Texas

For anyone needing to get the state inspection for their Tesla, I highly recommend this place; Inspector Quick 2830 E Sam Houston Pkwy S Pasadena, TX 77503 281-487-3459 I have used them for over 20 years ('85 MR2, '95 Supra, '15 MS P85D) and they really are 'QUICK'. I'm in and out in about 5...

Sweet referral program prize!! Would love to be the +1 with someone making the trip! PM me!!

I went into the Houston EZ-Tag store to get a tag to put on the windshield next to the rear view mirror and the lady at the counter insisted that I take the larger 'plate' transponder and put it in my glovebox. Anyone else in the Houston area doing this and does it work? I don't really want...

SolarCity is installing my solar panels and PowerWall2, in Cypress TX (around 20 miles NW of downtown Houston) I am being told it's the first one in the area. I will post more pictures as the installation progresses.

To prevent hijacking a separate thread, I thought I would post these results for those just curious. For basis: the DFW area is defined as the following counties: Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Rockwall, Hunt, Hood, Palo Pinto, Kaufman, Wise, Somervell, Navarro, and...

One of the surprise proposed locations listed by Tesla for 2017 construction is Fredericksburg, TX. It is an obvious choice for those heading West from Austin, allowing travel on 290 to hook up with I-10 just south of Junction. It's about 140 miles from Austin to Junction, so a stop between...

Wow. New blog post. New supercharger map. I count roughly 20-22 new "Opening Soon" sites in Texas alone. *edit to add, you can now click on and zoom in. Here are the proposed new Superchargers: Plano (a few blocks E of 75 on K Ave) Dallas (we know about this one) Ft Worth Grapevine Italy...

Free registration/ticket for all Tesla owners: Bring Your Tesla To Earth Day Texas 2017 I registered already, and saw there will be ~30 Teslas there already. The more the merrier! I'm looking forward to the event. I'll be there bright and early and I can be there until about 3-4pm.

Drove from Houston to Port Arthur/Corpus Christi for the Easter Weekend. Both coming and going, just after passing the City of Rosenberg on I59/I69 autopilot vanished the rest of the way to Port Aransas on what is a clearly true divided highway most of the time. When I drove back, the same...

While driving near Canyon Lake this weekend, a deer decided to pick a fight. The deer lost, but she did leave her mark. There is a tear in the front bumper along with some damage to the hood. Fortunately, she did not take out a headlight or the windshield, so the car drove back to Allen with...

Anyone make this drive often? Can you do it without a stop in Waco? Or is that cutting it to close?

My wife is about to take our first long trip in the Tesla to go to a meeting in Houston. Return trip is not an issue since she has plenty of places to stop off if it range gets hairy (spring, huntsville, corsicana). But on the trip down she would like to minimize supercharger to arrive...

In anticipation of them disappearing again I ordered some adapters for the UMC. One of them was the unicorn 14-30 adapter, but I noticed that the other adapters (5-20, 6-50) are black and the 14-30 I got was gray. I thought the gray ones were the ones being recalled. Is there any way I can...

Hey guys! I have a Model X that just went into production (4-1-17) and was hoping to hear people's experience who picked up their car at that Dallas Service Center. Thanks!

Apologies for the duplicate post, but there are probably some Texans who aren't following the 2017 Legislative Discussion thread closely. Everyone please go to Support Tesla in Texas and click Take Action. This will take you to a page where you input your name and address to identify who your...

Oncor is proposing solar fees of ~$40/mo. With NextEra takeover looming, Oncor proposes $317M rate hike, solar fees

Is there any buddy, who knows about the good auto insurance in Texas???

For all those Tesla owners in Texas who are looking for a place to find the Spectra Photosync tint, Clear Guard Nano Paint Protection Film, Black Vue Cameras, after market wheels, Ceramic Coatings, and other Tesla specific products, EVS Motors is the place to go in Houston. ***We are the only...

For all those Tesla owners in Texas who are looking for a place to find the Spectra Photosync tint, Clear Guard Nano Paint Protection Film, Black Vue Cameras, after market wheels, Ceramic Coatings, and other Tesla specific products, EVS Motors is the place to go in Houston. ***We are the only...

Any recommendations for some curb rash repair in South Texas?

Join us for the first Texas statewide group road trip to Cocoamoda ! PLEASE REGISTER AT THE EVENTBRITE LINK FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING! The Tesla clubs in Texas invite all Tesla owners to converge in Calvert, Texas to socialize, have lunch and enjoy the Best Little...

Houston Art Car Parade announces Cheech Marin as 2017 grand marshal I've been going to the Houston Art Car Parade for quite some time, my avatar is from when my brother-in-law entered one a couple years ago Lots of neat cars such as the Peep Jeep (yep, covered in marshmallow Peeps!) The...

Murphy's law is powerful with me. My previous car when ordered had a factory fire delaying my car by a year. Now with Tesla my luck is holding true to form. Ordered back in November and when the car came in December, it was not as promised and Tesla decided to rebuild it. Fast forward to...

I was casually browsing around in Plugshare (as you do) and noticed that there is now a pair of 14-50 plugs at The Stable Performance Cars in Alpine - Contact Us - The Stable Performance Cars There really isn't many options around that neck of the woods though.

Yes I was pulled over today by state troopers in El Paso Texas and they told me the reason they pulled me over was because the paper plate was not in the back window is this true or is it supposed to be where the plates bolt to the bump

Hey All, We will be headed to Buda, TX (from DFW area) for a wedding next month and have two options with regard to charging: 1. Hotel in South Austin with overnight (240v) charging or... 2. Drive to souhth San Marcos Supercharger after wedding before heading back home Option 1 is doable...

Thanks to the collaboration of @wk057 @wolfson292 and their availability map, I've sampled the most reliable data streams from 17 Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma sites (weeding out some of the less reliable ones) each hour this past Monday. Although individual sites can get two or three cars...

Rumor has it Houston will have 4 service centers within a year. I overheard this a the North Houston center when I was picking up my car yesterday.

Seems like the perfect spot. Huge parking lot. Great bathrooms. Typically good food. Makes perfect sense.

For the first time ever, EVS Motors invites you to envision the next level of Tesla ownership. On Saturday, Feburary 25th, from 1-3 PM, we will hold our first Gigaparty - created for Tesla owners. Experience the many possibilities in Tesla customization, demonstrated live on our Tesla Model S...

I got a FB event invite from EVS Motorsports and saw they have a post over on the vendor part of the forum. Vendor - HTX - Gigaparty - presented by EVS Motors I thought I might go and check it out. Anyone else from the area?

For the first time ever, EVS Motors invites you to envision the next level of Tesla ownership. On Saturday, Feburary 25th, from 1-3 PM, we will hold our first Gigaparty - created for Tesla owners. Experience the many possibilities in Tesla customization, demonstrated live on our Tesla Model S...

Anyone used the Destination Charger at the Horseshoe Bay resort (near Marble Falls, TX)? It says for patrons only... I'm guessing I can go in and have a bite to eat at one of their restaurants and be considered a patron? It also says "see valet" -- does that mean I need to pay the valet to use...

Hi After 1.5 years, I have finally decided to try to get my S 85D with 19 inch wheels from Austin to Memphis to see the grand kids rather than burning gas in our Acura MDX. I will leave early in the morning this Friday, the 20th. The leg from Jackson to Memphis looks a bit...."Scary"...

Hello all, I am selling my brand new, still in the box High powered wall charger for local pickup in the DFW area. Given that I work from home, I realized it's just overkill for me. It has the longer 24 foot cable. It has been sitting in the box since last Summer, so I figured I might as...

Permit for El Paso Supercharger at 6401 Desert BLVD at Rudy's Country Store and BBQ http://epermit.elpasotexas.gov/CitizenAccess/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=Building&TabName=Building&capID1=17B04&capID2=00000&capID3=00002&agencyCode=ELPASO&IsToShowInspection=

A google search this morning brought up this nugget: The article goes on to say that it will have 8 stations, so that would be a supercharger. The site is the northeast corner of I-10 and FM609.

i just purchased my Model S and my interior is all black. I am interested in any recommendations for good Auto Tinting companies that anyone in the Houston area have used as well as any opinions regarding pros or cons to Tinting the windows. Thanks

I'm considering a trip from SF to LA, then LA to visit my parents in Houston. Anyone gone LA to Houston? Can you share your experience? Route? Tips? Thanks! J

anybody there?! Pics?! Yay!!

Just in case any new owners in the Houston area are wondering; I can confirm that an EZ-Tag placed on the windshield to the passenger's side of the rear view mirror works just fine with toll readers. I haven't been back to work since taking delivery, but I suspect it will also work with our gate...

I traded it in here in Utah a few weeks ago and I'm told it's now in Texas. Would be fun to hear from the new owner. VIN ends in 3025. Nice that it's going to Texas where it won't have to mess with snow. But too bad it went from one of the few remaining anti-Tesla states to another.

So from the map of 2017 supercharger stations, there appears to be one that will be located in Austin. Anyone have ideas as to where this might end up being located? It appears to me that there might be a number of possible places: The Domain - Located right off of MoPac and at a major...

So from the map of 2017 supercharger stations, there appears to be one located in Dallas. Anyone have ideas as to where this might end up being located? My thoughts of possible locations are: NorthPark - There are Superchargers at malls in other locations and it would be right next to the...

As others have noted, the 2017 Tesla Supercharger map includes new locations and it appears to me that San Angelo is the location South of Sweetwater. I hope this comes to fruition! Texas is a very large state, the more locations the better for those of us that travel the state often.

Tesla updated their supercharger map, and it looks like they're projecting Lubbock as a supercharger site in 2017. Sure will make the Dallas to Albuquerque trips easier.

Plugshare lists a 14-50 in the old Blanco town square, but nothing is visible on the (very recent, Mar. 2016) Google streetview unless there's a random plug on the utility poll. Can anyone here confirm there's something there? Thanks!

Looking for advice from those of you who do road trips with your Teslas on a regular basis. My wife and I are thinking of taking our Model S 70 (rwd) from Houston to Memphis. Looking at the routing options on evtripplanner (through super chargers), it'll take 22 hours! WAY too long for a 9-10...

My wife and I will both have electric cars when my Tesla gets here in a few weeks. When that happens, there's no more excuse for us to switch over to wind-powered electricity (not that there's anything stopping us now). As you no doubt know our state is one of the largest producers of wind...

I see a lot of EVS motors as a forum vendor. Any actual owners have experience with them? Others? I've pretty much narrowed my choices to Huper Optik Ceramic, Photosync or CeraLuxe Quantum Ceramic. According to EVS, they are the only authorized installer of Huper in the State. Thanks for your...