Tesla
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02, Jan, 2019
New Electric Honda Electric Vehicle Concepts Tokyo Motor Show 4 - Fully Charged
New Electric Honda Electric Vehicle Concepts Tokyo Motor Show 4 - Fully Charged
Honda Electric Dream. After years spent in the electric car wilderness, Honda release a brilliant production-ready electric city car and an awe-inspiring electric sports car
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23, Jun, 2013
She’s 4 Sale. I have listed my Model S for Sale on eBay.
People may find this very hard to believe, but yes it’s true, my Telsa Model S is for sale. She has been listed on eBay. Everyone is going to ask, why I am selling it? Well first of all, I do believe this is a fantastic car, no buts. I think it’s the best car every made and I …
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17, Mar, 2013
Orlando to Miami, FL – Last leg, 228 miles.
Sunday morning 2AM, March 16th, we drive home. Orlando to Miami, FL. Our battery has been somewhat depleted from the races, yet we’ve located a few EV chargers on the way down, so we can recharge while grabbing a late night bite. Kohl’s is piloting an EV charger program and they have chargers in 33 …
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16, Mar, 2013
Daytona to Orlando – 54 miles. Saturday Night Drag Races at Orlando Speed World Dragway
Friday evening, March 16th. Daytona Beach to Orlando, FL. We decide to move on to Orlando so we can participate in the drag racing the following night at the Orlando Speed World Dragway. It’s a short drive to the Orlando area and upon arriving we have dinner at one of my favorite chains, Sweet Tomatoes. We have a difficult time …
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14, Mar, 2013
Gainesville, Ocala to Daytona Beach, FL – BIKE WEEK IN DAYTONA – 116 miles.
Thursday, March 14th. Gainesville, Ocala to Daytona Beach FL. Today is a short drive. Two days back after seeing lots of motorcycles on the roads, I recalled Bike Week in Daytona might be happening. After checking online, indeed we confirm Bike Week is in full swing. Juan is a big motorcycle aficionado, like myself, so it doesn’t take …
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13, Mar, 2013
Destin, Tallahassee to Gainesville, FL – 295 miles.
Wednesday, March 14th. We are up to 5,400 miles traveled and by the time we arrive to Miami Beach, it’s possible we may break 6,000 miles. The distances I am using for the Post headings are distances I’m pulling from MapQuest. I’m sure if you were to add up the distances mentioned in the Posts, it doesn’t add up …
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13, Mar, 2013
Impressive milestone reached. 5,400 batteries to be given away!!!
Hi Everyone. We’ve exceeded an impressive milestone. We have surpassed the original 5,000 miles planned and we have passed 5,400 miles in route to Miami, Florida. We have named over 90 winners from our customer database. Each winner will receive either 60 Panasonic hearing aid batteries or 60 Panasonic AA/AAA alkaline batteries. We are giving away one battery …
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12, Mar, 2013
New Orleans LA, Mobile, AL, Pensacola FL to Destin – 250 miles.
Tuesday March 13th. We are focused to move on. No late Monday night for us in the French Quarter. I take the St. Charles Trolley back to Whole Foods to retrieve the Telsa. Return downtown and Juan is already at the hotel entrance with our bags. We take I59 to the I10 and blast through Mobile, AL without …
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11, Mar, 2013
Baton Rouge to New Orleans, LA – 85 miles.
Monday, March 11th. Monday is probably not the top day for visiting New Orleans, but we’re both excited about the visit since neither of us have been to this exciting city. It’s a short 85 mile drive and we arrive by lunch time. Our hotel is downtown, but we can’t locate any EV chargers downtown on our charger data bases. …
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10, Mar, 2013
Houston, to Baton Rouge, LA – 270 miles.
Sunday, March 10th. Saturday night was pretty uneventful, Juan was worn out from the stressful afternoon of almost running the Tesla down to zero charge in The Woodlands, me I wanted to stretch my legs and explore the the City Center shopping area near our Four Point Sheraton hotel in West Houston. Another great deal hotel deal of $46 from …
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06, Mar, 2013
Tucumcari, NM, Amarillo TX, to El Reno OK – 346 miles.
Tuesday, March 5th. Rise & shine. 8:00AM, we walk a few blocks from our motel over to the KTNM1400AM & KQAY92.7FM radio station for a live interview with the morning radio show host, Tom Even Jr. Tom coincidentally is the owner/mgr. of the Kiva RV Park where we charged the Tesla at 240V 40Ah. …
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06, Mar, 2013
El Reno OK, Okalahoma City, Dallas TX – 240 miles.
Wednesday, March 6th. We are still recovering from last night’s zero mile on the batter scare, feeling quite fortunate we avoided disaster. The Howard Johnson is good for a free breakfast in the lobby and we move on. This leg is relatively short and we make the trip on a single charge. Initially, we hope on grabbing a short …
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04, Mar, 2013
Gallup, Albuquerque to Tucumcari, NM – 316 miles.
Monday, March 4th. The days are beginning to become a blur. Waking up, Juan retrieves the Tesla from USA RV Park, we pack our bags into the car and continue East. We stop in Albuquerque for lunch and a free charge in downtown. Both the charger and street parking spot are free of charge. We encounter two …
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03, Mar, 2013
Grand Canyon Park, Flagstaff to Gallup NM – 280 miles.
Sunday, March 3rd. Today, was a single charge record for us, 280 miles traveled with 16 miles left on the battery. Leaving Grand Canyon Park in the early afternoon we travel at a leisurely pace of around 52 to 55 mph and arrive to Gallup without a sweat.
In the morning we tour the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The …
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02, Mar, 2013
Taking some R&R in Las Vegas NV
Saturday morning, March 2nd, we leave Las Vegas in route to the Grand Canyon. Driving down highway 93, we pass through Henderson, Boulder City and the Lake Mead National Recreation Center, missing Hoover Dam. Stopping at a nice vista point we encounter some Indians selling jewelry and pottery. I negotiate to purchase two small pots for $40 each and …
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02, Mar, 2013
Las Vegas, Kingman AZ, to Grand Canyon, AZ – 277 miles.
Saturday morning, March 2nd, we leave Las Vegas in route to the Grand Canyon. Driving down highway 93, we pass through Henderson, Boulder City and the Lake Mead National Recreation Center, missing Hoover Dam. Stopping at a nice vista point we encounter some Indians selling jewelry and pottery. I negotiate to purchase two small pots for $40 each and …
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27, Feb, 2013
Salinas, Coalingas, Mojave, Barstow, Las Vegas NV – 500+ miles.
Wednesday, Feb 27th. We start out from Salinas in the morning and our destination for the day is Las Vegas, NV, nearly 500 miles away. There are two Supercharger stations on our route, Coalingas and then Barstow.
Route for the day. Salinas to Las Vegas. Tesla Supercharger stations located in Coalinga and Barstow.
We start out heading south on US101 and …
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26, Feb, 2013
Morning visit to the Tesla Motors factory
Tuesday, Feb 26th. We leave Berkeley for Fremont to visit the Tesla Motors factory. This is a day I have long been waiting for. We first drop our Model S off at the factory service center to take care of a few small issues and we are driven over to the factory side by Kyle, our service representative. …
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24, Feb, 2013
Ukiah, CA to Berkeley, CA – 115 miles
Sunday, Feb 24th. One problem with needing 12 1/2 hours to charge your car from empty to full- if you finish late at night your can’t get back on the road until at least 12 hours later. We went to bed at around 3:30AM upon reaching Ukiah. Fortunately our projected drive to Berkeley was a short distance, otherwise we would …
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23, Feb, 2013
Grants Pass, OR to Ukiah, CA – 325 miles Our furthest day…so far.
It’s Saturday, Feb 23rd, and I but it feels like it can be any day of the week. After giving the Tesla a thorough cleaning inside and out, we head for the coast in a southwesterly direction on US-199 to Crescent City. The surrounding landscape is very pretty farmland and as we get closer to the coast we begin …
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23, Feb, 2013
Photo shoot of our Tesla Model S along Coastal Highway 101 in Northern California
I knew we had a good reason for washing the car. Photo shoot time. Too bad it’s afternoon and the sun is on the wrong side of the car.
Pacific Coast in California, South of Crescent City. Wide angle photo taken by Juan.
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22, Feb, 2013
Salem, OR to Grants Pass, OR – 201 miles
It’s Friday, Feb. 22nd and time to pick the car up from the Mission Mills Museum. I jog over to retrieve the car and return to our motel to pack the car. Our battery pack is around an hour short of a full charge so we don’t expect to be breaking any distance records today. We leave Salem, headed …
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21, Feb, 2013
Seattle, WA to Salem, OR – 220 miles
Thursday, Feb. 21st. Another day another leg. While in Seattle, we breakfast at French bakery, Le Panier on Pike Place as our last visit. It’s pretty touristy here, but the pastries and breads are fantastic, so sit for breakfast then buy some treats for the road. Earlier, while at the hotel, I’ve contacted the Tesla …
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20, Feb, 2013
Vancouver to Whistler, BC Canada – 125KM (78M)
Monday morning, Feb. 18th, Yair drops me off at Vancouver City Hall to pick up the Tesla. The car is fully charged to 497 km. (308 miles), thanks to the free Chargepoint charger which charged at 230V 30Ah. We have already booked a hotel in Whistler, so off we go. The weather along the route is just above …
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20, Feb, 2013
Whistler to Seattle – 218 miles
Wednesday Feb 20th. It’s our second day in Whistler. We connect the car to a charger the second night even though the battery had already been topped off the previous night and not driven. Wednesday makes for a full day of skiing. Whistler is probably one of the finest skiing resorts in the world. Whistler village is one …
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17, Feb, 2013
Portland to Seattle – 174 miles North on I5
Time to get down to business. It’s Saturday night, Feb 16th and we are off to Seattle from Portland. The weather is clear, dry and we make good time. Back in Portland we took a few friends on a joy ride, so we burned up some miles before leaving Portland. We arrive into Seattle with just a few miles to …
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17, Feb, 2013
Seattle to Vancouver – 141 miles (227KM)
Sunday, Feb. 17th. We are off to Vancouver, BC, Canada from Seattle. It’s a short drive of only 141 miles, but we need to pass through the border and border control. Juan is driving and I’m busy on my computer. The Tesla Model S has a 3G data connection, I believe with AT&T, but the car does not (yet) offer …
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16, Feb, 2013
First Charge, Electric Avenue Portland
Diagram of Electric Ave. Portland Oregon.
Saturday, March 16th. Our first charging experience was at Electric Avenue in downtown Portland. Electric Ave. is a joint research & development initiative of the Postland State Univ., Portland General Electric and the City of Portland. It’s a block long street dedicated to free EV charging stations for EV …
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16, Feb, 2013
Details about my new 2013 Model S Performance model
My Tesla Model S comes with the 85KW battery pack, it’s a performance model which is the fastest of all the versions. The electric motor is rated at around 416HP, but it really feels much faster. Wheels are the standard 21″ in grey with high performance tires. The paint scheme is the Pearl White Multi-Coat which is a metallic …
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15, Feb, 2013
Trip Itinerary – Cross Country, West Coast to East Coast.
Friday, Feb. 15th. We are going through with this. The tentative trip itinerary is as follows: Portland, Seattle, Whistler BC, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Crescent City, Eureka, Ukiah, Berkeley, Freemont-factory visit, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon Natl Park, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Okalahoma City, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Gainesville, Daytona Beach, Orlando, to Miami. We are in no hurry and we …