'Tesla Supercharger Locations.au Boost Regional Business (v)'
http://www.starherald.com/opinion/sell-who-killed-the-electric-car-in-nebraska/article_b372d68b-6ce3-58d7-91d0-55a5f54065a5.html SELL: Who killed the electric car (in Nebraska)? November 10, 2015 Travis Sell [image http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/starherald.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/b2/7b29f1eb-4bf6-57f2-95de-f8a89da54301/5641294ca77bf.image.jpg (SuperEVSE map) http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/starherald.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/d6/1d6b91ec-87da-11e5-a869-a7507099e225/5642398ee17b7.image.jpg UNL professor Don Cox stands with his Tesla Roadster ] “Go ahead, put it to the floor,” UNL professor Don Cox said to me as he sat in the passenger seat of his “Radiant Red” Tesla Roadster. Apparently, my uneasy look showed some doubt as he followed up with: “Don’t worry, it won’t hurt anything.” So, when the stop light along Highway 26 turned green, I took heed of his advice...but first, a little bit of backstory. Professor Cox, who was in town for his Minatare High School reunion, stopped by the Star-Herald one afternoon and asked if anyone wanted to take his $100,000 electric, two-seater sports car for a spin. Admittedly, I don’t know much about cars. After talking with Cox, who teaches a class on electrical cars at UNL and owns two Tesla Roadsters and a Sedan, it was apparent that for him, this was more than just a hobby. We talked for over an hour on everything from the upkeep to the locations of supercharger stations throughout the country. Every 200 miles or so, his Tesla Sedan needs to be charged. I was a bit surprised when I learned how many supercharger stations are in Nebraska: Zero. To put that into perspective, only four other states in America don’t have at least one supercharger station (North Dakota, Arkansas, Mississippi and Maine). Midway through his drive back to the Scottsbluff area, Cox stayed at a friend’s house and charged his Roadster with a welder battery charger, which took three hours. In theory, a person can go from coast to coast in a electric car, as long as you don’t intend on driving through Nebraska. According to Cox, the cars can be charged with a home outlet or a personal charging device, but it would take a long time compared to the 20 or so minutes it would take at a station. It’s funny (and a bit disheartening) to look at the supercharger locations on Google maps. Interstate 70 through Kansas has a station about every 200 miles as does Interstate 90 through South Dakota. Just across the Nebraska boarder, Council Bluffs, Iowa has one, too. If the supercharger stations represented flowing water on a map, the state of Nebraska would be the impenetrable dam preventing any seepage into the state. Given that Omaha has a Tesla dealership, why hasn’t Nebraska embraced the possibilities of the growing electric car revolution? Perhaps the easy answer to that is the initial cost. The Tesla Model S ranges in price from $69,000 to $106,000. And you can’t just walk into a dealership and drive off in the Sedan. Tesla’s are made to order, so expect up to 90 days before it’s delivered. But I must admit, the Sedan amenities are appealing, including zero to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, a cool autopilot option, zero emissions and never having to spend money on gasoline again. And with a full computer on board, the car gives you details on where the next supercharger station is and how fast you need to go in order to make it there. It’s like having R2-D2 in your X-Wing Fighter. Another reason the electric car industry hasn’t found more success in, not only Nebraska but the U.S. as a whole, is because the stakeholders in the oil industry don’t want it to. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), our country was projected to use 18.77 million barrels of oil per day last year. Those oil tycoons are rich and powerful. Their reach is far and firm. I think the oil industry, along with the rest of America, would benefit from embracing the electric car. The EIA also states in 2014, about 27 percent of the petroleum consumed by the United States was imported from foreign countries. Just think if we could eliminate that reliance on foreign imports by supporting an American-born company like Tesla. The change would be a drastic step forward. The Tesla Roadster sits almost on the ground. As I was sitting at the stop light, I looked over to the pickup next to us, its loud engine rumbling, its tires nearly as tall as the Roadster itself. I felt like I was in a James Bond movie. With encouragement from my passenger, I pushed the pedal to the floor and took off. Tesla boasts the Roadster can go from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. After about five seconds I looked down with shock as to just how fast I was going. It is very different than the KIA Forte [ice] I drive to work everyday. The Tesla runs in silence, even when pushed to the limit, so you can’t feel just how fast it can go. For 30 minutes, I toured the area in style in the type of car that our area sees very little of. But hopefully in the years to come, that will change. [© starherald.com] http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/11/11/tesla-supercharger-australia_n_8486278.html Tesla Supercharger Locations Boost Regional Australia (v) 2015/11/11 ... "Goulburn was bypassed (on the highway) a few years ago now, so lots of people [EV drivers] are coming through that haven't come to Goulburn for years or at all. They have a coffee while waiting, maybe go shopping. It really exposes Goulburn to a new audience," she said. "Council is in this for the long haul. 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