I got behind a Tesla on the Long Island Expressway this afternoon---headed west. Nothing unusual you say----except for one detail---he had California plates.
How many charging stations do they have in Kansas?
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I got behind a Tesla on the Long Island Expressway this afternoon---headed west. Nothing unusual you say----except for one detail---he had California plates.
How many charging stations do they have in Kansas?
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1,308 Supercharger Stations with 10,622 Superchargers just in North America alone....However, we can not go North and have a charging station within our paths of travel......
Plus they are talking about swapping out battery packs and they have a towed behind diesel generator that charges so you can go off the grid....
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How do you know it was driven from Cali and not transported.
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Ahh yes, Charging Stations.How much fossil fuel does it take to run one of those ?. And gee, aren’t batteries so eco friendly when you have to get rid of them. Also, the generator for off road I’m sure runs off solar power, right?. Or does it in fact also use those nasty fossil fuels.
But they are driving a Tesla and are SO, eco. aware.We should all try to follow their lead and get rid of all our gas burners. Shut off the A/C in the summer and just wear sweaters and parkas in the winter.
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To consider that would be to take all the fantasy away from the question
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"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Why tow it behind? Just strap that sucker on the roof and forget all about charging stations.
Why would I spend big bucks on a car that won't take me much of anywhere? That makes as much sense as having to tow a generator just to keep it going on down the road.
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I’ve been trying to digest what I’ve been reading about the charging process for EV’s. My conclusion is that Tesla’s plug configuration is different from the standards of all the others and Tesla’s can only be charged at those stations with their plugs. Maybe some stations have both types? An operator also has a plug which can be plugged into any 110 outlet too, I think, but that takes forever.
I am looking forward to owning one of these critters someday. It’s on my bucket list.
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Yes Tesla has it's own plug, you can use 110 in emergency, o when you have days as it's stupid slow.....
I like how they drive, do not kike how quiet they are or the crappy range......however, you can get them that are stupid fast......I could not believe how they git up and go and the ride is fabulous...
While I love the muscle car, the noise it mages in the streets of SF.....up and down the hills....it's not the destanation, it's how you get there and in the green car, it's been fun....very fun.....
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I liked the “look at me” rumble of power when I was a teenager, but that passed a long time ago. I like the idea of stealth power now...the stealthier the better. Even or especially when I rode street bikes I had the quite power of a Jap straight four and detest the gurgle buckets like Harley’s. I could never understand the appeal of something that loud and would take several of your friends to help if it ever fell over to get it upright.
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I'll bet it is lots of fun!
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I don't know what plugs the stations may have, but while I was ordering a standard 50 AMP RV extension cord I saw several comments saying they worked fine with Tesla.
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You tell me...all I know is what the salesman told us.....he admitted at in Colorado you can get into WY,, UT, MT and other states that do not have close charging statons & then he told us about the trailer that will charge as you drive....
Why tow it behind? Just strap that sucker on the roof and forget all about charging stations.
Why would I spend big bucks on a car that won't take me much of anywhere? That makes as much sense as having to tow a generator just to keep it going on down the road.
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