Tesla Motors Roadster Road Trip

**DaveD** · 12-10-2009, 01:48 PM

Roadster Road Trip: Los Angeles to Detroit

Starts in L.A. on 12/17/2009, ends in Detroit on 1/8/2010

**tomsax** · 12-10-2009, 04:42 PM

IMHO: It only counts if they don't take a generator or support trailer.

**AntronX** · 12-10-2009, 06:07 PM

Also, they are rotating drivers, which means drivers will have to travel on their own. Kinda kills the whole "zero gasoline" thing. Would have been a lot cooler to have a team of 6 - 8 cars travelling from LA to Detroit with same drivers. The locations of plugging in can be worked out ahead of time at hotels or camp sites. Tesla cross country promotional tour.

**meloccom** · 12-10-2009, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by tomsax

IMHO: It only counts if they don't take a generator or support trailer.

All the towns on the way should have somewhere to charge, and I imagine there will be an advance team scoping out charging locations. But they won't risk sending the car out without a support vehicle as getting stranded somewhere in the middle due to a dry solder joint would be bad PR.
The longest and most difficult day will be Day 7 - December 23 which has a distance of - 313 miles. That is the same distance achieved by Simon Hacket in Australia recently.
They should rug up, as just like Simon didn't use AC in 41 deg C heat they won't be able to use heating on that day if they want to achieve the distance on a single charge.
Current temp in San Antonio is 6 deg C.

**efusco** · 12-10-2009, 07:07 PM

Whoa! They're stopping over in Springfield, MO and looks like they're taking a layover day here too! I'm gonna offer them a place to stay...though I'll be sleeping all day on the 1st since I work New Years Eve night and the night of the 1st. This could be my first chance to actually see a Tesla.