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I understand that it may be a couple of years before Des Moines gets their Supercharger location, and public charging in the middle of the state will be most welcome, even if it is not at supercharger speeds. Thanks.
Iowans - Just before the 4th of July, I traveled from Surprise, AZ to Burlington, IA. I followed the Supercharger net to Albert Lea and then cut down to Des Moines. I charged at a very nice RV park called Timberline just west of Des Moines. Nice shaded charging locations and a very clean park with cabins. The owner was interested in Tesla and in looking into setting up charging for EVs. I put him in contact with the Destination charging division of Tesla Motors and they have offered him a couple of HPWC for his park. You might want to encourage his participation by contacting him and telling him of your interest in Tesla and charging facilities. I understand that it may be a couple of years before Des Moines gets their Supercharger location, and public charging in the middle of the state will be most welcome, even if it is not at supercharger speeds. Thanks.
Is it lonely out here in the Midwest or something?
Derowland, do you happen to be a Model S owner near Okaboji?
I live in Omaha and have a Model S on order.
I was just wondering how many Model S owners there are in Nebraska, but also Iowa...
Have you guys ever seen/heard of any in the Quad Cities (Davenport/Bettendorf, Rock Island/Moline) area?
That inn has an 80A HPWC -- which is still good, but very different from a Supercharger They should probably remove the 'supercharger' term on that webpage.I have seen a few out this way in the QCA...we also have our first super charger! http://www.beiderbeckeinn.com/tesla.htm
I have seen a few out this way in the QCA...we also have our first super charger! http://www.beiderbeckeinn.com/tesla.htm
Nice article on these folks in the local newspaper. Fun that they pointed out the aluminum in the Tesla may have been sourced from the Alcoa plant:
http://qctimes.com/news/local/excus...s&utm_campaign=hot-topics-2&utm_medium=direct
Alcoa's Davenport Works supplies aluminum to Tesla, so it is likely the Laroques' car contains Quad-City-made aluminum.
The aluminum Alcoa supplies is typically used for exterior body panels as well as the hood and trunk lid, company spokesman John Riches said.
For Dennis Laroque, who worked for more than 31 years at Alcoa as an electrical engineer, that's icing on the cake.