Solar

Started looking into Solar again. With home automation I am hoping to reduce my electric usage and see if I could get the cost of the solar panels and the Tesla Powerwalls to be less than the cost of my currently monthly electric bill. I would also like to reduce the cost of propane generator….

Tesla Referral Program

If you are considering purchasing a Tesla Model S, Model X or a Model 3 Performance, you can receive free unlimited Supercharging if you use the code by September 16, 2018. After that, the code will give you one year of free Supercharging. Click the following link to use my code, or enter “lawrence4166” on…

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Snow

I was surprised when I looked outside my office window and it was heavily snowing. I was leaving in about twenty minutes so I preheated the car. When I left the office there was no snow on my front window! Great! I brushed the snow off the rest of the car and got in. I…

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Stay-cation

I am in the middle of a ten day stay-cation. My Model X is still on order and every few hours I check to see if the status changes. It is a bit obsessive but from what I read on the forums, it seems pretty normal. Yesterday I freaked out because my delivery date became…

Delivery Dates

I ordered my Model X a few weeks ago and the delivery date was December. Earlier this week the date changed to late December or early January 2018. That was troublesome because of the possible changes to the tax codes eliminating the $7,500 EV credit. I happened to be by the Tesla store today and…

TeslaCon

Today I bought tickets to TeslaCon. A convention on the web??? Awesome idea. I wish most conventions were on the web. Looking forward to meeting other Tesla owners and hearing about their experiences.

Walk of Shame Pt. 2

I had another test drive today. The Model S was to replace my BMW 535xid. Today was the test drive for the Model X to replace the BMW X5. OK, I ordered one and it should arrive in December. I went from not wanting a Tesla, to buying a Tesla, to hating my Tesla, to…

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Back to the Outlets

Last night I decided to return some shoes that I bought last week because they didn’t fit. Since this was a last minute decision my car wasn’t charged to 100% because I only charge it to about 80% unless going on a trip. Shortly after getting on the highway there was a major traffic jam…