Jan 25, 2013
kishdude It seems that many Tesla owners may be physicians like myself and one of the best parts of my day is pulling into the physicians parking lot at the hospitals I frequent. The Model S really stands out among all the Mercedes, BMWs, Porsche, etc already in the lot and daily I get one of the my fellow colleagues asking about the car. Most have already heard about it but have not seen one in the flesh. They are all very impressed with the car and of course I give it a great review. I think a few also have gone on to make reservations. I think the Tesla is going to become the new "it" car for physicians.
Any other Tesla physicians with similar experiences?�
Jan 25, 2013
Citizen-T Don't know about physicians, but I can tell you that it certainly will be for the only respectable choice for a Software Engineer.�
Jan 25, 2013
gg_got_a_tesla Aye!!�
Jan 25, 2013
ElSupreme I work (or at least have been for a year) onsite at a manufacturing plant. Word got out Wednesday afternoon there was a Tesla parked out by our companies trailer. I can hear everything going on outside.
Sitting at work (surfing TMC) I have randomly heard "Oh, $H!7" or "D4MN!" almost a dozen times in the past two days. As more and more plant employees come out to gawk.
My coworker commented that my car is making a lot of people smile. I told him we call it the 'Tesla grin'.�
Jan 25, 2013
spatterso911 I'll be the first in the physician's lot with a Tesla. Waiting to see if the guy with the Fisker comes over to inquire...come to think of it, he hasn't been parking his Fisker in the lot lately...�
Jan 25, 2013
Al Sherman It's probably in the shop. That's where it likely spends most of it's time.�
Jan 25, 2013
kinddog zzzing!�
Jan 25, 2013
Ocelot just a pediatrician here, hence will have to wait to buy one used. :wink:�
Jan 25, 2013
drrreza I am a neurologist and for past 2 months when I parked my car in the hospital lot, many colleagues ask me about it as well.
Lots of them think this is hybrid car and or combined gas and electric I have to explain them it does not use any gas
Zero emission is the way to go�
Jan 25, 2013
steve841 Where's the South Florida doctors?
I need some home health referrals to pay for my Model S!�
Jan 25, 2013
Twiddler Expecting delivery next month and word has gotten around - especially amongst the electrophysiologists (go figure)�
Jan 25, 2013
jchangyy I'm also a pediatrician, but I decided to pull the trigger. Waiting for mine in 2-3 weeks. Mine should be the first Tesla for my group, but it's a very large group with other specialties, so won't be too surprised to see another one.�
Jan 25, 2013
efusco Yep, getting lots of attention. I started the trend of hybrids with my Prius almost 10 years ago, now there are a dozen or so docs with those. Very few cars that can even come close to the Tesla...my fellow ED doc has an Audi S7 that is sweet and I know one of the ophtho guys is a huge car guy, but he never drives his best cars to work.�
Jan 25, 2013
mlascano I'm a nephrologist. Former driver of a Honda Civic Hybrid, now driving this amazing car.
Getting lots of questions/thumbs up at each traffic light stop on the way to the hospital, and at the hospital parking garage itself.
Slowly but steadily spreading the word about Tesla and Model S around here (and converting naysayers by taking them out for a quick spin
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Jan 25, 2013
Johan Still waiting patiently but will surely be the first one at my hospital. Neurologist. But also GP and planning ongoing back to my family pratice next year. Over here family practitioners/GPs make better money than the hospital specialists (even the attending) - go figure!�
Jan 25, 2013
LazMan We Canadian doctors have to save up for this car.
I think I will be the first in our parking lot, but there may soon be a second.�
Jan 25, 2013
eelton I'm a gastroenterologist. I'm looking forward to my Model S (should arrive in 1 to 3 weeks). But my Aston Martin will STILL be the prettiest car in the doctors' lot
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Jan 25, 2013
capt601 I'm guessing once the model S is parked in your lot, the Aston won't even get a second look anymore.
And I'm wondering if there are more pilots with S's than doctors?�
Jan 25, 2013
MikeC Psychiatrist here, should have mine in a week or two. Haven't seen any in the county hospital lot yet.�
Jan 25, 2013
steve841 That's just crazy!
J/K�
Jan 25, 2013
Ceilidh
We may be in the same group
But at my hospital there is no "Doctor's Lot." there are just the parking lots, a few of which are employee only. But that's everything from Janitor to Physician so I may be the first one in the Janitor's lot
Cheers.�
Jan 25, 2013
maxjamie Urologist. Still configuring P85, likely Blue/black/grey 21/CF/pano.
Thinking of a vanity plate "P no ICE"�
Jan 25, 2013
Jeeps17 Interventional cardiologist here.
As my canuck colleague pointed out, I have been saving for my S, trigger pulled.
I should be the first at my hospital to get one (AFAIK), but some of my colleagues have already bought TSLA stock after hearing me talk about the car and company off/on for two years.
Most are waiting to see how the car will perform in winter before they consider getting one, lots of skepticism about that, it is by far my most common question (our winters, however, are no joke!).�
Jan 25, 2013
ITSELE Well Doc, your gonna have to give up some of your Tesla exclusivity come April when my bright Multicoat Red Model S is parked next to your brown one! Even though we both drive EV's I'll be the one passing gas to your patients
We test drove the Model S at the same time so I guess it left a lasting impression on us. I blazed the trail with my Nissan LEAF and I loved it but it doesn't have the street cred of the Model S and I certainly looked like a dork parking it in the physicians parking lot. The honeymoon was over and I got rid of the LEAF because the AZ sun was just killing the battery and I couldn't make it to Scottsdale and back home on one charge! Good thing TM cars have TM to make it through the hot summers. Now I'll be able to make it to Flagstaff or Tucson from Phoenix on one charge!
I've been trying to get myself on the schedule with you just so I can drool all over your car. See you soon!�
Jan 25, 2013
GasDoc I'm pretty sure that I'll be the first Model S in my hospital garage. I should have delivery in 3-4 weeks.
We don't have a doctor's lot but we do have a "dedicated" portion of the parking lot which is loosely enforced.
Being an anesthesiologist, I get to the hospital early enough that I can get a good spot.
Now to convince administration that putting in charging stations would be a good PR move...�
Jan 25, 2013
Al Sherman Separate thread I guess but I definitely have the pilot thing covered. Or will in a few weeks!�
Jan 25, 2013
xhawk101 Psychiatrist as well...will b first at one of the largest VA MC afaik hope to sell many more
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Jan 25, 2013
7racer Retina/uveitis subspecialist here my Roadster already gets a lot of comments asking who's that is and is it a Lotus? I'm never in the main hospital that much but whenever I am parked people seem to know who I am. Can't wait to see what happens when my X gets here!�
Jan 25, 2013
mark Cardiologist here - my S is the first at my hospital. 2 Fiskers always looking for a place to plug in so they can make home without burning gas.�
Jan 25, 2013
walla2 I got my S delivered the same time as another M.D. got their 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo. The cars are basically parked next to each other, and the Tesla is absolutely the grand prize winner next the Porsche. People have come to see both cars and usually state how much better mine looks with the bigger wheels, a sleeker body, and a better looking rear. At almost half the price of the Porsche with tax (no EV tax here), I got a great deal too and can beat the Panamera off the line even if its 0-60 is slightly better.�
Jan 25, 2013
Plug Me In ER Doc - I park next to the ER so don't see the physician's lot but I'm sure my MS (when it comes) will be the only one and the nicest car in town. Pretty small physician community here and you just see the standard Mercedes C and E class and BMW's.�
Jan 25, 2013
stevezzzz Well, I'm a pilot and a software engineer, if not an MD. There are plenty of us pilot/owners on the forum.�
Jan 25, 2013
setritt funny u say that. i got our ceo to look into it and i think we're getting 5 chargers installed.
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Jan 25, 2013
celter I am a radiologist and 2 of my collegues are also reservation holders. A third is on the fence.�
Jan 26, 2013
yoda Surprising to see many anesthesiologists are going gas free.... Hmmm�
Jan 26, 2013
ThortsMD Seattle pathologist here. I see at least one Tesla almost every day in the large hospital parking lot, although I only know of one other doc (pediatric oncologist) who has one. I will be getting to work on the other 50 pathologists in my group once mine arrives (awaiting the delivery button!)�
Jan 26, 2013
jcstp Must be an obvious choice for pulmonary doctors!�
Jan 26, 2013
jchangyy
I work for PAMF....and you?�
Jan 26, 2013
Odenator Orthopaedics here. All of the nurses and docs ask me about the MS regularly. A dentist stopped me at Starbucks thinking I was a fellow dentist since he saw one at a nearby dental society meeting. So maybe there's another owner in the Oly neighborhood?�
Jan 26, 2013
smd Anesthesiologist.
Mine's the first Tesla (of any kind) at my hospital. We don't have doctor's lot, just an employee lot. But as an EV, I can park at the EV/Hybrid spots that are close to the front entrance instead of over 2 buildings away in the employee lot. It's too bad that we don't have chargers to take advantage of all the solar panels all over the lots and buildings. PG&E is claiming that the hospital would be an electricity producer and distributer, which it is not licensed to do in the state. Just another reason for me to dislike PG&E.
As an anesthesiologist, I tried to get GAS SUX from the CA DMV for my plate, but they rejected it for be offensive?!? All I was trying to say is that I use anesthetic GAS and SUX (succinylcholine) all the time at work! I ended going with ELEC3CT.
Just about every day, I spend 5 minutes talking to folks about the car as I try to leave work. I love putting my bag in the frunk just to amaze folks as I leave.�
Jan 26, 2013
calsailor Here at my hospital in San Diego I'm already one of three Model S owners...and soon to be one of eight!
The Tesla is very popular down here.�
Feb 5, 2013
childressmd Another radiologist here. Will be one of two in our group.
Unfortunately, my partner picked red. So even though he got me interested in the car, I'm going to get mine FIRST�
Feb 5, 2013
Jrhodesmd Emergency medicine doc here in Austin. Had mine since November, have given test drives to half dozen docs already after seeing it in the lot. Hospitalist who drove it two weeks ago went home and reserved one right after the drive. Hopefully I won't be alone here soon and we can start lobbying the hospital for charging stations!�
Feb 5, 2013
kgb Ortho here - I already broke the ice with my Roadster. I should have my Model S by March.�
Feb 5, 2013
Babylonfive I know another GP in Austin and a anesthesiologist in Dallas who have theirs as well.
Poor engineer here... :wink:�
Feb 5, 2013
abasile That's a great thing to do for EV adoption. Even if those with big-battery Teslas don't need to charge at hospitals, we LEAF (and other EV) owners sure appreciate being able to extend our meager range. :smile: It would help if we could charge at doctor's offices and hospitals, since we usually have to wait.�
Feb 5, 2013
ThortsMD That's not always true, abasile....Im a pathologist, and my pt's almost never have to wait for me! :wink:
Sorry for the dead pan humor. (wince)�
Feb 6, 2013
ChrisgG You guys all make me sick....
so I can see a model S more often�
Feb 6, 2013
GasDoc I'll be the first model S in our lot as of tomorrow. There's a protected corner parking spot I've got my eye on. Lucky I arrive so early every day.
There is an EV hating orthopedist who drives a Porsche that I'll need to convert.�
Feb 6, 2013
Martini TMC seems an excellent place for me to post descriptions of all my symptoms. :wink:�
Feb 6, 2013
olanmills My cousin is a surgeon and after visiting and then leaving my town on the morning that I happened to receive my Model S (I told her all about it, but unfortunately, she could not stay and see the car), she visited a Tesla store later the same day, and was considering making a deposit, lol�
Feb 6, 2013
xhawk101 Will be parking in a VA hospital parking lot. Very big facility lots of physicians however so far do not know of any others however there are a few that I think I can convert .
Hoping to also help persuade nationwide the Veterans Administration to start providing electric vehicle charging 1 would think this would be already going forward however so far it is not to my knowledge. Interestingly they just installed a giant carport with significant solar charging system that I will be parking under.�
Feb 6, 2013
rbt3 Doc's seem to love their Tesla Model S's! I am an Ophthalmologist scheduled for Feb-Mar delivery of an 85kW Performance S white/grey/pano/21" grey/tech/sound/air (replacing my 2010 Porsche Panamera 4S-(anyone interested? PM me), my cousin is an Anesthesiologist, his 85kW Performance S brown/tan/21"/tech/sound/air was picked up from factory about 3 weeks ago, and another Anesthesiologist here has a grey 85kW Performance S that he got in December. These are just the ones I know about for sure, there are probably alot more coming soon!�
Feb 6, 2013
joshuaeven Where the dentists at!?! I practice in a very large multi-state group. I doubt we'll see many at our offices, but I'm sure my MS will have some folks talking in the spring. I've been lobbying the higher-ups to initiate a project to install EV chargers at our locations. Not getting much traction yet. I'm not giving up easily, though.�
Feb 6, 2013
Timothy Internal Medicine--the Queen of the specialties--per Sir William Osler!
I have the only Tesla (Roadster) among phyisicians in Santa Barbara. Tons of questions--in and out of the hospital. In the physician's dining room it is always a big topic of conversation.
One of my colleage's father from LA (he is a cardiovascular surgeon, his father is a pathologist) drove up in a Model S a month ago. I expect to see a Model S belonging to one of the hospital staff members soon.
I tried to get the hosptial to put in charging stations--even with a grant that would do it for free--to no avail.
Antediluvian idiots!�
Feb 7, 2013
retinadoc For those that own your own practices, have you discussed with your accountant if it is reasonable to consider the electricity costs of charging your MS a business expense? (assuming multiple offices or hospital affiliations) Gas expenses are of course considered a practice expense so by extension charging costs should be as well.�
Feb 7, 2013
fizzazle didnt stop me!!!!
Pediatrician @ CHLA.
Definetely the nicest car in the lot. Ocasionally park in a row of 4 EV spots....usually flanked by Chevy Volts (I've seen a Leaf park there as well).
It does give me a smile when I walk back to the lot and there are people circling the car
highly annoyed that we are a major children's hospital (quaternary care referral center) and our EV charging stations are just 110V plugs!
Big organizations and corporations definitely need to get on board already! (That includes Hotels...which I think has been brought up on other postings....).�
Feb 7, 2013
CarlE_P439 Psychiatrist at a VA Hospital in Conn. Yes, EV parking at Veterans Administration Medical Ctrs would be great! The only Tesla in the lot thus far......�
Feb 7, 2013
Ocelot Let me add a qualifier since a few peds have bought already, ...just a 'Canadian pediatrician'!:tongue:
saving for the x.�
Feb 7, 2013
xray Radiologist in Orange County.
Trying to convince others in my group to get a Model S.
Haven't seen one yet in the hospital parking lot. Although they are becoming less rare in the wild here in Newport Beach (I've seen at least 2 or 3 of different colors).
Gray P85 won't arrive for another month or two. :biggrin:�
Feb 7, 2013
jchangyy
Peds here, waiting for my MS 85. taking out more loans to pay for it, but what the heck. I almost went to CHLA for my heme/onc fellowship, but saw one look at one of the fellows and changed my mind. Went to Stanford instead. Great program though....�
Feb 8, 2013
TMS doc Pulled into the doctors lot today and parked right next to an Aston Martin. Surgeon came up to me gaga over the Tesla, totally ignoring the Aston, raving about how beautiful the Tesla is. Best car in the lot.�
Feb 9, 2013
DrTaras Was scrubbing into a case last month and another surgeon asked me if I had gotten my MSP yet? Had him reach into my back pocket (since neither of us are hospital employees, that didn't qualify as sexual harassment) and pulled out my FOB. Told him to take it for a spin while I started my case. About 45 minutes later he opened the door to my OR with that B-I-G Tesla Grin! I asked him how it was and he apologized that he would have been back 10 minutes sooner but had to stop by his office, jump on his computer and put a deposit down! Won't be the 1st Tesla I "sold"! :wink:�
Feb 9, 2013
drrreza Good point I think you should because I deducted my gas expenses for travel between offices�
Feb 9, 2013
kevincwelch Great story.
Hopefully he wasn't the anesthesiologist.
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Feb 9, 2013
dsm363 Maybe he had this
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Feb 9, 2013
arremgee I'm a PA and the docs all are jealous.�
Feb 13, 2013
fizzazle CHLA has soooo much heme/onc!!! Probable a smart move to avoid it for fellowship
although I'm sure Stanford is no walk in the park either!!!
Im sure you'll have more Model S's in your lot than CHLA will....(palo alto + proximity to tesla factory!!!).�
Feb 13, 2013
gray I see a Red Model S in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital parking structure once in a while.�
Feb 13, 2013
ModelS1079 The per mile deduction is a per mile deduction for fuel, not specifically gas, and it will actually more than pay for all the fuel I use in a year. In fact, it will pay almost x 400% what fuel costs me in my Model S. For work-related driving, that is...So if, work-related driving makes up 1/4 of my mileage - free driving it is in me Model S. Imagine that.
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Was a bit of an upgrade from my $9K, 195,000 mile wagon to the Model S. Has made quite an impression in the parking lot. Always hated docs with shiny nice cars, though - makes too much of a status statement. That said, I saved for years, during my 42-month reservation, and spent less on all the cars I have had in my life combined than on the S, so no guilt; just fun. A lot of fun. First in the lot with a Model S, won't be the last I can tell...�
Feb 14, 2013
jchangyy
Hmm.... Not all docs have fancy cars. In fact all but one doc in my department drives a nice car. I drive a camry..before that was 1997 accord w 185k on it and broken auto window. My senior partner drives early 90s Saturn in worse shape than mine and other senior partner drives 2002 odyssey. Only one drives MB S 500, which is fancy. Perhaps I should work for your institution.
Congrats on your model s though. Can't wait for mine. Hopefully in next 2 weeks. Gonna miss my window, which is a bummer.�
Feb 14, 2013
bbamrah Orthopod here waiting for my silver Model S Performance. Due March 11-25. Amazing the amount of docs on this board.�
Mar 9, 2013
fizzazle Apparently (somebody told me...I didn't hear it myself) Elon Musk himself stated in an interview that each MS owner sells 1-2 MS's (just through word of mouth and exposure).
i have likely sold 2....they haven't actually pulled the trigger yet but it's all they can think about!!!! (It's almost cruel to give someone a test drive of a P85 and then send them back to their luxury ICE vehicle. 1 of the guys owns a a Mercedes (don't know exactly which kind) and the other has a Lexus IS 350. Sending someone back to a NON luxury vehicle I wouldn't feel so bad....but with a luxury vehicle they go back and wonder why they spent all that dough and the MS just puts it to shame. Makes them want to do a trade in (rightly so!!!).�
Mar 9, 2013
gg_got_a_tesla So true! All those longing looks that my S gets from BMW 5-series, Merc E/S class and Audi A* drivers says it all.�
Mar 9, 2013
ZestyChicken ER doc here. Delivery MAR. 25TH - APR. 8TH. Can't wait. I agree on the sells other. My uncle is getting one and one of my good ED doc friends wants one now. He's coming to see me take delivery. Also, another guy in my ED group at my hospital is getting one.�
Mar 10, 2013
montgom626 I call those folks Interns. ;-) But really, I had to wait until all my loans were paid off, house paid for, retirement plan funded. Worth the wait.�
Mar 10, 2013
DrTaras If it were ONLY 1 or 2 Teslas, my wife would not have a fit at all the time I've "WASTED" on this cause over the last 6 years! :redface:�
Mar 20, 2013
efusco As I started pulling out of the garage after a night shift one of my surgeon colleagues (and MHA classmate) waved me down and said: "That is the most badass car I've ever seen, and it's so cool I couldn't even hear it pulling out."
That's true...on both counts.�
Mar 20, 2013
DrTaras Did he mention how cool your CCI was? :tongue:�
Mar 21, 2013
AustinPowers Well, considering the price of a P85 (or Model S in general), it's no wonder that there are far more docs (and other highly paid professionals) here than Average Joes. ;-)
Makes a note: must make a poll sometime about what German Model S buyers do for a living...�
Mar 21, 2013
Eberhard I am with IT - Model S due to deliver in July after 2 1/2 years of waiting, with my roadster to fill the gap. Driven 131.000km now.�
Mar 21, 2013
mhpr262 How many % of capacity does your battery still have? Just curious.�
Aug 21, 2013
gaspasser anesthesiologist/pain physician. waiting for standard 85 pearl white coming this saturday.....�
Aug 21, 2013
GasDoc Welcome! And congrats!�
Aug 21, 2013
modulus architect sporting one (actually absolutely loving it) - though need to keep it pretty far from the entry on sites under construction.:wink:�
Aug 21, 2013
gaswalla We've got a few gas docs here!�
Aug 21, 2013
Vip Pediatrician here. Heard about Tesla a couple of years ago but did not pay attention as the roadster was way out of reach. Been obsessed with Tesla over the last 6 months. Still thought it was a pipe dream to spend that much money on a car. But finally pulled the trigger two weeks ago. Hopefully will be here late Sept./early Oct.!! Will be the first at my hospital.�
Aug 21, 2013
jchangyy
Good to see a fellow pediatrician. I've had my S85 for 6 months and love it. There are 2 other model S's where I work though.�
Aug 21, 2013
Clint Eastwood I love seeing my blue model s85 in the doctors lot. I was quite irritated when I saw another blue one pop up recently. Fortunately it's a s60, so at least I have that, right?�
Aug 21, 2013
ZviSoft Software engineer here. Picked up my S60 in mid jun and love it.�
Aug 21, 2013
gaspasser thanks! i asked the wife about using my username as my license plate... she was not pleased�
Aug 21, 2013
xray I was wondering what had happened to this thread. Thanks for resuscitating it.
Now that a few months have passed, several Model S of all varieties in the hospital lot, from 60 to P85+�
Aug 21, 2013
Chris I have been the first and only so far. Next week a GI doc will be getting his after he took a ride in mine. That was all it took to convince him ;-) He never had an official test drive and is very excited!!�
Aug 21, 2013
smd Yup, me too! I responded to this thread quite a while ago when I got my 85 at the end of 2012. I'm still the only one at my primary hospital, although I convinced an ENT at out sister hospital to get one and he's been thanking me ever since. Just a few days ago, I got my Model S together with a Signature belonging to another anesthesiologist who was my resident when I was an academic attending a decade ago. It's nice to see this thread back up again!�
Aug 21, 2013
Timothy I got my Roadster in May of 2011. It is still the only Tesla at my hospital. Lots of chatter in the doctor's dining room though. One of my friends asked a lot of questions about the Model S--and bought a Beemer instead! Said the Tesla was too expensive. And he's a surgeon. Us Internists always love it when surgeons complain about money.
I have been trying to get my hospital to put in an EVSE (charger) since I bought my car and even with grants to help them out--no dice!�
Aug 22, 2013
Vip Timothy,
I am in the process of working with my hospital. It appears they are looking into an outlet rather an EVSE charger. Were you looking at any particular charger? Also where did you find the grants (local or federal?). Looking for anything that will help my case?
Thanks�
Aug 22, 2013
4SUPER9 5 in my lot. Grey, silver, black (2) and my blue one.�
Aug 22, 2013
Mhotep Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation doctor here. No one in my area has a Tesla. My plan is to get one by end ofvthe year. Have a cardiologist also interested but I don't think his wife will let him get it. Thinking black on tan or pearl white on black.�
Aug 23, 2013
Timothy The least expensive would be for them to just put in a NEMA 14-50 outlet--240v/14amps. They could put an 'EV parking only while charging' sign up as well.
In my case I contacted the Community Environmental Council here in Santa Barbara and they contacted the hospital with all options. My contact at the CEC is Michael Chiacos 805-963-0583 x 110 [email�protected]. I'm sure he would be able to give you some direction wherever you are located.
Good Luck!�
Aug 24, 2013
MSPRad xray, I'm guessing you're a radiologist too. Any other radiologist Tesla owners on the forum out there? I have had my P85 for about 5 months, and absolutely love it! My only concern has been the 21 inch wheel, which looks great but is easy to damage (already dinged by my dad on his first, and last, test drive�
Aug 24, 2013
childressmd ... another Rad here. There are two MS in my group, but we're the only ones in the whole hospital. I'm sure all the docs think the rads are making too much!
BTW, I think you'd be surprised how much the MR techs make. They are only surpassed by the specials techs.�
Aug 24, 2013
JPP I am a radiologist in the East Bay/SF. First Model S in the hospital was a pathologist with a Signature black (late 2012), then a cardiovascular surgeon with a pearl white (Jan 2012). I'm #3, and there also is an ENT (black) and a cardiologist (white). No other rads in my practice yet, but 2 reservations for Model X. Still many BMW/Mercedes/Porsche in the lot. The ChargePoint spaces are filled with Leafs & Volts. Just got the hospital to add 4 SemaConnect chargers (240V 30A)--less expensive than ChargePoint--and the spaces are in the doctor's lot/floor with proper signage.
Have you checked how much your sono techs make with overtime/call?�
Aug 24, 2013
Timothy I am the only physician here driving a Tesla, but the radiologists have 3 Teslas--all in their MRI! :tongue:�
Aug 25, 2013
MSPRad I have given test rides to a gastroenterologist, a pediatrician, and several radiologists, but no sale yet. Guess I should stick to my day job. I did clinch a sale to one of my best friends, who's in a much higher income category than docs. My wife, who's an internist, has also given rides to her colleagues. We are doing our best, Elon!
They are probably struggling to pay for the 3 Tesla MRI; should have bought 3 Teslas (or Tesla stock) instead!�
Aug 25, 2013
MartinAustin About a month ago I went to see my G.P. about a cough I'd been having. He asked "how've you been?" I responded that I was loving life since my TSLA stock was rocketing up. He said "Tesla huh? Did you see my Model S out in the parking lot? I've had it since December, I was waiting 3 years for it!!!"
Turns out my own doctor is a Tesla nut like me, only he has the car already and I don't... in fact he was way ahead of me (Tesla didn't really come on to my radar 'til the end of last year).
He is SUCH a Tesla nut that he insisted on giving me a 20-minute ride in it after we were done with the medical business!!! Which was a lot of fun of course, esp. since it was raining and I wasn't used to such acceleration in the wet.
He says he constantly evangelises it to other people and thinks he has "sold" about five cars. LOL�
Aug 25, 2013
andrewket Funny.�
Aug 25, 2013
Barry Ophthalmologist here. I'm waiting for either the Model X (if they don't make it too big) or an AWD Model S.�
Aug 25, 2013
7racer Retina/uveitis specialist here. Only roadster or tesla I've seen so far in the Dallas area hospitals. Can't wait til my sig X comes!�
Aug 25, 2013
JPP Timothy--it is really interesting to me that as a radiologist I speak the word Tesla multiple times a day when dictating MR reports. See:
Tesla in my hospital, Tesla in my garage [Archive] - Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum�
Aug 26, 2013
Timothy Heh! I remember learning about NMR in physics at Berkeley in the 60s. I thought, "Gee, that's interesting. I wonder if it will ever be good for anything?" And 20 years later I found out!
Looking at your link reminded me of one of my favorite Tesla license plates: 10K Gaus. Not many will get it, but I sure got that Tesla grin when I first saw it!�
Aug 28, 2013
xray @MSPRad. Wow. I snoozed and missed a whole bunch of posts on this thread. Yes. I am also a radiologist also. There's another guy in our rad group with a Tesla but the other Teslas at the hospital are owned by various other specialists. And I know that others are waiting for the Model X since that's more what they are looking for.I'm pretty hard on the rims myself, especially the passenger back rim gets dinged up all the time. I keep thinking I should get it repaired but I figure I'm going to ding it up as soon as its repaired so I'll just live with it.
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Not sure if you use Powerscribe, every once in a while, it will do a word transposition and "Tesla" will pop up indadvertedly. I think it's trying to tell me something.
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Several in my group bought Tesla stock (and I didn't), so they tease me that I bought the wrong Tesla.�
Aug 29, 2013
gkspanos Another Rad here too in SoCal. Been loving my blue P85 for the last two months. Just got my HOV sticker early this week. Our hospital medical director (Peds) was the first one to get one in our hospital (I'm second).�
Aug 29, 2013
garcilamd Another radiologist here but I'm in Miami, FL. Had it since July 10th and I love it. No other Teslas in the hospital parking lot. I got a matte wrap and am thinking about upgrading to some aftermarket wheels. We'll see.�
Aug 29, 2013
JPP My main hospital has 6 ChargePoint hookups in the garage, open to all and free (with a ChargePoint account & card). Thus on a daily basis they are fully occupied with Volts & Leafs. I lobbied facilities management and they just installed 4 SemaConnect hookups on the physician parking floor, which will be locked down (card needed and physician only):
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Aug 29, 2013
texex91 Per the picture is says "PHYSICIAN EV PARKING ONLY" at the top--hopefully that's not the case, as ALL EV's should be able to charge, not JUST docs. If so, you may want to get them to remove that.�
Aug 29, 2013
huntjo It's a physician only parking lot.
I'm just tickled it doesn't say "provider" like everything else does. I wanna work at YOUR hospital!�
Aug 30, 2013
DrTaras Ugh! Don't get me started! The OGM for both CVS & Rite-aid just changed to reflect that shift from "if you are calling from a doctor's office" to "if you are calling from a provider's office"! I guess everyone "provides" something! :cursing:�
Aug 30, 2013
xray I wish our hospital was that nice...�
Aug 30, 2013
JPP texex91--if you read my post, there are 6 pre-existing ChargePoint hookups open to all comers (no charge/$$--pardon the pun) with a ChargePoint card. Physicians were getting boxed out and also had to park on upper public floors, thus the new stations on the physician parking floor.
xray--you are in CA also. The hospital should be promoting good health, pollution reduction, etc. Maybe send them a link to this post....�
Aug 30, 2013
texex91 Got it got it. Sorry, trying to read forums on iPad between flights :smile:
Hope the Docs fill them up with Tesla's!�
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