Now for something completely different.

As folks who follow my Twitter feed know, I’m finally buying a new car to replace my current 15-year-old one. While that would normally sound routine, I have added a twist that I think will make it worth reading about: we are giving up gasoline and going all-electric. More significantly, we’re going all-electric by getting a Tesla S90D.

My experience of going from an electric car skeptic four years ago (I thought hybrids were the better way to go) to actually buying a Tesla, one of the more radical plug-in electric cars, wasn’t a sudden decision; it was an evolutionary journey. And given how much I found myself weighing alternatives and constantly re-evaluating my plans, it occurred to me that others might be on the same path, and might enjoy reading about it. You may make different decisions, but sometimes it’s nice to know others have had the same questions and indecision along the way.

As of this weekend, I’m about to become a Tesla newbie owner. That means I’m going to have to learn a lot of new habits (e.g., “Hey sweetie, did you remember to charge the car last night?”) and I’m undoubtedly going to have some adventures that wouldn’t occur with a traditional car (“What do you mean we can’t drive through to grandma’s tonight?”). My plan is to document those experiences in hopes that others will learn from them.

Blogging about this is not my day job, so I’m going to try to keep these posts short and keep each topic focused on one thing. That means they should be brief enough for folks to read over a cup of coffee and then move on. I’ll present both facts and opinions (no ex-analyst can ever resist offering opinions), and I’ll try to identify each clearly. My goal isn’t to present iron-clad arguments or rationales about green energy. Instead, I just want to share our story of how a family converted over from internal combustion to all electric transportation over the next few years.

My first few posts will try to provide some backstory about how we got here, and what the Tesla buying process was like. However, because we are taking delivery of the car tomorrow (!), I’ll probably also have current event posts too. I’ll do my best to label each clearly so folks can keep the narrative straight.

With that, sit back, relax, and learn along with me what it’s like to give up our dinosaur juice addiction and start driving lightning.