That makes it a better possibility.
Your commute is going to make it concerning if you don’t get a charge between each trip. You would likely have difficulty making it home if you didn’t get some charge at the office.
I’m an electrical engineer, specialized in power systems. I’m not afraid of the idea of an electric car. But I remain highly skeptical of the practicality of the current technology and price. I think there are some high mpg cars in that size that are more affordable and certainly more dependable.
Big kicker for me is still the cost of complete battery replacement in 5 years. Secondly is how much degrading of energy storage will happen in that battery in 4.9 years.
If you take the plunge, I hope you will give us feedback in a year and those that follow. I’d trust an unknown FReeper over some review by a car magazine guy.
OH! One other extremely obscure observation:
Do you have a pacemaker?
I do (got at age 40), and - after committing to the lease - was startled to see the user’s manual full of repeated warnings about use by people with pacemakers. From what I know & gather, it’s more a matter of it being a high-power electrical device NOT designed with extensive medical considerations in mind. I don’t anticipate it discharging and zapping me, but assume the warnings are legal obligations that they haven’t assured the FDA it won’t be a problem for those of us. Talked about it with my cardiologist, and (after a quick call) he didn’t see it as a concern - just don’t be stupid.
I make a point of not fiddling with the charger until I am _done_ using the vehicle for a while, and never touch anything else when inserting/removing the charger plug, unplugging before I touch the vehicle otherwise. Just being reasonably paranoid given my situation; I don’t get close to chainsaws or other close-range gas engines that have alternators (like backpack-style leaf blowers).