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    Logan Chargers

    It's about a 100mi round trip from Seabrook to Logan, so even in the worse extreme cold winter conditions, you probably would only need a 50% charge, so if you start with 80% at Seabrook and your trip is less than a few weeks, you won't need the chargers. (Nice to save them for those who really...
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    MIT Tesla/Vehicle Technology Research

    I would be concerned with the installation of your monitoring equipment and how it might void the Tesla warranty and/or cause problems. For example, in these forums, there is a case of someone having a professional dash cam installation that caused major reliability problems in the car due to a...
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    Supercharger - Burlington VT

    We often stay at the Hampton inn in saratoga springs which has an L2 charger in their garage for guests
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    Supercharger - Seabrook, NH

    Awesome! Thanks!
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    Supercharger - Seabrook, NH

    Can anyone verify operational? Leaving today for ferry beach in Saco Maine and hope it will be on line for my return Sunday and avoid a range charge! Tight round trip in weather otherwise!
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    Tire Replacement Questions

    Congratulations Ben! I met you at a Watertown tire swap and hope to see you at the Wellesley party! I just upgraded to the 85D delivered a few weeks ago - the AWD and cold weather package (and next gen seats) swayed me after our last boston winter!
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    How much do you think to fix this dent?

    My Tesla hood was crushed by falling ice - big dents - needed to replace the hood, paint and blend with fenders for a perfect good as new repair by boston area authorized body shop - insurance paid - don't recall how much but was in the neighborhood of a few grand (the car was new). From the...
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    Supercharger - West Hartford, CT

    We stopped by around 2pm - all stalls available which was a relief after being completely iced out a couple months ago, cones still placed to reserve two of the slots. Progress!
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    Those cold New England winters are over, how did you hold up?

    I have two winters in Boston under my belt with my S85. I've taken her on several frigid trips (below 10F) to places like Clinton NJ, Saratoga Springs NY and North Conway NH. In the extreme cold (and sometimes with headwinds) at modest highway speeds I have seen sustained consumption on the...
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    Boston Globe ignores, now reviews Tesla

    Newspapers? They still have those? Sadly the Globe is a lot thinner than it used to be and I stopped subscribing years ago. Dinosaur media talking about dinosaur cars - not surprising and won't adversely affect tesla one bit
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    Supercharger - West Hartford, CT

    I wrote to [email protected] and got the following response - NOT OPEN BEFORE THANKSGIVING :(. I was hopeful for this one or Hartford as I'm driving Boston->Hartford to pick up my wife's elderly parents and then driving to Saratoga Springs for the holiday by way of Albany SC...
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    Supercharger - Auburn MA

    I wrote to [email protected] and got the following response - NOT OPEN BEFORE THANKSGIVING :(. I was hopeful for this one or Hartford as I'm driving Boston->Hartford to pick up my wife's elderly parents and then driving to Saratoga Springs for the holiday by way of Albany SC. Thank...
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    Watertown - Don't let them wash your car!

    Mat wrote back instantaneously and way after hours - explained that when OP and I had our cars washed that they were using a third party detailer (after replacing one in-house who wasn't up to the task), and apparently the third party wasn't either. Watertown has subsequently hired a new...
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    Watertown - Don't let them wash your car!

    Hi Mat, P18055 (grey S85 purchased 14 months ago) here and I noted on a recent post-service survey my full satisfaction except for the quality of the wash at Watertown (never had any followup). I think the wash is something that I complain about (to myself usually) where otherwise I enjoy...
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    FYI if you park at Alewife regularly

    I park my grey S85 at Alewife sometimes, but never at a charger because I never need a charge (hailing from Concord I could do the round trip ten times on a full charge) as that would hog a charger that someone else might actually need (such as a long-distance Tesla traveler or a Leaf). Please...
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    Made the car alarm go off

    +1 dougg that's when I (er, my wife) discovered the alarm at a rest area! I got out and she didn't, then changed her mind...
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    Tales of body shops, insurance and ICE rentals

    (Crossposting from the teslamotors.com forums) (Here's a long ramble - I conclude at the bottom with lessons learned for both current and future owners if you want to skip the story...) Back on a cold and snowy Massachusetts February day, I parked my beautiful gray/tan/pano S85...
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    Model S at Auto Show Spring 2014 by REVO and Babson & Olin Colleges

    Congrats on best of show - that's my boy admiring your hamster :) we had to leave early but a pleasure to meet you - did Ben ever show?
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    Massachusetts Inspection Stations for Teslas

    Watertown SC recommended Lexus dealer down the street - they do a lot of teslas and seem to appreciate the car - lots of congratulations from the service people and even some of the customers
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    Humor: My Excitement = Stalker Alert for Some Random Owner

    Congratulations! If I see you, I'll be waving! :) -- I'm in Concord...
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    Humor: My Excitement = Stalker Alert for Some Random Owner

    I've found so far here in New England that other Tesla owners do not appear to be as excited to meet each other as I am... Here's my confessions of stalking fellow owners (if any of you recognize me from these descriptions, I apologize): I am a Gray/Tan S85 owner #18055 1. Most recent - I...
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    New New England Supercharger Locations

    +1 pbleic
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    Sideswiped: The Pain and Suffering

    @zwede -thanks - in hindsight, that sounds like good advice! Just got the estimate for my Tesla hood damage - a little over $4K as I told the adjuster (guess they aren't allowed to take my word for it) - hopefully they'll swallow it and we can all move on! Many years ago ('87) I had a brand...
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    Sideswiped: The Pain and Suffering

    Ouch. That's a lot worse than my hood damage from ice falling on my parked S85 (also with 3,000 miles) all day from a connector bridge across two buildings several stories up. My experience so far with insurance has been frustrating: I brought the car to the only authorized Tesla body shop in...
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    Falling ice on my hood - Body shop :(

    Unbelievable.... We just moved our offices to the old Clock Tower in Maynard (aside: there's a Black S85 there too - look forward to running into that owner, if you're on TMC, feel free to message me here). Third day parking at the new digs officially (not counting all the moving prep)...
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    COLD Road trip report 534 miles: Round trip Concord MA to Clinton NJ

    I had to be at the Holiday Inn in Clinton NJ for work this week and thrilled to take my Model S from Concord MA. On the trip down, it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit the entire way (maybe a few degrees warmer near NYC). I was unsure if I would be able to get much if any charge at the hotel (they...
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    One Year. Model S Drivers and Buyers, here's One Year's driving Data, New England:

    Congrats from down the street! happy holidays
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    Winter Wheel and Tire Swap Event

    I have an 8am sat appt (early bird) and look forward to meeting any early risers :)
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    Round trip Concord MA to Saratoga Springs NY

    Hi Cliff, I cross posted on Tesla's Model S forum and added to that, need to do that here too! Someone there pointed out what you just did, that the EVTripper advanced tab lets you enter more details - when I do that - with temperature and payload - it is much closer, within 5% on kWh, still a...
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    Round trip Concord MA to Saratoga Springs NY

    Thanksgiving morning, we (my wife and 6 year old son) set out in the new S85 (grey/tan/pano/air #18055 v5.8) for a round trip from Concord MA to Saratoga Springs NY for Thanksgiving dinner and family visit. We usually make the ICE trip by way of I-90 West and I-787/I-87 North which is fast...
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    20,000 Miles

    Hey, congrats on the milestone! I haven't quite broken 1K miles yet, but it hasn't even been two months! See you around town :)
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    First little road trip and mileage calculations

    @liuping - I agree that <10% is bad too - but "0 miles" range looks like 14%, and with the extra buffer I had on the 110, I was really only down to about 22% charge, no worries there.
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    First little road trip and mileage calculations

    On extension cords - I was sure to get one rated for 15 amps and outdoor use, and still avoided getting it wet. It's massive (as thick as the UMC cable). And it stayed cold to the touch. On Range Charging - I hear you but disagree. I've seen on these forums the statement that max range does...
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    First little road trip and mileage calculations

    Just a month into S85 ownership (Gray/Tan/Pano) and took my first family road trip with my wife and kid to my in-law's house in W. Hartford CT from our home in Concord MA. This was only a 200 mile round trip, should be easy but I was nervous about range especially at highway speeds and...
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    Gray Exterior with Tan Interior?

    I just took delivery this week of Gray/Tan - really happy with it - I went tan because my Ferrari and Alfas had tan interiors and I liked the look - my Alfa was black/tan and the contrast was stunning. Black/gray is kind of boring in a monochromatic way. Now that I've seen the blue exterior...
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    New Englanders -- check in!

    Jim/Brian? Guessing these are neighbors of mine I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting?
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    New Englanders -- check in!

    S85 #18055 gray/tan/pano just delivered yesterday and garaged in Concord Mass. Hope to see you all on the roads!