Tesla Supercharging in Gilroy

11 responses to “Tesla Supercharging in Gilroy”

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   mariordo59

   May 13, 2013 at 6:06 pm

   Thanks Steve, I will let you know here when and where it is posted in Wikipedia. And congratulations on the raving review by Consumer Reports, 99 out 100 says it all!

   Cheers

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   born1945

   May 13, 2013 at 10:26 pm

   Super video. Congrats to Tesla for creating such a great car.

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   js.brain

   May 14, 2013 at 12:06 am

   Congratulations to Tesla. My next car is a Tesla for sure!

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4. 

   Chucil

   May 14, 2013 at 1:35 am

   They are such a beauty on the roads. Is the production able to catch up with the orders? They far outnumber police cars. Many years from now, your vintage car will fetch up millions in auction house if you decide to sell. Car appreciation — that’s defying gravity.

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   mariordo59

   May 14, 2013 at 2:05 am

   Steve, you can find the picture at the WikiCommons here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tesla_Supercharging_in_Gi…
   (and of course in your photo page at the Wikimedia Commons)

   And in use in the English Wikipedia in the following articles:
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_station#EV_charging_statio…
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Motors#Supercharger_network

   Thanks again for your collaboration

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   Kaets Ebut

   May 14, 2013 at 11:29 pm

   I meant to ask you: How much does using the air conditioner affect the range? That’s a concern when it’s 100 degrees all summer. (My parents’ Cadillac was recently totaled in a restaurant parking lot by a hit-and-run bar patron. Maybe I can convince my mom to switch to electric.)

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   jurvetson

   May 15, 2013 at 2:34 am

   I am not sure, but I leave mine on all the time and it’s powerful (unlike the Tesla Roadster). The lights and stereo and A/C are fairly minimal energy use relative to driving.

   Big picture: unless your parents road-trip across Texas, the range will be a non issue. In other words, for any driving they do in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, they will never need to look at the range, nor look for a place to charge…. as long as they get into the simple habit of plugging the car in whenever they park at home. If they do that, I bet they can forget about range for any driving scenario they have ever considered within the DFW metroplex. (Just my opinion – happy to talk with them if they are concerned about range).

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8. 

   sbove

   May 21, 2013 at 12:37 pm

   Tesla supercharging combined with a Peet’s coffee stop = genius waiting to happen 😉

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   Kaets Ebut

   May 31, 2013 at 6:59 am

   > happy to talk with them if they are concerned about range

   More than that, you would have to overcome my mom’s affinity for used Cadillacs. Sadly, it’s too late, as yesterday they came home with a 2007 diamond-white DTS. Only 19K miles, SiriusXM radio, retractable side mirrors, looks brand new, and a great deal at $23K with a 4-year warranty. They might eventually be in the market for a 2023 Tesla sedan, though, so you can work on my mom whenever you see her.

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    jurvetson

    May 31, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Perhaps this will motivate her… from today’s news:

    "These stations will operate even if the entire national grid goes down," Musk said Thursday. "Even if there’s a zombie apocalypse, you’ll still be able to travel across the country on the Tesla supercharger network."

    SF Chronicle

    I’m sure they’ll come with the special gun rack for the standard issue Zombie-X AK-47
    

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    Kaets Ebut

    Jun 1, 2013 at 3:47 am

    You know my mom. Zombies don’t stand a chance. (Nor do people trying to convince her to change her mind.)

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