gave up the pricey EV because of issues around a lack of charging infrastructure both in their home town and on road trips.
The frustrated motorist found themself having to “hang out at the chargers down the street several times a week” just to keep their battery topped up.
Given that they lived in a flat and so could not install a home charger, they were left sitting for hours a week at public chargers just to make sure they could make their daily drives.
And since public chargers can be up to twice as expensive as private ones, this likely hit them in the pocket too.
Additionally, their frequent “750 plus mile” journeys to the Mid-West required extra planning as, according to them, charging points were as much as 70 miles apart.
They explained: “I had to be very strategic about my energy use each day.
“70 miles apart is no big deal if you’re just passing through.
“But if you want to visit family for several days around the holidays and the nearest chargers are 35 miles in each direction, it becomes an issue.
“Obviously the infrastructure will catch up eventually, but I decided not to be an early adopter after all.”
Other social media users took to the comments to share their stories of EV frustration as well.
One wrote: “I deeply regretted buying a BMW i3. Too many problems.”
Another added: “My wife got a Tesla Model Y. It was plagued with issues.”
It comes after it was revealed that electric cars have lost up to half their value on the resale market in less than a year as demand for second-hand models dropped off.
Meanwhile, a mechanic with 55 years’ experience in the motor industry explained why he feels that EVs are a scam.