I was by there last week Wednesday at noon. I had to pick up a few things from Staples (next door);
I planned to share some photos, but I couldn’t really tell where the intake lot is located and a lot of employees were eating outside. Didn’t want to snoop unless I knew where to look. If someone can let me know the lot at Springfield I’ll want to look at I can come up with an excuse to head in - maybe I can entice the family with Krispy Kreme (also next to Tesla) if they put up with my shenanigans.
From what I saw across the street there were a lot of what looked like Model 3s. They also seem to store vehicles in the lot behind Staples, but these were older Xs and 3s so I’m guessing it’s a repair overflow lot.
We moved out of NYC recently, and I can tell you that unfortunately that’s just what they charge. You can lower the rate in some conditions, like parking in a garage, but car insurance premiums for NYC take into account the thousands of hit and runs + other problems associated with a dense population. When I shopped a little over two years ago when I entertained the idea of a Tesla in the city I believe $400 was about the average with the lowest being $350ish from Liberty. Mutual. When we moved to NJ the insurance rate (progressive) went from $200 for our 2005 Mercury to $28 a month (Only state minimum though not worth it to put comprehensive on this car
). The Model Y quote we got from Progressive with good comprehensive coverage, is $86 a month if we pay in full for 6 months at a time. Both wife and I have clean records. Moral of the story, everything in NYC is unnecessarily pricy. Except of course the energizing atmosphere; we really miss that.