Recent content by Ride Long

All of the threads on detailing services in this region seem a bit dated. The providers we see here frequently (I'm a customer and fan of TLC in Chantilly, VA) are too far away for cleaning. I'm in search of a quality detailing shop for interior/exterior cleaning of my Tesla S & 3. I'm not...

It had been a while since I was through this part of the community so it was time to be reminded what a shitty experience visiting National Harbor can be. It did not disappoint. There is no access from the south (I was driving up from La Plata) and all traffic is dumped into one pattern coming...

As the owner of a S70D and the new M3ER I have spent the past month going back & forth between the cars and I reached a similar conclusion, I would perhaps phrase it a bit differently. I think the S is the better car, but the 3 is by FAR the better value. As a personal finance guy I tend to...

Pricing question: The Tesla web site says all Superchargers in Maryland will charge $0.16 per kWh. I pulled in to Gaithersburg and charged my Model 3 last week and was charged $0.20 per kWh. Other Superchargers I have visited in Maryland have charged the $0.16 rate, but not this one. Does...

Reported yesterday: Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Tesla Supercharger stations to be constructed at Westfield Montgomery Mall (Photos) TWO Supercharger areas in Montgomery Mall: one by Nordstrom and one by the Arc Light cinemas (basically on opposite sides of the complex). The former Supercharger...

So how would anyone recommend I find one I can go see? Like a lot of us I just received my invite to configure my Model 3 order. My problem is that I can't (at least, not yet) bring myself to push the button on a $50k car that I have not even seen. Not much chance of me being in or around...

You can pull them off by hand in a matter of moments.

Received my invite by email yesterday. Model S owner in Maryland since 6/2015 and made online reservation on day one. Now I just have to find a car to go see. I can't bring myself to drop 50 large on a car I have not even seen in the flesh.

It may be the saddest, most pathetic sight I've ever seen since I got my Model S: twelve pristine Superchargers 3 miles from my home sitting vacant, unused, powerless. C'mon guys! Get it together and flip the switch!!

No change today, except for all the fencing that got blown over in the weather last night.

Aloha, thanks to the blizzard hitting Maryland back home our ten day trip to the windward side of Oahu will now be a 12 day trip. Looking for any/all recommendations from our local Tesla friends on interesting places to stay or things to do until our flight leaves Monday at 5pm. I know this is...

Through Nov 30, 2015: 9,454 miles driven, 2695 kWh of energy (285Wh/mile overall) on my 70D. Just did first long trip in the (relative) cold of Ohio-Maryland over the holiday and saw avg energy use up ~10%.

For some reason I remembered this post yesterday as I drove to Hershey, PA and back for the day in my 70D. 112 miles each way, and Hershey's Chocolate World has two chargers that are free. I started the day at 100% in range mode and was at 54% when I arrived at my destination, so that's...

Gots to believe we will see one on Rt 355 before the year is out!

This is awesome news. On one level any time EVs make inroads in the ICE community that's a step in the right direction. On another level if Tesla is to continue to develop and market world-changing technology they need someone outside Fremont to push them. Why do we have an iPhone 6s now...