Recent content by dmsail

We used the head-in stall while pulling a UHaul trailer. We didn't need to unhitch since the trailer was short enough that we weren't blocking the aisle. It was UHaul's 5 x 8' cargo trailer.

We've driven cross country three times, once in our Model S, and twice in our Model X. While we have not used it often, it has come in handy a few times when we visit people that live in apartments so that we can't charge where they live. This happened once in Montclair, CA where we charged at...

He wanted to confiscate the charger so that we would not leave without visiting the ranger station. As it turned out, we returned to our car before the officer left the scene.

I didn't mention anything about damage to the car. As I said, I am not one hundred per cent sure that he broke it. We have over 20 k miles of road trips and we have charged away from home dozens of times so it could have happened anywhere. It was just the first time I noticed that the cable...

Here's an update on my violation notice in Yellowstone. I called the US Attorney's office on Monday and they said they would review my case and get back to me within a couple of days. He just called back this morning and said that they are dismissing my case. He said it didn't seem like I...

No I didn’t catch it on video. We have a front dashcam but it wouldn’t see anything in back. I’m only assuming he broke it—it used to lock and now it doesn’t.

There is very little cell coverage at Yellowstone, at least with AT&T.

The first thing he said was "This is not a Tesla charging station. You are stealing electricity." So I did get the impression there was some history there.

All the ranger we talked to were very nice. This was a National Park Service police officer. When I said that we asked a ranger where to charge the cop said "Well they didn't ask us."

I agree that it was my fault. I disagree that there are tons of places to charge in Yellowstone. If you want to sit around all day charging then okay but if you actually want to drive around and see things then there needs to at least level 3 chargers and a lot more of them.

Teslafi said that we charged for 43 minutes before our charging cable was yanked out and 5.6 kWh was added. Accounting for charging inefficiency and say $0.20 /kWh we're only talking about a couple of bucks of electricity. I would have gladly paid much more than that if there was some...

I usually ask everywhere. Earlier that morning we were at the Lake Hotel and it was listed on PlugShare as a place that had charging. The man behind the desk drew me a map of where to drive a few hundred yards away where I could plug in. "So I can just plug in?" I asked. He said "Just go...

My wife and I visited Yellowstone National Park last weekend with our Model X. Neither of us had been there for 35 years and we were eager to see the magnificent sights in the park with a clean vehicle. Since Yellowstone is so big and the charging opportunities are so few I was anxious to plug...

Last month we towed a 5 x 8' U-Haul cargo trailer from the Bay Area to southern California. It was our first time towing with the Model X and it was fine. As expected we took longer to make the trip due to the slower driving speed and the extra charging. We were probably towing about...

I had both of our front door latches replaced today. The driver side latch was grinding and the door could not be closed manually.