For me, the biggest surprise was how wonderful it was to no longer have to take time out of my busy day at least once per week to find a gas station, to run the credit card, to stand outside in the weather for several minutes sniffing gasoline fumes and listening to obnoxious advertisements blaring from the pump, and to pay ridiculous prices for fuel.

I was so worried about “charging time” that I overlooked the fact that I don’t need to stand outside waiting for the car to re-fuel. Charging literally takes 5 seconds. I plug the car in at home and I walk away. The car is “full” before I need it again. I think that the convenience is easy to underestimate until you experience it directly.