You can do the math. A model Y will probably average 280 watt hour per mile. So 20,000 (miles) X .280 (kwh) = 5600KWH per year. Add 10% for charging loss for a total of 6160KWH per year.

My personal experience with EV has been good. Recently crossed 100K miles on 2019 model 3 performance. It hasn't been perfect but only expense has been tires and windshield washer fluid. Range is down about 6% from new. Costs $3 in electricity to go 100 miles (charging at home at night). Probably won't buy another IC vehicle.

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I own a 2019 model 3 and I don't think gearbox oil is a service item. I have 110,000 miles on mine and this is what I have done.
- 2 sets of tires
- Took car in for trunk release wiring harness recall.
- Filled windshield washer fluid several times.

I can't attest for everyone else but the car has worked out well for me. Battery is at about 92% capacity of new and I see several people on EV forums with the same car still going good at 200K+ miles. It costs about $3 of electricity (charging at night at home at about 12 cents per kwh) to go 100 miles.

I didnt buy this for the environment. Instead I like high tech electric things (like pinball lol) and it is pretty fast (11.5 qtr mile) and not ridiculously heavy (4100 lbs). Of course, since I can be cheap, I also have solar on my home and shop now.

The cars is by no means perfect but I would get another one. And I do like not going to gas stations. The charge time while long distance travelling is definitely longer (up to 30 minutes) than a gas station but I find it tolerable. Currently I wouldn't recommend an EV to someone who can't charge at home or travels over 300 miles a day regularly.

Not since end 2020....

It has since been a long legal process during which Tesla tried to prove that lawmakers were influenced by car dealers to specifically prevent Tesla to sell vehicles direct to consumers in the state. Earlier this year, Tesla reached a settlement with the state of Michigan to allow direct sales and service of vehicles.Dec 3, 2020

My model 3 costs $3 in electricity to go 100 miles (at my power cost of 12 cents per kwh). I have solar but didn't factor that in (it is much cheaper).

You sound so sure - if are right, you can make a fortune shorting Tesla stock. EZ money!

Wow I had to look it up and indeed there are some homes with only 110/120. But it seems to be very very rare. Would be a bummer for electric hot water heater, AC, Baseboard heat also. I have charged my car on 120v at 16amps (or even 12 amps) and it is pretty slow but not as slow as 1 mph of charging. IIRC it is more like 8 miles per hour. My X had and EV that she charged only on 120v plug in her garage, since she only drove about 20 miles a day it was fine for her.

Something must have been weird. You can charge at 16amps on a 20 amp circuit (code only allows 80% of rating for continuous use. Tesla automatically does this based on the plug you use). So 16 amps * 120 V = 1920 Watts. Lets say 2kw. A Model 3 uses about 250 watt hour per mile. So you should have been charging at 7 or 8 miles PER HOUR of charging. Even on a standard 15 amp circuit you should get 5 or 6 miles per hour. Slow for sure, but way faster than the 1.3 miles per hour you got.

I don't get this tire stat that has been reported lately. A Silverado 2500 weighs about 7000 pounds, A Rivian R1T weighs about 7150. I don't see this as a big deal. A Tesla model 3 with the big battery weighs 4034 and a BMW M3 weighs about 3900.