MODEL S A JOURNEY INTO THE OWNERSHIP OF A 100% ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE

MODEL S A JOURNEY INTO THE OWNERSHIP OF A 100% ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLE

OH, WHAT TO DO 2

IF WE WERE WILLING TO WAIT 3 YEARS, THERE IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY. Tesla Model 3 3

HOWEVER, FOR IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION-- 4

LET S CHECK AUTOTRADER AND SEE WHAT A USED MODEL-S WOULD COST- AND WE COULD HAVE IT NOW! 5

FOUND IT! 6

TRUST BUT VERIFY! 7

MADE THE DEAL - 5 DAYS LATER ARRIVED IN NY 8

FOLLOWING A DINNER WITH THE CURRENT OWNER, EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT CHARGING THE CAR WAS CLEARLY SPELLED OUT ON A RESTAURANT PLACE MAT. 9

WE OWN IT NOW!!! 10

A QUICK ORIENTATION AND WE ARE ON OUR WAY! 11

HOW YOU DRIVE AFFECTS RANGE 12

TESLA SUPERCHARGER NETWORK! 13

PLUGSHARE.COM 14

ADD 200 MILES OF RANGE IN 30 MINUTES 15

WE MADE IT TO NJ AND OUR 1 ST SUPERCHARGE R 16

WE ALSO SAW MANY TESLAS! 17

* * * RANGE ANXIETY * * * Range Anxiety is the fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination and would thus strand the vehicle's occupants. (Wikipedia, 2016). My wife pointed out that it was a somewhat silly idea to have someone who is a little anxious by nature, purchase a car that has it s very own anxiety named for it. 18

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EAGLES MERE B&B! 20

PORTABLE CHARGING AND ADAPTERS 21

CHARGING AT 3 MILES OF ADDITIONA L RANGE PER HOUR 22

A DESTINATION CHARGER SUPPLIED BY TESLA 23

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THE MODEL S SUPPLIES LOTS OF ENERGY DATA 25

HOW TO RELIEVE RANGE ANXIETY MAP IT OUT! 26

--FROM SUPERCHARGER TO SUPERCHARGER-- 27

WE FINALLY REACHED COLORADO AND SOME SERIOUS TEXAS BAR-B-Q! 28

MORE SIGHTSEEING 29

OUR ONLY PUBLIC CHARGING WAS IN OURAY, CO THIS FREE STATION IS POWERED BY A SMALL HYDROELECTRIC GENERATOR FROM THE 1940 S (Nicola Tesla Died in 1943) 30

BACK IN ARIZONA! The Holbrook supercharger 31

THERE ARE VERY FEW MECHANICAL SWITCHES 32

THE 17 TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS IT ALL 33

SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE AUTOMATIC, AND THERE IS NO NEED TO GO TO A SERVICE CENTER TO GET THE LATEST FEATURES. 34

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THERE IS EVEN A 4- G INTERNET RECEIVER FOR NAVIGATION AND WEB BROWSING. COST IS COVERED BY TESLA, AS IS THE COST FOR SUPERCHARGERS FOR PRE-2017 SALES. 36

CURRENT TESLA MODELS SUPPORT AUTODRIVE 37

THE BATTERY PACK AND MOTOR ARE VERY LOW A low center of gravity greatly increases stability and control 38

SO WHAT MAKES THE TESLA BATTERY SO SPECIAL? 39

THERE ARE 7,104 18650 LI-ION CELLS IN THE TESLA 85-KWH BATTERY WITH COOLANT AND FIRE SUPPRESSIO N 40

WHY ARE 18650 CELLS A GOOD CHOICE? It takes time, and produces heat, as electrons move through a battery to get to the terminals and produce usable electricity. In the Tesla battery, because there are so many small cells a tremendous amount of power is instantaneously available. This also works in reverse as large amounts of energy (Superchargers are 120KW of Direct Current) can be transferred into the battery at a time. 41

WHY ARE 18650 CELLS A GOOD CHOICE? They are inexpensive to produce and easy to service The large surface area of the battery shell allows heat transfer The cells can be packaged into a very flat and dense battery pack A small part of the battery pack can be replaced if needed 42

In Arizona (and other states) it is illegal for a nonutility company to sell electricity. Instead, they sell time on a charger. How much energy you get per hour can make a huge cost difference if you are being charged for time not the quantity of electricity. 43

W = VA (WATTS = VOLTS * AMPS) This formula is the basis for understanding how much energy you will receive while charging. If a charging station is delivering 30 Amps @ 220 Volts, the amount of Watts being delivered is: (30 * 220) = 6,600 Watts/hr 44

$$$ PUBLIC CHARGING CAN BE EXPENSIVE $$$ Using the previous value of 6,600 Watts/hr, if fully discharged, the 85KW battery in the Model S needs: 85,000Watts @ 6,600 Watts/hr = 12.9 hrs to charge. The public chargers at my office cost 4 cents / minute. 45

HOME CHARGING STATION: 72 AMP @ 220V= 15,840 WATTS/HR 48 MPH ADDED RANGE 46

SRP ELECTRIC SPECIAL EV RATE 47

WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY COST? 48

I FIGURE IT AVERAGES OUT 49

OBSERVATIONS: In driving the Tesla for daily commutes for the past 8 months we have never worried about range. I think the Tesla Model-S is one of the most advanced cars produced today, however in many ways it is also one of the simplest. Total cost of ownership (and environmental impact) is limited because there is no: gasoline, engine oil, radiator coolant, catalytic converter, or carbon monoxide. The batteries are recyclable, as is almost all of the vehicle. I would buy another Tesla without hesitation. 50

QUESTIONS? 51