A Tesla Model 3, an apartment block in Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland, and the whole family on board. Since 2024 I've been writing down what it really costs and what everyday life on electricity feels like.
written in the evenings, after work, in spare moments
79,000 km on the clock, a full paid inspection at a Tesla service centre with no remarks at all, and 94% battery health. Near the end of the warranty, the car still meets every spec.
3923 km, 650 kWh and electricity at 1.61 PLN/kWh — a trip to Wisła, Ionity on the road and a broken Supercharger at Okęcie. It works out to about 27 PLN per 100 km.
2,750 km, 501 kWh and an average electricity price of as much as 2.03 PLN/kWh — a month without cheap charging, mostly fast charging on the road. That works out to about 37 PLN per 100 km.
2418 km, 437 kWh, an average electricity price of 1.62 PLN/kWh. Three weeks with the Tesla during the May getaways, including a trip to Mieroszów and a cheap Ekoen solar-powered promo.
Almost a month — from 10 June to 5 July — with one bigger trip and plenty of everyday driving. In total 3923 km, 650 kWh consumed and an average…