Tesla

[tintin]

...before I depart from Glasgow, on my day from Manchester in the Tesla that cost precisely £0.00, and which I could have done with my eyes closed for 90% of it...

https://youtu.be/iVGsWvRa1XA

[tintin]

I thought I'd share this, for those on here with an interest in such things - a straight lift from a post by a fellow owner who's just made this trip:

Arrived at the west end of the Algarve last night after driving the Model S from home in Yorkshire. With the exception of the full charge at home prior to leaving, the total cost of energy to get us here was £0. Supercharged at Northampton then again at Winchester. 24 hour ferry from Portsmouth to Santander (6 miles lost to the vampire).
We then charged again at the SC in Burgos (northern Spain - at superb Hotel Landa). That was our last Supercharger. Mid way through Spain we stayed at Hotel Rector in Salamanca which has a destination charger in their garage. Lovely hotel in the centre of a superb historic city. We did a 100% charge, at no cost.
The next day, we had a 210 mile journey to the CHAdeMO at Pombal Services in Portugal, where the Mobie chargers are still all free. Due to economical driving, we still has 50 miles remaining when we got there! 2 more charges, again free CHAdeMOs at motorway services, and we reached our destination.
We're here for 2 months, and we have a Rolec 32amp charger at the villa - Tesla friends welcome if you are in the area. Needless to say, the journey was a pleasure, and the car (2 year old 85) was faultless - which is good as the nearest service centre is near Marseille 1100 miles away!
Autopilot in particular was just superb on the very quiet motorways of Spain and Portugal. Thank you Tesla, for a great car, and low cost travel.

[briang9]

You might need to explain the term "economical driving" to some of us on here though

[moltuae]

Originally Posted by briang9

You might need to explain the term "economical driving" to some of us on here though

haha, yeah.

That's what the 'D' gear lever position is for, right?

I keep meaning to try D, when I'm in the mood for a leisurely drive, but that hasn't happened yet.

[tintin]

Originally Posted by moltuae

That's what the 'D' gear lever position is for, right?

What's a gear lever?

[moltuae]

Originally Posted by tintin

What's a gear lever?

I was going to make some joke remark about 'real cars' but then that made me think ...

I wonder if the first Diesel Loco drivers joked (to steam train drivers) "what's a boiler?". To which the reply would no doubt have been "it's what real trains have". Fact is of course, both are fantastic machines. I think if I was given the choice of driving a steam train or a Japanese bullet train, I'd find it impossible to choose one.

It's like we've said before; you have to have both (as you have done). A Tesla is very much still on my wish list and I probably would've bought one by now if I'd have had enough space to park both cars (and if Tesla's were a little cheaper).

Having said all that, it's still not a proper car unless it has a gear lever of course

[tintin]

Originally Posted by moltuae

Having said all that, it's still not a proper car unless it has a gear lever of course

And I sort of agree - which is why I love driving my Fiat Coupe (given the chance...) best of all