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Can you recommend a good local electrician for installing the Tesla 240 volt garage charger? I've been using my destination charger with a 120 volt outlet that is in my garage. However, I've recently been finding that it doesn't work well in a hot garage (the charge rate on a 15 amp outlet has...

Thanks for mentioning that! That's great to know. It also points to the issue of the need for a universal electrical connectors across all makers. That will greatly facilitate the EV revolution.

Sounds like a good idea! I just got the sun shades from Tesla for the glass roof. I've also order the reflective sun shades from Evannex.

Thanks, @Jgdixon! We'd like to start an official owners club. In reading about it, we first need to start a "Group". However, the "Groups" link doesn't work, because TeslaMotorsClub is apparently migrating software, and have been doing so for about the last month. So, I think we're in limbo...

@Vernon Frank, Agreed.

Hey @drm_mhk, That's good news! I also went to KC last weekend, and was able get a good charge at the Topeka SuperCharger at Arby's. (Interestingly, there was a temporary ICEing there on half of the SuperCharger stations, from a lawn care guy who parked his truck and trailer in front of 4...

Hey Phil & Sally, I didn't send you a notification to @peklebba for my earlier response, so I'm doing it now! :) Best wishes, Les

Hey Tim and Anne (@ElectricDream), great to have you join! :) Best wishes, Les

@Vernon Frank, you have a really interesting argument. So, based on that, you're predicting that "the Tesla Effect" may include direct sales as a model for other auto manufacturers to adopt. If so, as you suggest, and we've seen happen with Tesla, the dealers won't give up without a very big...

Thanks @swaltner ! I originally thought of sending this to the Midwest forum, because I'm trying to create a TMC club in the Midwest. However, after writing it, I realized that the real issue was only the need for tech support. So, I sent the same message to TMC Tech Support, and they gave me...

Soon after posting this, I contacted my Purchasing Experience Representative (I think that is what her title was), who got in touch with the manager at our Service Center, and I got my title in about 3 days. We didn't need to get new dealer plates. So, the moral of the story for us was...

Hey @byterpilot, that's awful purty!

Hi @Rockster, I agree about dealers being on the wrong side of Tesla, and what dealers have done in Texas is the worst case of that. However, as Elon said several years ago: "The big impact Tesla will have is the reach to which that we induce other car companies to accelerate their plans for...

Hi @Chargerfan and @MikeBur, Those are excellent ideas! I agree that many folks in metro areas who want to go EV will find this is a way to do so. Hopefully, the idea will pick up in major urban areas of the US where there is already clear interest in EVs among those who have their own houses...

I checked out a Chevy dealership (for the Bolt, they didn't have any), and a Nissan dealership (for the Leaf, which they had 2 used models of). I drove my Prius there, so as not to put them off. I reported on the results to Rev Up Electric Vehicles 2.0. I think that this is definitely useful...

Thanks @franklandfield ! Good luck with your club as well!

Hi Everybody, I'm trying to start up a local TMC club, but am running up against difficulties. I found the page giving info on it, at: About - Tesla Motors Club On that page, it says: How to create/become a TMC Partner Club? It’s free and simple! Becoming and staying a Partner Club requires...

Ah, @byterpilot I see that your location says "Manhattan, KS"! Have we met? Best, Les

Thanks, @franklandfield ! Are you guys also starting a club through TMC? Best, Les

If we want the EV revolution to reach the tipping point, we need the legacy auto makers to get involved. Many are now claiming they are entering the EV market. But how well are their local auto dealers doing at helping sell EVs? The Sierra Club wants to find out. They are running the "Rev Up...

Thanks, Byterpilot! Are you in the area? Best, Les

Awesome, Phil & Sally! :) Best wishes, Les

Hi Krishna! Great to meet you, if only virtually! Best, Les

Hi! There are an increasing number of Tesla owners in and around Manhattan, Kansas. It would be great to get know one another and have EV and Tesla events locally. To get that started, two long-time owners, Phil and Sally, hosted a Tesla party at their house last Sunday (June 2, 2019), and...

Thanks for a very helpful tool! :)

Well put. The best support for Tesla has to include honest feedback to improve it.

Very helpful!

I'm hoping you're right about that. We have (only) been waiting for 3 weeks, but the dealer plates are set to expire in 8 days. We called our previous delivery specialist, and escalated the situation. Hopefully, that will get some action.