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Transitions

April 3, 2016by socalrip Leave a comment

Saturday, April 2, 2016.  This blog site originally started as the recorded thoughts of a new Tesla Model S owner.   Over three years later, I might have to transition to […]

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Model 3

March 31, 2016by socalrip Leave a comment

I am standing in line at 6:30AM for the privilege of making an early reservation for a car that does not exist.  And that would be the Tesla Model 3. […]

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Prodigal Blogger

March 30, 2016by socalrip Leave a comment

After an extended pause from my Model S blog, I decided that the 3rd anniversary of ownership would be a good time to return.  As of March 15, we have […]

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2nd Consecutive Consumer Reports “Best”

March 9, 2015by socalrip Leave a comment

Apologies for the the recent blog hiatus, but a good incentive to get back online was the recent Consumer Reports car ratings.  For the second consecutive year, the Tesla Model […]

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You Might Be A Tesla Owner If…

August 31, 2014by socalrip Leave a comment

Taken from a recent post on a Tesla forum site (and I have to say they are true!) …You do not know or care what the price of a gallon […]

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Charting Progress

July 14, 2014by socalrip Leave a comment

Sunday, July 13, 2014.  The chart shown below was taken from a Motley Fool article written by Daniel Sparks.  The projected numbers indicate a pretty significant growth stock.   Even though […]

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First Fatality

July 14, 2014by socalrip Leave a comment

Friday, July 11, 2014.  An update from an earlier post on the stolen Model S accident where the car was cut in half by a pole…the driver died this week […]

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All American

July 9, 2014by socalrip Leave a comment

Tuesday, July 8, 2014.  Consider this a tardy 4th of July post.   The 4th is an appropriate holiday to praise the Model S.   It sits at the technological forefront of […]

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Fear Mongering

July 8, 2014by socalrip Leave a comment

Monday, July 7, 2014.  Two recent crashes involving the Model S has the press all atwitter.  One was a stolen Model S that crashed into a concrete lamp pole going […]

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Inverter lesson

June 28, 2014by socalrip Leave a comment

Electric car 101 and today’s lesson is the inverter.  The inverter takes DC power (stored in the battery) and converts it to AC power for the motor and precisely controls […]

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