I'm in Telluride, not far from route, and it's snowing hard. Along I-70, where they are heading, snowing hard would be an understatement - it's a blizzard.
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MassX1317
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That's tough with a car of any powertrain. Even if they break the last EV record, this one will probably be beat by another run in the summer. Let's all wish them the best of luck!
They're approaching the Glenwood Springs SC:
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Then the distance from Silverthorne SC to the next in Cheyenne, WY, is 164 miles. If that margin gets too tight, are they going to use a HPWC at the Park Meadows Tesla store?
They're approaching the Glenwood Springs SC:
Then the distance from Silverthorne SC to the next in Cheyenne, WY, is 164 miles. If that margin gets too tight, are they going to use a HPWC at the Park Meadows Tesla store?
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MassX1317
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The record will be broken pretty easily when there are more options/direct routes across the country. The snow wasn't too big of a deal because they had to drive slower and conserve range anyway.
They are only going to use Superchargers.
They are only going to use Superchargers.
Catch Tesla LA-NY Trip Team
Note: This event is crossposted in Midwest forum. Please head over to link below for planning.
Catch Tesla LA-NY Trip Team
Tesla team was heading towards Cheyenne, WY at 700 am. So they are roughly 1000 miles/15 hours away from Rockford, IL. There are 11 supercharger stations in between, we can count atleast an hour for each, so I think they are atleast 24 hours away from Chicago. They will most likely reach Chicago tomorrow morning. This is all presuming they are posting pics right away, which I don't think so. They will reach Toledo around noon. They will be on I-90 corridor in early morning.
Should we organize a meet at Rockford, Mishawaka, Maumee and Macedonia supercharger at following times? Note the overlapping times. I am sure we will be able to catch them. Would be wonderful if a group which catches them can notify the group ahead.
(1) Rockford - 700 to 900 am
(2) Mishawaka - 800 to 1000 am
(3) Maumee - 1000 am to 100 pm
(4) Macedonia - 100 pm to 300 pm
Tomorrow is Saturday and can afford to waste time. Only problem is the weather again. Just wanted to know what everybody thinks before we plan something.
Note: This event is crossposted in Midwest forum. Please head over to link below for planning.
Catch Tesla LA-NY Trip Team
Tesla team was heading towards Cheyenne, WY at 700 am. So they are roughly 1000 miles/15 hours away from Rockford, IL. There are 11 supercharger stations in between, we can count atleast an hour for each, so I think they are atleast 24 hours away from Chicago. They will most likely reach Chicago tomorrow morning. This is all presuming they are posting pics right away, which I don't think so. They will reach Toledo around noon. They will be on I-90 corridor in early morning.
Should we organize a meet at Rockford, Mishawaka, Maumee and Macedonia supercharger at following times? Note the overlapping times. I am sure we will be able to catch them. Would be wonderful if a group which catches them can notify the group ahead.
(1) Rockford - 700 to 900 am
(2) Mishawaka - 800 to 1000 am
(3) Maumee - 1000 am to 100 pm
(4) Macedonia - 100 pm to 300 pm
Tomorrow is Saturday and can afford to waste time. Only problem is the weather again. Just wanted to know what everybody thinks before we plan something.
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Amazing indeed. At around 2:40am there was tweet by TM that the rally team are at 1003.4 miles since leaving LA City Hall. At around 10:57 am there was another tweet that team reached Cheyenney SC, which is at mile 1242. So conditions were so horrendous that it took them more than 8 hours to drive 239 miles!
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
Do you really think they'd need to stop for an hour at each? With the route complete, you'd think they would be practicing the Tesla-recommended "80% SOC in 20-minutes" method and move on, unless the next gap was particularly long or had major elevation changes.
@Mayhamm
Nope I don't think so they will stop at each station for 1 hour, but was adjusting it for multiple variables (pulling in, plugging, getting back on the road, weather). Tweets just got updated.
First real time update of the trip. Somebody spotted the team and tweeted. The trip is already at Hot Springs, SD. Only 12 or so hours away from Madison and Rockford. 6 or so superchargers in between. May be add another 2 hours. This makes it highly plausible that they will be at either Madison or Rockford around 6-7 am.
Hot Springs, SD - 15:30
Worthington, MN - 22:00
Albert Lea, MN - 1:00
Madison, WI - 6:00
Rockford, IL - 7:00
Nope I don't think so they will stop at each station for 1 hour, but was adjusting it for multiple variables (pulling in, plugging, getting back on the road, weather). Tweets just got updated.
First real time update of the trip. Somebody spotted the team and tweeted. The trip is already at Hot Springs, SD. Only 12 or so hours away from Madison and Rockford. 6 or so superchargers in between. May be add another 2 hours. This makes it highly plausible that they will be at either Madison or Rockford around 6-7 am.
Hot Springs, SD - 15:30
Worthington, MN - 22:00
Albert Lea, MN - 1:00
Madison, WI - 6:00
Rockford, IL - 7:00
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Pics from Wed night send off
Here are some pics from the send off on Wed night at the Design Studio. Also a link to a video of the countdown.
I spent some time with the crew and the drivers. They said there were 12 drivers/crew. They were a mix of Tesla employees from different parts of the company. Some from the SC group, maintenance, etc. they had a great group of guys doing video, complete with a quad copter drone.
Elie from WH Al & Eds was there with a few massively tricked out cars. Note his new Tesla door lights in one of the pics. These were very cool rides.
Video: Instagram
Enjoy.
Here are some pics from the send off on Wed night at the Design Studio. Also a link to a video of the countdown.
I spent some time with the crew and the drivers. They said there were 12 drivers/crew. They were a mix of Tesla employees from different parts of the company. Some from the SC group, maintenance, etc. they had a great group of guys doing video, complete with a quad copter drone.
Elie from WH Al & Eds was there with a few massively tricked out cars. Note his new Tesla door lights in one of the pics. These were very cool rides.
Video: Instagram
Enjoy.
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Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
So, how many times has Tesla redesigned that Supercharger obelisk? Has to be at least three.
This one finally looks pretty good. However many redesigns it took, worth it.So, how many times has Tesla redesigned that Supercharger obelisk? Has to be at least three.
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
Agreed. I think the new pedestal designs look awesome as well. This latest obelisk shares that design language.
So, how many times has Tesla redesigned that Supercharger obelisk? Has to be at least three.
Pretty sure this is only the second design.
Mayhemm
Model S P85+ "Lola"
This is the second re-design yes. Third overall design.
1) Original "Phallus"
2) Flat-head screwdriver
3) Current
Definitely prefer the current one over the other two.
I think #2 and #3 are the same. The current one definitely resembles a flat-head screwdriver. I suppose there could have been another flat-head version, but I've never seen it.
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Here are some other pictures of the current one:
