Over 300 trips since Christmas week. Three hundred fossil fuel free trips.
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Tesla Taxi in Aspen
Yes
Charging in Aspen
One of the most frequent questions is “How long does it take to charge a Tesla?” and the answer is “That depends on the charger.” Here at the Pitkin County Public Works charger (across from the airport between the animal shelter and the bus barn) the charge is 20 miles per hour. At the Rio Grande parking lot in Aspen it’s 28 miles per hour. At the supercharger in Glenwood Springs it’s 280 miles per hour. We looooooove the supercharger.
Second childhood?
X
It’s turning into a trend – and a nice one at that.
Yesterday morning with 14″ of freshies on the mountain for the last day of the 2016 XGames
my first ride was DJ Snake.
Pow during the day…
and Belly up at night…
#djsnake is going off! @BellyUpAspenpic.twitter.com/ndI4Va3JpB
— AVH84 (@Aimeevera84) February 1, 2016
and this morning…. more of the same…
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Revenge of the Electric Car
“Elon Musk Believes Competition against Tesla Means a Better Future for the Rest of Us”
Z3RO-G rules!!!
Uberjet to Aspen
Yep- win an uberjet to the XGames.
WinterSKOL!
“What is Winterskol?” my riders ask. Literally it’s “a toast to Winter” but really- it’s a little party we cooked up for that January lull right after Christmas.
“Cooking”-which brings me to my favorite Winterskol event: SoupSKOL!
Our local restaurants get together and compete for the best soup. The public votes with orange spoons in soup kettles. (Let me tell you green chili makes a lovely handwarmer on a cold evening.)
Here’s our Winterskol King and Queen Tom and Jody Cardamone judging the soup (using sorbet as a palette cleanser between spoonfuls)
This year’s winner was Meat and Cheese with a coconut based soup which made us all think of taking time out on the beach.
Don’t miss the snow carving on the mall…
…. actually I think the “leftovers” make a great snowball fort
Winterskol!!
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UberSELECT
I am very pleased to announce that we’ve moved up a class. After completing over 100 trips and scoring all 5 star reviews last week the Uber Tesla is now an UberSELECT Tesla.
The neighbors are unimpressed
I was a bit worried about driving a Tesla in an area with a lot of wildlife.
What would happen when there was no engine noise or odor to announce the arrival of a gasoline powered vehicle?
Apparently….. nothing.
The majority of animals have stopped- looked up- and walked on. Maybe they can sense the 800 lbs of batteries in the car. Maybe the minimal noise the Tesla makes is something which inspires curiosity instead of a flight response. I have no idea. All I know is that the wildlife reaction so far is to stop, look, and then walk away…. with the exception of that fox who ran in front of the car at the Castle Creek bridge… fast fox… excellent Tesla brakes… run foxy run.
Eating the elephant
Can working as an Uber driver pay for a Tesla? In my case a 2013 Model S used Tesla?
December, 79 trips between December 19 and 31 driving as an Uber X in Aspen the car payment has been covered for one month.
Uber requires 100 trips to qualify as “Elite”. Another 14 trips and the Tesla should show up on the Uber app as “Elite” … The next 14 riders are going to get a such a deal…..