The minivan AKA loser cruiser

For transparency and my own agenda, my husband and I own a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The main reason why we bought an electric car is that we live in central Stockholm and the Green Party has banned fossil cars on many streets in the centre.

With electric cars, even suburban soccer moms have been given the opportunity to drive fast cars. For example, Tesla's Model Y Long Range can be equipped with 7 seats. The car's performance means it takes 4.8 sec from 0 to 60 mph (5 sec from 0 to 100 km/h). All of a sudden, the suburban soccer mom with the car full of kids can outrun the single guy in his Porsche.

I, who promised myself long ago never to own a suburban soccer mom car, suddenly drive one and not even a proper one but just a 5 seater. With this clarity my new goal has become to convince my husband to buy acceleration boost for our Tesla. So far, both my husband and son have used their veto against me. Apparently, 4.8 sec from 0 to 60 mph (5 sec from 0 to 100 km/h) "is fast enough for me".