Two hours north of of LA we pulled into a small town to check into a motel. Right next door was this beautiful well-lighted place that looked weirdly futuristic. It was one of multiple national Tesla charging stations. In a way, Tesla had to “over build” these in order to sell Teslas. The problem is the well publicized delay in the Model 3. There aren’t enough of them out there to fill up these charging stations. Click here for the article in Wired.
Remember the documentary back in 2006 “Who Killed the Electric Car.” You can watch it by clicking here. General Motors had a pretty good head start beginning back in the 90’s with the EV1, but it was killed off and all models destroyed – reportedly from pressure from the oil industry. General Motors could be far ahead if they hadn’t caved in.
If you order a Tesla now, you may want to make sure you get one before the 200,000th one is sold. Under the current tax law, the $7500 tax credit will be phased out. According to the NYT, “Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Survives, but G.M. and Tesla Aren’t Cheering.” Click here for the article.
Skyline now has three Teslas, all Model S. One has to get 220v electricity run to your parking space, maybe $900. Every morning, you start out with a full tank (of electrons).