Tesla moments

[LoL Rick]

I had a Tesla moment inside my head yesterday on the way home. It went something like this:

"Why are all these people around me driving so fast and jockeying for position? Don't they know the traffic is at a standstill a mile ahead?"

Oh. Yeah. They don't.

 

[Cyclone]

hello, how is everything going on?

So far so good. Hit my one year anniversary with the car last year and about to put my ICE up for sale.

 

[EVie'sDad]

Driving up behind unwitting pedestrians seemingly bent on walking in roadways when there are perfectly good sidewalks and footways to use, and having to slow down, creep up, wait and then and pass by them silently as they turn their necks to glance over at the almost silent electric vehicle passing in their midst they were not even aware of moments before. priceless.

 

[LoL Rick]

Driving up behind unwitting pedestrians seemingly bent on walking in roadways when there are perfectly good sidewalks and footways to use, and having to slow down, creep up, wait and then and pass by them silently as they turn their necks to glance over at the almost silent electric vehicle passing in their midst they were not even aware of moments before. priceless.

The stereo goes to 11.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Driving up behind unwitting pedestrians seemingly bent on walking in roadways when there are perfectly good sidewalks and footways to use, and having to slow down, creep up, wait and then and pass by them silently as they turn their necks to glance over at the almost silent electric vehicle passing in their midst they were not even aware of moments before. priceless.

Sounds like the Model S test drive I took in April. It took an extra minute or two to get out of the parking lot since at least 3 people were walking down the middle of the parking lot while I rolled silently behind them.

 

[Cyclone]

The stereo goes to 11.

I do this too for that same scenario!

 

[woodturnerdude]

I saw two Model S cars today on US 23 Just north of Worthington Ohio. First a black 90D and then about a mile later, I saw a white 70D. What a great car.

 

[evp]

Now every time I see a commercial for some random ICE -- BMW, Jaguar, Acura, whatever -- I just shake my head sadly and mutter "poor guys, spending all that money trying to drum up a little excitement for your product."

 

[Barry]

Along those lines, evp, when I see a commercial and the rev the engine to impress us with the power, I think to myself, "yuck, all that noise pollution and wasted energy in sound and heat..."

 

[freds]

Or walking back to your parking spot and seeing a oily puddle under the front of the car and absolutely knowing it is not from your car.

 

[JamesG]

Picked X Thursday eve. It does live outside in driveway in front of house Saturday afternoon 2 boys on bicycles 11maybe, circling

 

[Chuq]

Now every time I see a commercial for some random ICE -- BMW, Jaguar, Acura, whatever -- I just shake my head sadly and mutter "poor guys, spending all that money trying to drum up a little excitement for your product."

Ads for car companies seem to appear frequently on my newsfeed. Every time without fail, I ask them why they aren't making an EV (or if they do, why it isn't available in my country). Eventually they'll get the message.

 

[Beryl]

Picked X Thursday eve. It does live outside in driveway in front of house Saturday afternoon 2 boys on bicycles 11maybe, circling

While driving around a senior relative's neighborhood showing off Tesla (25mph), 2 bicyclers came near and gave me the thumbs up. My relative was surprised and but said, "you call it a computer on wheels. Well, young people must know all about these cars".

 

[pedriscoll]

Young guy in a BMW 3 series gave me the thumbs up today.

 

[vvanders]

Sounds like the Model S test drive I took in April. It took an extra minute or two to get out of the parking lot since at least 3 people were walking down the middle of the parking lot while I rolled silently behind them.

We've taken our car out to a few car shows and we showed up to one a tad late. Getting through the crowd to an open spot was a constant stream of people being surprised that there was actually a car behind them.

 

[bmah]

I never thought I'd experience this in the Tesla-land that is the San Francisco Bay Area. This afternoon, my son and I walked out of a store at a mall to see two women taking pictures standing in front of my S (nice thing about metallic silver, they probably couldn't see how dirty the car is). Unfortunately they hopped into their SUV and drove away before we could shake off our surprise and go talk to them.

Bruce.

 

[RogerHScott]

they hopped into their SUV

I assume the "gas guzzling" qualifier was implicit there?

 

[bmah]

I assume the "gas guzzling" qualifier was implicit there?

I almost wrote that. It wasn't one of the non-gas guzzling SUVs I know (Model X, RAV4 EV), so "gas guzzling" probably applies.

Bruce.

 

[Julesp313]

Saw my first Model S "in the wild", aka not at an organized gathering, since I have become an owner, and rather than the classy discreet Tesla nod, I waved like a crazy person - and they waved back! Then this morning on my way to work, a Leaf flashed me - hopefully a happy "EVs unite!" flash.

On the TV ads, the new Audi ad that suggests the Audi is now super automated and aware - my husband said "See, just like our car" and I gave him what I hope was a withering glare of disgust...

 

[RogerHScott]

rather than the classy discreet Tesla nod, I waved like a crazy person

The "Tesla nod" is for those who live in high-Tesla-density locations, where spotting another Tesla is a routine thing. For us hicks who live in "Hey, buddy, whut kina new-fangled vee-hick-ul is that?"-country we flash lights, beep horns, wave with both hands (thus showing off auto-steer ) and generally make an unseemly ruckus when we see another Tesla.