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60 mph is 96.5km/h if you think in metric units, or 26.8 m/s if you *really" think in metric units.

Getting there in 2 seconds, means you experience an acceleration of 13.4 m/s². That's more than than 1g, yes... which means the wheels must have pretty good grip

The thing I didn't consciously expect is how quietly it all happens. No engine roars, no star wars sound effects. Just push the pedal and go

This is what living in the future feels like and its awesome. If the price of batteries keeps coming down, there will be no need to make fossil fuels illegal because 10 years from now nobody will want a car with an internal combustion engine, the same way nobody wants a CRT screen today.

You don't know what a CRT screen is? Then you must be born in the 21st century

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube

On the other hand, the yoke is an underwhelming experience. It feels just like using a steering wheel with an unergonomic shape. You still have to turn it over 360 degrees when parking.

It looks futuristic, but... meh!

Let's do some back-of-the-envelope analysis: I returned home with exactly 50% of charge.

With the 110V plug (actually 119V), I can charge at 12Ah = 1.4 kWh.

After charging for a few minutes, the car says will take 20h to charge to 75%, so let's double that to guess the total power I used today: 1.4 * 40 = 57 kWh. Or at least, that's the power I will need to pump into the battery from the gird...

Consider that I've been driving around in Plaid mode the entire time, and I even experimented with the Drag Strip Mode, which does... something that takes 10 minutes to condition the car for maximum performance.

This is not a fair test of typical daily usage. But I was curious...

It seems that here in Los Angeles, electricity costs $0.22 per kWh (US average seems to be around $0.18).

So today I spent 57 * 0.22 = $12.54.

Since I drove about 100 miles, that's about $0.125 per mile.

So, what would a real scientist do now? But of course: take different measurements and analyze them with different methods, until the results agree with my original beliefs... then claim that the result was surprising and unexpected

For example, the Tesla's trip stats screen claims that I used 35 kWh today. And that's only $0.077 per mile... Q.E.D.!

@codewiz Additionally, you don't need regular car maintenance such as oil change.

@codewiz Also you could time your charging to charge at low peak hours with cheaper electricity price.

@Maryam I also got another thing wrong: premium gas is $4.933 in CA, so that's $0.20 per mile.

Not sure why fueleconomy.gov gives only stats on premium gas... is it the most economic?