Item 6E 6F 6G2/7/2017 Cisouthlake.lx.us Mail - Fwd: Support For & Information Regarding Proposed Vehicle Sales & Demons[s Cham r
USOUTHLAKE Richard Schell <rschell@ci,southlake.tx.us>
Fwd: Support For & Information Regarding Proposed Vehicle Sales &
Demonstrations & Tesla Charging
kbaker@ci.southlake.tx.us <kbaker@ci,southlake.tx.us> Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 11:39 AM
To: Richard Schell <rschell@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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From: Rick Boller
Date: January 17, 2017 at 1:47:59 PM CST
To:"mayorandcitycouncil@ci.southlake.lx.us"<mayorandcitycouncll@ci.southlake.tx.us>
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Subject: Support For & Information Regarding Proposed Vehicle Sales & Demonstrations & Tesla
Charging
Reply -To: Rick Boller
Mayor Hill and City Council Members:
I am a Southlake resident, Tesla -owner and President of the Tesla Owners
Club of North Texas (http://NTXTeslaOwners.com). I'm writing in support of
ZA16-103, the proposed zoning change to allow Vehicle Sales &
Demonstrations in the Downtown District, along with the proposal to add
six Tesla charging stations to Southlake Town Square.
Regarding Vehicle Sales & Demonstrations:
Southlake Town Square is a great location for electric car demonstrations.
Northeast Tarrant County has among the highest electric vehicle densities
in North Texas and being able to learn about electric cars without having to
go to Dallas or Fort Worth will be a great benefit to potential owners. If the
location is a Tesla Gallery, I expect it will be a big draw and another
positive for Southlake, consistent with Southlake 2030 and regional air
quality initiatives.
Regarding Electric Vehicle Charging:
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y 2!7/2017 Ci.southlake.N.us Mail - Fwd: Support For & Information Regarding Proposed Vehicle Sales & Demonstrations & Tesla Charging
In addition to local owners, opportunistically charging while they shop,
there are also long distance travelers who need to charge to make their
trip possible. For example, Austin to Southlake and back is just out of
range for most Teslas. Because there is little public charging infrastructure
in Tarrant County, private citizens make their personal charging stations
available to other owners. There are more than twenty private Tesla
chargers available to share in Northeast Tarrant County — a huge demand
indicator.
Tesla charging also desirable because it is faster than other electric vehicle
charging, like the new Chargepoint chargers installed in the West Parking
Garage — a Tesla charger can add up to fifty-eight range miles per
charging hour, while other chargers typically add a quarter the range.
Thank you for your consideration. I will attend the City Council meeting
tonight, as well as the public hearing on February 7. I'm happy to discuss
electric vehicle charging at any time between now and then.
Rick
Rick Bollar
(817) 798-9629
551 E Dove Rd
Southlake, TX 76092
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