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All the lucky people who get o live in the beautiful Michigan, I did a road trip recently

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These are the places where I charged in my recent trip


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Tesla Showroom, Oakbrook


Two Rivers , WI - villageinnwi.com, this is a motel with a RV campground attached to it, call them ahead and they will give you a room and book a 50 amp RV site for you. Though initially they asked for a fee, eventually they did not.


Sturgeon Bay, WI - chal-amotel.com, This is a motel and they have 110V outlets


Harbour village resort, Egg Harbour, WI - This is a camp ground, 50 amps, we camped here for a night, they charged for an RV site, There are no cabins here, there are many campgrounds in this area with cabins, need to call ahead.


Munising Tourist park campground, Munising, MI - Munising Tourist Park Camp Ground | Just another WordPress site, camped here, 50 amp charging, they will charge for a RV site.


Tall Pines Motel: Home, we did not stay here because we wanted to camp but this is a motel with a campground attached to it. call ahead and you can get 50amp and a room.


Petoskey KOA, Petoskey MI - well maintained KOA with cabins and lodges too. we camped here. 50 amp charging, they charged 15$ per night for charging apart from the campsite charge.


Beech street rd, Muskegon - Chargepoint EVSE, free, city owned, on a beautiful beach, great sunset, there is curious crowd there. we spent few hrs to pick up miles to reach Holland


Holland, MI - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Holland, Chargepointe, Free to charge, I did a overnight charge here


Lighthouse premium outlets , MIchigan city, IN, 2$ per hour and charging rate is about 18 miles per hour. we did not really need a charge to get to our destination Oakbrook but since we were there for about 3hrs we charged any way.


home 110 V for 2 days


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Home Southern Illinois.

Impressive. What other data do you have to share? How long was the total trip (in miles)? And how long did it take you to complete? What was your watts per mile for the trip?
 
Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park - I spoke with the management. They are interested in EV charging and can offer discounted rates. I will update the rates later as I know more. Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park
Grand Traverse Resort - This beautiful and luxury resort has two J1772 charging stations in the parking lot. If you stay with them, then they will reserve the spot for you. This can provide a safe and sure solution. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

Grand Traverse Resort is a great place to stay (and golf). If you stay there, I'd recommend eating at Aerie (great view and food): Considered as a top Traverse Restaurant, guests will enjoy delightful dishes at our Aerie Restaurant Lounge
 
Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park

Fellow TMC members,

Great news for people planning trip to Traverse City/Mackinaw City. Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park has a great offer for Tesla Owners. They will offer 50 amp charging port in their RV park, Owners will get discounted rates to rent the space and there won't be requirement for overnight stay at the RV Park. Soaring Eagle group has many properties in the area. There is a waterpark, a full service hotel, a golf course, a casino and a resort in nearby area. There is a free shuttle from RV park to all these locations. There are plenty of dining options and lodging options at the hotel. Mention "Michigan Tesla Owners" to get discounted rate for the RV park. Please see below for details.

Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park
Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
Your Family Fun-Cation Destination! | Michigan Indoor Water Park


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Grand Traverse Resort

This beautiful and luxury resort has award winning golf courses, spa, casino nearby, health club, indoor water playground and tennis courts. There are plenty of dining options, including Aerie Restaurant Lounge. The J1772 chargers are in the parking lot and OpConnect. If you stay with them, then they will reserve the spot for you. This can provide a safe solution for overnight charge.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

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Camp Cadillac

This RV Park offers cabins and RV hookups. Cabins are little further from RV park, however if you request then owners will give you cabin which will be just across the RV park and will designate the closest parking space for charging. It also has an outdoor poool. Camp Cadillac is located 2 miles East of the beautiful North end of Cadillac, which offers excellent dining and shopping. It is just minutes from boating, fishing, golfing, hiking/ORV trails and hunting.

Camp Cadillac

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Trip Route - Metro Detroit to Traverse City

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Please see the posts above for detailed description of the charging stops. More info after I am back from the trip.

(a) Farmington Hills - Max Range Charge at home
(b) Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park, Mount Pleasant - Backup if charge needed on the road
(c) Camp Cadillac - Overnight charge on 50 amp
(d) Glen Arbor
(e) Leland
(f) Traverse City - Park at Old Town Parking Deck for charge
(g) Grand Traverse Resort - Overnight charge on J1772
(h) Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park, Mount Pleasant - Quick 2 hour charge on 50 amp
(i) Farmington Hills
 
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Good Sam Top 100 RV Parks (Michigan Parks)

Good Sam Club lists top 100 RV clubs in the country. Please see the link below for the complete list. Below are the Michigan RV Parks who made it into the list.

Good Sam Club

Hidden Ridge, Hopkins, MI
Harbortown RV Resort, Monroe, MI
Little River Casino RV Park, Manistee, MI
River Ridge RV Resort and Marina, Stanwood, MI
Signature Motorcoach Resort, Bay Harbor, MI
Soaring Eagle Hideaway RV Park, Mount Pleasant, MI
Silver Creek RV Resort, Mears, MI
Traverse Bay RV Resort, Traverse City, MI
Vacation Station RV Resort, Ludington, MI
 
Woodward Dream Cruise Event Details Thread

Hi Friends,

I have started a thread for Woodward Dream Cruise, Please click the link below for all planning, discussion and RSVPs. Hope to see you all soon.

Woodward Dream Cruise (Michigan Tesla Owners Event) - Aug 16 17, 2013

Hari

MEAA Event - Saline Summerfest EV Show


Event - Saline Summerfest EV Event
When - Saturday; August 10, 2013 from 0900 am to 1200 noon
Where - Hall Street, Saline, MI
Website - Saline Summerfest

Michigan Electric Auto Association is planning another EV show after recent success of Michigan EV show. Please see the website above if you are interested in participating.

Attendees (Tentative):
Ohaq
Dan Scherer
aphysician
 
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Saline Summerfest EV Show

Hi Folks,

Michigan Electric Auto Association (MEAA) organized EV show at Saline Summerfest on August 10. 2013. Tesla Owners (Dan Schereer, Ohaq, Aphysician) participated in the show. EV show also had Volt, Leaf, Ford Fusion and Lots of EV conversions. The show was a success and there was a steady stream of visitors. EV owners answer the usual questions about EV, and it was apparent that the interest in EV is certainly growing. Many people mentioned that they are considering an EV in a year's time.

Tesla Model S was popular, It definitely drew the crowd to the EV show. Almost everyone who came to the EV show spent few minutes admiring Tesla, with some hanging out with us for extended period of time and asking about the product/company in details. Many people had done extensive research about Tesla and were impressed to see the car in person. We distributed information and took contact details of people interested in Tesla. Please scroll below for pictures. This sets up the stage for strong showing at Woodward.


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Black 85 (Dan) and White 60 (mine) at the show

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Crowds admired Model S, while some were in complete disbelief that vehicle of such kind exists.


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Hall Street in Saline was packed with EVs. Black 60 (ohaq) arriving at the show.

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ohaq with visitors. People were amazed to see the jump seats in trunk.

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Dan made a display for the frunk, it answered all the common questions about Tesla. We also had our contact info with our facebook page and TMC page.

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Dan had quite an audience all the time.

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Trucks can be environmentally friendly as well. There were 3 electric pickup conversions.

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Volts, Leafs, and Fusions. Thee EV show offered a bit of everything. Pure electric, Range extender and Plug-in Hybrids. There was great camaraderie among EV owners. We all explained the benefits of switching to electric.

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Saline Street Machines Classic Car Show was the main event and had some really cool cars.
 
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Test Drive Event in Southfield

Has anyone heard about a Tesla Drive event this weekend? A coworker emailed me the information, but I can't find it on the web. I work in the adjacent building, so I may have to wander over and talk to the folks at the Westin hotel.

Event Details
August 17th - 18th
10am - 6pm

The Westin
Southfield Detroit
1500 Town Center
Southfield, MI 48075
 
Has anyone heard about a Tesla Drive event this weekend? A coworker emailed me the information, but I can't find it on the web. I work in the adjacent building, so I may have to wander over and talk to the folks at the Westin hotel.

Event Details
August 17th - 18th
10am - 6pm

The Westin
Southfield Detroit
1500 Town Center
Southfield, MI 48075
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