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The Hamilton supercharger, once it's up and running, will allow me to resume the Burnet/Marble Falls route vs. going to Cedar Park supercharger.

Had lunch at Giovanni's on 1/27 en route to Austin from FW. Chicken marsala was good; a bit different as it came buried in ziti vs. linguini. CEFCO in 2nd photo; no construction yet. Restroom was pretty clean...I've seen far worse. I'm looking forward to this supercharger going online, as it...

I should be going by that location later this week. Probably won't be any activity this early on but if there is, I'll check back in here.

I for one hope Tesla follows through on placing a Supercharger in Hamilton. I travel the Fort Worth to Austin route via Highway 281 fairly often to avoid the boredom interspersed with crazy drivers along I-35. While I can easily make this trip in my Model Y without any gnashing of teeth form of...

I live in Fort Worth, and would like recommendations on window tinting for my Model 3, i.e. a tinting firm that is in Fort Worth, not Dallas, and is experienced with tinting Teslas. Thanks in advance. :)

I've driven my Model 3 between Fort Worth and Austin via 281/183 several times, stopping at Stonegate to charge. That said, since my destination in Austin was on the far southwest section, near the Waldorf school, that meant wading through Austin traffic. Prior to my Tesla I avoided that by...

Thought I would pass along, since I am the originator of this thread, my recent experience with the Fort Worth Tesla Service Center. In brief, it was seamless, as all of my experiences with Tesla sales, delivery, and service have been to date. I had a state inspection and the "biannual...

Google maps has been showing Tesla Terafactory Texas option for awhile, now. This is on Highway 79, between Hutto and Taylor, Texas. If you use the search term "Tesla Texas Terafactory option" in Google maps search, it should show up.

Actual forward progress on the Fort Worth service center:

My wife and I are planning to be there. Looking forward to it!

Great news! Thanks for the update.

Welcome to Fort Worth! We used Ronnie Barham with Barham Electric this past summer to replace our 60 year old breaker panel, and run power out to our carport for a Tesla wall connector. He did good work and his rates were very reasonable. Here's his Facebook page: Barham Electric Phone...

I haven't been by in awhile to check for any activity. Next time I'm at Clearfork I'll try to check up on it.

Both black and silver ones show to be in stock now.

My experience with construction trades is similar to yours. And good point regarding supercharger promotion...I had no idea there was going to be one installed in Alvarado, TX. It's not even shown as a potential site on the Tesla supercharger map. And yet, it's going in regardless.

You're welcome. An affliction I am not immune to, so I understand perfectly. I'm pleased to have Whitmore back online. It's not that far from home, but I don't expect to use it much. However, I have friends who can't charge at home, who live nearby, and will benefit from having this station...

Correction to above: Whitmore Street in Fort Worth is the existing 16 station urban supercharger now back online after having been down eight months due to an electrical fire. Monahans is the street address for the proposed supercharger in the Clearfork shopping village.

This is one reason why I leave the voice prompts on while navigating to and in an unfamiliar area. It's been pretty consistent on telling me when to turn after it says "In 500 feet, turn (left or right or etc.) onto Anyname Street, etc..." followed by "Now turn etc..." once the actual point to...

You're hitting on all cylinders here...pardon the ICE reference. :) My last car, a Sonata hybrid, had the ability to remote start the car. If you remembered to leave the climate on, and to turn it up to max before leaving the car, it would pull down the cabin mostly on the battery, as it also...

I made the Trinidad to Amarillo run on Sunday in my LR RWD Model 3. Left Trinidad with 286 miles range indicating; arrived in Amarillo with 68 miles remaining. Three adults plus luggage in the car. I held speed between 68-70 mph. Little headwind and temps were in the 70s to 80s, with mostly...

We drove by the Monahans location today. No change. Store is still open and had people inside milling about as we drove by. Good to see that, at least.

There's another thread regarding the Whitmore supercharger. Latest info on status says Oncor is waiting on a part in order to activate the station. I was last able to charge there in early January. A transformer fire took out the station at some point afterward. All of that has since been...

I'll see if I can swing by Saturday.

Update on Whitmore superchargers: looks like autotransformers are replaced, and perhaps switchgear. Both are still fenced off so it could be some final inspections are pending.

Could be the Clearfork gallery was an underperforming location. We walked the entire area this past Friday evening and the whole place was pretty busy, except where the Tesla store was located. There's a lot more reason to go to the complex now than just several months ago, as more businesses...

A revisit to the proposed site on Friday evening revealed no change, if the superchargers are destined to go on Level 5 of the garage. With the nearby Tesla gallery now closed, I'm now wondering if the current destination chargers installed at Level 1 of the garage might be converted over to...

Looks like repairs or improvements are underway at Whitmore at long last. The fried autotransformers are beneath the blue tarp at the far end of the lot. Nice to see headway here. No signs of change at rumored service center location at Bristol & University. Now that the Fort Worth Tesla store...

It's worth the wait, it is a game changer, and yes I can completely relate to feeling like a kid again while I was waiting for my car! I've had it six months now, and I still enjoy every drive every day. It's also a very comfortable road trip car. Over 300 miles this past weekend and, even...

Parking garage where chargers are supposed to go is customer parking; no fee required. Top of garage is five levels up; it’s a bit of a drive to get up there. At least the Clearfork complex of shops and restaurants is filling in nicely; considerably more choices than just over a year ago.

My thoughts exactly, and your terminology for the transformers is more precise than mine. Before the shutdown I had counted eight ATs in the northeast corner of the Whitmore lot, and my assumption was that one AT served two charging stations, since there are sixteen stations and eight ATs. My...

I drove by today; it definitely was a transformer fire. At the back of the lot there are eight transformers on a rack sitting next to the switchgear cabinet. The bottom left one is scorched, which could possibly have taken surrouding units with it. All of them are under a blue tarp cover, but...

Fastest growing job category in my state is wind turbine technician. If I were a coal miner, and thought I could get training and employment in wind turbine service, I'd go for it in a heartbeat to get me the hell out of a coal mine. While I don't care for Budweiser products in general (not my...

I started driving cars back when most American makes used carbureted V8 engines, ignition points, and vacuum advance distributors. Automatic chokes weren't always automatic, keeping an engine in tune and a reliable starter on cold mornings took more than a casual effort. As a result, a car's...

I was comparing the Model 3 to my 2014 Sonata Hybrid Limited, which was a great car - except for the fact it still had an ICE. It did whet my appetite for going full EV, and that after driving pickup trucks for over 30 years. I did not NEED a Model 3 (I had a great car), but I really WANTED it...

Sorry about the question: I was in facilities management mode when I wrote it. :rolleyes: Note to self: It'll be fixed when it's fixed. Patience, young padwan... :cool:

Installation of a different component than what was there when the stations were functional? Or installation of a component to replace one that failed? Yes, I saw where you can't share further details. Just hope the sub gets it fixed soon.

Funny; I've charged there twice, and the N. Texas Tesla Owners Group had a grand opening pow wow there in December.

Whitmore shows as being "temporarily unavailable" on my Tesla app and in-car navigation. This is the second time this station has shown as being down since it opened in December. I haven't gone by to verify; has anyone else been by there and was unable to charge?

We drove over there this past Friday evening (1/4) and made our way all the way up to the top of the parking garage. No signs of anything yet. We were speculating where on the top level the chargers might go; there's an offset section in the northeast corner that we're wondering might be the...

Found this interesting article over at oilprice.com this morning, posted on Christmas Day: Why The Oil Price Bear Market Persists | OilPrice.com Of special note from the article, the author offers a multi-faceted list of why global oil demand is weakening: “The problem with dropping demand...

Your plates will arrive in the mail 30 days or so post delivery. Mine were close to 45 days out.

Stopped at Cisco today to charge and found the place in better shape. Pushed over station had been righted, and wheel stops installed in all of the stalls. The broken down utility cart is still there (would it kill them to just push it forward a few feet?) and one of the supercharger stations...

Whitmore Street is back up and running! Pretty fast charging speeds, too.

Once you enable “Easy Exit” in your driver profile, adjust your seat when the car is in Easy Exit mode. It will ask you to save the new seating position. I now wish there was an Easy Exit mode for the passenger side, also, which might help them get out of the car easier.

Any reason obvious why the Whitmore (Fort Worth) Supercharger is down?

I found myself yesterday and this morning pressing the left steering wheel button, aligned to trigger "fart on command", each time I passed a gas station. My inner ten year old loved it, laughing uncontrollably.

I've come across more than one posting in various Model 3 forums where owners of AWD and Performance AWD are complaining about lack of range. Most admit they are aggressive drivers, but others state even with conservative driving they are not seeing great Wh/mi numbers roll in. I understand...

6' 4" here, with long legs and long torso. I'm most comfortable with the seat all the way back and a fair incline to the seat back. I use "Easy Exit" to elevate the seat and bring the back forward a bit to facilitate lifting myself out of the car. That is a feature I've never had on any other...

My LR RWD is the zippiest, peppiest, quickest, fastest, most blastest fun car I’ve ever owned! Think I’ll put the $14k diff toward solar panels for the house. Fun car, resilient power system for the house. Win.

As renewable energy source economic viability (i.e. profitability) continues rising, any argument or obstinance to retain our overall economic structure on strictly a combustion basis (i.e. fossil fuels) continues weakening. The steadfast way to move away from fossil fuels is the process of...