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Tesla Chronicles #45 - 2023 EV Driving Year in Review
Well, 2023 has come to a close, and it seems like the right time to summarize the year and my experience driving our 2021 Tesla Model Y...
Marc Pochet
Jan 1, 2024


Tesla Chronicles #44 - Way too Early Cybertruck Thoughts
Tesla Fanboys are so disappointed, and they are locked in the price being too high and range too low based on "promises" made by Tesla...
Marc Pochet
Dec 2, 2023
Tesla Chronicles #43 - Full Self Driving (FSD) Test
Well, I did a 200 mile round trip drive in my 2021 Model Y today to pick up my Mother-in-law to get her to our house for Thanksgiving. I...
Marc Pochet
Nov 22, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #42 - Battery Degradation Report
There has been some really interesting battery range degradation happening with my 2021 LR Model Y over the past month, so I though I...
Marc Pochet
Sep 23, 2023
Tesla Chronicles #41 - EV Affordability
Well, a text conversation my brother and I had over the weekend is the driving force behind this particular post. The two of us were...
Marc Pochet
Sep 6, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #40 - Another Trip to FLX in the MYLR
Well, we just returned from our 4th trip to the Finger Lakes Region over the past 2 years in our Model Y (Long Range). I think we made 2...
Marc Pochet
Aug 29, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #39 - August Update
Well, it is mid-August and there is a ton of general EV news to cover! Since my last post in April (the battery degradation...
Marc Pochet
Aug 16, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #38 - Charging Behaviors - Part 1
One of the most frequently asked question or questions by new EV owners on Facebook EV groups always seem to pertain to charging, and...
Marc Pochet
Apr 6, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #37 - Superchargers Open to ALL EVs!
Well, sort of.... as of about 1 week ago, less than 20 hours before Tesla held their "Investor Day" PR event, Tesla announced that 10 of...
Marc Pochet
Mar 7, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #36 - Trip to State College
Susan and I made a trip up to PSU this past weekend to see some PSU Hockey (they lost) and PSU Men's Basketball (they lost in an epic...
Marc Pochet
Mar 1, 2023


Tesla Chronicles - #35 - Epic Trip to Florida
My brother and I embarked upon a trip from Northern VA to Orlando and back in my 2021 Model Y. 1666 miles in total (plus another 350...
Marc Pochet
Feb 13, 2023
Tesla Chronicles - #34 - Order a Tesla NOW!
No, seriously, drop everything you are doing now and go put in your order. At the beginning of 2023 the IRS released the EVs that would...
Marc Pochet
Jan 15, 2023


Tesla Chronicles #33 - Extreme Cold and EVs
Well, the nation was plunged into crazy cold weather in parts of every state in the nation in this last week. Combine this with the ever...
Marc Pochet
Dec 26, 2022


Tesla Chronicles #32 - Its the Trucks Stupid!
I have said for awhile now, that Ford deciding to make the F-150 an Electric Vehicle is a game changer for the EV industry. They surely...
Marc Pochet
Dec 9, 2022
Tesla Chronicles #31 - First 30k Miles
After 1 year, 5 months of ownership, I am about to get to 30,000 Miles in my 2021 Model Y Long Range. I have to admit that it has been,...
Marc Pochet
Nov 29, 2022


Tesla Chronicles #30 - A Reflection of EV (recent) History
I have to admit, I wasn't sure what post number 30 should be about. I don't have anything earth shattering to share really. I have a...
Marc Pochet
Oct 7, 2022


Tesla Chronicles #29 - CCS vs Tesla Supercharger
Well, my new CCS to Tesla DCFC adapter came in the mail this week, so I thought I would would go test it out today. This adapter allows...
Marc Pochet
Oct 1, 2022


Tesla Chronicles #28 - Flawless trip to Geneva NY
I was trying to come up with something to say about our long weekend trip back to FLX region this weekend. This time, we stayed in...
Marc Pochet
Sep 27, 2022


Tesla Chronicles #27 - Tinted Tesla
I dropped the car off last week at Ceramic Pro Pottstown (https://totaldetailingpa.com/) to get all the windows tinted with their top of...
Marc Pochet
Sep 17, 2022


Tesla Chronicles #26 - Confirmed…I love my Tesla
Well, this week, my Tesla is getting some window tint (post on that in a few days), which takes several days….so we are commuting in my...
Marc Pochet
Sep 14, 2022
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