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We stayed in Pecos last week on a Monday night and the oil boom has gone crazy in the city. We went to 3 eating establishments and could not get seated at any. Just trying to find an RV Park with an opening was an adventure as was simply trying to get into a convenience store to buy gas. I...

Buc-ee's!!!!

I stopped by the Rudys today and there are several good locations in the back of the Rudys that would accommodate the Tesla SC. The Hampton and HIE are only a couple hundred yards next door. The Carl Jr is across the street. All in all a great location in my humble opinion.

If other chargers are an indication I would say no. We used a SC on our way back from Kansas City to Dallas (not sure which one) and it was at a hotel that was closed and in the middle of a massive remodel from one chain to a Marriott I believe. SC worked fine. We walked a block or two to a...

I wish they would auto hide the climate control bar at the bottom. It would really open more map space on the display. Might be some other reason they did not make that change.

I got 2.32.100 last Thursday (8/25/2016) at the Cedar Springs Service Center here in Dallas..

My 12month old, 16,000 mile 85D has 243 miles of rated range at 90% charge. I charge it about twice a week.

I thought Gregg County was in East Texas? Longview? Are there two?

I totally eliminated any chance of Model S range anxiety... by owning and driving a Nissan Leaf for 3 years... The practical highway range on my Leaf was about 68 miles... I used it to commute round trip to my volunteer job that was 58 miles round trip. The "range" meter on the Leaf is...

I went to the Gallery here in Dallas and after an hour sitting in a show car, ordered mine without ever having a test drive. I had one "scheduled" for 10 days later because the State of Texas would not issue any more permits for Tesla to offer Test drives that month. I am so glad I ordered...

Here in Texas electricity rates have dropped with the price of gas. Last month I drove 1131 miles and charging completely at home cost me $8.37. Comparatively even at $1.59 for Diesel that same distance would have cost me $99 in my truck. I am fortunate to live in an area where electricity is...

+1 on DCGOO.... Every time mine is facing a late afternoon or morning sun I get it disabled... I sure hope they can resolve this with a future firmware upgrade

A good paintless dent repair guy can easily fix your marble size dents... I got one singe hail stone dent in my frunk and $50 later even I could not see it... Interestingly enough the tech said that the quality of the paint job on the Tesla was excellent... He said it rivaled some high end...

Because I retired 5 years ago I really only "commute" one day a week to my volunteer job that is 30 miles away... I come home in Dallas rush hour traffic at 6:30pm and it is soooo relaxing... The worse the traffic the more relaxing it is... I lay my head back on the head rest.... Keep a couple...

I think MrElbe's post #21 shows the Tesla repairs can be "realistic". I would certainly get another estimate and dig deeper into what is going on.

Regardless of the specific locations I hope Tesla gets on with the I20 corridor. It needs to run past Jackson to Meridian and Birmingham at least to tie into the Atlanta area SC options. Probably equally important as I30 I would think.

Although most say it has no effect on the browser, I was shocked yesterday playing with my saved favorites on the web to see they were markedly faster unloading and changing. Might have been the firmware upgrade? But definitely faster than when I took delivery last April.

I built an excel spreadsheet and use the Energy label to define all the paramaters (like the ones that you noted) and then use my historic average of energy consumed for each month and you can get pretty good a comparing different plans with lots of different discounts, base rates, etc to pick...

It's actually InFuse Energy not Infinite... Sorry

If you are interested I signed up for a 3 month power supply agreement I found on Powertochoose.org from Infinite Energy that provides 1000 kwh for $0.015 per kwh... Catch is you need to use at least 1000 and less than 2000 per month to get the best rate. It fit's my house and charging needs...

Nice Aerial Shots... Thanks for sharing

Replaced mine at the Farmers Branch SC in April for $730. Quote was $1050 but they said it went faster than planned so the bill was reduced. No insurance just cash.

Both Independence and Springfield cost me a bundle..... But the food was good and the stores were beautiful. I have a bunch of new Yeti stuff to show for it...

I was surprised and glad to see that Chris was really making the "free" nightime electrcity work for him... ($0.033 per kwh avg) I never assume Free is really free so I generally just stick to switching power providers often to keep my rate down. I currently pay $ 0.055 regardless of when I use...

Really loooonnnnggggg lines on really big towers?

At 90% my 85D has 240-243 everyday.

In a pinch the Denton SC just on the North Side of Dallas is open now.

At about 112 miles to Paris from Grapevine you could actually do that RT in an 85D with little concern. But more importantly don't overlook the 110V charge adapter. If you are visiting friends or family over a holiday you probably spend lots of time socializing and leaving the Tesla connected to...

My thoughts exactly. Still need a fossil fuel backup source. We just won't talk about that and maybe no one will notice. Lol

I read the Georgetown article and it says : "The solar power produced in West Texas will provide a daily afternoon supply peak that matches the daily energy demand peak in Georgetown, especially during the hot summer months,” it said.“Wind power production in West Texas tends to be highest in...

Unless you are already driving a Tesla I would never delay the purchase based on how much I love driving mine.

Yes the Nav routed me through Louisiana MO... That is why I was somewhat surprised at the Road Closed ahead sign. I even looked on Google maps on my phone and it too showed the route as available. Planning my return tomorrow it seems that now Google thinks it is closed but I just checked MDOT...

I dont know where to post this info but yesterday I left Combia MO traveling to Springfield IL on US55 and US54. When I reached Louisiana MO where US54 crosses the Mississippi I found that MDOT has the bridge closed from 6am to 6pm M-TH. I had to take Hwy 790 34 miles north to Hannibal to...

These are hats that are not sold but given to owners only. Or so we were told when we received ours the day we ordered the car at the NorthPark Mall Tesla Gallery here in Dallas.

My S85D costs me $0.011 per mile to drive on an average month with one Supercharge trip included. In Texas we have a deregulated energy policy so we pay only $0.055 per kWh for house hold electricity. The Dodge Ram 2500 that does not get driven costs me $0.135 per mile to drive even at today's...

Glad to see Denton is underway.

After owning and driving a Leaf for 3 years I found nothing about a 65 mile range "nice"! got my 85D in April and I'm in heaven!

What a beautiful facility in North Houston. Charged there from my Dallas trip yesterday. Wonderful lounge with drinks and snacks and a very friendly and helpful staff if you have any questions while you browse around. The Lounge is still only during business hours but the said this "fall" the...

I visited Houston yesterday from Dallas. I used the new North Houston Tesla Supercharger when we arrived. Spent 40 min doing a range charge then drove all over the city all day long and still had plenty of range to get back to Huntsville on my return trip. Just visit that Supercharger as...

Having a laptop tied into a model S system is not that big a deal. My neighbor had one hooked up to his 3 week old P85D. Lots of interesting data to be had.

2012 Nissan Leaf +84K 2015 S85D

I plan on visiting Houston on Thursday and we will range charge at the North Houston Service Center and then do all our running around town and then return for an hour that evening before retiring. Very handy to have it vitually in Houston... But the 110 works fine to when visiting relatives...

Last month I put 1034 miles on my S85D and it cost me $17.34 for the power. No solar just inexpensive energy here in Texas where the energy industry is deregulated.

Mine got hit on the 4th day I had it. (A Saturday ) I emailed Tesla on Monday. They replaced in on Tuesday. Original quote was $1,100. When the finished they said the install went faster than anticipated and the final bill was $648. I was one happy camper. No insurance. Just Cash.

I just migrated to iPhone yesterday and had my first "Update Notification " today. Pretty cool.

S85D delivered 4/15/15 4800miles. Between 243-247 consistently at 90%. 85 deg ambient temps charging at 3am in Dallas area.

In "News from the Frunk" it was mentioned the beta testers signed NDA's so we won't hear much from them. I have received 2 firmware updates in the last week mainly working on refinements to TACC and Collision Avoidance. Mine seems better with every upgrade. Especially at higher speeds. 60-80mph

I got it at the Farmers Branch SC but I believe Chris made them and gave some to the SC to hand out? Regardless, Thanks to Chris for the help...

The pouch works everytime for me... Not the best picture but you get the idea.... Thanks again..

My 85D was 78 days..