But, I was impressed by the power. I figured a solely
electric car was probably sluggish. I was mistaken. The driver punched it at
75mph and it throws your head back. It really packs a punch. We jumped up to
100mph in the blink of an eye.
I was also struck by the fact that if you re-charge at a
Tesla station, it's free. You can actually travel across the country and never
have to pay for a re-charge. Non-Tesla stations do sometimes charge, it just
depends. But what was also interesting was that many of them employ solar
arrays, so that the charging is from a renewable energy source.
This all came up because we were talking about running a
sub-panel for a recharging station in this person's garage. This person has a
solar system and we wanted to utilize it in rejuvenating the vehicle.
Like I said, I'm not at all keen on the technology. I'm
speaking in general terms but it's interesting to see how this new phase is
coming into existence. The infrastructure isn't quite there yet, but it's
quickly growing. Like it or not, this will be the future. I wonder will they
eventually eliminate road signs... your car will already know? I noticed as the
driver was nearing 100mph that the car was telling us we were in a 55 zone. It
knew the speed limit. I suppose that's pretty typical these days. I don't own a
GPS or anything like that, so I'm a little behind. I keep up on technology by
listening to podcasts, reading and watching CNET. The only 'gadget' I have is
my PC. I like tools. Most of the other stuff I relegate to the 'toy' department.
I also got to see the self-driving autopilot demonstrated.
That's still pretty scary to me, but then again I suppose so are most of the
other drivers.
I'm starting to miss the early 80's Ford Bronco I used to
drive with push-button on the floor for the high-beams and the old push-button
AM radio.
Someday will we sing,
Gee our old Tesla ran
great, those were the days....?
