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I have driven a car with no spare (by design: 2004 CTS-V) for eight years. My local Les Schwab tire store recommended a can of flat repair and a scissors jack with appropriate lug wrench. I purchased both and have used the jack once. I was very concerned with the potential impact of the...

ZestyChicken: According to the WSJ (Source motorintelligence.com) During the month of January 2013 Luxury cars were 14% of total North American auto sales. Mid-sized cars made up 48% and Small cars 38%. There were about 534,000 cars sold in January. This means that about 75,000 luxury class...

DC charging may be the future for dedicated and federal/state government supported sites but with a purchase cost of over $10,000 (plus higher installation and provisioning costs) not many businesses, proprietors or local governmental units will be sponsoring them. The high amperage L2 EVSE is...

Home Link has a pretty good site at HomeLink for looking at problems with it's installation and operation. It even lists Tesla as a selectable vehicle and the Model S and Roadster as models.

Chris: Please post some pictures of the HPWC enclosure, specifically the back side. I, and I assume others, have the 100 Amp conductors in place but have no idea of how the HPWC is going to "connect" to the secondary load center. By the way, do you have a Model S in your garage; and, what was...

It seems likely that if a host is interested in EVs they will want to provide service to "all" EVs not just a specific make. I have only pitched my idea to one site and the proprietor was specific that he wanted an EVSE site that would provide the best charge for the widest array of vehicles...

Alpha; do an Internet search on conductive charging automotive. There are units available however they tend to be make and model specific. Also look at charge on the go. A cool concept using conductive charging from embedded conductors in the road way. I was preparing to file a patent on...

Larry The list price is $2,195. The only way to see this is by selecting the "buy it" button on their web-site. I have met with the principles of Sun Country Highway and am persuaded that they are willing to offer this unit at a better price. Sun country Highway is the private Canadian...

Sig698: I am working a project like yours in Washington State. One issue I have dealt with is the type of ESVE to install. Initially I was focused on the Tesla HPWC but in talks with potential host proprietors it became clear to me that the more universal J1772 connector was of higher...

olanmills; interesting about the intentional "hissing" neither of my GM OEM XM radios exhibit this characteristic. Each of them simply displays "No Signal" when blocked or signal is lost. Perhaps mine are older as one is in a 2004 CTS-V the other in a 2006 Trailblazer.

My current car has no spare tire; I was concerned about the spray in inflate/seal type products so stopped in at Les Schwab Tires and asked about it. I has assured that the product was easily removed from the inside of the tire and rim when the technician has the tire off the wheel and that it...

Charlene and I are headed north tomorrow to link up with the Sun Coast Highway trans Canada team. We have a bottle of Columbia River water to add to their Atlantic Ocean water. It seems "right" that this water from the Columbia which generates so much clean electrical power should ride the...

Tesla announced that the HPWC would start shipping in December 2012. I asked our configuration contact about it and he confirmed December. Our car will not be produced until February or March of 2013 so I asked him if the HPWC might be shipped far in advance of the car. He informed us that...

doug: yes your posted link is the article I was referencing.

Nice article in the Seattle Times' "NWautos" section today (9 December 2012). I have been watching various forum sites and blogs to see if after about 1,000 deliveries on the Model S any problems would become evident. So far, seems to be minor issues that can be, or are fixed.

Take it in for service. I have XM in two vehicles and never experience reception issues except as noted in other posts. It is digital, it is either ON or OFF so there should be no hissing or even very many drop outs in service as the Seattle area is covered by ground based booster sites.

I have been in the situation of trying to assist those who have "peeked at", just opened" or "might have changed" proprietary settings on their networks or computers. The technician has no baseline starting point when modifications to expected settings are existing. Anyway, if you want a...

pete8314: I would still check this with a licensed electrician familiar with your local code requirements. My entire materials bill was $453. I had 40 feet of conductor in 1 1/2 conduit, 20 feet of wire from the load center to a junction box where it changed to conduit and conductor plus a...

I would recommend that you consider provisioning a 100 Amp circuit to the new charging location. I am not an electrician but did have one perform the installation in my garage and he used #2 conductor or wire. The reason I put in the capacity for 100 Amps is that I wanted an option for the...

I needed 40 feet to reach our detached garage. I made the pathways from the load center in the house, dug the trench and opened the garage walls where the sub-panel and 14-50 outlet would be mounted. The materials cost from Platt Electrical Supply were just at $500 (#2 conductor is big! we...

I drive a CTS-V and would bet that your Performance S will beat him in the short run. I have yet to launch the V at close to its rated 0-60 time. I have the 6 Speed manual so perhaps if he is driving the automatic he might keep up with you even in the short race. Watch out when he pulls about...

NEMA 14-50 Portion Completed Update: The 240/50 portion of the charging station is completed. Charlene and I signed out the Tesla order yesterday which included the HPWC. The estimated delivery is a vague "early 2013."

If I asked for a NEMA 14-50 that is what I would expect to be installed. The 14-50 is a very common outlet that many makes of electric car can use, that is why I chose it.

I am not an electrician: however, I watched an electrician yesterday as he installed a 100 Amp circuit to our detached garage. I am not visualizing how your oven and new outlet are not "sharing" some wire. The breakers I saw being used yesterday only have one set of connection lugs so the...

I could not cancel our Model S reservation now even if I wanted to. Charlene is looking forward to the electric drive more than I am! She was "on board" from the first time our youngest son encouraged us to look at the Tesla Web-Site.

ChadS and other EV Drivers I started the work required to install a 100 Amp circuit to our detached garage today. Electrician is scheduled to start conduit and wire next week after I have completed the needed pathways and trench. Initially we will have an NEMA 14-50 outlet so you are all...

Guess they should have gotten the leather seats... which according to the Tesla site are heated.

I have yet to hear the difference, in a moving car, that compressing (deleting frequencies not detectable by the ordinary human ear) makes. I fully believe that some people can hear it, however, I don't. Perhaps in the Model S it will be a real issue for me and I will have to stop listening to...

dsm363: Please check any music channel playing music you like. I am not asking for a comparison with other media just your opinion of how XM delivered via Tesla's installed radio sounds to you. We have XM in all our vehicles, reception via OEM radios and I find the quality to be "CD like."...

dsm363: can you comment on the quality of XM sound in the Model S?

A neighbor of mine stopped by to report that he saw a "magnificent red Tesla" on Washington Highway 2 at about the Stevens Pass Ski Area. He thought we had taken delivery so wanted to "see" the car. I told him that several Model S cars have been delivered but that we are still looking to 2013...

Chas F: When you get back from the cruise could you provide some of the decision points for adding the Tech Package? Charlene and I have it in our design studio reserved car however, I consider it expensive for not much real advantage. What made it worth the expense for you?

Handling in curves, acceleration and comfort. If you are planning to buy a standard S ask to drive one. Be sure to ask what options are installed on the car you are driving so you can decide if you want/need them on the car you order. Have Fun! Let us know what you think when the ride is over.

We live in north central Washington State and put 19,000 a year on our Trailblazer. We have recorded our trips for the last six months. Based on this we estimate that we will transfer 80% of those miles to the Model S. In our part of the country gasoline is currently about $4.00/Gal and...

Thanks all, I am planning an off Interstate drive from central Washington State to Wilder, ID and will be looking to RV sites as charging points. I had read in an RV post that all voltages were 110 which would mean a very long stop over for electrons. I will contact the RV sites that are at...

Does anyone know what "XM Ready" means? If I pay about $1,000 for the upgraded sound system I get "XM Read?" Do I have to buy a radio and somehow integrate it? In my other vehicles it was built into the sound system, all I had to do was add a subscription.

Can some one help me out here? Is 50 Amp service at a KOA 240 Volt?

We drove a standard Model S at the Seattle "Get Amped" event. I was aware of the weight but quite satisfied with the cornering and quick response to steering inputs. (My base reference is a Cadillac CTS-V which I have owned since new in 2004.) On Aurora Avenue I changed lanes so quickly that...

Thanks, I was the thread after asking the question....

We are planning to use our own money to purchase our Model S; but, has anyone looked into auto loan rates for EV in general and the Model S in particular?

Is it safe to say that if you can find adapters connecting the Model S travel cord to your target source outlet it will work? I am concerned about trying to charge at a location that might end up damaging the battery.

We are planning to purchase the Tech package because of the high efficiency lighting. It seems like a high price for not a lot of advantage. I do use navigation quite a bit, but a smartphone can handle that task... In any event we are keeping the Tech package on our options list and somewhat...

I contacted the makers of EV charging stations deployed along the Washington State Electric Highways Initiative routes. Highest Amperage is 32 at 240 volts. So even though we reserved an 85 kWh battery we are not getting the twin charger option. At home I have plenty of time to charge, on the...

Charlene and I expect delivery of our Model S some time during 1st Qrt of 2013. We have visited the Fremont production facility and attended the "Get Amped" test drive in Seattle. We are "Amped."