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I was picked for a golden ticket for the Model ≡ reveal. I'm trying to figure out the logistics of making the trip now. I know that I'd have 100% supercharger coverage for the trip if I chose to drive it and am wondering if any one here has had any recent experiences with the route. As much as...

Our loaded Tesla Model X P85D with Ludicrous and every option except 22"" wheels is currently being prepped in Seattle. We decided we are not happy with our color choice (Titanium Metalic/ Tan Leather) and want to sell this one and reorder. We have a very short window where we can change the...

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If you look at SC map on Teslamotors.com you can see a new location in Seattle if you click on 2016 (vs Today). I can't seem to find any other reference to this, nor can I drill down to figure out where that location will be. Does anybody else have information regarding a new Seattle...

Hi all, i thought it'd be a bit of fun to ask this question as a poll, get a quick idea of how many of us are reserving at which store on March 31st, online on April 1st, or not. Any others comments welcome in the thread. cheers, Mike

Hi All, Look what I just found! My fiance is from Montana, and I thought how fun it would be to drive her there in my MS. I doubt we ever will, given the time involved, but it is fun to fantasize about it anyway. I saw that there are some pretty good evidence for SC's coming to Idaho...

The Victoria EV Club is looking for a Tesla Model X to be displayed during the Eco Night / Victoria Royals Hockey Game on March 11 at the Safe-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria BC. Maybe there's somebody in the Vancouver BC or Seattle WA area who would be willing to show his car? Thanks...

The time is closing in on us for the third annual "Sound if Silence" Tesla road rally. Custer South Dakota, 20 - 22nd May 2016. We had 43 cars last year, trying to get a hundred this year. This is a great two day party put on by the greater Custer area Chamber of Commerce and they really pull...

I hope to do the RFS install this Sunday or Monday and need to create some carpet cut templates or get measurements primarily for the hip striker wires/latches on each wheel well. The insulation layer is pre-perforated but I haven't checked and don't think the underside of the carpet is...

Tony of TCT Wrap (Hillsboro, OR) just wrapped my Midnight Sliver MS 85 with XPEL Ultimate. I had everything covered except: Pano Roof Handles Tail lights He also tinted my windows with Suntek Carbon. This is the second car that TCT Wrap has done for me. Each time, it has turned out amazing...

Between Billings and Yellowstone but they probably haven't talked to Tesla yet. Tesla stations a possibility | Carbon County News

Hello Tesla Owners! It is that time of the quarter again, time for Everett Community College's EV day. We put together these events for ENGR 111, Introduction to Engineering where students learn basic engineering analysis through hands-on projects. One of our projects is based on Electric...

Did anyone get their Ludicrous upgrade in WA yet? If so, when?

Planning a Glacier National Park visit but worried about charging. My plan was to go to West Glacier and spend a night at San-Suz-Ed RV park to get a full charge. Then do Going to the Sun road over to Many Glacier Hotel. Looks to be 70 miles one way, so round trip with some buffer appears to be...

Just after Christmas we stayed at the Garrison Inn Bed &Breakfast which is head and shoulders above your typical bed & breakfast. Gene Garrison is a London trained chief that will also prepare dinners to order for you. http://www.thegarrisoninn.com He has a very nice log structure inn with...

Hi, we recently had our electrician add a NEMA 14-50 plug to the new ski waxing shed at our overnight rental house in Winthrop. We're not Tesla owners and we want to make sure that the first guests who use the system won't experience any surprises. Is there anyone who lives nearby or travels...

Hi all, I admit being borderline obsessive on keeping my S clean, though I succumbed to tired temptation last week. Just finished long drive back in rain/crud on I5, and really really didn't want to freeze the brass balls off cleaning my S (incl underside) ahead of holiday guests... Anywho...

My wife and I would like to look at the Sig Red in person before we make our X configuration choices final. We're leaning towards MC Red, but I've got this nagging feeling that if I don't at least look at Sig Red in person when I'm serious about it, then I'm going to grow up some day and regret...

While this article doesn't specifically mention a Supercharger, I'm pretty sure that they are talking about setting one up in Idaho Falls for vehicles "headed into the parks". City Council Approves Tesla Station I couldn't find a dedicated thread so I thought I would create one. If there's...

Wife is a bit freaked out but I assure her the following - Plenty of well placed superchargers along the way (I count 7) and she has the 85 - Bring home charger in case road is blocked off somewhere. Just need 110 to keep the car alive + heat - Check weather reports + road conditions the night...

This is a route we go fairly often and I'm sure folks here may too. I've only had my car a few days but with some time off this month I'd imagine a trip over this month. How does the model s hold up for this route in the winter? I looked at ev trip planner and according to it I should be ok...

This is only a first step but it's something...

Took my P85 Classic over the Willamette Pass today. 32 degrees, snowing, packed snow over ice on the road. Tires: Nokian WRG3. Grip was pretty darn good given the slippery road surface.

I tried posting in the for sale section but Panjo is not letting me. I have a brand new, never mounted set of Michelin Super Sport tires 245/35/21 non staggered for sale. Prefer local pick up, located in Portland.

I'm a Model S owner living in the Midwest soon to be relocating to Anchorage. I'm here to ask other Tesla owners in Alaska if they have any advice or words of caution with regards to owning/driving the S. I have the rear-wheel drive version and what little driving I have done on snow here was...

I've been thinking about how I'm going to get back to Eugene after a day at the slopes and it occurred to me that a couple of chargers at Mt. Bachelor and my problems would be solved. I could only find the [email protected] email address but I sent them the information about Tesla's...

Want to get a Blackvue 650 setup (front and rear camera) and some other custom electrics done on my Model S. Very few auto electricians I've tried appear to gate much experience with Teslas when I question them. got anyone you'd recommend? :-) thanks, Mike

I purchase a used 2013 60 kWh from Capt Dave in NY. Had it shipped out and it arrived on Monday. So happy! I was on the waiting list for a 40 kWh and the 1st non employee to test drive a MS in Seattle but didn't pull the trigger on the mystery battery not swappable no supercharger not sure...

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Speaking to TM staff in Bellevue, WA they have hope that WA *may* have a demo X by end of year. Although the gracious Bonnie is doing a road tour of (seemingly) every state west of the Mississippi, it got me thinking that there may be some local sig owners who would be willing to give first...

Interestingly, since the law now covers EV's and hybrids (the electric only provision was struck out in the updated RCW) with non-gas ranges of 30 miles or more, the $150 now applies to: 1. Nissan Leaf 2. Chevy Volt all years 3. Tesla Roadster 4. Tesla Model S 5. Tesla Model X 6...

The way I read RCW 82.08.816, I believe that the retrofit should qualify as an alteration and improvement in an electric vehicle battery (1)(b).

Hello Tesla Owners! This is Joe Graber again. I am an Engineering Instructor at Everett Community College. One of the classes that I have designed is an Introduction to Engineering where students learn basic engineering analysis through hands-on projects. One of our projects is based on...

Started looking at Solar recently and with the incentives we have here it's starting to look quite a bit more possible than we thought. Anyone done an install in Cowlitz County or nearby? We've talked with Sun Bridge solar so far and would love to hear experience with them or other installers...

Anyone going to the Silent Thunder event at Pacific Raceways on Sunday? National Electric Drag Racing Association - Upcoming Events I just heard about it today, but don't think I'm going to be able to make it. It sounds like a great time.

It has been a while since we had a large gathering of Tesla owners and enthusiasts. I remember one of the first with Model S when I organized a lunch at Triple X in Issaquah on October 21st 2012. We had only a few Model S Signatures then Then, we organized a get together with owner...

I see on The Map that Tesla plans a Supercharger for the Bend area. Anyone have an info on this? Is listed as happing in 2015 and, well, time's a wasting!

I noticed the Tesla map for the Northwest has a new item. Is this in Troutdale/Gresham area or on the way up to Mt Hood? Which ever it is good news for me so I don't have to go South to Woodburn before starting for home.

It's that moment those of us with Coil-Suspension dread. That moment when we realize "Oh, CRAP!!" we might not make it up a ramp. It happened to me at the Hotel Eastlund in Portland. As I was coming up the ramp I saw the edge with all the black marks of previous victims, and I don't know why I...

For those Washington state Tesla owners who, like me, will be running into their milage or age limitations on the car's warranty soon (I think it's 50,000 miles or 4 years), we are running out of time to get the offending law changed. So, I encourage you WA Tesla owners to write your...

I came through Centralia today and stopped to charge (Wednesday morning, between 10-11am, I was the only one there). I was thrilled to find a bucket with fresh soapy water and a squeegee in the middle of the lot. I don't see any references to this on this forum, but just wanted to throw out...

Curious if anyone has renewed their Washington registration for an electric vehicle since July 15th and if so what if any Electric Vehicle Fee you've been charged. The governor signed the transportation bill on July 15th: SB 5987 - 2015-16 It modified the current law to add a new $50 license...

CORRECTION! This Saturday, August 15!! FYI, The Oregon EV Association is having an EV show and tell type event this Saturday at the Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, OR. Send your friends or stop on by yourself. There will at least be a Roadster there - I'll have #969 throughout the day...

Greetings - I'll soon be relocating from the Los Angeles area to the South Lake Union area Seattle for a job with a fairly-large-online-shopping-company :biggrin:. Until we find a permanent home, we'll be living in a temporary/corporate apartment in South Lake Union area. It's not clear...

EVTripPlanner says I can go direct from Leavenworth to Centralia (198 rated miles) avoiding the Ellensburg SC and saving some time. Anyone done this?

So, got to the top of Washington State to Howard’s Lakeshore Inn in Pateros, WA. after 6 Supercharger stops along the way. It was about 80 miles back to the Ellensburg SC for my return trip, and arrived with about 80 miles of range. But no problem, I had chosen my hotel because it had a...

Good News: the Whitefish Lake Lodge in Whitefish Montana just turned on 2 plugs (1 Tesla and 1 universal). this is an excellent property and only 30 miles from Glacier National Park. The plugs are in their parking garage and probably only available to patrons. Although if you were having...

This is my list of Supercharger dream locations in the NW that would really make the Tesla as versatile as any gas car. They come from most of the roadtrips I can imagine taking in the future. Some of them are a little esoteric - I tried to order them in descending importance, although #6&7...

Hi. Has everyone seen this? http://www.suncountryhighway.com/en/Content/Eco-Wine-Tour Sun Country Highway is proud to present the very first Eco-Wine Tour designed especially for EV drivers and owners. Thanks Rob MacGregor Sun Country Highway.

Last night I was at Fred Meyer's in Kennewick and there is some interesting construction going on in the parking lot that looks very much like 8 Tesla Superchargers going in. Not sure if it is superchargers but looks very much like them. I have some pictures but not sure how to post on here...