Chris Calwell's experience driving from Colorado to California in his Model S electric vehicle

For those interested in a real world account of using Tesla’s supercharging network to drive long distances, check out my friend Chris Calwell’s blog posts here, here, and here. The superchargers worked well, and as they become more common, it will get even easier.  I suspect strongly (though have no inside information about this) that once the network is fully built out Tesla will consider licensing the use of it to other automakers, but this will probably have to wait until Tesla makes its electric car “for the rest of us” in a few years.

The picture above shows Chris Calwell (right) with his Model S at the Tesla  Factory in Fremont, CA, on February 6, 2014.  Dave Houghton and Gregg Hardy are at left and center, respectively.


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