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Interesting. My own analysis of the raw data on the EPA submittal documents matches the mpge and kWh/100 numbers precisely. But that same analysis suggests the 310-mile range rating is conservative.

So I went by a couple times this week. A fence went up about a week ago at the spot I thought most likely in late May, but it was hard to tell. The I noticed trenching inside the enclosure, about 10 feet out from the curb. It was a very long enclosure, suggesting that if this was going to be...

Just drove by today. The enclosure location seems to be marked on the ground and the power feed has been stubbed out. Can't yet tell if the spots will be inside or outside. I'm betting outside next to the enclosure.

On-scene photo taken last week by my brother-in-law.

I know for a fact that a Supercharger is nearing completion in Bend, Oregon. My brother-in-law sent me a photo three days ago. It's located in the Fred Meyer parking lot where 97 rolls into the south side of town and business 97 splits off. 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend, Oregon 97702 It doesn't...

Nice one!!! I guess we'll have to gear up for a rematch! But I'd like to think that we can still claim the unaided titles (for the time being): one vehicle solo with two drivers in the car the entire time with zero relief or support! ;)

Does it have the autopilot hardware? Lane keeping, collision warning, adaptive cruise? Or was it made before the tech package included that stuff?

I'm trying to chase down exactly when the "Tech Package with Autopilot" was first made available on the 85. I tried the FAQ and a thread search, but couldn't pin it down. I'm pretty sure the option existed before the P85D was launched and the RWD P85 was shown the door, but I'm not certain. If...

The original thread-starter was my post BEFORE Kurt and I made the attempt and achieved the 67-hour 21-minute Portofino-to-Red Ball Garage crossing last summer. Good luck! Our total charge time was 14 hours and 40 minutes, which is 1 hour and 17 minutes less than Tesla's. Dan Edmunds

Funnily enough, we nearly ran dry on the way into Murdo on the return leg after we completed the LA-NY run in 67 hrs, 21 minutes. We were heading into a headwind that lasted through three supercharger stops, and our range meter dipped to "---" about 4 miles shy of Murdo. We made it. BTW the...

At 76 hours, that one didn't appear that fast to me, and I think they focused on the record for "least power used" or something. They had weather, and now there's a shorter route through Las Vegas. Someone must have done better than 76 hours by now.

I've been using the search button to find this to no avail. Trying to find a list or a thread in which the current fastest LA-NY crossings (or NY-LA) are summarized and described in hours. It may well be there, by my Google-Foo isn't up to snuff this morning.

While I really like and admire the Tesla Model S, there's work yet to do. I can't go along with this.

Yes, the alignment was necessary because of the power unit swap, not the battery swap. That was incorrectly stated, though I'm not sure if the source of the error was a misstatement by the service adviser or the author's misunderstanding that wasn't caught in the edit phase. The service ticket...

Yes, it has been replaced once before. Item 4 on our Sept. 2013 service ticket consists of four service bulletin corrections, one of which was the replacement of the 12V battery. The part number is listed as 1024463-00-A. Seven other associated fasteners and terminal clamp adapters were replaced...