My parents aren't exactly tech savvy but they really want to get an EV and got a deal on a Tesla Model 3. I went with my dad to a Tesla Store to just look at one and he was offered one in stock with a $2700 discount (probably one that someone didn't take delivery on). It was a good enough deal that he put down a $250 hold on it immediately.
Of course my dad has this habit of getting frustrated when things don't work, so I'm not sure about an EV. I mean - he yells at me if I try to turn on the radio when driving and he gets upset when I tell him not to use the accelerator to do a hill hold. I'm not sure if he could get used to the way the regenerative braking works. I found it pretty easy but he's been driving for so long and used to driving his own way.
It's going to be a pain trying to explain to them how to charge, but basically my dad is going to keep on asking me questions. I know they have the charging state available on the Tesla app and if he's out using it I'm not sure how well he's going to be able to get there before there's an idle charge after five minutes. He's thinking of just getting a 220V outlet in the garage (the circuit breaker is there) and using either a Tesla or 3rd party charging unit with the adapter.
This seems almost like the Kevin Bacon commercials for Hyundai EVs, but my parents are even older. The whole unlearning what they've learned might be hard.
Of course my dad has this habit of getting frustrated when things don't work, so I'm not sure about an EV. I mean - he yells at me if I try to turn on the radio when driving and he gets upset when I tell him not to use the accelerator to do a hill hold. I'm not sure if he could get used to the way the regenerative braking works. I found it pretty easy but he's been driving for so long and used to driving his own way.
It's going to be a pain trying to explain to them how to charge, but basically my dad is going to keep on asking me questions. I know they have the charging state available on the Tesla app and if he's out using it I'm not sure how well he's going to be able to get there before there's an idle charge after five minutes. He's thinking of just getting a 220V outlet in the garage (the circuit breaker is there) and using either a Tesla or 3rd party charging unit with the adapter.
This seems almost like the Kevin Bacon commercials for Hyundai EVs, but my parents are even older. The whole unlearning what they've learned might be hard.