An electrifying car story—part one
Coming up on three years ago, in June of 2016, I replaced my Subaru Legacy with an electric car. Not just any electric car, but a Tesla. Our Tesla is a 2016 "original nose" Model S 90D, which roughly...
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This is Part Two of a five-part series on our Tesla Model S. In Part One, I covered why we chose the Model S, the cost of the car, and a bit about Tesla the company. In today's Part Two, I'll discuss...
View ArticleAn electrifying car story—part three
This is Part Three of a five-part series on our Tesla Model S. In Part One, I covered why we chose the Model S, the cost of the car, and a bit about Tesla the company. In Part Two, I listed some of the...
View ArticleAn electrifying car story – part four
This is Part Four of a four-part series on our 2016 Tesla Model S. In Part One, I covered why we chose the Model S, the cost of the car, and a bit about Tesla the company. In Part Two, I listed some of...
View ArticleAn unexpected ending to an electrifying car story
If you weren't reading along this week, I spent the last four days—parts one, two, three, and four—talking about my Tesla Model S and how much I love it. Today's surprise ending is this: I sold the...
View ArticleTwo recommended apps for Tesla owners
If you're a Tesla owner, perhaps you'll find these apps as useful as I have… The first is a macOS app called Tesla Tunes that overcomes some limitations of Tesla's USB music player: It automatically...
View ArticleA cleaner method for debugging windshields
Unlike gasoline-powered cars, my Tesla is rarely at a gas station. The chargers in Tesla's Supercharger network are occasionally located on or near gas stations, but they're more likely to be at a...
View ArticleRoad tripping through a pandemic
In late August, my eldest daughter Kylie and I set off on a nine-state, 12-day, 3,500 mile road trip…no, really… Why, during the heart of the COVID pandemic would we choose to do this? Because Kylie is...
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