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#21
FYI - Tesla this event is what made a consumer purchase a vehicle yesterday ;)

Thanks for the updates on this location. This has been the reason I've held off buying a Tesla for couple years due to my travel patterns visiting customers around the Mid-West. From GR paths to IL, IN, and OH is well covered as locals know, but the East/West I96/I69 was lacking severly for my travels to the East side.
 
#22
Awesome location! NCG Cinema, numerous food spots, shopping (Apple Store!), lodging, my home... all nearby.

This was the progress at the end of day yesterday. Today, the 5 Superchargers (white boxes) are already in place and they're pouring concrete into the wooden molds you can see in my pics as we speak!

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Rickgomez2003 said:
Cant wait for this to be completed. I work in Lansing and commute 172 mile every day this will help.
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172 miles EVERY DAY? I thought my 25-35k a year of driving was bad, you must hit 40-45K a year. What battery do you have, and how has the KW/miles average been overall with different driving patterns (i.e. faster, slower, colder, warmer, etc.) to your range?

Thanks TY for the drone pictures :)
 
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tyknows said:
Awesome location! NCG Cinema, numerous food spots, shopping (Apple Store!), lodging, my home... all nearby.
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Is it good that there's a movie theater right there? I can easily imagine people plugging in and going to see a 2 hour movie. Sure, they'll be hit with expensive idle fees, but that doesn't change the fact that they're blocking spaces that other people might need.
 
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Electric Joe said:
Is it good that there's a movie theater right there? I can easily imagine people plugging in and going to see a 2 hour movie. Sure, they'll be hit with expensive idle fees, but that doesn't change the fact that they're blocking spaces that other people might need.
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Hard to say really until we see how it's used when it's open. I talked to the guys working on it yesterday and there's going to be 10 charging stations here, 5 of which are Superchargers. There's also more free charging (and covered for inclement weather situations) in the parking structure just a few feet away. I'd hope moviegoers wouldn't take up a Supercharge spot, but we'll see.
 
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tyknows said:
Hard to say really until we see how it's used when it's open. I talked to the guys working on it yesterday and there's going to be 10 charging stations here, 5 of which are Superchargers. There's also more free charging (and covered for inclement weather situations) in the parking structure just a few feet away. I'd hope moviegoers wouldn't take up a Supercharge spot, but we'll see.
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Based on the pics, there will be 10 supercharging stalls. He probably meant that there will be 5 cabinets which is standard as 2 stalls share 1 cabinet.
 
#32
Have a tire question to the group - iBeing most of us are Michiganders on this thread and we all love our roads ;) and assuming most of you have driving here for 1-2-3-4 years with your S vehicles. In years past I typically have 19" 225 to 245s on most of my past cars and try to go down to 17 or 18 for snow tire setup. I just ordered a CPO 85 that is setup for the staggered 21"s and seriously looking at a 2nd set of 19"s and ditching the 21s. I understand with insane mode probably a bit more slipping off the line, but honestly how much do I need to try to burn off tires 0-30 but a few times and return back to normal driving.


My question to the group who might have 21s - you happy with them driving on our roads (mostly highway for me), OR too many potholes blowing tires / scratching the 21" rims due to low profile and you also went down in size?

Thanks for reading my ramblings!
 
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Iluvpcs said:
Have a tire question to the group - iBeing most of us are Michiganders on this thread and we all love our roads ;) and assuming most of you have driving here for 1-2-3-4 years with your S vehicles. In years past I typically have 19" 225 to 245s on most of my past cars and try to go down to 17 or 18 for snow tire setup. I just ordered a CPO 85 that is setup for the staggered 21"s and seriously looking at a 2nd set of 19"s and ditching the 21s. I understand with insane mode probably a bit more slipping off the line, but honestly how much do I need to try to burn off tires 0-30 but a few times and return back to normal driving.


My question to the group who might have 21s - you happy with them driving on our roads (mostly highway for me), OR too many potholes blowing tires / scratching the 21" rims due to low profile and you also went down in size?

Thanks for reading my ramblings!
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Congrats on the order! With our roads, I would avoid 21s like the plague. I ordered a set of 19" TSportline TSTs in Matte Black to use in the summer, and use my stock 19s with winter tires. The TSTs have OEM fitment/accept OEM tires, look great, and maintain the excellent stock-19" ride quality over our pathetic pothole-filled streets. If you're interested in a set, feel free to use my referral link/code for $100 off: T Sportline - Tesla Model S, X & 3 Aftermarket Accessories . Since this is off-topic, feel free to PM me for more info!

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Yes, totally off-topic, but I have to say that I love the look of those wheels. They're as nice as the OEM wheels, if not better.

And still off-topic, but relevant, on Sunday I drove over a Michigan-hole at 50 mph with my stock 19" wheels and damaged a tire -- a tire with plenty of tread and at least 8,000 miles left on it. (Yesterday I learned of the severity when the tire violently blew out on I-96.) So even the 19" wheels/tires are not always up to the task of traversing Michigan's war torn roadways.

I can't help but wonder how fully autonomous vehicles will avoid potholes that are difficult for even humans with stereoscopic vision and intuition to avoid.
 
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I should mention that the OEM Michelin tires are run-flats, meaning you can drive up to 50 miles at a low speed on completely flat tires without damaging the rims. I did not realize this and paid $300 for a tow after waiting two hours for the truck to arrive. Lesson learned!
 
#38
I doubt it will be ready by next week. It may take a couple of weeks to commission the charger once it is built. There is a HPWC on the second floor of the parking deck next to the Hyatt hotel that is capable of providing up to 55Miles of range per charging hour. I often stop there and have lunch or dinner to pick up a few miles. Keep an eye on this board for user updates. I will be stopping by a week from friday and try to provide a SC update then.
 
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