Tesla Owners in Alberta

[Lon12]

Finally!
Alberta announces $36M rebate program for solar panels on homes, businesses
Alberta announces $36M rebate program for solar panels on homes, businesses

 

[3s-a-charm]

Finally!
Alberta announces $36M rebate program for solar panels on homes, businesses
Alberta announces $36M rebate program for solar panels on homes, businesses

I wonder if Tesla will open up the Solar Roof in time to take advantage of this? Then again the AB gov may exclude that as it isn't a "panel" LOL.

 

[Lon12]

Calgary service center showing full parking lot with construction workers.
No room for doing donuts anymore.

 

[Dax279]

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Calgary service center showing full parking lot with construction workers.
No room for doing donuts anymore.

Great News!

 

[3s-a-charm]

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Calgary service center showing full parking lot with construction workers.
No room for doing donuts anymore.

Never been happier to not be able to do donuts! My bet is they are ready in 3 months so end of May.

Can I book a service appointment now for a car I don't have yet at a location that isn't open yet?

 

[gpetti]

I had an uber ride recently (not Ed) and the guy said that he drove a lady who said her company is creating the signage for the SC.

 

[Vancouver ClearBra]

Speaking of wraps... I'm very excited with the early visuals of my car being wrapped in an Xpel Stealth (Matte/satin version of Xpel Ultimate) by Protex Refine auto. A couple of pictures here as I think the comparison between the wrapped pieces and the non-wrapped pieces is very illustrative of how a matte wrap affects the look, colour and reflection properties of the car. Not everyone's cup of tea but I'm pretty happy with it. Come summer the wheels will be matte black too. Still not sure if I will do any chrome delete work.
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That looks great! Love the way the Xpel Stealth matte film looks on certain colors in addition to the protection provided from the full coverage, in your climate it's well worth the full wrap be it Stealth or Ultimate. Also been installing the Xpel Stealth much more over the last year in Vancouver.

Here's a BMW M3 with a full Xpel Stealth matte clear bra I did a while back. Made a huge difference to the looks. Once done he added some carbon fiber flares on the sides which really topped off the appearance. Another one I like is the Corvette Z06, looked so classy when finished.

Do you have any finished pictures to share with us all?

 

[gpetti]

Here is the finished product, albeit with winter wheels/tires.

 

[Vancouver ClearBra]

Here is the finished product, albeit with winter wheels/tires.
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Two thumbs and a big toe up for that! Stunning choice you've made for sure.

 

[3s-a-charm]

I also took a couple of close ups of the "stealth bomber" P100D freshly wrapped. It looks awesome!

 

[int32_t]

Didn't think a Model S could look any better, but you did it.

If only the wrap also made it stay that clean as well!

 

[TLej]

Any Edmonton folks out there, the City is doing a survey on electric vehicles. If you're not already part of the Insight community, you might want to sign up to provide your feedback on this topic that is near and dear to our hearts.

The Edmonton Insight Community

Make your thoughts known!

 

[Hugh Mannity]

The "stealth bomber! " nice

 

[3s-a-charm]

Informal Meetup tomorrow (Sunday) 1:30pm at the Iron Goat in Canmore. Open to all. I'm bringing my new Model X (with still non-functioning AP2 hardware LOL) and a few other people. Will see whomever we see there!

 

[Lon12]

I'm trying to learn more about our local Solar installers in Calgary. I noticed that they no longer show system install costs on their web sites anymore.
This is one from SkyFireEnergy from last year. I hope they don't increase their prices in anticipation of the government incentives.

 

[int32_t]

We all know the price of solar is falling. Surely they can't raise it without questions being asked, although they might artificially hold it steady. Am I being naive?

Maybe you're already aware of this, but the Solar Energy Society of Alberta maintains a list of solar "providers" (not necessarily installers), which you can search by city:
Alberta Solar Providers Directory | Solar Alberta

 

[3s-a-charm]

Reminder:

Informal meetup today at the new Calgary "Rocky View" Supercharger. Everyone is welcome. Starts at 11am today followed by drinks/lunch at Fionn MacCool's in Crossiron Mills.

 

[3s-a-charm]

Great meetup today - seems like we almost get more turnout to the informal meets than the official ones!

I believe we had 19 Teslas today and lots of parking (although by the time we left the restaurant the parking lot was packed - and surprisingly no ICEing the Supercharger spots!

Not bad for the "heart of oil country" - we have a great group of owners and it's growing stronger each month it seems.

PS. I didn't take ONE photo . If someone took pics/vid please share. I know @Footbag should have some footage to share. Whoever it was that had the "semi-professional camera" (by that I mean it was larger than a smartphone and she actually crouched down to take photos) could we see some of the photos you took?

 

[Lon12]

No pictures and no one even checked in on PlugShare.
Wish I could have been there.

 

[skrenes]

No pictures and no one even checked in on PlugShare.
Wish I could have been there.

We missed you Lonnie! There were people taking pictures with tripods, filming with iPhones, and even some iPhone 7+ on gimbals. Could some people share their footage/pictures? In hindsight, we should have taken a picture with all eight stalls filled with Model S/X's and the Roadster in a spare space for plugshare... just in case Jim Kenzie or his sheep ever take a look at plugshare, haha (unlikely).