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I had something added to my Model S :) Short video (please ignore the zoom problems):

Late in the evening at 22:30 finally Supercharging again - what a blessing! Afterwards, I returned to Monfalcone in order to wash the still sandy car and to sleep. For the next 2 days I slowly cruised home with intentional detours via Venice - Bologna - Milan - Turino - Supercharger Aosta -...

Found it. But, no RFID worked. I asked the airport staff for help, and even though they tried hard and made some calls, they also couldn't figure out how to activate it. I show to the parking guard which kind of adapters I got with me and based on that he offered me to charge at a CEE...

The Italians at the agency were in a really good mood, friendly and helpful. We were joking around and were exchanging EV stories, as they also had some experience with shipping EVs and there were some odysseys... BMW i3 shipped to Cyprus, but there it couldn't drive off the vessel because its...

On May 13th we left the car with 31 km typical range at the port of Ashdod. I assumed that afterwards it was charging for about 2 hours, leaving the car with approximately 130 km of typical range. On May 24th the vessel left Ashdod with the Tesla on board. On May 30th I checked the SoC via app...

On May 24th 2018 the vessel "GRANDE DETROIT" departed from Ashdod, heading towards Italy. First stop: Turkey. At that time, nobody knew how long it would take to get to Italy. On May 30th 2018 GRANDE DETROIT arrived in Italian waters, but it first cruised on the Southern side of Italy. Anyway...

Thanks Fred. The story wasn't over yet, so here it continues... First, the promised videos. Actually, it's just 1 looong video - 18 hours - simply all dashcam recordings put after another (except parking). But, most likely no normal human will watch a 18-hour long dashcam video, so here are...

I drove constantly with TACC at 80 km/h (50 mph), the last third with 60-70 km/h. Consumption was being shown at below 100 Wh/km but still, something was weird and the range dropped quickly. Driving slow like that I was hoping we would reach Ashdod with 100 km typical left in the battery, which...

Here, at the last SuC in Jordan, which is also the last SuC for us on this trip in the Middle East, we're charging up to 100%, that means to 392 km / 243 miles typical. My 85D won't charge higher than that anymore. (Note: Odometer 05/2018: roughly 250.000 km / 155,000 miles. To compare: 440.000...

Supercharger Aqaba - King Hussein International Airport Finally, a Jordan Tesla in the wild! The guy is happy when I tell him we came all the way from Germany, but also for him it doesn't seem to be a big deal. :D He tells us that there are 800 Teslas in Jordan but almost all of them are...

From Petra we're lucky to drive about 70 km on the King's Highway - fun! Supercharger Gweirah

Top right: The Monastery Pest... I really hope that's just a typo and they meant to write Best as in Best View. ;-) --- Bottom right: End of the world coffee shop. Wife insisted on riding a donkey. We didn't have much time left. Up to the Monastery it's 850 steps. The guy promises to get...

I ask the guy on the WiFi-camel whether it's OK to take a picture of them. He: "1 Dinar!" Me: "Ah, no thanks then." He: "I'm just joking!! Put it on Instagram!" First, the cat brushes up to me, then the kid. The kid follows us around for a while until my wife presents him some small pen...

Mooooo... The Indiana Jones-moment is near... I can almost sense the Holy Grail ;-) ...in reality this building is called "Treasury".

The next day... Let's visit Petra: Horseback riding is included in the entrance fee they all were yelling. Really? Ok then. But immediately followed by "Baksheesh!" (tip). Ok. Wife rides horse. At the end of the short track she says "Thanks" and the guy replies "Baksheesh!". She gives him...