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Those definitely look like supercharging pedestals in your picture. Great sleuthing and thanks for the shots!
Mike
RobinF
Member
gnelson
Member
I received a contract to sell my condo in the Houston inner loop. I will need to move to an apartment until my new condo is constructed 2 years from now. I am having difficulty figuring out how I can live in an apartment with a Chevrolet Volt and a Tesla Model S. Does anybody have recommendations for charging options? I prefer to live near my current location.
Do a lot of shopping at the HEB on Buffalo Speedway or Alabama and charge your Model S at the CHAdeMO while your there?
purplewalt
Active Member
IF you are resolved that an apartment is the route you need to go, Number one Option would be to enlist a realtor who could assist you locating an apartment that has charging WITH a specific unit or parking space that has access to an 50 amp outlet (or maybe an apartment/condo with a garage?)
Or perhaps you do a long term (2 year) lease/rent on a house?
I have an aunt in North Houston (inside the Loop), and she is planning to move out of her house.
Might not be exactly close to where you are looking to remain though.
I have looked @ plugshare.com for Houston, and there are lots of places to plug in.
So you could use a CHAdeMO adaptor or the other Option which brings me to...
You may not even have to worry about charging your Tesla at home (much longer), as it appears Houston will soon have its very own Supercharger.
You might be getting one of those memos from Elon though.
Charging the Volt is another thing.
Maybe have your office building (where you work) install an outlet?
gnelson
Member
Actually the Volt is no problem because I can operate it with the ICE or use a 110 volt outlet to charge it. I don't live far from the Galleria and can also use Tesla chargers there.
As we like to travel a lot, we prefer having a high rise or mid rise building where we can close the door and forget about our residence.
stephenpace
VIN S00219
CORRECTED DATE: Very short notice, but Thursday (2 July) the Ben & Jerry's Model S will be at the Tesla Westchase service center between 11am and 1pm! Stop by for free ice cream!
https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/615913725317353472
Note: Tesla removed their original tweet and updated it with a corrected date.
https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/615913725317353472
Note: Tesla removed their original tweet and updated it with a corrected date.
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Barlow
Member
With all this rain we've been having in Houston, I finally realized my windshield wipers make more noise than they should. A creaking noise, not an aged rubber blade on glass squeak. My 2001 Ford Ranger have quieter wipers that my Model S. Any one else have this problem?
robert774
Member
At the Tesla owners event last night at the new North Houston service center, the Tesla employees there were saying there are about 1200 registered Tesla owners residing in Houston.
That seems unlikely. At the House hearIng in February they said about 2000 in Texas. DMV stats in January said 438 in Harris county as of Jan. 30 this year and 363 in July 2014.
http://www.dfwcleancities.org/documents/EVStats07072014.pdf
stephenpace
VIN S00219
Keep in mind the Houston service center zones a very wide area to get the count (i.e. "Greater Houston" at one point included New Orleans). That said, cars arrive every day and the vast majority of cars are split between Dallas, Houston, and Austin/San Antonio. I could believe a thousand in both 'real' Houston and Dallas with the balance in AUS/SAN. Could also be some difference between where people register it and where they actually keep it (perhaps insurance is more expensive in Harris County so they register the car to the lake house?). Or delay in county reporting data. Tesla Service Centers have the list of actual VINs they are responsible for (along with state mandated folders with paper service records) so I figure they have a pretty accurate count (more accurate than the government anyway) unless they don't immediately remove ones that are wrecked or sold from the count.
It may still include New Orleans - while we may have a Ranger/Service Manager solely dedicated to New Orleans our service is still technically performed out of and he technically works out of the Houston Service Center.
Louisiana has some archaic laws on the books that favor the franchise dealer status quo and seemingly prohibit a manufacturer from performing warranty or service work directly.
The post gave a figure on 1200 "in Houston". Not the territory of the Houston service center which may extend far beyond the Houston metro area and include the next state. I still maintain it's an exaggeration. Just like when I was told there were 800 Teslas in Austin and San Antonio, almost two years ago!
SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
And the Chronicle article said the 600 was in the counties around Houston. I hate not being able to pull a direct quote but my free Google-based preview reading session must have had a one-day lifespan. :bummer:
edit: "ten-county Houston region" and this is sourced from "InfoNation, Inc."
edit: "ten-county Houston region" and this is sourced from "InfoNation, Inc."
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bollar
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The data provided from TxDOT is problematic. The North Central Texas Council of Governments subscribes to their VIN database and they have shown occasional quarter-over-quarter declines in the number of Teslas (and Volts) in the state.
stephenpace
VIN S00219
I think the biggest reason for the drop is the initial reservation backlog. There were many of us who waited more than 2 years for the car. If 209 is 'base demand' for Houston, I would expect that number to increase as the new models arrive and visibility continues to increase (new Northside service center, new SuperChargers in Texas, new owners).
