Tesla Help

[edgemar]

Total shot in the dark...here goes:

I'd love to get my foot in the door at Telsa. I've already done the online app for a few positions. If anyone knows someone there or has some advice please post or PM me.

Thanks so much!

~Kurt

[john walker's workshop]

beam me up scotty.

[edgemar]

wonder if Porsche will do a pure electric...

[theiceman]

My Son is a huge Tesla fan also (16), he wants to do a vacation in California so he can visit the factory. He has Tesla Jackets shirts hats and posters everywhere. Reminds me of myself with Porsche at his age .

Sign of the times i guess

[S2GART]

Certainly wasn't expecting to see anything about Tesla on here, but I am certainly not complaining. This past Sat. I had the great opportunity to drive one of the 85 Kwh models. The word is unbelievable. I took turns that had a speed limit of 45, doing 72 mph. This car has over 400 ft lbs of torque at 0 rpms all the way to 16,000 rpms. There is no transmission, so there is absolutely no pause in the acceleration. The sensation is akin to that push in the seat feeling you get in an airplane just as it starts it's rollout down the runway. Motor Trend drag raced a BMW M5 against a Model S to 100 mph, and the M5 lost. The car weights 4800 lbs.

Not to start a political debate, but the one and only reason we as a country give two sh!*s about the middle east, is oil. We have thousands of military that either didn't come back, or came back missing limbs, over oil. The Tesla is 100% electric and all of our electricity derived from our own resources. Ok, I am off my soap box.

I just wish Tesla had a store here in CT, because I would be interested in applying for a position as well.

Good luck to you Edgemar

[merlinfe]

S2gart,

Where does the electricity come from to power these things again? We have more oil and natural resources than we could ever use in North America.

As far as the Tesla goes. Not fond of the name of the company. He was a great man who gets almost no credit for his role in the shaping of the modern world. However, it's nice to see an alternative being thought up. There is always more than one way to skin a cat.

OP good luck with your job application process. I hope it goes well for you.

[Noah930]

Uh, there are a couple Pelicans who work for Tesla... (I'm not one of them.) For what positions are you applying?

[carambola]

dude, what do you have to offer Tesla?

[edgemar]

Originally Posted by Noah930

Uh, there are a couple Pelicans who work for Tesla... (I'm not one of them.) For what positions are you applying?

Most likely sales or marketing. Most of my experience (12 years) is in the technical side of post production, so I'm just looking for a way to get my foot in the door with a company and area i'm very passionate about.

I've applied as a service advisor and a product specialist at a store.

Hopefully one of the Tesla Pelican's will chime in

[pelon]

A friend of my son got in by answering a Craigslist add.

[Nick Triesch]

My buddy in LA drove a new one and he said it was one of the fastest cars he has ever driven. He was amazed! Pure power!

[edgemar]

Originally Posted by pelon

A friend of my son got in by answering a Craigslist add.

Good to know...i will check that site.

[edgemar]

Originally Posted by Nick Triesch

My buddy in LA drove a new one and he said it was one of the fastest cars he has ever driven. He was amazed! Pure power!

There are a TON of them on the Westside of LA.

It's really neat to see a clean sheet design car doing well!

[Bob Kontak]

Joe Bob sent me some of those marathon horsie skeleton decals. I tried to convince my pal that owns a Tesla S to stick them on the front fenders. No dice.

Also recommended he should get "Edison" vanity plates. No dice.

That sucker hauls.

Would be an interesting company to work for.

[S2GART]

merlinfe, our electricity is derived from primarily coal, nuclear, hydro, and natural gas. All of which is from here. I agree we have a lot of our own oil, yet when someone sneezes in the middle east the cost of oil and gas immediately goes up.
I retired from the Air Force and have gone to the sand box a number of times, it was all over oil. We still get a majority of our oil from the Middle East, hence our interest. Why else do we care about that part of the world? We originally went into Iraq simply because the Saudis essentially hired us to do it. They were concerned that Hussein would attack them next and get control over what....? Oil.
That is the real reason Hussein went into Kuwait. If we would greatly reduce our dependency on oil in general, we would reduce are interest in the Middle East and we wouldn't be bringing guys and gals back with parts missing, if they come back at all.

[cnielsen]

Drove one a few months ago. Basically like using a corded phone your whole life and then being handed an iPhone... I want one! Not because of the "save the earth with electricity", but simply because it is such an amazing car!

[Ronnie's.930]

I see that the Model S looks more or less like Grandma's grocery getter - the Roadster is pretty sharp, save for the dorky top.

[lateapex911]

Originally Posted by Ronnie's.930

I see that the Model S looks more or less like Grandma's grocery getter - the Roadster is pretty sharp, save for the dorky top.

Your Grandma must've been a LOT cooler and a LOT richer than mine!

[Ronnie's.930]

Originally Posted by lateapex911

Your Grandma must've been a LOT cooler and a LOT richer than mine!

Ha! Nope, neither cool nor rich (still alive though, and driving , at 98 years old), but the Model S looks like any other modern sedan-type car on the road today, and in fact, could be confused with the ibuprofen caplets I just took.

[Patrick3000]

Originally Posted by S2GART

We still get a majority of our oil from the Middle East, hence our interest.

Thank you for your service to our country, however you are grossly misinformed. Forty percent of our oil consumption is imported and a large part of that is from the Western Hemisphere.

EIA's Energy in Brief: How dependent are we on foreign oil?