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  1. dgpcolorado

    Planning a Road Trip & Cutting it Close

    You will need some sort of energy estimate to get an idea of likely Supercharger stops (perhaps twice as often than without the trailer). Once you are under way, Nav will see that your energy usage is vastly higher than expected and it will adjust the battery percentage estimage at (next) stop...
  2. dgpcolorado

    Planning a Road Trip & Cutting it Close

    Depends on "ideal." 75 mph will suck range down pretty quickly — much faster than 65 mph, for example. However, nav will make the initial estimate of battery percentage while charging based on usual and customary speeds for the route. It isn't always accurate so be sure to add in a sizeable...
  3. dgpcolorado

    Planning a Road Trip & Cutting it Close

    My experience is that ABRP is worthless for my Y LR. I did one trip from Tucson to Holbrook, 235 miles with more than 4000 feet of elevation gain, that it wouldn't even map, no matter how I tried to adjust the parameters. I made it without difficulty by being careful. My longest trip leg was...
  4. dgpcolorado

    Colorado Superchargers (location speculation, discussion)

    I believe that most of the old 120 kW Version 2 stations have been upgraded to 150 kW nowadays. Although sometimes crowded, I've never actually seen a line at GJ, although I suppose it sometimes happens — I've charged there 54 times, all of them on road trips. During normal business hours the...
  5. dgpcolorado

    Ford says owners can start using superchargers today (Feb 29)

    Torrance, CA (Level 1) Not available to non Tesla EVs Hermosa Beach, CA Not available to non Tesla EVs Lawndale, CA Available to non Tesla EVs Redondo Beach, CA Not available to non Tesla EVs Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Boulevard Available to non Tesla EVs Manhattan Beach, CA Not available...
  6. dgpcolorado

    Ford says owners can start using superchargers today (Feb 29)

    Also Gallup NM, Holbrook AZ and Trinidad CO and many other hybrid stations — excellent choices for those who want Tesla only stations. However, there are some V3 only stations that are restricted to Teslas. For example, just from my home turf: Alamosa, CO, Pueblo, CO, Colorado Springs, CO -...
  7. dgpcolorado

    Ford says owners can start using superchargers today (Feb 29)

    When I visit the "Find Us" website I see three options. All "Superchargers", "Superchargers open to other EVs" (meaning CCS plugs via Magic Docks and the like), and "Superchargers Open to NACS" (meaning non Tesla EVs using a NACS to CCS adapter and, eventually, non Tesla EVs with native NACS...
  8. dgpcolorado

    Tesla blesses other cars blocking two stalls due to short cord

    Those familiar with what the complete Supercharger map looks like will see that there are a LOT of Supercharger Stations that will not be available to non Tesla cars. In addition to being V3/V4 (of course) they seem to be newer, larger stations that are not typically crowded...
  9. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Scottsdale, AZ - N. Scottsdale Road

    Nav in my car still shows the usual 72 kW for urban Supercharger pedestals at Scottsdale, AZ - N. Scottsdale Road: There are an absurd number of Supercharger Stations in Scottsdale and vicinity, compared to most places I visit, so It hardly seems to matter if that old one stays at 72 kW. In...
  10. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Tucson, AZ - 75 W River Rd

    ^ It is also conveniently located near highway 77, the route north to Globe and Holbrook. I did that route in December using the other West River Road Supercharger Station near I-10. (I made the 234 miles uphill without any additional charging and a lunch stop in Globe as well as a...
  11. dgpcolorado

    Are you paying for premium connectivity?

    I got used to premium connectivity with my old S60, so I don't mind paying $100/year for it with the new Y LR. I always use satellite view for my navigation map, since it is rather pretty where I live (and elsewhere at times*). I occasionally stream music, so nice to have for that. But I really...
  12. dgpcolorado

    Picture of your Model Y - Right Now!

    Too many shiny, clean cars in this thread! Winter look at my car before I washed it in Tucson: ^ This is what living on a dirt road in mountain snow country looks like!
  13. dgpcolorado

    Wiki Superchargers Visited

    Picking up a couple of new ones in Arizona, including one I drove past in December because I didn't know that it had opened that day. 18 February 2024: 443. Tempe - W Elliot Rd, AZ 444. Scottsdale - N Miller Rd, AZ Winter look at my car before I washed it in Tucson: ^ This is what living on...
  14. dgpcolorado

    How often do you use a Supercharger?

    I've always had Free Supercharging and more than half my miles are long road trips — I put 157,000 miles on my old S60 in seven and a half years, visiting twenty-two states and two provinces. However, with destination charging, usually at campgrounds, not all of the road trip miles were from...
  15. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Farmington, NM

    I have pictures of my car charging at V1 stalls in Grand Junction, Moab, Glenwood Springs, and Silverthorne in 2016. I believe that all of them were part of that original transcontinental route. Never really noticed when they got upgraded to V2 since 90 kW was faster than my old S60 could charge...
  16. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Farmington, NM

    Yes. Farmington was one of the original Supercharger Stations on the first transcontinental Supercharger route in early 2014, along with Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Moab, Blanding, Gallup, and Holbrook. (They reportedly followed the path of a family road trip by Elon Musk.) Farmington...
  17. dgpcolorado

    Colorado Registration Timeline

    In my county, Ouray, the largest portion of a new car registration is the specific ownership tax, which is basically a sales tax for cars. Mine was over $800 of the $1200 total for my Y LR, reduced somewhat by the trade-in value of my old S60. It isn't widely known, but that money does not go...
  18. dgpcolorado

    Tesla Owners, Let's Talk: Touchscreen vs. Physical Buttons - What's Your Take?

    I prefer to leave the left button for the audio system. It can be used to set temperature (push and hold before scrolling for temp) but I find that a bit finicky. Easier to just use voice: "Set temperature at 68." "Defogger on," Turn defogger off" are so easy that I haven't bothered with...
  19. dgpcolorado

    What are your home electricity rates?

    My local power co-op has a flat rate of 13.5¢/kWh, or about 3.5¢/mile in my Y LR. Since I have solar panels, I only pay the monthly service charge, now up to about $23/month (they have been raising the monthly service charge but not the kWh charge the last five years, to better distribute costs...
  20. dgpcolorado

    Tesla Owners, Let's Talk: Touchscreen vs. Physical Buttons - What's Your Take?

    I often use variants of those commands. "Set passenger seat heater to medium." Turn off driver's seat heater." "Turn off steering wheel heater." I've been using split heat in my car because my spouse gets cold more easily than I do, so my auto climate in winter is set to 65º for driver side...
  21. dgpcolorado

    Emergency charging from a portable generator

    To use EVSEs that do a ground check on a generator you can use a plug that connects the ground to neutral. You can do this with a regular NEMA 5-15 plug that has jumper wire between neutral and ground and put that in the extra outlet on the generator. That will allow the generator to pass the...
  22. dgpcolorado

    Picture of your Model Y - Right Now!

    Washed the winter road grime off in Moab before taking advantage of a clear day at Canyonlands National Park: The snow capped peaks are the La Sal Mountains, east of Moab. Camping in Picacho Peak State Park, near Tucson:
  23. dgpcolorado

    14-30 charge adapter - 110v/120v capable?

    The removal of the neutral pin was to make a 14-30p adapter fit a 14-50r receptacle. That it works for a TT-30p to 14-50r EV adapter is a bonus. [Going the other way and removing the neutral pin on a 14-50 plug to use in a 14-30 receptacle is unsafe and should not be done, for what I hope are...
  24. dgpcolorado

    Colorado Registration Timeline

    You might want to start here: https://dmv.colorado.gov/registration If you live in a small county you can just visit the Clerk and Recorder office, which handles vehicle registrations. Larger counties tend to have a motor vehicle office, check the county website. Some registrations can be...
  25. dgpcolorado

    Colorado Registration Timeline

    Timeline: 3 November 2023, Delivery 9 January 2024, Text message from the county Clerk and Recorder that my paperwork had finally arrived (three days before my replacement paper plate expired) 10 January 2024, License plate registration completed ^ My car at the Ouray County Courthouse with...
  26. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    As it happens, Durango reportedly got more than a foot of snow last night! Of course, you are right that it is usually mild enough there to build a Supercharger Station in winter. I also got more than a foot of new snow last night here on the north side of the San Juan Mountains: Time to...
  27. dgpcolorado

    Colorado Registration Timeline

    Delivery November 3. Original paper plate was December 29 but I lost it and the replacement expires on January 12. Doesn't look promising that the paperwork will arrive by then. My small county clerk's office warned me that Tesla is slow to submit paperwork. I guess I will need another $7 paper...
  28. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    Cortez is on the Colorado Energy Office list for DCFC and I believe that Tesla has been approved for it. From the first post in this thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/grants-awarded-for-tesla-in-co.312441/#post-7834071 FWIW
  29. dgpcolorado

    Wiki Superchargers Visited

    I've read that Las Vegas is expecting a lot of weddings tomorrow because of that date: 123123. (Although it is a puzzle to me why people getting married would care about such a thing.)
  30. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Grand Junction, CO

    Grand Junction has needed upgrading and expansion for some years, being part of the original transcontinental route ten years ago. However, with Parachute to the east and Montrose to the south, GJ can be skipped for most travel routes. Locals charging there can pick their time of day...
  31. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    I don't have the CCS adapter. I have Free Supercharging on my Y LR and don't see the point in paying for charging when Supercharging is free and covers almost anywhere I want to go. The Free Supercharging transfer offer is why I was enticed to trade in my 2014 S60 (164,000 miles) for the Y...
  32. dgpcolorado

    Model Y Long Range constantly showing 315-317 mile range when fully charged.

    "Most people." This is the part that puzzles me as a twelve year EV driver. My assumption, for typical TMC forum members, is that they have home charging. So, how much local driving do "most people" do in a day? The Y LR has a useful range at 50% of about 100 to 150 miles, depending on weather...
  33. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    My Y LR still has new car range (I've put 5000 miles on it in a month and a half). Might be harder in a year or two. I will definitely be taking that route southbound but we REALLY need a Supercharger Station in Globe! Although I'd settle for one in Show Low.
  34. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    I made the Tucson to Holbrook trip, 237 miles, about 3000 feet of elevation gain, 99% to about 13%. Wet roads about half the distance. Very light traffic on a Wednesday in December, so I was mostly able to pick my speed. Stopped for lunch in old town Globe. Lots of passing lanes from about Salt...
  35. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Colorado Springs, CO - N Cascade Ave

    No. Parking at the Colorado Springs service center is VERY limited and tight. It is crammed in on a relatively small lot.
  36. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Mountain Village, CO - Mountain Village Blvd

    Fair warning: From 22 December 2023 through 7 April 2024, Mountain Village will be charging a parking garage fee. $10 a day from Monday through Thursday and $15 from Friday though Sunday. Cars using the Superchargers will be exempt if charging and leaving. Cars that stay and ski will need to pay...
  37. dgpcolorado

    Wiki Superchargers Visited

    19 December 2023: 442. Goodyear, AZ Just picking up a stray that opened since my trip to Tucson last month. Didn't know about the new one in Scottsdale since it wasn't open when I planned my trip a couple of days ago. I'll get it next time here. Camping in Picacho Peak State Park, as usual...
  38. dgpcolorado

    Holbrook AZ to Phoenix via Payson or via Pinetop / Globe?

    In your car pull up the control panel, hit Software>Additional Vehicle Information and the list should show "CCS adapter support: Enabled" All 2023 Teslas should have CCS support since it is now standard.
  39. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    I'll be coming directly from Tucson, so Superior is rather out of the way. If it doesn't look doable by Globe, the diversion to Payson Supercharger Station should work well enough. Only forty miles extra on the route to Holbrook and just a few minutes stop in Payson.
  40. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    Much of the route was slow speed roads. I certainly couldn't do 274 miles at 80 on an Interstate highway. One reason I went down to 3% was that I was driving about 5 over the limit for much of the route and had to slow to the limit to make it. Altitude helps, wouldn't be possible at sea level...
  41. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    I guess I don't have the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) to deal with. My personal comfort limit is 3%, although I try to aim for 5%. 20% is leaving a huge amount of range on the table! If I see drop on the estimated percentage at destination, I adjust speed right away before it becomes a problem...
  42. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Las Cruces, NM

    If I want to check on the status of a Supercharger Station I drag the map in the car to look at the area of interest and display the charge stations. I can then touch the icon for the station of interest to see the status details. Each of our cars has the ability to look up any open...
  43. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Kayenta, AZ

    There was some brief discussion of the objections beginning about post 201: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/5943335/ In general, the strident objections from the Diné was that they didn't want to support electric cars for rich people when there is so much poverty on the reservation and...
  44. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Durango, CO (pending final City approval)

    Durango (or even Farmington) to Montrose is a trivial distance for any Tesla. It is helped by slow speeds and thin air, since the entire route is at fairly high altitude (meaning that it takes fewer EPA Rated Miles than the actual distance). I've done it many times. No need for Supercharger...
  45. dgpcolorado

    Pay on delivery day after inspection?

    My experience in Colorado Springs in early November as well. They opened the car to let me inspect it as long as I wanted before I formally took delivery. The car had been detailed and was immaculate inside and out. (September Fremont build Y LR.)
  46. dgpcolorado

    Snow tires?

    I live in the mountains and have a long (375 ft) steep (10% grade near tend) curved driveway. With my Model S RWD I tried chains for a few months but it was too much trouble. Bought extra wheels and Michelin X-Ice tires and the snow and Ice handling was very good. Tesla traction control is...
  47. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - San Clemente, CA (LIVE 18 Nov 2017, 49 V3 stalls)

    That would be my guess. When they installed Magic Docks in Montrose CO the bollard signs between the stalls were removed. It was clearly intended to allow CCS cars to nudge closer to help the short cables reach.
  48. dgpcolorado

    Supercharger - Flagstaff, AZ

    While I agree that the old Flagstaff Supercharger Station is not very good in many ways, Tesla fixed the problem by opening a new V3 station just eight miles away. Why not use that one? As for the distance between Kingman and Flagstaff, i presume that you are referring to routes on Interstate...
  49. dgpcolorado

    Winter Tires/Wheels Factory, OEM or Aftermarket?

    Yes, I was quite pleased to be able to pick up the extra wheels so easily — I had been considering a Craigslist listing about thirty miles farther away and more expensive than what I offered for the wheels/TPMS/tires (I bought them for US$1000). The Tesla Gemini wheels/Pirelli snow tire package...
  50. dgpcolorado

    Winter Tires/Wheels Factory, OEM or Aftermarket?

    I lucked out and bought them from a Colorado Springs sales staff member who took them off his car. Will use the Continental tires that were on the rims when mine wear out in a couple of years; they have about half of tread left. I had planned to buy off of Craigslist but that wasn't necessary...