I live in Northern VA and saw my first 'S" last Friday - maybe the same
one! If I had a windfall that would be high on my list.
-SteveS
On 6/4/2013 6:12 PM, Cor van de Water wrote:
Hi Chris,
Indeed the Tesla S is a sight to see "in the wild".
I am much closer to the source here in Silicon Valley, so most days
I can see 1 or 2, sometimes more of them.
One colleague recently bought it (big surprise when I entered the
company parking lot and found that I did not have the only EV parked)
and two nextdoor companies regularly have an S in their lot, I see them
pull in or out regularly.
Then there is the occasional (once a week or so) recognition of the
Model S somewhere on the road.
I hardly see the Roadster driving around, but I stayed for more than
a year across from a house where they had a green one.
Also, a local car-sharing program (Getaround) allows you to rent
someone else's car - including more than one Roadster - for a short time,
typically a few hours. Great way to save gas if you need to make a long trip
and your own car is not efficient, or to go the distance if your own car is
an EV and you can rent an ICE (or Tesla) for the distance it takes...
Cor van de Water
Chief Scientist
Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com
Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info
Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
L. Chris Hager
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 1:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [EVDL] Saw a Tesla sedan on the road!
Was running north of DC on the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy on Sunday. I saw him
in my mirror; he followed me, then took the left lane and went by and off
ahead. Sweet-- and most impressive. If I were ever to pay more than $6500 for
a car, it would be high on my list. I've seen only one Tesla roadster on the
road around here, almost 3 years ago-- we're thin on electrics here in the
nation's capital. I've started doing my bit: just bought a e-converted 1958
Berkeley, without batteries. Berks are the lightest, smallest 2-seat sports car
ever made, in England, '56 to '60. They had the advantage of weighing only 680
pounds, dry and without the driver's weight, so under 900 on the road. This
one was converted for e-racing, and did well, before it had a controller
malfunction and blitzed the betteries, which I think were nicads. lt's been
sitting for 5 or so years, near Boston. A friend there, ean electrical
engineer and car buff, are hoping to have it
running by fall, and will ship or haul it to my Virginia location after he's
had some fun in it. Already I'm soliciting advice: it has a 144v controler
and motor, both Solectrica (sp?) I think. The car's so small that the batteries
are going to have to be low ampere-hour units just to pack into the space
available (it's 10 ft, 2 in long, 52 in wide, and not high at all-- haven't
measured. Will likely go w/ lithium, Thundersky or equivalent, but that's why
I'm posting-- all opinions here will find me open-minded. Remember, the car
without its orig motor and gas tank are around 550 lb, and it's pretty
aerodynamic (see the Berkeley Enthusiasts Club- BEC- website). Lowest price
will be attractive, unless something elst has real advantages and not too much
higher price. Opinions?? Thx -Chris, in Falls Church, VA
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