Northwest

My employer, Nytec, an engineering consulting firm, is constructing a new building at 416 6th Street S in Kirkland, WA. Although the building is not yet complete, we have two new Clipper Creek CS-100 units that are now operational and open for public use! They are located in the west parking lot...

Planning to ski Crystal tomorrow - leaving from Issaquah, 85KW, anyone else made that round-trip without anxiety on charge? Google maps says 150 miles round trip. Any thoughts?

I heard of this some time back from some Service Center employees here in the lesser-48, but it's terrific to see this on the TMInc website: Anchorage | Tesla Motors (don't know when it appeared, but it's great that it shouldn't be long now!

I wonder if anyone can answer why a motorcycle is allowed to use the WA state HOV lanes but a TMS is not. Seems very wrong. A motorcycle is not a high occupancy vehicle.

Going to be taking my 60 from Seattle to Santa Barbara around the new year. Fairly confident about the Seattle to Grant Pass leg. Fairly confident about the Folsom to Santa Barbara leg. Less confident about the Grants Pass to Folsom part. It's been a while since I've travelled that part of...

My wife and I are visiting Seattle 12/19-12/22. Unfortunately, the nature of the trip is to attend a memorial service. Wondering if any local owners would like to arrange a weekend swap. The next time you are in SFO, I'd loan you my P85 for an equal amount of time. My car is mint, no dings or...

the car has caught on fire? It is the first thing someone says to me when they see my car or learn that I drive one. The power of the media is strong and boy have the oil and ICE companies done a good job of spinning it up.

I'm planning to drive my MS from Seattle out to Walla Walla first weekend in May. I'll charge up at my place in Ellensburg, or maybe try the new Supercharger there, but will need a full charge while in Walla Walla to make it back. On the recargo map I see the Nissan dealer (which I hear doesn't...

I am going to start writing a short monthly column for the Wenatchee World concerning EVs in north central Washington. I am planning six months ahead and am interested in hearing your thoughts about topics that would be of interest to the NON-EV driving community in your neighborhood.

First Electric Company installed my nema plug yesterday and did an amazing job. If are in need of an electrician I recommend them. They work in all surrounding areas. First Electric 503-632-8373

Check out the links to restaurants and shopping: http://adkelectricinc.com/divisions/tesla-superchargers/ :smile:

Permit #2306177E 1620 Canyon Road, Elllensburg. Looks like it's at the Holiday Inn, next to Spurs Sports Bar. And yes, there is a Starbucks nearby.

I-5 was recently covered with Superchargers. I've taken a Supercharger trip before (last January I used them from San Jose to Death Valley - see my signature for a link), and I was at the opening in Burlington WA. But there are still several of them in WA and OR that I have not seen. I have a...

I understand that they'll send out an installer to do several cars at once and the owners would then split his travel costs. Run a search on here for "Reus" if you wanna know what I'm talking about. I'd love to have him come to my house and do it but if I can get some interest from others in the...

Hi folks. I just heard about a guy in the Seattle area (friend of a friend) who is on the fence about Model S. I believe he's in Redmond. Would any of you be interested in helping to nudge a BMW 5-series driver in the right direction? If so, PM me and I'll see if I can broker a meet-up. Thanks!

I'd like to find one tire that can work the whole year round. mostly we just get wet here in the winter, not much snow, so it feels like snow tires are unnecessary, burn through quick and swapping tires out twice a year is a drag. On occasion we do get ice and nothing short of putting chains...

Tesla is having a Road Trip Finish Line Celebration at their Seattle store as part of the West Coast Supercharger completion drive. There have been discussions on the teslamotorsclub.com forums about the Reus Audio upgrade package for the Tesla Model S. I am having my car upgraded this week...

Got this in the mail. kind of short notice. I'm a bit disappointed they aren't pumping this a lot louder.

Hello Northwest, I'm considering buying a Bike Friday tandem bicycle (Bike Friday - Custom folding and travel bicycles hand-crafted in Oregon) and trying to decide if I need to spring for the most expensive folding model or can get away with one of the cheaper models (then there's the hassle...

Pulling out of Columbia Tower Parking Garage yesterday (spiral ramp, be careful here) and KILLED my right rear rim - about 270 degrees of it, 5-7 inches into the rim. I'm looking to buy a spare new 19", but also want to know if anyone has a repair place for rims locally? Regards.

This is a copy of an email I sent out to the Northwest Tesla Club Owners email list so please forgive the duplication... Thought I'd send an FYI to everyone. Reus audio is coming to town the end of October to do some audio installs. If you would like to find out more you can contact Cliff...

With the forecast of great weather, we took off on a little trip to check out a bit of the Canadian Sun Country Highway. The daily distance traveled in four days is only about 225 miles, but the trip was meant to be leisurely. Although we never drove below the posted limit, we were for sure...

Best shop for "paint correction" in Portland, OR? I hit the finalize button and am creating a list of things to be done. First on that list is I'd like to have the P85 delivered straight to an experienced detail shop in or around Portland, Oregon. Who's considered the "best"?

If you bought this car you probably have a few assets, e.g. nice house, cars etc. Unfortunately I've had contractors try to charge me more because of this apparent affluence. This was especially funny when they would quote a price on the phone and actually increase it when they saw the house...

For those who have had MS since last winter, I got a question. I have mine since mid summer and I've been averaging around 300-320wh/mile during regular commute. ever since temperature stared to go around 50ish, energy usage had increased to around 320-350 for the same drive. Oh, don't forget...

I am looking ahead to delivery and wondering what to do about front license plate. I don't like the idea of marring the front with drill holes. I also don't love the idea of getting pulled over. I've seen the manual and automatic front plate kits. Anyone install one and if so do you have...

Can anyone recommend a good place for a full body wrap in the seattle area or even on the east side. Bellevue/Issaquah?

CHAdeMO Adapter coming this winter Use the link above to discuss this adapter Don't want to have a discussion in two places but not everyone reads the main forum so wanted to alert people here since there is such a high concentration of these chargers in the Pacific Northwest Shop Tesla Gear...

We should be receiving our new Tesla in November. I currently drive an Escape Hybrid 4x4. We often like to take a little road trip in December from our home in Mill Creek, WA to Leavenworth to see the Christmas lights. This year that trip may be done in the Tesla. I've logged hundreds of...

While I am waiting for my car I am starting to think about services. I met an MS owner here in WA that said you can't purchase the extended Warranty in the state. Is that true? Is that worrisome? Do we think there will be an option in < 4 years that lets us do so?

Has anyone in WA put more than 50,000 miles on their Model S, then needed a repair? If yes: 1. What part was repaired or replaced? 2. How much was the part? 3. What price/rate was charged for labor? 4. Did Tesla repair or replace anything for free after the warranty expired?

Hey everyone. In a couple weeks my family and I are going to be driving from Vancouver to Disneyland in our 60. We figure we can get to Eugene OR the first night (Friday night) and then will need to charge up before hopefully getting to Medford. A few questions: 1. Anyone live in the area...

I need to head to the TriCities area in the next 10 days or so to pick up some wine grapes. While I'm a paid member of the adaptor in Ellensburg, I will need it twice in one day for several hours each time. It might be easier if I just borrow one from a kind person here on the wet side. I don't...

I currently drive a Volt but planning to get a Model S sometime after moving to Seattle next week. I saw an episode of Anthony Bourdain's Layover show recently set in Seattle. He drove a Model S around and seemed to really like it. Some beatnik pulled up next to him on a motorcycle asking how...

I figured that it was time to start the location specific thread now that we know where the Eugene/Springfield Supercharger will be. The address is 919 Kruse Way, Springfield, OR. It's in the Holiday Inn Parking Lot (Not the HI Express nearby). There will be 8 charging bays as confirmed be...

Sweet little article from CNBC. With the ADK guys talking about getting Pizza from Tesla owners. But, here's the most interesting thing (to me, anyway): "When the fourth of the stations that ADK is constructing is completed, a driver will be able to travel the Pacific Northwest route from...

Just had SuperCharging activated for $2500 + sales tax here in Washington. Wouldn't this fall under: Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure and Battery Tax ExemptionsPublic lands used for installing, maintaining, and operating EV infrastructure are exempt from leasehold excise taxes until...

Hello Folks! Can't seem to find an EV friendly hotel in downtown Portland that isn't already booked for the weekend, so the current plan is to stay close to one of the Smart Park garages that has L2 in it. Anything I should know/worry about? Parking rates seem to be really inexpensive in...

Maryhill Loops Rd is a public road that is typically closed but can be rented out for weekend events and such. I went on one such tour this weekend. Due to weak (/absent) 3G coverage in the area, I have no Tesla telemetry data. My GPS data from my dash camera is usable, just not as...

Had them installed today at the Portland, OR service center. Wife seems to like them...which is all that really matters!

The charging situation at Yakima is rather bleak. Recargo lists only the Nissan dealer and a truck stop at Union Gap. There are RV parks, but no reports of use. And, if a person does not have dual chargers, the Ellensburg Roadster HPC is not of much value. Of course, Ellensburg Superchargers...

I've posted this over in the Google Tesla Owners Club thread. Sorry for the cross-post, but a lot of people here do not participate in that forum. After hosting our two grandsons for most of the summer, my wife and I need a vacation. We were thinking about driving from Seattle down to Oregon...

I have taken a couple of trips to Seattle to Portland and back and thought I'd post here so those interested can have a rough sense about rated range use and Supercharging data on the drive there and back. I drove a P85 car with 21" Continental tires, running version 4.5 software and I'm...

I am looking for a Model S to rent for a few days in early December. Backstory: My significant other and I love Teslas and plan to own one someday. She is coming back from a long trip and I would like to surprise her by picking her up in a Tesla. I've been in the Navy for 10 years and am...

So with Woodburn up and running and the Tesla folks declaring that a) they are actively working on permitting for the three remaining Oregon Superchargers for this year, and Troy even pointing out that we'll be able to drive to San Francisco by Thanksgiving... let's find the other sites. I did...

Here's a quick run down of my biggest Tesla road trip so far. From Hood River, OR to Ashland, OR for a weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival - a total of 350 miles with my twin charge 85. The Woodburn supercharger wasn't live yet so I had to plan it out carefully. I created a spreadsheet...