One restaurant in my area (Panama City Beach) is probably the best known eatery in NW Florida -- always gets rave reviews from tourists, locals and restaurant reviewers. I know and enjoy a friendship with the management there. I dropped them a line suggesting they consider contacting Tesla Motors about installing Destination Chargers at their restaurant. The reaction surprised me a little. TMC eagerly responded immediately telling the restaurant owner that they REALLY need more restaurants on the list. They imply they have lots of hotels and shopping centers but nowhere near enough restaurants. Here is a link that my restaurant-owning friend shared with me from his food industry buddies: Destination dining, the Tesla way . Interesting to read about this from the perspective of professional food service people, which I am decidedly NOT. It certainly seems like a win-win-win decision if this goes through to everyone's satisfaction. I'd be happy to share what I have learned in the process so far if any other Florida Tesla owners are interested in pursuing this idea in their area. Clearly, it serves Elon's objective of persuading the American public that EV ownership is viable, it gives the restaurant additional business and advertising bullets, and it gives a Tesla owner a clear choice of where to dine when visiting our town.
