Elwood (my Blues Brother, P1845) has driven me exactly 365 days, arriving one year ago tomorrow morning.
A joy everyday, best THING I ever bought, and of all the things in life that don't really matter - this is the BEST.
I arrive at the end of Year One averaging almost exactly 1 mile/day short of 25,000 miles for the year.
24,614 miles, Zero Tailpipe Emissions
(Webster's: EMISSION; noun: discharge, release, outpouring, outflow, leak, excretion, secretion, ejection; emanation, radiation, effusion, ejaculation, disgorgement, issuance). Yeah - none of that.
Here are the key numbers - note I started Trip meter A about 350 miles (a few hours
)after the car arrived, for a total mileage, as at bottom:
24,614 Miles, One Year. 8,211 kWh.
In my neighborhood, that's less than $450, for the year, including losses if we consider free Supercharges along the way.
338 Wh/mile average.
Averaged in the 280's in the summer. High 300's in the dead of winter. Today it was 17 degrees, peaking at a balmy 22 this evening. Fahrenheit. And there was 6-7 inches of snow on the road this morning, so today's Wh/mile not as impressive. But Elwood's handing in the snow was very impressive.
My Model S lives outside of Boston, and vacations in the Mountains of New Hampshire all year long, catches rays on Cape Cod each Summer, and has enjoyed many trips to NYC, and at least nine states, from Maine to the edge of Virginia. We have Supercharged about 7 or 8 times, camped on beaches and aside battlegrounds. I confess I slept with Elwood one night when short of a hotel bed in New Hampshire. Controlling the heat from the iPhone took on new importance.
Two Truisms: the car really does get better with time. The updates have added useful, practical, and at times awe-inspiring functionality.
And the people are amazing - you know who you are. Thanks so much for putting up with me and making this first year a blast.
I even like the Service people. No, really. The owners know I'm not pulling the wool here, so prospective buyer just go ahead and imagine liking your Service Center. Go ahead. Close your eyes. Good.
So, what would you give a Tesla for it's first Birthday?
Yes, of course - Solar Panels. They go on the roof tomorrow, the actual delivery date.
The panels will provide a guaranteed 7,550 kWh/year. At 8211 kWh/year; the Solar Panels will cover all my driving for the year if we include the 1,400 miles Elwood Supercharged this year.
Now how cool is that?
"And so say we - Tap into America!" (Tap, 1983)
A joy everyday, best THING I ever bought, and of all the things in life that don't really matter - this is the BEST.
I arrive at the end of Year One averaging almost exactly 1 mile/day short of 25,000 miles for the year.
24,614 miles, Zero Tailpipe Emissions
(Webster's: EMISSION; noun: discharge, release, outpouring, outflow, leak, excretion, secretion, ejection; emanation, radiation, effusion, ejaculation, disgorgement, issuance). Yeah - none of that.
Here are the key numbers - note I started Trip meter A about 350 miles (a few hours
)after the car arrived, for a total mileage, as at bottom:24,614 Miles, One Year. 8,211 kWh.
In my neighborhood, that's less than $450, for the year, including losses if we consider free Supercharges along the way.
338 Wh/mile average.
Averaged in the 280's in the summer. High 300's in the dead of winter. Today it was 17 degrees, peaking at a balmy 22 this evening. Fahrenheit. And there was 6-7 inches of snow on the road this morning, so today's Wh/mile not as impressive. But Elwood's handing in the snow was very impressive.
My Model S lives outside of Boston, and vacations in the Mountains of New Hampshire all year long, catches rays on Cape Cod each Summer, and has enjoyed many trips to NYC, and at least nine states, from Maine to the edge of Virginia. We have Supercharged about 7 or 8 times, camped on beaches and aside battlegrounds. I confess I slept with Elwood one night when short of a hotel bed in New Hampshire. Controlling the heat from the iPhone took on new importance.
Two Truisms: the car really does get better with time. The updates have added useful, practical, and at times awe-inspiring functionality.
And the people are amazing - you know who you are. Thanks so much for putting up with me and making this first year a blast.
I even like the Service people. No, really. The owners know I'm not pulling the wool here, so prospective buyer just go ahead and imagine liking your Service Center. Go ahead. Close your eyes. Good.
So, what would you give a Tesla for it's first Birthday?
Yes, of course - Solar Panels. They go on the roof tomorrow, the actual delivery date.
The panels will provide a guaranteed 7,550 kWh/year. At 8211 kWh/year; the Solar Panels will cover all my driving for the year if we include the 1,400 miles Elwood Supercharged this year.
Now how cool is that?
"And so say we - Tap into America!" (Tap, 1983)
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