As the creator of the aforementioned AV Tesla Owners Facebook group and admin of same until I turned it over to Nikki when I gave up Facebook a few months ago, I am hopeful that any planned gathering of AV Tesla owners will be scheduled and posted here for people like me that are no longer on or never have been on Facebook. I would be very interested in meeting my fellow AV Tesla Owners.
3 cheers for open superchargers. I am sure they will alleviate my 7 year old grandson's range anxiety as he is constantly telling me about the 20% or less that I frequently return home with during trips "Down Below" to visit family. He tends to get nervous as soon as the battery turns yellow even though we are just a few miles from home. And if it happens to turn red, he becomes a complete basket case.
Here is a true story about range anxiety.
In 1959, my family left SoCali for Lake Tahoe, on vacation. I was 13 and in the back seat. My 8-year-old sister was next to me. Dad was driving his Oldsmobile and Mom was in the right seat. So we're driving for a long time and we're in the wilds of, I think, Highway 395, going north. I watched the gas gauge slowly move left. Now, my Dad drove a lot of miles every year for his business, and looking back on this event, I realize he knew what he was doing. But I was just a kid and I was getting worried.
"Dad, shouldn't we stop for gas soon?" I queried, eyes fixed on the gauge, which showed more than a quarter tank remaining. "No, we're alright," he said. Time went by. The gauge needle moved further left. "Dad, how about we stop for gas?" Dad blew me off again. More time went by. "Dad, I think we need to stop for gas." The needle was less than a quarter tank by now and gas stations were seldom seen.
"Michael, shut up. We don't need gas yet." No A/C in the car and it was hot out. I put a pillow on the door, window rolled down, and watched the scenery. Then I had an idea. John Wayne had starred in a movie from about 1956 called "The High and the Mighty." He played an airline pilot, flying from Hawaii to San Francisco. An in-flight emergency caused the plane to lose fuel. The dramatic point was: Will they make it, or have to ditch in the Pacific? The theme song was distinctive, and we had recently seen the film on TV.
I began whistling the theme tune. Suddenly Dad roared,
"OK, OK, I'll stop for gas! Will that make you happy?!"
Score one point for me! LOL