Ok. Having had the enjoyment of arranging charging at my various destinations, I've decided to send letters to all the hotel chains out there encouraging them to install chargers. I've started a draft letter and would appreciate input from other member of this forum on the crafting of this letter. Please read the letter below and add you comments. I will update the letter of the course of this week, with the hopes of having it ready to send at the end of the week.
Dear Hotel Proprietor,
Electric Vehicles (EV's) are coming and they are taking the form of the Tesla Model S (and future models).
You may or may not be aware of this but there are more than 13,000 Model S's on the road today in the U.S. With Tesla producing over 500 cars a week. This will equate to more than 20,000 new Tesla’s on the road each year. To support this fleet of vehicles, Tesla is building out its own charging network specifically for the Model S (and future models). This charging network will allow owners to recharge their cars in about 45 min opening up easy long distance travel.
In less than 2 years this charging network will span the entire U.S. Since access and use of the Tesla charging network is free for owners, they will literally be able to travel cost to cost for free. This will result in an increase in traveling and vacationing by Model S owners as they rediscover the "road trip". I know I will be utilizing the charging network to explore America. In fact, many of us are already traveling the U.S. utilizing RV campgrounds for charging as they have Nema 14-50 outlets. I, myself, have already traveled from St. Louis to Denver and back and from St. Louis to Norway, MI (Upper Michigan) and back.
However, the charging network is primarily set up to facilitate long distance travel. Therefore, Model S owners will still need a place to charge once they arrive at their destination. Hotels that offer charging are popular with Model S owners, though rare. Good places to stay and/or charge are communicated between Tesla owners on various Tesla group forums and once a place is identified multiple owners will utilize it.
With this in mind, I highly suggest you consider offering charging at your hotels, preferably providing at least 2 charging stations at each of your hotels (either J1772 70 amp public charging stations or NEMA 14-50 50 amp outlets), with the ability to add more at popular destinations. Hotel chains that put in chargers at their locations across the U.S. will likely see an increase and repeat business from Tesla owners. Also, I would ask that you mark these spaces as EV only. Since they will be the only way for Model S owners to charge.
If install charging at your hotels please post this information prominently on your website and on the charging apps such as Plugshare.
Thank you for your time.
Liz Gattra
Model S owner
Dear Hotel Proprietor,
Electric Vehicles (EV's) are coming and they are taking the form of the Tesla Model S (and future models).
You may or may not be aware of this but there are more than 13,000 Model S's on the road today in the U.S. With Tesla producing over 500 cars a week. This will equate to more than 20,000 new Tesla’s on the road each year. To support this fleet of vehicles, Tesla is building out its own charging network specifically for the Model S (and future models). This charging network will allow owners to recharge their cars in about 45 min opening up easy long distance travel.
In less than 2 years this charging network will span the entire U.S. Since access and use of the Tesla charging network is free for owners, they will literally be able to travel cost to cost for free. This will result in an increase in traveling and vacationing by Model S owners as they rediscover the "road trip". I know I will be utilizing the charging network to explore America. In fact, many of us are already traveling the U.S. utilizing RV campgrounds for charging as they have Nema 14-50 outlets. I, myself, have already traveled from St. Louis to Denver and back and from St. Louis to Norway, MI (Upper Michigan) and back.
However, the charging network is primarily set up to facilitate long distance travel. Therefore, Model S owners will still need a place to charge once they arrive at their destination. Hotels that offer charging are popular with Model S owners, though rare. Good places to stay and/or charge are communicated between Tesla owners on various Tesla group forums and once a place is identified multiple owners will utilize it.
With this in mind, I highly suggest you consider offering charging at your hotels, preferably providing at least 2 charging stations at each of your hotels (either J1772 70 amp public charging stations or NEMA 14-50 50 amp outlets), with the ability to add more at popular destinations. Hotel chains that put in chargers at their locations across the U.S. will likely see an increase and repeat business from Tesla owners. Also, I would ask that you mark these spaces as EV only. Since they will be the only way for Model S owners to charge.
If install charging at your hotels please post this information prominently on your website and on the charging apps such as Plugshare.
Thank you for your time.
Liz Gattra
Model S owner
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