https://medium.com/@elanf/on-the-tesla-model-3-6b5acabd8ff5

I glanced nervously at the charge indicator on the sandy Nissan Leaf as I coaxed it higher into the west Maui mountains. Rain threatened, I needed coffee, probably a shower, but it didn’t matter. If the heavens opened up and the Leaf ran out of juice, I would have happily jogged the rest of the way in the rain with a giant smile on my face, because I had a date with the future. Let’s rewind a bit, and see how I got here…

My first car was a brand new 1994 Honda Civic. Bought it new right after college, drove it for 140,000 mostly-uneventful miles, and finally sold it on the opposite coast. My next car, purchased on eBay during a quarter-life crisis, was a silver 2002 Audi TT Roadster. I put a subwoofer in the trunk, won (back) the girl of my dreams, then promptly sold it and moved to Hawaii. Pretty standard stuff. Here, practicality won again and I went for a heavily-used 2007 Toyota Camry. It was beige. Doug backed it into a fence, my mom smashed a taillight, and roaches considered it a Four Seasons. It did its job without complaint.