Porsche 914E Electric Conversion and Tesla Obsession

This blog follows the progress of restoring and converting a 1973 Porsche 914 from stock to full electric drive, with an electric motor and half a ton of batteries. Now that the car is done and in storage while I live overseas, I'm adding descriptions and pictures of each Tesla location I visit.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Tesla Vancouver Canada Showroom

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I discovered Tesla had a showroom in downtown Vancouver so I headed into the city.  I couldn't walk to the Tesla store directly as some ...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

Nick Smith's Mazda Miata Project, Auckland New Zealand

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Nick took me to the storage area where he's working on his Mazda Miata conversion project.  He's doing the final wiring loom hookups...

Hampton Downs Race Track, Auckland New Zealand

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Steve's Tesla Model S has been invited to go on display at a local race track as part of the "Mother's Car Polish Show and Shi...
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Auckland Sustainable Building Network - Smart Transportation Forum Auckland New Zealand

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My timing was excellent as day after my arrival in the city, the Auckland Sustainable Building Network held a Smart Transportation Forum con...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Charge.net.nz DC Fast Charging Headquarters Auckland New Zealand

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By prior arrangement, I was picked up at the Auckland airport by my EVTV electric car buddy Nick Smith. We drove to my other EVTV electric c...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Tesla Chadstone Shopping Center Melbourne Australia Showroom

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The next day I took the bus to Chadstone Shopping Center in eastern Melbourne.  As you can see, it's in the middle of the walkway in the...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Tesla East Richmond Melbourne Australia Showroom

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Tesla has two locations in Melbourne Australia, a full showroom & service center on Church Street in East Richmond, and also a display...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Tesla Sydney Australia Showroom

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One top goal on my Around-The-World trip is to hit as many Tesla locations as humanly possible. While in Sydney, I took the bus from my ...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

I just got fucked by Google. #GoogleFucked?

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Well, all of my pictures are gone.  Thanks (I think...) to Jason for point this out. After a quick Google search (ironic) I found out why....
Thursday, December 25, 2014

My visit to Toyotron Electric Motorbikes in Bangkok

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After building the electric 914 and planning a move to Thailand, I was very interested in the state of electric vehicles there, again trying...
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