Electric Vehicles

RuskiSTL · PostNov 06, 2014#12014-11-06T18:25+00:00

Stenger absolutely needs to be on a flight out to Musk's office and get the midwest plant built in STL. And he should've been there yesterday

Also, reporter is a STL native 8)

“Demand is not our issue, production is our issue,” Musk said. “People don’t quite appreciate how hard it is to manufacture something -- it is really hard.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-0 ... surge.html

roger wyoming II · PostNov 07, 2014#22014-11-07T00:39+00:00

^ Hazelwood would be great. btw, anyone know if there is still hope for that British electric commercial van project? I haven't heard anything in a bit.

True_dope · PostNov 07, 2014#32014-11-07T05:21+00:00

roger wyoming II wrote:^ Hazelwood would be great. btw, anyone know if there is still hope for that British electric commercial van project? I haven't heard anything in a bit.

I herd they were bought by a Chinese company last spring or early summer and plans are on hold or maybe even killed.

threeonefour · PostNov 07, 2014#42014-11-07T06:50+00:00

A Hazelwood Tesla production facility would be a huge win for our area. C'mon, Stenger, go pay Mr. Musk a visit!

quincunx · PostNov 07, 2014#52014-11-07T18:24+00:00

How about where the GM plant was in the city? Or north or south riverfront. Or ESTL

threeonefour · PostNov 08, 2014#62014-11-08T16:09+00:00

quincunx wrote:How about where the GM plant was in the city? Or north or south riverfront. Or ESTL

I'd be perfectly okay with that as well. Does anyone know the status of the site at Union Boulevard and Natural Bridge Avenue where the GM light truck and Corvette plants used to be? I wonder how much, if any, environmental cleanup work remains? There's still a decent light industrial presence in that general area, so it might be a great site for Tesla, too, in my opinion.

roger wyoming II · PostNov 08, 2014#72014-11-08T23:00+00:00

^ I'm not sure about that site but I believe the Economic Development partnership has identified the cleared parcel at Goodfellow & 70 as a priority development.... not sure how many acres it is. Green Street may also be a possibility for a plant. I don't think there really aren't a whole lot of larger sites easily available in the city.

Which reminds me, I saw in the P-D that Kraftig contines its impressive growth and Busch continues to scout 30-40 acres in the region for a production plant like Schlafly.... iirc, I think he said they need to get up to about 50,000 barrels and are at about 10-12,000 presently. Maybe in a few years.

jambo · PostMar 24, 2015#82015-03-24T16:44+00:00

FYI: Tesla charger spotted in Downtown St. Louis in front of the Magnolia Hotel:

Note the non-Tesla auto parked in front - tsk-tsk!

A closeup of the charger:

imran · PostMar 24, 2015#92015-03-24T21:51+00:00

Apparently the Magnolia has a model S that is available to guests to use around downtown.

jambo · PostMar 25, 2015#102015-03-25T18:32+00:00

^^^You can see the hotel loaner Tesla in the the middle photo.

MRNHS · PostMar 25, 2015#112015-03-25T20:50+00:00

There's a charging station at the Four Seasons too. Only two charging stations in all of STL are downtown.

moorlander · PostMar 26, 2015#122015-03-26T01:06+00:00

Pretty sure Tesla's require a special adapter so they can't use other power stations around town

dweebe · PostMar 26, 2015#132015-03-26T14:34+00:00

MRNHS wrote:There's a charging station at the Four Seasons too. Only two charging stations in all of STL are downtown.

There are public charging stations at
-7th and Lucas behind the Embassy Suites.
-the Moonrise in the Delmar Loop
-Missouri Botanical garden (but they're almost always occupied by employee EV cars)
-Metro Lighting in Brentwood
There's also a private charge station under Highway 40 across from Busch Stadium and a bunch over at the Ameren HQ. We'll see if IKEA installs any at the Midtown store.

PostMar 26, 2015#142015-03-26T14:45+00:00

moorlander wrote:Pretty sure Tesla's require a special adapter so they can't use other power stations around town

Incorrect.
http://www.teslamotors.com/charging#/outlet

You're thinking about their SuperCharger that charges one of their cars in 30 minutes. Most Tesla's can use those, but not Chevy Volts or Nissan Leafs. (I believe the BMW i3's can.)
http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger
There's not one here in St. Louis, but Tesla claims one is coming to St. Louis.

dbInSouthCity · PostMar 26, 2015#152015-03-26T15:32+00:00

Planned Superchargers by end of 2016

moorlander · PostMar 26, 2015#162015-03-26T15:32+00:00

centene has 12 and they're always ful. The ones at AutoHaus BMW can be used by anyone not just bmw i3 owners

dweebe · PostMar 26, 2015#172015-03-26T17:18+00:00

moorlander wrote:centene has 12 and they're always ful. The ones at AutoHaus BMW can be used by anyone not just bmw i3 owners

Nissan dealerships also have them, but most seem to be unfriendly: even to Leaf owners. West County Nissan is notorious for being real jerks.

moorlander · PostMar 26, 2017#182017-03-26T10:57+00:00

Rendering of new Tesla dealership in the former Kemp Auto Museum in Chesterfield Valley

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news ... in.html#i1

RuskiSTL · PostMar 27, 2017#192017-03-27T16:46+00:00

Seems the lawsuit is gonna be resolved?

moorlander · PostMar 27, 2017#202017-03-27T16:49+00:00

Tesla Says It Will Take Orders for the Solar Roof in April. But No Sign of Solar Sales in Stores Yet

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.greent ... f-in-April

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jambo · PostJun 24, 2018#212018-06-24T14:34+00:00

FYI: Mehlville Tesla Supercharger is open!

framer · PostJun 26, 2018#222018-06-26T03:53+00:00

I hear the Tesla service center in U City is moving west. They're in the path of the big TIF project at Olive/I-170.

DogtownBnR · PostMar 12, 2020#232020-03-12T19:48+00:00

Looks like Nashville has the upper hand, but STL is looking to
make a bid for the Central US Tesla plant.

States with right-to-work laws that prohibit unions from requiring prospective hires to join their membership are likely to be contenders for Tesla’s facility, said John Boyd, principal of a manufacturing site-selection firm based in Princeton, New Jersey.

“I’d put Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and Michigan on the list,” Boyd said. “This will be a trophy project for the automotive sector.”

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2020/03/12/st-louis-eyes-bid-for-tesla-factory.html

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/03/11/tesla-central-usa-nashville-gigafactory-cybertruck-model-y/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS91cmw_c2E9dCZyY3Q9aiZxPSZlc3JjPXMmc291cmNlPXdlYiZjZD0zJnZlZD0yYWhVS0V3ak9sYUtiMlpYb0FoWEdhTTBLSGNLN0FJMFEwUEFETUFKNkJBZ0ZFQTAmdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmF1dG9ibG9nLmNvbSUyRjIwMjAlMkYwMyUyRjExJTJGdGVzbGEtY2VudHJhbC11c2EtbmFzaHZpbGxlLWdpZ2FmYWN0b3J5LWN5YmVydHJ1Y2stbW9kZWwteSUyRiZ1c2c9QU92VmF3M3RaT2pxYWhzMXltQ2VzUm9oTlBlXw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHhTCFeXKOylL5MnhopLO8fAR1MLnC24KenbOThcYGkumi--QRQvPYiHxLTzHsYyRpUAulGVcU4azJetH3Z7z_GRHtIriBbzN8YaPgt8QFNGFUlepqem-TYQuueOQwfWN0qwaFujUypjgHapR_OloYBX-DXjIfr3mxpGqC25j4dk

Miss Shell · PostMar 12, 2020#242020-03-12T23:15+00:00

Unfortunate to hear that right-to-work is a deterrent. God forbid we give a collective voice to workers about their compensation and working conditions.

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dredger · PostMar 12, 2020#252020-03-12T23:27+00:00

Tesla is definitely all in on non union workforce.

The one thing that might change Musk mind is like every good capitalist he will go with the highest bidder when it comes to subsidies. Will be interesting to see if Missouri goes down that road even remotely like they did for Boeing.