Five sightings in one day.

[david_42]

Coming back from SF (to Portland) on Monday, we saw a Model 3 and two Model S on I5. I've rarely seen one Tesla in a day, so these were a bit of a surprise.

Much more interesting was the two car carriers loaded with Model 3s. Looks like another 20 people "up north" will have a great T-day!

 

[jkcheng122]

Can we update the title to "sightings"?

 

[RSL2020]

Its crazy, here in Cary, NC I see 2-3 model 3's every time I drive my 10 mile commute. There is 2 in my neighborhood now. The exclusivity is gone, lol.

 

[chronopc]

Can we update the title to "sightings"?

You don't sit down every time you encounter a Tesla?

 

[BeesKnees]

Just for fun, on the other end of the spectrum, I visit Palo Alto regularly and in a less than 2 mi commute from hotel to office just last week I counted 24 Tesla’s. About equal S and 3. A few Xs. One classic roadster. And there I was in rental ice.

 

[nexusone]

LOL. In the Bay Area I probably see 500-1000 Teslas per day. They are like hondas here.

 

[jkcheng122]

LOL. In the Bay Area I probably see 500-1000 Teslas per day. They are like hondas here.

I'm kinda glad I'm not seeing so many, would definitely need to find ways (and $) to modify mine if just about every other car is a Model 3.

 

[ecarfan]

Can we update the title to "sightings"?

To make that happen, it is more effective to use the “Report” function to get a moderators attention. The moderators cannot possibly read every post.

I have done that.

 

[Sandiegodoug]

Here in San Diego I see mostly model 3s now, a few older s and every once in awhile, a model x

 

[ecarfan]

LOL. In the Bay Area I probably see 500-1000 Teslas per day. They are like hondas here.

In the Bay Area I see about one Tesla every minute I’m on the road, sometimes more.

It’s great to hear from other areas of the country about increasing numbers of Teslas being sighted. In a few years they will be commonplace in every metropolitan area, and increasingly in other regions.

 

[chronopc]

In the Bay Area I see about one Tesla every minute I’m on the road, sometimes more.

It’s great to hear from other areas of the country about increasing numbers of Teslas being sighted. In a few years they will be commonplace in every metropolitan area, and increasingly in other regions.

I see them all the time but I still get excited every time I see another Tesla. Especially a metallic silver 3.

 

[GoSharks]

There are at least 3 red Model 3s in my work parking lot. I don't even know how many non-red 3s, S and X that there are. Many. It isn't even a large lot. Maybe the size of a Best Buy parking lot.

 

[redscott]

I forget how much of a bubble SF is, I see ~3-4 Model 3s that are parked outside when I walk my dog every day

 

[LittleHobo]

A few weeks ago I drove across Alabama and Mississippi and didn't see a single electric car of any type.

Here in Victoria I see a few 3s most days, and many, many Leafs and Souls.

 

[WileyTheMan]

I remember how exciting it was to spot a 3 on the road just a year ago here in the Bay Area. Imagine how many will be on the road at this time next year. Or five years from now.

It really is fun to be a witness in a major paradigm shift of history like this.

 

[StellarRat]

In my town my sightings have gone from once a week (when I got my car) to daily. This morning I saw two brand new Model 3's (no plates) in the space of two blocks. We are not a high income / tech town either. We're about as middle of road as you can get.

I'm still the only Tesla of any kind in my building of 150 people. There is one more person in my department at a different location that owns a red Model S though, but think that's about it.

I will say that there are a lot of Leafs, Volts, Sparks and Bolts running around my town though. There are by far more Leafs here than any other electric. To me that means that a lot of those people will be replacing them with M3's on their next car purchase. I've seen a few of the new Prius partial electrics around as well.

 

[thecloud]

For Bay Area folks, the post could be titled "Five sightings at one stoplight!"

It is definitely exciting to see the adoption curve spreading to other areas. I recently had family visiting from the UK and my young cousin had never seen a Tesla up close or ridden in one, so he was beyond excited to start Tesla-spotting as we drove around the area. I think he finally gave up after counting 80 or so.

 

[EVnut]

I probably see one per minute on my drives. I figure that if I'm going to collide with another car, it's quite likely to be a Tesla. Not that I'm planning on this, but still... It is not uncommon to approach a 4-way stop and have four Model 3 drivers negotiating the right of way.

The saddest part for me? Nobody ELSE seems to give a damn that they're in a Tesla. I wave and they thing I'm some nut. :-( . I sorta miss the EV1 days.

 

[EVnut]

For Bay Area folks, the post could be titled "Five sightings at one stoplight!"

It is definitely exciting to see the adoption curve spreading to other areas. I recently had family visiting from the UK and my young cousin had never seen a Tesla up close or ridden in one, so he was beyond excited to start Tesla-spotting as we drove around the area. I think he finally gave up after counting 80 or so.

Exactly! Quite often I'll be on HWY 80 in a parade of five or six Teslas in a row. Most fun is to try to organize them by color and model, for a proper parade.

 

[sreams]

You don't sit down every time you encounter a Tesla?

Uh... that would be "sittings", not "sitings".