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:love: Excellent choices! That looks like my dream garage (and very fitting tags) Kudos

I had the same thoughts when I decided to post here. This afternoon I received a call from an executive in a position to actually affect change within the system. He shared a very plausible explanation for what happened in this case, said they are making appropriate changes, and personally...

I agree, the calculated risk I took was after much soul searching. I eventually decided to pursue this route as this is not the first time I have been down this road and am in no way the only one to be left wondering. My end goal is basically to is inspire a slight modification in thought and...

I really appreciate the incite from the industry pros I knew only this forum would bring out. If this were the first time I had talked them for a potential position I would still be sitting around waiting. Being the only time I have ever given consent to check my background I was confident in...

Ahh those darned fat fingers strike again, of course in a field without spell check ;) I noticed that after I submitted it...read the body several times...missed the headline (guess that does nothing to prove my point) Can I get an admin to help make me look literate please? :)

Good Day all, My story begins in the middle of November of last year. About a week after announcing approval for the service center in Vienna Virginia I was contacted by a recruiting coordinator from HQ and asked if I had some time for a phone interview as my name was submitted my the manager...

Wow that is coming around nicely. :) Great pics.

Good advice, thanks I know from previous experiences that there are a few of the guys in Rockville who live on this side of the bridge. I'm sure some will be relocated but the volume of work up there is so high they might not be able to spare too many hands, and it seems likely they will want...

Reading the press on this announcement from Fairfax themselves makes me proud to be a Fairfax resident and voter. Glad to see we are still support green tech, unlike some of our western neighbors. I find it interesting that the government press release mentions " Under the terms, Tesla has...

I too am anxiously awaiting the announcement of a new service facility up here. I would bet it is either going to be near the end of 7 in Tyson's before 267 or off of the Toll Road somewhere in the Reston area. It would make sense to have it near Aston Martin, Bentley, Porsche, and MB but...

My concern about adding something at that point in the system to a car like this would be increasing the likelihood of a problem from a faulty/failing/damaged killswitch effecting the reliability of the car. It would undoubtedly void the warranty (not just on a Tesla). All too frequently I see...

Ohh very good point. Given the overall superior range of the MS I would not think it (energy spent waiting in traffic) would be much of a concern for this crowd, I could however see it being more of an issue with the MiEv or Leaf...not really doing much for the argument "entitled rich people...

(http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/pdf/platesponsor_special.pdf) The process of creating the tags is not very complicated (in the context of seeking state approval for something) in Va. Having to collect the paid applications and managing the process might be a little annoying and time...

I did expect a few people to respond with a comment along those lines and completely respect that, it is quite admirable. I figured Tesla owners were good people...I didn't expect them to be the type to willingly wait in traffic though :cool: IMO it does not seem like you are gaming the system...

Greetings all, I keep seeing the same few Model Ss every few days on the commute from Herndon to Alexandria while toiling in my Mazda :redface:. A few have the clean fuel tags that allow use of the sometimes clear HOV lane and do not make use of the convenience. I know I would be passing...

I was cruising through this thread for the first time in a while and saw your comments. Shortly after making that post I contacted the service manager of the DC store. He was very friendly and personable, he did confirm my suspicions that all hiring is done from HQ. When the postings were made...

---First off, my apologies for bringing this up after a month....which I fully understand is a long time in the internet world but the bottom of another thread suggested it and this is a great thread with many valid points worth keeping alive---- It seems really unlikely that this would ever...

The internet seems to agree that ground clearanace is 6"+-~1" depending on setting of the active suspension. That seems like enough to fit a set of wheel dollies under the it. My biggest concern is the collateral damage suffered using the one size fits most approach of snatch and drag wreckers...

DC does not play around when it comes to tagging and towing. Neither does anyone on the VA side of the city...as the payee of many-a tow bill I can attest to that. I work in a luxury dealer within the DC beltway. We have one of the more advanced all wheel drive systems on the road right now...

I would think that even if they were to plan on going flat rate they would have to start paying salary. They would loose all of their techs if they were to go about it any other way. One of the plans from Tesla which is a big check mark in the win category in my opinion is that all the store...

The closest and only store near VA currently the one on K street in DC (http://www.teslamotors.com/buy/stores). But I am not sure that will be the only facility as that section of the city is not well suited for a service center they would need five or so years down the road when they control a...

I'm not an EE but found this thread quite insightful, thank you to all those in the tech sector hiring field that added their opinions on this...this is very relevant to my interests. In the blue collar realm it still seems quite competitive to get into the service side of Tesla as well. I...

I was thinking about this recently while sitting at a light next to an electric Frito Lay truck. Which sounds wild when it takes off. In the future I see them establishing a larger facility in the suburbs, more akin to a high line auto dealer blended with an Apple store as Teslas flood the...

That really is one of the funniest/geekiest things I have seen in some time. I have a Google alert for this exact topic. I have seen some interesting things this past week. Nothing from Tesla officially, but they appear to have opened the showroom. (The link for the building is below) There is...

We all know from reading the available materials that they are making a point of hiring engineers for every stage of the lifecycle of these cars. With the Roadster they were mainly working with driveline, battery and charging technologies. Meaning unlike the Nissan the technology has had more...

This thread is pure internet win. That is some mighty fine detective work over the last few years TEG. You are an awesome troll hunter. This thread should serve as an example of what is required to smoke out a rather "clever" troll. Until I realized this guys posts were moved I thought...

Hi all, I saw this and I am not sure if it was new, but I have seen many good links here so thought I would share. Cheers, http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20028828-48.html http://vimeo.com/18614767

I came here with the same thoughts. Having access to the Daimler and Toyota suppliers (including Bosch, Denso, and many others) would be one thing but it seems highly unlikely you would go behind a panel and see a Toyota logo, you might see a Bosch control unit or two, but it would be very...

I personally hate having to hold the brake. Why should we still have that it's wasteful load. One thing I like about the 6 speed Mini is the Hill Start Assist that seamlessly keeps the brakes applied until vehicle speed is detected or 3 seconds elapse. What is really needed is some...

This is a place where EVs would probably do very well. Well some of them, the Leaf and future Tesla (3rd car) would most likely do well as fleet cars in general. That is if they truly are easy to maintain (no more tires every 5k miles) easy to track and monitor would allow satellite locations...

I like you, you are really quick with the links and information. Basically what they are getting at is heat the tires up. This applies to brakes as well. Heat in many aspects is a problem, in this regard it actually help break in the tires, and or brakes even ICEs need a certain amount of...

That's just odd, I have no idea what their logic is, but I would love to know.

I do not know if what you experienced was anything other than a fluke. New tires have lower static friction meaning they will spin easier and the wet traction is not as great as it will be once the finished is worn off. That usually takes about 5 or 10 miles. You should always be extra careful...

Over the last few years I have seen many tire related threads, but this one is more interesting than the usual, it is just such an odd size. All I see now is 18+". I'm curious to see the alignment angles of the roadster. Does anyone have a scanned printout handy? How are these tires wearing...

Soon you would think holding the brake and the coast the same way we now think of pumping the gas pedal before starting the car or any type of choke.

After the second time opening it you begin to develop a fluid motion and the weight of the handle makes opening the door a pleasure.

http://www.1050kstreet.com/ It does not look like there is enough space for a car dealer even a boutique dealer with a service area.

CAD to the rescue. This video wasn't exactly the one I was looking for but there are several good shots of airflow over the door area with simulated door handles. The smoothness of the cars' waistline appears to be an area of focus here. Cars like the GT-R have push and pull designs that...

I have been working closely with the Nissan ikey system for a while now. They are pretty secure and fairly simple. Now the car has the ability to register the owner from a distance of a meter to illuminate welcome lighting. Although not used by Nissan an auto unlock feature or other mechanism...

I have not been fortunate enough to drive a full EV, a few Pre-I and a Civic Hybrid. The Mythbusters EV run sold me a while back and I have seen most of the videos on the internet involving new technology and the auto industry, from the Nissan side of things.

I think your second paragraph contained a few very good very real questions that we as EV enthusiasts will hear allot and if we are going to defend the EV we will need to know the answers and possible points of contention. I welcome others to copy the below questions and add your 0.02 cents...

The future will hold some really interesting inventions if and when EVs are the replacement for a certain percentage of ICE vehicles. I personally would love to see the copous amounts of torque electric motors produce to be used to power 18 wheelers. You can move mountains with electrons. Once...

Batteries that would be interchangeable or replaceable with a third party unit might offer short term benefits but I doubt there will be any offerings that fit everything, at least in the foreseeable future. Every vehicle will have a different (mostly) setup and cooling system. What I think...

Are you talking about cross compatibility or what in the future might be the new aftermarket?

-The battery lease idea wasn't too bad but given the fact there is no supporting infrastructure or established history it would make sense they would try to be cautious. -If cell packs become separately available the price of replacing them would not be so astounding. -Price is the primary...

Nissan and Infiniti are under the same parent umbrella so they share the same carbon points. Nissan like many others uses cars like the Versa and Sentra to offset some of the larger vehicles like the 420hp M56. The new Infiniti EV will most likely look like the offspring of the Essence and a...

Ha I agree, First rule of sales is know thy product right?

I don't know the Veyron is the supermodel of automobiles currently, I'd have to spend some time with it... car guy rules. It would still have to let it go, although I might have an SLR as a daily driver. Cheers to the future I think the heavy reverse parasitic load from the regenerative...

That is exactly how I feel and I haven't had an opportunity to drive on yet.

Thanks for the great reading. You are a master of the search. It is really interesting to see the progression of this type of technology. We are still not seeing them on the road in mass yet but the time is drawing closer. I see that these threads seem to come in waves, sometimes followed by a...