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Thanks everyone. I am driving from Austin, Texas to Salt Lake City in my 2018 Model S 100D. I usually do long trips in Range Mode, and so I chalked up a cold cabin to that. However tonight I was driving from Albuquerque to Farmington, NM at 70 MPH and it was around 25°F outside. The wind was...

I did this last year about this same time. In the park, the Rio Grande Villiage RV Park has 220V plugs that work. I drove from Austin to there and did great. I charged every night in the RV Park (sleeping in the car with AC) and drove around the park and hiked every day.

I’m in Austin, TX. I had 5kw solar panels installed last August and I upgraded them a few weeks ago to 7kW. The location of the panels means I get longer production at a slightly higher level (5kW) throughout the day in peak summer. I had two Powerwalls and the energy gateway installed with the...

I’m on a Christmas road trip from Austin, TX through Nashville, Lexington,KY and soon Atlanta and then back to TX. I first saw the fender message on Dec 22 driving on a pitch black freeway repeatedly in central KY. I also have seen it repeatedly on dark country roads in KY. I’ve seen it not...

Thanks. That's a great idea!

Thanks for the tip! I agree, putting a pad in the cargo area to even up the surface would probably be ideal. Keep us posted.

I want to thank everyone for their help here. I had an awesome trip to Big Bend, even thought it was as hot as 117 at Santa Elena on Sunday. It was in the high 80s at elevation in the Chisos and about 107 at Rio Grande Village. Probably because of the heat, I was able to get an RV spot...

Thanks for all the info here. I’m planning to take my Model S 100D from Austin to Big Bend. This is my only car, so switching to ICE isn’t an option. Based on your advice, I’m going to get a an extension cord at Home Depot. I don’t have time to get the TT-30 adapter from Tesla. It’s on...