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I wonder what happened to the contractor that pulled the permit?

Tesla puts being efficient with their capital as a priority. That's how they were able to build a world class DCFC network as a struggling startup, short charge cords and all. Most EVs in N. America already have NACS charge ports, the rest will soon follow. Most of those that have CCS ports are...

Yes, Tesla selected Flathead Valley as a desirable Supercharger location back in the Spring of 2018. Apparently, they are having trouble making it happen in less than 6 years. I know couples who have created a family of 7 from scratch in less time. I guess there have been a lot of scheduling...

Apparently, the install permit was issued in January of 2023, but there is not much to discuss. The snow has melted, Spring has sprung, no construction is happening.

I probably wouldn't own an EV in Alaska for some time to come, if the use case was to travel outside the natural range of home charging. And you will be surprised how quickly the third-party stations start installing all their new chargers with at least one NACS cable. The adapters will quickly...

You've obviously misread the situation. The only reason I asked for "hard data" was to support the wild claim that was thrown out that Blackstone had installed hundreds of Supercharger sites. 80 is a far cry from hundreds. Yet we still have people trying to turn 100-200 into "hundreds", even...

My previous post was accurate. I said I doubted that Blackstone site installs had reached "the hundreds". There is nothing to retract.

No, I don't see the parallel. It was only a few months ago that you wrote this: I think it's more likely than not that the long series of delays and false starts is not just incompetence or a confluence of coincidental events or just plain bad luck.

You don't know what you are talking about, Blackstone installed many of the closest Superchargers to my residences here in Washington and I've been aware of them for years. I was confident they had not installed "hundreds" of Supercharger sites, that was an inaccurate claim and I called it out...

Oh, it's "been ready" for a long time, and it's long overdue. Please note that I haven't fought over "the logistics of who, when, what, where for the reasons as to why this site is not in the ground yet", I've merely speculated on possible holdups. And laughed at those who think it's...

The only reason I would buy a CCS adapter is not to charge at an overpriced DCFC 5 minutes north of Kalispell, it would be to keep it as a novel museum relic. Not only are they soon going to be archaic, but I have no desire to create user accounts with all the clown companies that comprise the...

Yes, and let's hope that continues to be the case going forward!

I did not accuse anyone of anything. I discussed possible scenarios. Big difference. You are continuing to put rhetoric ahead of reality.

Weather cannot explain no construction in 2023 considering the site was permitted in January of last year, the spring snowpack was below average, the snow melted unusually rapidly last spring, and suitable weather existed deep into the end of last year. I don't claim to know what is going on...

Thanks @Big Earl, that's good to know. And I appreciating your willingness to put accuracy above rhetoric, unlike some others here that seem intent on distorting reality.

Don't try to twist the truth by suggesting there are over 100 Blackstone Supercharger sites built that are not showing up due to misspellings, that's just crazy talk. I wasn't born yesterday. Further, I didn't dismiss ANYTHING out of hand, I said I doubted Blackstone had built 100's of...

Blackstone has contracted and completed hundreds of Supercharger sites? I doubt it. In any case, there is nothing wrong with suggesting the possibility of "funny business". That is always a possibility, and I will always refrain from outright accusations without the essential proof. It's...

I've seen no evidence of that with regard to their contract to install the Kalispell station. How many Supercharger sites have they installed previously? Do you have hard data? Contractors are like restaurants. They may have great service and delicious food, until, suddenly, they don't. It...

Did you get a VIN# yet? I was allowed to configure my Cybertruck on 12/26/2023 but no word since. My wife and I just returned from a trip to Whitefish via I-90 and turning North at St. Regis in the Model 3 Performance. I gotta say, that St. Regis Supercharger really makes the trip so much...

Yeah, both our Model 3's have the original blades that are over 5 years old, and the visibility is clear, even at freeway speeds. And we live in a rainy climate in the PNW so they get a lot of use.

All three of our Model 3's are from 2018 and there is nothing "cheap" about the wiper blades. Did Tesla start using different blades on later model years?

You make zero sense. Either you are using OEM tires and OEM rims (and everything should be OK), or you are using different products with different dimensions (and there might be clearance problems). There is not a lot of room for grey area here, and it's up to the customer to verify any...

Not only are the number of Montana registrations artificially high due to out-of-state registrations, but the reported income data doesn't reflect the number of wealthy people that have vacation homes there. Because the income being reported is of actual residents, not people who have a second...

Don't make the mistake of thinking that determined opposition would limit themselves to the permit process only. Determination knows no bounds and the most effective opposition will happen out of the public eye. The contractor of every Supercharger install is publicly known and corruption and or...

I am absolutely not talking about anything that happened in Shelby, this was in Flathead Valley! It seems you may be muddying the water here.

In late 2020 or early 2021 I was digging around online, trying to find more info about the permitting activities, and came across some meeting minutes. Apologies for not trying to relocate those (it may take me an hour or more with no guarantee of success), and I can't recall with certainty the...

You forgot the part about the selected contractor having a scheduling conflict. Don't you think there are time constraints built into the contract? In any case, I'm impressed with your apparent desire to dissipate suspicions that anyone might be stonewalling Tesla's desire to install a simple...

Does that explain why Tesla has the best-selling car in the world?

What some people don't understand about Superchargers is it's not the ones near your home that are important, it's the ones 100 miles away from your home. I agree, the lack of Superchargers is not doing a lot to slow down EV adoption in Flathead Valley (where I actually lived 30 years ago), but...

Flathead Valley/Glacier NP areas have already lost out on hundreds of millions of tourist dollars in the last 4 years due to the delays in getting a Supercharger. The beneficiaries are few, but they include local car dealers and auto shops. The economic loss is many times the economic gain. The...

Well, money talks. We will just have to wait and see, but if it doesn't go in soon, it will likely wait until spring. Tesla is more disruptive than many realize, and they always have opposition. I hope it finally gets done but my confidence level is low due to past false starts.

No dig ticket yet. I wonder what the hold-up is. I really think there are local powers that are actively preventing the construction of a Supercharger. Alternatively, someone may have convinced the contractor to not perform. Of course, we don't know, I'm just saying what I think is the most...

I think the portion I bolded from the post you used to start this thread should be taken seriously.

One error in your thinking is that holders hold because they are emotionally attached to the stock. Speaking only for myself, I hold because I want to minimize risk and maximize gains. The fact that I don't particularly like to lose money makes this much easier.

That's wrong-headed thinking because the original Roadster was a proof-of-concept EV in order to get media publicity and sell the upcoming Model S to original Roadster buyers and their family, friends and co-workers/acquaintances, etc. Not any old publicity would work, it had to be good...

It looks to me like the IRA rules regarding the domestic sourcing of battery minerals is already creating a two-tier pricing situation for battery minerals. Those sourced within the domestic guidelines will be worth considerably more than those from China and elsewhere. I doubt anti-trust issues...

The obvious conclusion is that every car capable of speeds in excess of the speed limit must be limited to the speed limit, regardless of whether cruise control, Autopilot or manual driving. Because in all cases the driver is ultimately responsible for the speed. The fact that the driver can set...

The cost of software features is not included in the $80K cap. A Tesla customer can buy a $79K Model Y and add a $15K FSD option on top of that and still qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit.

Cybertruck is engineered to be as strong and light as possible. That means almost every component will be structural (like the battery) and they will all work together to provide the needed strength. You will not see heavy ladder frames with heavy non-structural bodies and beds floating on top...

A careful read of this story will inform that there are at least two employees interested in unionizing. How many more than that, if any, is impossible to say but I think if the movement was popular, that would have been conveyed by the article. As it is, we are left to wonder: Are there more...

Very true. I think over half of the anti-Tesla sentiment is not due to politics or Twitter, but rather economics. People who want things they can't afford tend to take on a "sour grapes" attitude, you know the fox that couldn't eat the grapes because the vine was too high determined they were...

I would say Wozniak is famous for being a founder of Apple and his relative lack of wealth (not for being "so rich"). Plenty of people on this forum have a higher net worth than Wozniak. Not that it matters, but I was surprised to hear you say he was famous for being so rich.

That's a great description of what constitutes a luxury product! But to be fair, we should include TSLAQ's definition of luxury: Lux-ur-ry: luhk-shuh-ree adjective: not relating to Tesla. Having nothing to do whatsoever with Tesla.

So true. Lucid should have differentiated themselves when everyone else was cutting prices and raised them $35K-$45K per car. In return you could have bespoke colors. Any shade you want. Two-tone is $20K extra, but you get to design the color break with their bespoke on-line configurator. And...

Obviously, there are a lot of slow learners here as evidenced by some people still not understanding how market cap works. It looks like you are a quick study, so feel free to put my overly wordy posts on permanent ignore. Because I can promise that I won't be abbreviating my posts simply...

I don't give a FF when TSLA blasts through 'resistance' at $290-$300, I just want to see the company continue to grow and become more efficient at making ever-better products. The end result will be the same, a company that offers the world so much value that no one can touch them will naturally...

Sigh...It looks like people still don't understand the most basic mechanics of share valuations. For a company to have a market cap of $6 trillion, it is not necessary for people to "actually put in that much money". Let's say you have a company with a market cap of $100,000 and they have...

No pictures of the three white 3's lines up, yesterday I dropped my Performance Model 3 off at a body shop to repair the $5K in damage when my neighbor backed her F-150 into the rear quarter-panel of my Performance Model 3. It was so sad, and I couldn't bear the thought of driving a rental car...

I'm very exciting. Everyone's talking about how exciting I am.

I've had a "Made in the USA" sticker on the back of both our matching Model 3's for 4 years now. It's just big enough that people who pull up behind in stopped traffic can read it and see the colors. I think it's important because when most Americans see a Model 3 on the road, they tend to think...