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Tesla Reports and Photos
by Steve Grande

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Sorted in date order from oldest to newest:

April 28 & 29, 2015 - Round-Trip Anaheim to Sacramento, California A Tesla road trip up the I-5 to the 2016 California Passenger Rail Summit at the California State Railroad Museum and Downtown Sacramento... Read More>>

May 21 - June 3, 2015: Round-Trip California to Missouri. A 3000 mile road trip in my 2015 Tesla Model S P85D for the ribbon cutting of 2 Tesla Destination Chargers at the Depot Inn & Suites, a hotel that my wife and I used to own. Report and photos by Steve Grande... Read More>>

August 4, 2015 - Can you afford a Tesla? Analysis has shown that over the life of a Tesla Model S vehicle, it can be a lot less to own and operate than even many economy gas powered cars... Read More>>

Dec 7, 2015 - Invitation to Design our Tesla Model X We placed the reservation for our Tesla Model X on April 15, 2014 and today we received an invitation to design and order the vehicle... Read More>>

December 11, 2015 - Tesla Auto-Pilot Drive to Perris, California Driving the 2015 Tesla Model S P85D in Auto-Pilot Mode to the Metrolink 91 / Perris Valley Line Dedication Ceremony. Read More>>

March 16-17, 2016 - Delivery and 1000 Mile Drive of My New 2016 Tesla Model X P90D Photos and report of picking up my new Tesla Model X at the Portland Service Center in Tigard, Oregon, and driving it to my vacation house in Southern California. Read More>>

Sat Jun 08, 2016 - Tesla Midwest Gathering in St. Louis, Missouri - Report & Photos by Steve Grande Includes the 3600 mile drive in a new 2016 Tesla Model X P90DL from and to the event from the west coast and photos of the event in St. Louis... Read More>>

Sat Jul 30, 2016 - Reno Tesla Supercharger Ribbon Cutting: Photos by Steve Grande Reno Tesla Superchargers Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Celebration, Atlantis Resort & Casino, 3800 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502... Read More>>

August 5, 2016 - The Electric Road Trip: Photos by Steve Grande Monarch Beach Resort - Club 19, Dana Point, California. An open house celebrating two billion miles without a drop of gas. Swapping of stories and sharing Tesla road trip experiences with fellow Tesla owners and like-minded fans at a city near you... Read More>>

August 21, 2016 - Tesla Weekend Social: Photos by Steve Grande Tesla Sunday Social at Tesla Buena Park, 10am-Noon. Topic: The new Tesla Gigafactory in Reno, Nevada. Links included to video of Elon Musk's Tesla Gigafactory Grand Opening presentation... Read More>>

Wed Jan 2, 2019 - Temecula Wine Tasting in a Tesla Model X - Report & Photos by Steve Grande It is really a good idea to have a Designated Driver if you plan to spend the day tasting wines at 3, 4 or 5 wineries and then drive home. Since all of us wanted to do the wine tastings, that would be a problem. I thought of staying the night in Temecula but that could be an expensive hotel bill with 5 of us going. Plus, it didn't solve the problem of driving from winery to winery, though winery shuttle tours are available in Temecula. Next I thought of hiring a limousine for the wine tour but that would be... Read More>>

June 21, 2019 - Repeat Tesla Model X Tour Of Temecula Wine Country: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. Scotty decided he'd like to go on a Temecula Wine Tasting Tour for his birthday. Since I also wanted to partake in the wine tasting experience, we again decided to hire a driver from "YourCarOurDriver". I arranged for the driver to meet us at Scotty's apartment in... Read More>>

August 31 - September 7, 2019 - Las Vegas Road Trip in a 2016 Tesla Model X P90DL: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. If you are planning a trip to Las Vegas in the near future you might find some of the photos and links in this report useful. We really hit a lot of attractions in Las Vegas over the 7 days that we were there. I've posted a separate page for each day that we spent in... Read More>>

August 9-10, 2020 - Anaheim, California, to Vancouver, Washington, Road Trip In A 2016 Tesla Model X P90DL: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. Driving with Dena David, owner of the Fullerton California Vino Nostra Wine Bar, from our Vacation House in Southern California to our Home in Vancouver, Washington, stopping at some wineries and vineyards along the way... Read More>>

October 1-2, 2020 - Vancouver, Washington, to Fremont, California, Road Trip In A 2016 Tesla Model X P90DL: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. Driving from our Home in Vancouver, Washington, to visit friends and relatives in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, stopping to visit our nephew in Ashland, Oregon, restaurants, and a vineyard and winery alng the way... Read More>>

October 6, 2020 - Fremont to Anaheim Hills, California: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. Photos of a few Tesla Superchargers on the I-5 including Casa de Fruita, Holister, and Tejon Ranch, plus the Anaheim Tesla Superchargers. Additional stops at Vino Nostra Wine Bar and dinner at Cedar Creek Inn are also featured... Read More>>

October 20, 2020 - Anaheim Hills to Newark, California: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. After a brief stay at our vacation house in Anaheim Hills, California, we are heading back to our home in Vancouver, Washington, with stopovers to visit friends and family in Silicon Valley and Ashland, Oregon. I decided to try "A Better Routeplanner" that was recommended by Carl Morrison... Read More>>

October 24, 2020 - Newark, California to Ashland, Oregon: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. Photos of scenery along the drive from Newark to Ashland including photos of forest fire damage near Ashland, Oregon. Photos of our lunch stop at Granzelles Gourmet & Gifts in Williams and dinner stop at Shari's Cafe at Red Bluff, plus some other photos in Ashland, Oregon... Read More>>

October 25, 2020 - Ashland, Oregon to Vancouver, Washington: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. Photos from our drive from Ashland, Oregon, to our home in Vancouver, Washington, including more photos of the forest fire damage near Ashland, Oregon. Includes a bit of a challenge that we encountered at the Grants Pass Tesla Supercharger location and our... Read More>>

April 16-17, 2023 - Tesla Model S P85DL 1000 Mile Road Trip: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. This is more of a slideshow than a detailed trip report unlike many of my prior Tesla trip reports. I'm posting this almost a year after I completed this road trip. I don't remember the location of many of the stops along the way... Read More>>

Nov 08, 2023 - CyberBeer + CyberStein: Report & Photos by Steve Grande. My CyberBeer + CyberStein arrived on Thursday but I didn't have a chance to pick it up from our mailbox until today. Cheers, sip, repeat. The Tesla CyberBeer and CyberStein Limited Edition Set celebrates the angular exoskeleton of Cybertruck. Includes... Read More>>

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