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Looking for St. Louis Tesla Enthusiasts
- Thread starter Liz G
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K Hall
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Liz is referring to the airfare. I just checked as well and it is double the normal fare for advanced purchase to SFO. I will be attending.
Sorry, should have specified the airline tickets were high. The TESLIVE tickets are very reasonable and if it weren't for having to fly there, I would be attending. 
Hello all looking for solutions to charge my parents s on trips to lake Osage beach , sunrise beach from KC. Don't see any charging there other than rv parks.... Anyone with info on charging at the lake ??? Thanks!
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We charged at a local RV park. Only one of their NEMA 14-50's worked, though. I forget the name of the park, Liz will know though.
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Saw this beauty parked a few spaces down from mine at the St. Louis airport.
It was Lakeview Resort. If you decide to stay there make sure they book RV spot #1 for you. It is the only one with 240. If they question that remind them of the issues Craig and I had.
NotMandatory
Member
¡Hola amigos!
This is "bluefuego's" significant other...just thought I'd officially join the forum rather than merely lurking.
We've had our red 85 MS for almost a month now, and it's ridiculously awesome. We finally got our 14-50 circuit wired in the garage last week, but with the convenience of plugging in at home and overnight charging, even our meager 120v/15a outlet kept the MS topped off prior to that without issue (although it was *much* slower than the new 50amp circuit, naturally). Anyway, I met a couple of you at the auto show several months back, but I just wanted to say hi to the others. I look forward to meeting many of you at the next STL-area event.
- Chris
This is "bluefuego's" significant other...just thought I'd officially join the forum rather than merely lurking.
We've had our red 85 MS for almost a month now, and it's ridiculously awesome. We finally got our 14-50 circuit wired in the garage last week, but with the convenience of plugging in at home and overnight charging, even our meager 120v/15a outlet kept the MS topped off prior to that without issue (although it was *much* slower than the new 50amp circuit, naturally). Anyway, I met a couple of you at the auto show several months back, but I just wanted to say hi to the others. I look forward to meeting many of you at the next STL-area event.
- Chris
Welcome to the family. I hope you both can make our cruise on June 22nd.
You will find the details here Saint Louis Tesla Enthusiasts (Saint Louis, MO) - Meetup
You will find the details here Saint Louis Tesla Enthusiasts (Saint Louis, MO) - Meetup
Zroiron
Poodle Pack Leader
Have you identified any other Tesla owners in Peoria/Morton area? We have family and friends there and plan to visit later this year (before the snow flies!!)
TomServo
Active Member
When did they install EV charging stations at Lambert. Can you provide some details, i.e. how much does it cost above the parking rate, how long can you stay plugged in etc?
Thanks
Tom
jvonbokel
John VonBokel
The charging is "free" (no charge above the parking rate). I think there's 6 ports, and I don't know of any limits on charging time, but I believe it's more of a short term lot, so I don't imagine many folks would stay plugged in for days at a time.
No limitations on leaving yourself plugged in. The chargers are basic chargers (no card required, car can initiate charging again, etc.), and they're 208V @ 16A with a pretty significant voltage drop (to 199V or so when loaded).
It's lot A, formerly the "intermediate lot", so $13/day for parking, no additional monetary charge for EV charging.
It's not really a good short-term option, because the charging rate is so slow (3 kW) and if you pull into the lot A entrance, I believe the minimum charge is half a day (although I'm unsure). There's a way to enter the short-term garage and make your way through the exit tunnel to lot A, where you could presumably get the short-term rate, but as I mentioned I've found the benefits of this to be limited unless you plan to spend all day at the airport.
I typically use it for my full-day and two-day (overnight) trips. Anything longer, I'm typically parking in lot B/C/D, anything shorter, I just park close to the terminal in the garage.
I've contacted some of the other off-airport lots, and several of them offered access to a 120V outlet (which is really all you need on anything but a day trip).
