Living with a Tesla without a charger at home

[@rocketrollsvlogs7625]

I live in an apartment and have chargers in the apartment garage, but I probably supercharge 50% of the time because it's so convenient. I pass one on my way to work and it's convenient to charge for 10 to 15 mins while I'm in the convenience store. I live in a large metro area so it works for me. The only time I truly had to wait to charge was my first day after buying car because the dealer sold it with no charge and I couldn't access supercharger or dc charger because my adapter hadn't come in. It only takes 10 to 15 mins to add a couple of days worth of mileage.

[@AhmdYzbk]

Staying in apartment and planing to get Tesla, feel safe after seeing your video to own one 😊 thank you

[@keithwoermke]

Great Video. I'm getting a model y in 2 months. I live in a condo with no charging yet. You made me feel a lot better.

[@Dontslaythybroski]

Hows the model Y?

[@keithwoermke]

@@Dontslaythybroski Love it. It's a great car and I will never go back it ICE. Do you have a model y and if you do, have you noticed smaill black marks on the Gemini wheels made by the Gemini wheel covers. I'm trying to get these marks off with no luck. I have a friend that has a model Y 2 months newer than mine and he has them also. These are marks from the plastic. I've even tried acetone with no luck. I can't get Tesla service to answer my concern. I also have FSD and it is amazing. I'll never give up my subscription.

[@EnriqueRomualdez]

Thanks for making this video! We’re hoping to continue owning a Tesla when we move to Dubai in a few months - no expectations for a charger in our building. Feeling much more confident about this now.

[@varerkars]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PH61a]

I also live in an apartment. The nearest Supercharger is less than 7km from my home. I got 20.000km supercharge loading for free. In my street there are more than 25 11/22kWh chargers which cost considerably more (€0,40 to €0,55) than I would have to pay at a Tesla Supercharger (€0,21 to €0,30). I live in the Netherlands.

[@shirazfarooqui]

Does charging on Supercharger always would mess with the battery life.

[@danveer]

Yes. Slightly

[@kushalmehta01]

Thanks for this. Really helps in making a decision. Didn’t know that superchargers are free in dubai. With no maintenance and no fuel cost , this is a big savings. Can you also do a video on the premium connectivity and how much does it cost in UAE?

[@varerkars]

Premium connectivity is free with the car in dubai

[@kushalmehta01]

@@varerkars I thought it’s free for 30 days only. Good to know all the perks of owning a Tesla are free in dubai 😎

[@Chris-be1fo]

0:33 your wife in the backseat has the seatbelt around her and the small child. This is very dangerous in an accident. The inertia of the mother will press the baby forward against the seatbelt with such force that the baby will be cut in half by the seatbelt. The baby should be secure in its own restraint.

[@RaviPatel85]

Exactly

[@davidroddini1512]

My nearest publicly available charger is over 50 miles (over 81 kilometers). I also live in an apartment without even a garage, let alone a charger. I guess I shouldn’t get an EV 😔

[@MarkShaw-g6x]

What if you only have a level one charging at home. Does it still make sense? My work is 5km one way but I'll still do weekend driving and I visit family 3 times a week which is 29km one way

[@embassyf1416]

Hey Siddarth, thank you for sharing this informative video. Although I'm not located in Dubai, watching the video has provided me with valuable insights into Tesla's capabilities and the possibility of maintaining it without a home charger. I do have a question regarding battery degradation concerns when utilizing public charging, particularly supercharging. Currently, my weekly commute is within 400km, so I assume that supercharging once a week should suffice. What is your take on this calculation? Can I confidently rely on supercharging without significant worries about battery degradation for about a year until I find a place with home charging?

[@varerkars]

400 KM a week would probably mean charging the car twice a week. I do 300km and usually have to top one to 2 times a week . If you have.l access to a Dewa charging it should be fine, but just depending on the super charger can be a bit of a pain due to all the limos at the super charges these days

[@THATGUYTALKSMOVIES]

In a similar situation. Wife and I own a condo and no charging here. Been charging via Supercharger not far from me at all. Have 2 less than 4 miles away. We have a Range Rover as well and, we both work from home and our use is limited to driving around town, here and there, some longer drives every now and then but...nothing crazy. We have a Model Y Performance because we don't really need the range. Keep me posted on what your building management comes up with and how you resolve the charging situation. (I'm in the U.S / NJ/NY though....no free supercharging! That would be great!)

[@srikanthm4397]

Hey Siddarth, thanks for wonderful tesla videos. I wanted to ask if you have done any paint protection / ceramic coating / tinting to the car and if its worth it? If you have done any fo them may be if you can do a video of it. The reason almost all suggestions by tesla owners are mostly biased towards getting all of them done which is very expensive. Your insight into this if you have done any would be helpful for new owners like me.

[@varerkars]

I did do ceramic coating on the car and on the seats and I put PPF on the lights and the door sills. I think I paid around 2500 at elite shine for everything. The paint on the tesla is not great , that’s why people recommend it but putting PPF on the whole car just wasn’t worth it to me.

[@Whyinem]

I read that it is not good for the battery’s long term health to supercharger exclusively? Have you noticed battery degradation through the life of your car?

[@scootztube]

wondering the same...

[@deepakvarerkar9314]

Excellent info vlog!

[@SuperSaqer]

I have a question. Does the navigation work in other gulf countries? Like does it show you the other gulf countries?

[@varerkars]

Havnt tried

[@SuperSaqer]

@@varerkars well can you zoom out and check if you can see Riyadh or Doha?

[@MalekMroueh]

No reason why not… it should work

[@devildhaliwal]

Gr8, thanks for the info. I live next to MoE, where tesla got super charger installed. But I see lots of cars waiting almost all the time. Is there a way to check about the availability of a charging slot for a super charger before actually going there ? Any app on phone or car that can advise the same ? Also, I see many tesla destination chargers at hotels across the city, can those be accessed for free or is it exclusively for residents there ?

[@srikanthm4397]

At present, there is no way to check. Even if there is a way, the slot will probably be occupied by the time we go there due to a lot of demand. Just time for off-peak time, like on a weekday instead of weekends. Regarding destination chargers in Malls, it is free, but in Hotels, usually, only guests are allowed at-least you should be visiting a restaurant inside that Hotel to use it.

[@kingofnewyork8818]

Not having the ability to charger at home shouldn’t stop anyone. Not like we had gas stations at our house

[@varerkars]

True … but recent predicament …I just got home charging and it’s sooo much more convenient

[@yallmad3043]

Pretty much the same thing as owning a gas car without a gas station installed on your property

[@RaviPatel85]

Dude… car seat

[@houssamdirhali3284]

If you install Tesla charger at home, it will take maximum of 4 hours to fully charge the Tesla.

[@pushkarkundra3038]

And cost?

[@oj9886]

So supercharging is not free … you just had 10000 km in charging credits. Try to keep it factual