Genuine ask: if you couldn’t charge your Y at home, would you still get one?

I would never recommend an EV to someone who couldn’t charge at home. It’s literally the top benefit of owning one. Not saying you can’t do it, but the cost of supercharging alone makes it a no go for me

I leased a model 3 for two year with only work charging available and some super charging. The charging itself wasn’t too bad but I was always hunting for a plug. I bought a model Y a few months ago and had a charger installed. It makes a world of difference from a range anxiety perspective.

No, and I adore my car.

No. A convenient level 2 charger is essential to making an EV make sense. Depending on your daily drive, a level 1 charger might be sufficient, but usually not. Supercharging is time consuming and you will hate having to constantly do it. It'll be fun and novel for a few months. Back when Tesla was an optimistic brand that was changing the world for the better, I'd have said you'd probably last a year before you get sick of it. Now, it'll be a few months before you're regretting the hours you spend sitting in it while you charge. Don't get an EV unless you own a house where you can put a L2 charger. I regretted even renting a MY a few years ago when Hertz rented them. I had to supercharge twice in 4 days. Hated it.

Nope. When I picked up mine, took me about 3 weeks to get a charger at home and installed. Since doing so, It's been great. For those three weeks it was summer time so efficiency was really good, charged at the office. Without having a reliable place to charge in the cooler months, I'd signficiantly pass and recommend someone a hybrid or plug in option.

. .. ... No.

i would need to charge every other day with my commute so no.

No, I would not own an EV of any kind without home charging.  It wouldn't be an option here.  The closest Supercharger is 30 miles away.

If you can't charge at places you regularly sit at (work, home, store) you lose all of the convenience of having an EV. If you are relying on public chargers you will also probably lose out on the cost savings of EVs. So unless you just really like electric or have regular access to cheap charging I wouldn't recommend it. For example I live in an apt in the US. But, I have free charging at my wife's work. Which makes it convenient and cost effective to own an EV. But if that wasn't the case, it would not be a good choice

This. You will just add stress to your life, which is the whole point of EVs and charging at home.

I charge at work. Even that gets annoying not having home charger in winter.

no

No.

No probably not. Seems like a hassle

If you willing to sacrifice the “charging “ hunting if is close why not…..

Nope

Nope. Absolutely not.

Ok wow! Pretty overwhelming “no” there! This is has been invaluable advice. Thank you!

No, I wouldn't. The biggest advantage of an EV is home charging. If you have to travel to a fueling station of any type, gas stations are still the fastest and most plentiful out there.

I’ve not been able to charge when I first moved to a new city and subletted an apartment - having to add “go find a fast charger and sit there for 40 minutes” to my chores was very frustrating.

I don’t have a charger at home, but have chargers at work (that I get to plug in to for free!). So if I’m at the office regularly then it’s great. But if I’m not, then it’s a significant pain. But I love the Y!

Depends on how much you drive and the charging network around you. I’ve never had a charger at home, but a lot of chargers around me are in places I would frequent and could park to charge and walk to grab a smoothie, lunch, or grab groceries. I’ve had the car for 3 years now and while even without having home charging I’d do it again. I don’t get the car for cost savings, I got it because I love the way EVs drive.

Yes, for me. I live in an apartment with no access to garage. I travel 4 days a week work/home totaling 80 miles. supercharge it once a week ( just 5 min from my home ) , works great for me. I am in Orlando, Florida if that helps. I got my car just cause of FSD. Had there been no FSD i wouldnt have gotten an EV

No. Either my wife or I drive from Barrie to Toronto everyday and need the car to be at 90% or more to get to our offices.

Yes, I have apartment charger that’s first come first serve, charger at work that’s also first come first serve, and as backup, hundreds of super chargers if I can’t top up at either home or work.

Absolutely not

I've ordered my new Model Y AWD and live in a flat in hackney, got a host of local chargers, but the Tesla supercharging points was the main reason I decided to go from petrol for the 1st time. I have one close to my work and it's fast and cheap apparently. Hopefully it works out ok.

Yes. I still recommend an EV, and particularly a Tesla. I have owned one for 4 years and we got a second one two years ago for my wife. We live in Berlin, Germany, and charge once a week in a Super charger or we just plug them in a street charger when we’re at work or at a friend’s or shopping or in the movies. I don’t see that much hassle compared to the savings: 500km for less than €30, ZERO maintenance in 4 years, save for tires and air filter, hassle-free cars so far.

Probably not, the convenience factor of home charging is just insane, a total life hack.

No way. And I love my ‘26MY.

No, the main appeal to me is never going someplace to fill up(other than long road trips).

No. My nearest supercharger is a 40 minute drive from my house.

no

I never recommend an EV to someone who can't reliably charge overnight at home. Even workplace charging is iffy since planned and unexpected job changes happen. Best case, I'd probably do a PHEV if I had charging options at work, gym, grocery store, or other local places I frequented, but not at home. If those aren't a good option, then just get a HEV.

Yes- even with no home charging, maintenance is still cheaper than an ICE car. You can also monitor the off peak charging cost and charge then. It’s what works for you. People with home charging will say no, and people without home charging will say yes. Find out what works for you.

Or it depends. How many miles do you drive a week (when not doing long trips) just driving to work, running errands? I’d say if you could get away with charging once a week it would still be worth considering seriously.

No ability to charge at home would be a deal-breaker for me because it loses two benefits: 1. Easily recouping the extra cost of an EV over its gas counterpart over the life of the vehicle. 2. Never worrying about going somewhere to fuel up my car except on long trips or if I forget to plug in multiple times in a row... or taking the time to go somewhere out of the way.

no....

No, if you don't have a reliable way to charge everyday, don't bother getting EV. You'll hate yourself for it. The beauty of gettin an ev is because you can charge when not using the car then you get to use the car at full everyday. It is not meant to be done in the same way as gas car where you go charge when fuel gets low.

Hello No. It would be such an inconvenience having to go charge every 2-3 days. You know how you just love getting gas? Do that every 3 days but now for 30min. The only time I would consider it is if I had free charging at work M-F. But even then if you change jobs you may lose that

Me personally, yes. I would just charge it at a supercharger down the road. I drive about 50,000 miles per year as well. To me, the Tesla architecture is worth it. FSD is what allows me to lessen the mental strain driving that many miles. There are enough superchargers where I live for it to make sense even for someone like me that drives a lot. If I was driving the average “37 miles” per day like a normal person in the USA, it would make even more sense. A short 10-30 minute supercharger trip is nbd for me. I was refueling gasoline every other day in my previous vehicle so to me it’s the same thing.

No

Yes, but I live in Southern California with ample access to superchargers and don’t consider the best thing about the car to be the money saving aspect.

nope

Nope

No

No way.

Negative

I can't park in my apartment garage because my car (VW-based EV) is too big, which means I rely exclusively on Tesla superchargers (I can't charge at work either), and it's been great for the past two years. I drive 15,000kms a year and wouldn't go back. If you regularly go somewhere that has fast chargers (every supermarket), this is really not a problem at all.

No. Would be quite an inconvenience to have to go to the local supercharger every few days instead of charging at home

I think it depends on the cost of energy at your local charging facilities If the price is reasonable to charge your car, it still might be worth it You’re gonna have to do the breakdown and price yourself to see if you’re actually saving money instead of just buying a standard combustion engine vehicle Personally for me, I might still consider it, but only because I love FSD, and I would never buy another car again that doesn’t have this type of technology.

Don't listen to the naysayers mate. They are obviously not from the UK, but the reality is that fast chargers are everywhere. You don't even have to look for Tesla Superchargers. Fast charging while grocery shopping is not a problem at all since so many new chargers pop up all the time

I am on my second Tesla (lease)- I don’t have a home charger, but I also work from home so I don’t drive a lot. I charge when I (occasionally) visit friends/family (with chargers), at the gym, and a supercharger before a road trip (maybe once a month). Using a 30amp charger a couple times a week keeps my battery between 40-60, which is fine for my ~5-10 miles a day. Look if there are chargers at places you frequent (e.g. gym, grocery store, golf course, etc.). I will say, if you have to continually go out of your way to charge each week (meaning you drive a lot)- you’ll likely regret an EV.

So judging by the responses on here, we need to have a house to make it worthwhile, most people in London probably live in a flat, that rules them out then?

I have no home charging, but a super charger down the street. My home electricity is >.60 so the supercharger is almost half the price off-peak. I supercharge about once a week and it’s completely doable. I would get an EV without home charging if you can find a routine that works for you.

I only use a 110v mobile connector, but I wouldn't have an EV if I couldn't at least use that.

Probably. Though I would hate to sit at a super charger for 10-15 minutes. I had free charging when I got my car and I still barely used it cause I rather just plug it in over night

I’ve had my Model 3 for 4 years and used a local (20mins away) Super charger off peak and it’s been perfect. I now thankfully have installed a home charger but I also don’t have off-road parking, I can however park in front of my house so that is one up on your parking situation. I would still recommend you getting one and you will never look back. My new Model Y Premium AWD is inbound so excited to be upgrading 🙏🏼

No

NO

simple answer is no, inconvenient when you can't.... I didn't buy my 23 MYP until we bought a place with the ability to Level 2 charge overnight. PHEV or Hybrid is the best option for you right now.

Yes. I didn’t have a home charger for the first six months of owning a Tesla and it wasn’t at all a hassle or deal breaker as some claim, which makes me wonder how prissy they are in their daily lives. If you have easy acccess to public chargers it will be trivial adding the routine to your errands.

I now live a mile from a sc which wound be convenient but I'm not sure I'd do it

Wouldn’t even be an option for us, I can count on one hand how many times we’ve charged away from home the past 5 years. We got an EV for my wife to haul the kids around in and it’s our around town car on the weekends. Aside from the extra cost of charging away from home the inconvenience alone would be a deal breaker.

Only if I got lifetime free supercharging

No. I recently wasn’t able to use my home charger and had to charge 15 minutes from here. Too time consuming and you never know if it’s going to be packed.

No

Nope.

Definitely would not. My round trip commute to work alone is 80 miles. I drive about 22k miles per year. So I needed the level 2 charger at home. Now if I worked from home or worked a few miles from home, and lived in an area that didn’t have really cold winters, then I might consider it.

I have level 1 charging in my home. It takes almost 3 days to charge. There have been so many times when I had to use a different vehicle because my tesla didn't have enough battery. Going to a super charger is very time consuming and I only go like most like once or twice every 3 months.

I would never have bought an EV without the ability to charge at home. After driving one for 2 years and exclusively charging at home for that entire time (except the one road trip each year) I would be so annoyed if I had to go charge somewhere else. Of course, your personal circumstances will drastically affect how inconvenient it is. For example, if you drive to work daily and have the ability to charge there, it'd probably be OK (depending on how far you drive...). Ir if you pass a supercharger on the way home and don't mind spending 10-20 minutes here and there (again, frequency and timing depending on your commute length) then it may be OK. My nearest supercharger is 18 minutes away and I drive the opposite direction to work every day. That'd make no sense for me.

If you weren't able to charge at home your operating cost will become significantly more expensive. It's not cheap using charging stations. Once in a while, sure. But daily is not a good idea. On the other hand if you use it for a daily commute AND your destination has a FREE/discounted charge - maybe

Nope. /thread

Nope. I work from home so don’t have a 3rd place like an office to charge it at instead. Would have to rely on superchargers, which around here aren’t much cheaper per mile than gas for a comparable size car.

We had our BEV for 3 weeks before the wallbox was installed at home. It was terrible. I would advise against it.

If you are planning to move in the near future, to a place where you can charge at home, then I'm sure you can live without it for a little while. But, in general, I would NOT recommend getting an EV without home charging available. Yes, you can make it work, but, you're missing a big part of the advantage

Hell yeah. I mine recently and I love it. I live in an apartment and I just supercharge it and it works out fine. Just don't charge at peak times. If I charge off peak I think it's equivalent to like 45 to 60 miles per gallon and if I do it on Peak I think it's like 30 to 40 miles per gallon either way it's worth it to me. My old 3 series is getting 16 to 20mg mixed so.

No. Been remodeling the house and haven't had access to my charger for a month. It is cumbersome

The only caveat is, if you can charge at work and work is near by. Otherwise no, and it pains me to type that

No. I love my car. I drive over 20k miles a year.

That was part of my thinking. Unlike US I don’t do much mileage at all (apart from family “trips”). I was kinda hook go could go to the pub that has some 150s spend a half/hour there on a Sunday and be set for the rest of the week, topping up as and when the opportunity arises

Fingers crossed

Nope. California superchargers are often more expensive than gasoline.

Thanks, I have places that charge around me and I don’t really drive for work, so it’s more running around to shops and taking the kids places. If I could just go somewhere for half an hour on a Sunday night, and that last me for the rest of the week, then I think I could live with that

This

No, but I’m in the US, and have solar that provides for all of our electricity. Over 90% of the time I charge at home, and literally drive on sunshine. You would need to look at what you would be spending on charging, as well as the time commitments it would take to see what would be best for you

Yeah that’s kinda my thinking. Fill up on a Sunday and hopefully that lasts, but top up as situation presents itself

Yeah this is what I was fearing, i.e will I start to hate “the chore” of it

Nope. Absolutely not. The only possible way I would recommend that is if you could charge at work.

I work from home or use public transport if I need to go to the office - my main usage is running around town to go to shops or take the kids places. I was kinda hoping I could take it to my local pub which has 2 150 chargers, once a week, and that would last and not feel like so much of a chore…. Then just look for opportunities to top up as I go (like supermarkets etc)

Aside from the other comments, what’s your commute? If it’s a few miles per day then maybe it’ll work because you can charge on weekends. But if you’ll use 10% or more on a charge, and if parking there is like parking in Boston (a crap shoot), you’re better off with a gas electric hybrid (not plug in hybrid). Just less of a pain in the neck.

Hack no

Convenient access to L2 charging is essential to the EV ownership experience. Not necessarily at home, but somewhere.

Not a chance!! I love my Y, but no point having it if I had to use public chargers 100% of the time. Its not practical or realistic IMO

Cost of charging at home is basically the same price for me in New England. I have a supercharger less than 10 mins from my house though so it really doesn’t bother me. Home is about 35 cents p/kwh. Super charger is around 40 cents. But if I go after 10pm it’s 30 cents.

Charging at home is a nice luxury and not charging at home is a small sacrifice or annoyance at most . The hard  no dudes are smoking copium . It’s not that serious lol. If you have a super charger close by it’s a quick 15-30 min pitstop . You can clean your windows and doomscroll for a hot minute and pull off. Is home charging better ? YES. Is it a dealbreaker ? Absolutely not. I’d rather super charge than deal with a rav4 alll fucking day

The key is "convenient access" — somewhere you park for long enough to get charging done. Often (like much of the US), home electric rates make the cost far less than gas. The UK is different for sure, but you should do the math.

No, that’s the whole point of owning an EV

I do not charge at home ever. The key is to check the costs of supercharging and see if it makes it worth it. The other key is to check where the chargers are located. The ones close to me are in shopping centers. I usually charge twice a week and would align it with my grocery shopping and another activity. It's become a part of my regular routine and is no different than pumping gas. It's actually better since I'm not waiting at the pump.

Not sure what the costs are for Supercharging and Petrol where you, but as others have said it is a big consideration when you don’t have home charging. Another is the miles you drive weekly. The range is quite good on the AWD LR, therefore if you drive fewer than 250 miles a week charging it to 80% would get you through most weeks.

I love the car but i think probably no - unless i could charge at work easily

NO

I charge my 3 only at work. It's a company car and I get free charging so I'm ok with living with that. If I'm not in the office it means I'm on a trip, so I charge at superchargers anyway. Once in a while I use a public charger near home.

No home charging ? Hard pass financially.

NO! I have a Honda CR-V hybrid and I just ordered a Tesla Model Y Juniper Long Range Premium, delivery May-June. I wouldn't have changed my car without a charging point at home.

Not a chance.

If you can charge at work, then yes

Since you don’t charge at home, do you restrict the usage? I mean, when it’s hot or cold, I run the AC/heater for 5+ minutes before getting to the car so it’s always comfortable when I enter.

Hell no!

Not really

No different than needing to get gas for your car. Would not filling up gas at home be a deal breaker for a non EV?

I never precondition . Sometimes i will turn on the climate if it's too cold, especially in the past few weeks in Orlando or sometimes when it's too hot . But even if I do something similar to like you said , 5 min before it barely consumes any battery .

If you can’t charge at home or work, it’s not worth doing. It’s just the nature of EVs. The drive to fuel up time is significantly worse than ICE vehicles. When you have charging at home or work, the fuel up time is invisible because you’re already at those locations. Not being able to charge at home is equivalent to buying an ICE car with a 4 gallon tank. You’ll spend more time fueling up than enjoying it.

Definitely yes.

The superchargers in my area are in shopping areas, so it's pretty convenient for me. I would either stop by for a charge and do some grocery shopping. Or I would stop by in the morning to get some coffee. I guess it depends on where the charging is located and if it gets crowded. When i had to stop by for gas, it was actually less convenient. There was always a line and it usually took me 15 minutes to finish pumping with the wait.

That's really interesting to me. If i wasn't driving a lot of miles AND didn't have access to home charging, I literally don't see much advantage to owning an EV over a hybrid or fuel-efficient ICE.

I wouldn’t recommend any EV to anyone who can’t charge at home. Public charging is not only annoying & time consuming.. it’s more expensive than driving a 25mpg gas car in the U.S.

No

You can still make it works but you will be making a lot of stops at the charging station.

Nope, I love my Teslas but will never recommend an EV to anyone who can’t charge at home or office. Go hybrid.

No

I can't, and I did. Had it almost 3 years now.

Nope

Probably not, but that all depends on how my home is setup. If I could at least get a Level 1 charger it would still be worth it. You just plug in when you get home and that’s it. Might be A LOT slower but it’s still worth it. If you can’t then you’d have to figure out the best time to charge and if you’re willing to sit at a supercharger for 20-30 min.

No. When our Power went out or during an emergency it is miserable waiting for the charge to finish daily for the week leading up to charging it back at home.

No

Hopefully you have better drivers over there than where I live. I would not dare to leave car in narrow street overnight. People crash into your car left and right and door ding you. Not to mention keying or vandalism. I'd worry more about that than charging to be honest. You can also look to buy old teslas that has free supercharging, if I can't charge at home, I'd look for that.

I understand, but precondition is one of my top features owning an EV. Like in the summer walking to the car on a 100° sunny day, while seeing the climate tab in the app reporting that the cabin temperature is 140-160°

I have 2 Teslas. I love my cars more than any car I've ever had. I would not recommend one to someone who cannot charge at home (or at work). I have used superchargers, and even the fastest ones are slow compared to gas. You have to plan your time around it, and I'm a busy parent, and don't have time for that. Also, using superchargers isn't cheap, it costs about as much as filling up a gas tank. Whereas charging at home is essentially free since I have solar panels.

No

Gotcha ..yeah I don't precondition since it's unnecessary for me , can't do it right away and need to schedule it and then it starts 20 25 before my scheduled time . I just do climate from the app itself.

You should precondition. It doesn’t drain the battery and is actually beneficial for the car. If it’s cold out and you precondition, the battery also warms up for better efficient. Likewise for when it’s hot outside.

I say yes. All the naysayers are in the US where it’s inconvenient and Anti-ev. You will still save money regardless.

Live in denmark, we have fast chargers everywhere and there is also a 11kwh charger at both mine and at my wife's workplace. It is definitely doable to live without home chargers if your situation is similar. That said, home charging is way better and I only used the other options because it took some time before I could get a home charger. A charger at work is just as good as a charger at home, so if you can do that, then it is worth it. Ours have a subscription it basically costs the same as at home charging, but I didn't opt for that. If fast chargers are the only option, I wouldn't consider it. Sitting for 20-30 minutes to charge is fine once a while, but not on the way to work, it would be stressful and a constant worry about battery. So much battery is used on non driving in the winter if you want to preheat your car and have heat on while driving.

agreed. lots of reasons to own one other than charging at home! I don’t charge at home, and I love mine. I just take it to charge every once in a while like you might fill up a gas car…. really not that bad lol.

I owned a Model 3 for 2 years with minimal home charging To be clear I did have home charging, but it was a 3-pin plug out of my kitchen window to a VERY awkward to access driveway. So I mostly used public chargers This was 2020-2021 so the cost was fine (plenty of cheap or free chargers), and my mileage (covid) was low enough that it wasn’t very inconvenient. We just charged at the supermarket or when we went for a walk I wouldn’t particularly recommend it, especially as chargers are more expensive now. It’s fine if you have a long range EV and low mileage, but any other scenario I’d say it’s not worth it

No!!! No!!! You will be wasting your life away waiting at the charger.

No I would not, I love my Tesla but I don't have enough "spare time" to spend 30 minutes every 2 or 3 days at the charger. Plus it would like triple my charging costs enough that it would not really be cheaper than a ICE car. Maybe if they had a supercharger right next to my gym that I go to.

half the benefit of an EV is being able to charge at home and never having to charge anywhere else if you're not doing a road trip

No

I’m slumming it in an apartment in the Bay Area so I can either use ChargePoint if available (slow AF), or find a supercharger nearby. The problem with charging while you’re shopping/eating/etc. is this is typically during the peak rates for charging. In the Bay Area, rates can be $0.53/kWh. The alt is just go after 11pm when it’s cheaper. There is an L2 supercharger nearby and it’s $0.31/kWh (at 11pm) but takes 45 mins to charge from 25%->80%. January was my first month of my lease and my charging costs were more than if I had just paid for gas, according to Grok. This is in the Bay Area where the avg gas price where I live is $4.58. Bummer. My plan is to go late in the evening to charge. I don’t drive that much right now so it’s not a major inconvenience yet.

Nope 👎🏻

I only Supercharge but it’s not a big deal for me. I just watch YouTube videos while it does its thing.

Pretty much the same for me. FSD is what sold me on a Tesla. If it wasn’t for that, then I wouldn’t deal with only supercharging and would have gotten a gas car.

I wouldn’t say everywhere, I am in charlotte, nc a firmly medium sized city, over 2M population and there are two supercharging locations, maybe 30 chargers total for the entire city. there are scattered dc fast chargers but in terms of supercharging the entire city flocks to those two locations and one of them is on top of a 10 story building… an absolute hell hole

My son has one and lives in an apartment. He just builds charging into his schedule, usually while he’s grocery shopping.

Hell no, and I absolutely love my Model Y. Being able to charge where you sleep is a hard requirement for EV ownership even if it's just level 1 speeds

I mean shit when I had a regular F150 i'd still remote start it, I live in the phoenix area and you don't want to get into a vehicle that's been parked in the sun in the middle of summer with out running the AC for a few min

Seems SC’ers are a lot cheaper back east? Most here in the west are high .50. I pay .11 during the winter here in AZ

If you are in the UK, assuming it doesn’t get very cold (like -10C) you will be fine. It will not be ideal but it will work. In cold weather the car consumes noticeable charge from the battery to warm up. If you are not plugged in and not in a garage to keep it warm, you have to charge it more often. Summer is fine.

I once had two Ys at my two homes. One with home charging and the other one without. Today. I have two EVs at the home with home charger and none at the home without. I would also add that I have fast charging station within 10-min driving distance of my both homes.

Nope and I love it - the proper infrastructure for the car isn’t talked about enough and will completely change your experience with it

You will enjoy the car no doubt but there won’t be much savings in charging as the real saving is from charging at home.

No. Keeping my bolt, lightning, and ev9 and never getting a Tesla!

I love my Y but wouldn’t have bought it if I couldn’t charge at home. It’s not the cost. It’s the sheer annoyance of having to “gas up” like every gas car. I suppose it depends on your frame of mind but I love that I don’t have to do that anymore.

no way

I would be more specific and say if I couldn’t level 2 charge at home I probably still would just because of my driving miles and proximity to chargers. I would have it on a standard wall outlet at my house. If I couldn’t charge at all at any level, no outlets nearby. Then I probably wouldn’t get it.

Yes.  I live in an apartment building and change at a station.

I can’t and obviously I’m fine. 15 minutes at a charger while shopping… what exactly is the challenge.

No

No. I would buy even if I have level 1 plug but it doesn’t make sense without some level of home charging support.

I do own one without charger. I'd do it again.

It would definitely not be as enjoyable to own without a level 2 charger at home especially if paid charging is your only option. I happen to live near a college campus that has a few free level 2 chargers that I hit at least once a week and don't charge at home much anymore(actually haven't since early December). If supercharger is the only option for charging I wouldn't personally own one I don't think.

No

No

No, it defeats the purpose. With the exception of a 1000 mile roundtrip drive from NJ to OH, I have charged my Y solely at home. It is cheaper and way more convenient.

Not charging at home honestly is a deal breaker. You won't see any of the savings or convenience of not using gas. I thought I would be able to charge down the street, and that charge was costing me 20 to 30, 3rd party charger. Whereas when you charge at home you may only pay to charge once or twice a week.

No

If you don't have high day-to-day mileage I would consider the regular charger used for 120 v outlet. That's what I used before I got a level two installed and was pretty pleased with being able to recoup about 30-40 miles each night. I was only driving up to 10 miles a day though, sometimes less

I probably wouldn’t have gotten one if I couldn’t charge at home. I love getting in my garage in the morning with a fully charged Tesla ready to go. Charging at home is cheap, especially overnight.

No. I also wouldn’t recommend it unless you have solar or live in an area with cheap electricity. I love my Y sooo much but it’s partly for the convenience and savings.

Absolutely not Public charging is very time consuming and costs significantly more than charging at home. 45-65c per kWh vs 29c per kWh

I love my 2024 Model Y. But if I could not charge it at home in my garage, I wouldn’t buy one.

just don’t. Imagine returning from some trip with empty battery on sunday night when everything is closed and you are tired. It’s pretty shitty experience. Buy plugin hybrid and wait until some charger is available walking distance from your home. Or find a way to build one

No, as much as i love my car i couldnt recommend any EV to someone that cant charge at home. Unless you can charge at work easily and cheaply. If so then it could work but if you are totally going to be reliant on the public charging netwrlork then dont do it.

No

I am a student and only charge when parked on campus and it’s working out great, just make sure you can L2 charge somewhere

I'd say yes. I love driving my Model Y. When I got my MY, I didn't have the chance to charge it at home, but I had plenty of 22kW chargers nearby. I mostly used SCs because of the free supercharging for a year, and before that ended, I moved into a house and got a charger installed. It's definitely better than using or driving to public chargers.

No. Public charging sucks. Even low amperage level 2 is preferable to me.

I can’t charge at home, and yes I would do it again. In current market, it might be a different one (LR AWD instead of performance), but still a Model Y.

For me, I absolutely would not have bought an EV if I couldn’t charge at home because I live in the country and it’s really a charger desert here. There are only three super charges near me, and when I say near me, I mean one is thirty miles away, one is 35 miles away, and the third one is at a national monument that I would have to pay to get into the parking lot.

Is your goal to drive an EV? Then yes Is your goal to cover a portion of the EV cost with saving money? No - the price of charging at a pay station works out to be the same as fueling up at a gas station.

No

Not a chance

No

Dude, go for it, it's maybe the best car you ever owned, and find a way to work on your charging option

Never get an EV if you cannot charge at home.

Majority of people living in NYC that own them can't charge at home. Finding parking close to your apartment is already excruciating enough. There is also a huge shortage of fast chargers there too. Yet people still buy Teslas knowing that

I’m not sure how frequent public chargers are in the UK- I’m in Los Angeles and they are available in most public parking lots/structures; but if your local pub has charges you’re set. I feel like you’ll be fine.

Honestly unless you have a long commute, level 1 charging is also totally fine. I've been level 1 charging for almost 3 years and even when I come home from a road trip at like 5% I'm good unless I have to immediately do a long drive the next day.

Nope. I pay $80 a month to charge my car at home. I just did a road trip to my parents and back and paid the same in super charging.. might as well be paying for gas if that’s your only option.

Nope

Yes. I went months without an at home charger. There’s enough entertainment in the car that kept me busy at superchargers

It depends on your situation. Are you able to charge at work?

hell no.

I have had my MYLR for two years and don't own a home charger of any kind since I can charge for free at work. I make sure to fill to 100% on Fridays and generally don't need to charge until Monday and if I do run out before, I'll go to a supercharger and possibly spend $20 at worst to get back to 80% and be fine the whole weekend. I knew this would be the case before I bought the car and have no ragrats after 2 years.

Nope.

I own a home with hoa and they wont let me put in a charger so im stuck with the super charger. The trick to this is making sure you charge at the super charger when you can preheat the battery for 45 mins. If you dont do this then you gonna be sitting at 70 instead of 250 charging rate.

I got my y wo home charging. I got it only for fsd, so nothing else matters

No

People forget that there’s a lot of advantages to a Tesla other than just charging at home. Also, when comparing it to a gas car, it’s honestly still usually more convenient to charge than to fill up with gas. Lots of grocery stores have chargers, so just plug in, do your grocery shopping, and then you’re set for the rest of the week by the time you’re done shopping. Most people that say “no” haven’t ever owned an EV without a home charger, but I owned a Model 3 for 2 years without a home charger, and would do it again! Once you find a routine, it’s not any more inconvenient than going out of your way to get gas.

I cant charge at home (apartment) but my work has L2 chargepoints which has been fine for the last 2 years. Definitely thought the housing market in NJ wouldnt (couldnt??) be crazy by now. But im wrong about a lot of things. Not Teslas though. They're sweet.

My wife and I drive far fewer miles per year (~10K) than you, but we both have become totally accustomed to using FSD on every drive. It reduces our cognitive strain so much I think it would still be worth it without home charging. As it is, we only have Level 1 charging at home and that has been sufficient.

No

No

It depends how far is level 3 charging and if I’m cool with the cost. I went with a EV9 this past summer, over all great car, but supercharging was a learning experience. Paying $0.56 kWh adds up quickly. If I charged at home it’s $0.11 kWh. Road trips it’s fine but if I was paying that to drive during the week I’d lose my enthusiasm. You’ll have to weigh the pros and cons and cons. If you have chargers on your commute and free ones that are convenient it might be worth it.

Nope. Home charging is absolutely necessary. And I love the car

Nope, we took it on a road trip for the first time to a city 3 hours away. Kind of a pain to always logistically plan where and when I was going to charge the car. Can’t imagine using it for a commute and always trying to supercharge or top off.

Buying an EV and not being able to charge at home would be an utter nightmare. Youd get frustrated and annoyed in short order. My 220v plug in stop working and I wasnt able to charge from home for 2 weeks... just 2 weeks, thats not a long time and I was annoyed with the damn car. Also, does it get cold where you are? Youre range can get cut in half like where I am. Hell, when its like minus 15c my car will eat up 10% of its charge just warming the cabin and battery up. There are also parasitic losses that if you have sentry on,,, they add up.

you pay 35 cents p/kwh? thats crazy to me. Mine is 20 during the day and 10 cents from 7pm to 7am

The ability to charge at work changes things. Definitely not a deal breaker with that option. Free or is it a charge?

Don’t do it.

I would not. Unless you have access during the day at work, driving an EV will be a hassle. Love our Tesla’s, but without home charging it would be frustrating

I was in this situation while renting and house searching. I dont how much you drive, but I would think seriously... It was a lot of stress. We had a slow charger just 800m away and I would drive down there and walk back with my dog for the nightly stroll, then go back in the morning. It was a huge logistical challenge though, especially when we wanted to go on longer trips. We bought a house with a charger and 2 Teslas (M3 and a Y) and it has reduced our stress SO much! We talk about this every time we travel and have to look for chargers again....

I used to say “nbd since supercharging is actually cheaper than power from the grid in California” but they’ve done demand pricing and the economic difference got wiped out. I qualified for a grant to install a L2 at home, 220/48A is so nice. Slow charging is a bit tedious.

No. Of course not. Absolute deal breaker.

No

Absolutely not.

I also would not, and it’s not because of the cost of supercharging (where I live, it’s still cheaper to purely supercharge vs gas). Supercharging is annoying; it takes longer for less range than filling up gas and there’s way less superchargers than gas stations. Filling up gas is already mildly annoying, time wasted supercharging is not worth the cost savings. The primary benefit of an EV is the ability to charge it where it would normally be parked doing nothing (home or work). If you can’t do either it’s not worth the hassle.

I got mine and not charge at home. I use supercharge and it is even cheaper than gas

I would if there were competitive public charging around. Here I pay 0.09AUD for super off peak charging at home but faster chargers and superchargers are more like 0.4AUDper kWh. Fine for road trips but makes it expensive to run everyday. The biggest advantage is never having to think about charging though. If its at home, its plugged in and always have plenty of juice to get around. I just use 10A 230V charging and do about 20,000km a year. It charges for at most 12 hours a day while the price is lower. We are about to get solar and home battery though which should make it cheaper still. I do really like the MY though, so it would be a tough call.

No. Inability to charge at home negates the advantages of electric vehicles. If only Tesla made a petrol model, eh?

Don’t let them discourage you. I still bought one just cause I have chargers pretty close by where I live. There are chargers here at my apartment but the price is higher than a busy supercharger. I would base it on your daily commute and maybe that would help you make that decision.

It would certainly reduce the convenience of an EV for me. Most of our charging is done at home parked on some bit of our driveway or other. If there are chargers on your regular driving routes then it’s probably not much of a problem. And if you can escape the ‘drive until empty then fill big’ ICE approach and charge when convenient it should be OK. Just don’t concern yourself with the comments from folks who charge overnight at home for a few pennies per kWh. I’d rather drive an EV than an ICE given the choice. Even if it meant using fast chargers all the time.

Only reason i do not have an EV is because i cannot charge at home. Though, road tax is based on weight, EV weight more so the cost is higher. That also weights in.

Yes, in OZ anyway, it’s much cheaper to recharge at a public charger than to refuel. The charging time is negligible if you plan to do it at a beneficial time.

Don't do it if you can't charge at home. Factor in two things. First, the cost of electricity (I am not in UK so don't know your prices) but also, and this is very important, you're going to be sitting for maybe 1/2 hour at the charging station each time so that's a lot of time. Also your cheapest power rate might be the middle of the night. This sub reddit is pretty pro Tesla so take that into account.

Absolutely not, I love my MY, but as others have said that’s partly because it makes my life easier. 3rd party chargers are expensive, and the superchargers in the UK are fairly decent for motorway work - but that’s it. I charge mine at home every 3-4 days keeping it topped up. If I couldn’t do that I wouldn’t even contemplate it.

No.

Nope

>They are obviously not from the UK

I’m living in an apartment in the US, and this is my second electric vehicle. I don’t drive very far, my commute is just 7 minutes or 3 miles. I usually charge my car at most twice a month or top up when there’s a charger at a venue. I prefer electric regardless so if it suits you then just get it.

I was contributing to the overall thread not one person

I would say depends on how far you drive it. Recharging every two weeks is one thing but then every two days would get old real quick.

100% no

>when everything is closed When would that happen? Charging is not like gas stations that require a live attendant. They are never "closed" at all.

This — you have got to do the math. Its like buying an ICE vehicle without having any idea what gas prices or MPG are like.

I mean other amenities. If you can charge and go shopping, it’s not that bad. Sitting in a car with nowhere to go tired on sunday night is much less pleasant. Sure, charger is open, but nothing else

This is why I keep a game controller in the console.

Right — L1 is fine until you get jammed up by a once in a while situation. "Oh, sorry, honey, I ran to the store and must have forgotten to plug the car in."

True - Falling asleep could run up some crazy idle fees!

Like I said, three years and I've never had an issue like that. I'm just saying it's totally worth buying even with only a regular outlet.

The US vs UK EV experience is very different. Overall most Americans drive more and have less public options to charge our vehicles unless it is at a super charger which often has less amenities like groceries, or restaurants, or other daily items found in the UK. Even though Tesla has built a very good network of SC in the US it can still be a chore trying to use that network often especially as it continues to expand to other EV’s while the public funding options are being scaled back by the current government. I think the UK model is simply a different animal and will depend on your town and use needs.

Nope and I love our the Y and 3

Yes, it's a massive quality of life increase vs a gas vehicle, but without home charging you won't be saving money.

No. Period. I’d go back to a Prius hands down.

How much do you drive on a daily?

No

I’m including the cost of delivery fees into the p/kwh rate. It’s brutal