Boulder, CO New Owner - CO Club, Winter Recs, Charging Installation, Vail, Bike Rack

PM me if you wan to meet for coffee and chat Teslas. My second home is in Boulder and I am there a lot. Can show you some of the charging setups in Boulder for my S and R models, if you are interested.

Good call on getting the dual chargers. Here are two 70 Amp, J-1772 EVSE's I helped get on the air that you may want to give a try:

• Woods High Mountain Distillery | Electric Car Charging Station | PlugShare
• Incredible Pagosa | Pagosa Springs, CO | Electric Car Charging Station | PlugShare

Josh Rosenfield said:

Anyone upgrade their service to 320 amps? Feedback on installation?

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I upgraded to 400A service about 4 or 5 years ago in anticipation of a new shop/barn, solar and EV's. Had 200A service prior. Xcel's underground lines were at the end of their lifespan, so when they decided to replace I was able to move the transformer pad and service entrance location at no cost other than that accociated with the changes needed at the house. The garage only has 50A, but when I added solar to the garage last year I had to dig a trench over to install a dedicated PV circuit, and with an open trench I decided to bring out additional power to the garage and to the farm irrigation pump. I'm in the process of bringing over 200A for the EV's. I currently charge at 30A which is fine for my needs, but I can't charge both EV's at once or run my big air compressor when the S is charging. I still haven't decided whether I will shell out for the HPWC or not, once sufficient power becomes available.

No official Boulder Club that I'm aware of, but SteveZ organized a meetup that I missed (didn't see the notice in time). I'm sure they are planning something in the future...hopefully with a bit more advance notice.

Welcome to the club, sir!
I just use a 14-50 in my garage, but Cotton has been improving the network for off the beaten path. Re: Vail, I believe you will be able to take advantage of the Silverthorne supercharger either to or from and be fine.
Re: winter tires, there are lots of opinions that you can search for on the forums. Since you and I live on the front range where we need cold weather tire, but not multi-month snow tires, I just have the winter Pirelli package offered OEM. I find they are a very high quality winter performance tire. I have snow chains but have not needed them even driving to ski over the last two winters.

As it happens I'll be passing through the Boulder area for probably a night stay, and I just had the Torklift installed a couple of weeks ago at the beginning of our trip. I'd be happy to meet up for coffee somewhere if you want to see it. Our tentative date in Boulder is June 29 overnight and probably staying a full day, but that might change by a day to two if we end up staying longer or shorter somewhere else on the way. PM me your email (or texting ph#) if you're interested.

PS. congrats on #2!!!