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Sort of new Tesla Model Y owner now (4 months). Some observations...
Availability of reliable charging is crucial. No other manufacturer is even close to Tesla yet for road trips.
I can charge at home and at work. We have taken two long road trips so far and the supercharger network was great.
The cold weather has decreased battery range, we were aware of this going in and it hasn't been a problem.
We are on our second snowstorm in the Philly area this week and I haven't changed behavior. We would always make sure our ICE cars were gassed up and of course get milk, bread and beer :-). With the Tesla, you would want to make sure it was charged up as well.
It is the best car I have ever owned so far but I can see how it doesn't work for everyone yet. If I didn't have access to home charging, like some in apartments, I wouldn't own one, at least until charging stations are way more widespread.
I don't know much about the economics of gas stations, but I do have a friend who owned one. He said the gas was sold pretty much at cost, you make your money on people coming inside. I expect it will be the same for EV charging.
Feel free to ask any Tesla questions and I will be happy to share my experience.
