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Sorry, I don't have all the info on the Big Island cars, but here's what I've been seeing just in the daytime around the island. Being the country bumpkin that I am, I don't get out after dark much. I suspect there are many more cars sequestered behind the gates of the resort subdivisions that...

Saw a silver one makai bound on East Manoa Road yesterday morning. Made my two two day business trips to Honolulu in one week all worthwhile...

Mahalo Akikiki! All is well in Kona, Hilo and Kawaihae. Puna, Ka'u and Hamakua took all the hits. Our thoughts and prayers are with those folks. Mahalo nui loa to Mauna Loa and Madame Pele!

Aloha Nigel, Got it. Thanks! Respectfully, Jeff

Once again, I just can't say enough good things about how well Tesla's employees treat us here on Hawaii Island. Erik dropped off the P85+ loaner at our house this morning and is now driving our car to Kawaihae Harbor some 45 miles away to be shipped to Honolulu for warranty work. While they...

Once again, I just can't say enough good things about how well Tesla's employees treat us here on Hawaii Island. Erik dropped off the P85+ loaner at our house this morning and is now driving our car to Kawaihae Harbor some 45 miles away to be shipped to Honolulu for warranty work. While they...

Of course. Nice catch!

Only one besides us, but he drove all the way from Kalapana. Nice interesting guy. I sent him a link to this forum. He'd fit right in.

Good turnout, good food and good conversation... Electric Vehicle Fast Charger Station holds grand opening | West Hawaii Today

There is nothing the Honolulu team won't do to make owning a Tesla outer island a wonderful experience! I cannot begin to tell you folks all the big and little things they have done for us on the Big Island. They've worked on my "wife's car" in a gravel parking lot at Kona Airport (her place of...

There is nothing the Honolulu team won't do to make owning a Tesla outer island a wonderful experience! I cannot begin to tell you folks all the big and little things they have done for us on the Big Island. They've worked on my "wife's car" in a gravel parking at Kona Airport (her place of...

Anyone looking for an excuse to come to the Big Island? Sunday July 6 Maunalani Shops is having a grand opening/EV event for their new DC high speed charger. Event: Hawaii Island Electric Vehicle Expo

Here's my two cents... The Big Island, as most of you probably already know, is nearly twice as big as all the other islands combined. Call me unreasonable (I've been called worse), but I believe that if Elon wants to sell more cars to the hundreds of people from all over the world who have...

Yes, I just started noticing curves really eat up the juice. In recent years on the ships we started saving tons of fuel on long passages using adaptive steering systems that minimized rudder movement. I'm thinking I can do the same staying in the middle of those curvy circle island country...

Yes. Actual distance was about 90 miles. Used about 100 miles to get to the top of the saddle and regened about ten miles of range going downhill into Hilo.

I hope you guys will find this fun and interesting... Just drove from Kailua to Hilo and amazingly only used 90 miles of range!

Akikiki, yes it was plugged in. Not sure if it was charging, but ready to charge for sure.

As most of you know, I am technically challenged. I love technology, but I'm clueless about how things work. Anyway, as Akikiki said, it was all normal as it was explained to me by the guy I called. Something happened later on that was not quite normal, but the guy I called said it happens...

Cool. Thanks! I called and they got got it all squared away.

So, I've been obsessively checking for the update for a few weeks now. Finally, it shows up. I tap on the download now and up pops a message on the dashboard that says "Car needs service". Then a few minutes later, the headlights come on and the green light around the plug turns blue. Now I've...

Nice shot!

Cool, Thanks!

I'll give that a try. Thanks!

Anyone else having to put air in the tires every two months?

Congratulations Akikiki! Looks like poetry in motion... By the way, I've been hearing a lot of chatter on my statewide all departments radio about an HPD APB for a guy with a manic grin on his face silently racing around Oahu in an incredibly red luxury sedan. Just a heads up!

My life is a contradiction... For example, I don't like to work. So, I worked 100 hours a week for 30 years so I could have 6 months a year off and retire when I'm 50. That retirement lasted exactly 2 weeks. Go figure.

Sorry guys, I just went to page two for the first time in months. Sort of the thought the newer postings were on page one. Anyway; we haven't made the trip to Hilo yet, but twice this week we've driven to the top of the newest section of DKI Highway (formerly known as Saddle Road) and coasted...

I took a friend who flew in from Honolulu for the day last week to Four Seasons Hualalai for lunch and tomorrow I'm picking up a couple friends from Honolulu who are staying there to bring them to our house for dinner. Does that count?

Aloha Everyone, I just got the email below and thought some of you might find some of the information useful... Yeah! Sent from my mobile phone - pardon any typos. Begin forwarded message: From: Chad Schwitters <[email protected]> Date: September 4, 2013, 6:19:23 AM HST To...

Aloha Doug, I sent you a private message a few days ago, did you receive it? - - - Updated - - - Sounds like one I've been hearing about that lives in Waimea...

Aloha Everyone, I completely forgot about this site and just stumbled across it again this morning. In reading your postings my first thoughts about posting here are what can I say that I haven't already shared in other postings. At the risk of repeating myself and pointing out the obvious...

Akikiki, Yes, I do. I can only count on one hand the number of times I felt that kind of rush from making a decision and I have to say I didn't end up regretting any of them. Good on ya. No guts, no glory. I like to say.

Congratulations! Must have felt great to pull the trigger again...

Those "Electric Vehicle" plates are cool, but for me, they just didn't tell the whole story...

Once again, my photography skills don't match my desire to share...

Looking forward to it... I'll try to remember to take some pics.

Cool. Thanks!

So my wife and I are in the Target parking lot yesterday loading bags of dog food and pillows into the car when a guy and his wife pull up abruptly behind us and shouts, "How much?". As I was trying to recall what we paid for the car, my wife says, "The dog food or the pillows?"

Akikiki, Thank you again! Here's some good news... HECO to add high speed charging stations - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL

Did we lose our ability to change the charging setting to max range? It's in the manual and I think I recall seeing it on the screen awhile back, but now it's not there.

Akikiki, Thank you again for your help. We got it going. It seems the problem was we were not tapping the screen hard enough. We had the Mercedes for five years and never figured out how half the stuff works. I guess we are just lazy and poisoned with protection.

Akikiki, Mahalo nui for the reply. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong? I typed in a few different web addresses, but went it nowhere.

Should I be able to connect to the internet with my base model package? I tried, but no luck.

Kohala did not suffer any damage as far as I know. It is one of my favorite parts of Hawaii Island to visit.

4WD Tundra (Green, of course), Alpha Motors Electric Motorcycle aka Xtreme Scooters xm5000Li (Black, of course) and "my wife's" Mercedes sedan (White, of course).

Mahalo nui Papafox! Yes, it was a long night in Kawaihae Harbor and the Port of Hilo. For better or worse, they're both my kuleana. We dodged another bullet, though. On a lighter note, looks and sounds like you guys had a great road rally. Perhaps someday we'll have inter-island ferries such...

Wanted to share a Big Island image... Unfortunately, my photo skills and time of the day resulted in this underwhelming pic. I'll try harder next time.

You can call me the "Ancient Mariner" (53).

Aloha Lenn and Nanimac, Yes, that was my wife. She's has having a hard time getting used to her "Teslabrity", as I call it. I use it to run errands on weekends and I also have not gotten used be being noticed wherever I go. Thank you for reaching out though!

Akikiki, It's complicated. First of all, you have to realize that my wife has recently taken to reading our posts (now that she is an owner), so talk of another so soon is sure to make for an interesting dinner conversation tonight. Also, my position (notice I don't call it a job) requires me to...