"In August, I planned to drive from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County and back to help my friend move. We needed a rental car that had sufficient storage space and wouldn't rack up a big gas bill. My friend suggested a Tesla Model Y because its driver assistance technology would make the seven-hour trek south - my first long-distance drive - easier."
"I was nervous about driving a car with an unfamiliar system and scared of being stranded on the side of the road with a dead battery, so I spent the week leading up to the trip binging Model Y tutorials on YouTube and plotting out a careful route with abundant Tesla Superchargers. I brought my friend to pick it up with me at the location indicated on Turo, because I kept imagining scenarios where I couldn't unlock the car,"
In August I rented a Tesla Model Y on Turo to drive from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County and back to help a friend move. The car offered roomy storage and electricity to avoid gas costs; the rental cost $334 for two days and included Autopilot but not the Full Self-Driving subscription. I had never driven a fully electric vehicle and felt nervous about range and unfamiliar controls, so I watched tutorials and planned a Supercharger-rich route. I picked up the car with a friend and encountered distinctive Tesla features—electric doors, different controls, and driver-assist behavior—that produced a steep learning curve during the trip.
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