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by anateus 4796 days ago
The last several months in Silicon Valley I do not remember the last time I went outside for more than 5 minutes and not seen a Tesla. I noticed about a week ago I stopped caring, much as I do not especially remark on noticing a Honda or a Ford. That's a good sign, though likely very geographically localized.
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There are so many Model S's at google we call them "Palo Alto Camrys".
> though likely very geographically localized

I live a bit outside Philadelphia (but visit the city proper often), and haven't seen a Tesla here yet.

Lower Merion resident here. I see them from time to time in my area and on 476. Have not seen them in Philadelphia proper yet.
I've seen 2 in Pittsburgh. I see one driving what I can estimate is ~30-40miles one way every day.
Me to my wife when driving in SV: Do you know Tesla cars? They are amazing!

My wife: No, I don't know about them.

Me: Let me show you one (in two seconds) here is one. Look how beautiful is that!

To find a Tesla in Silicon Valley you just need to turn your head up!

I've seen a grand total of one of them in the Boston area (Somerville, to be precise), but Boston has never really been a big place for supercars... this is for two reasons:

1) General New England frugality.

2a) New England winters eat cars due to the salt and potholes.

2b) ...which means that you must garage your supercar for 3-4 months of the year because it's just not practical to use.

2c) ...which means that you have:

2c1) ...two cars (no big deal)

2c2) ...and the ability to garage one of them full-time for 3-4 months, which is a problem anywhere in the 617 area code because...

2c2a) Boston Is Full.

I'm in Atlanta and get gawked at pretty much every time I go out. While we've got a very active group of local folks on Facebook, they're still relatively rare to see around here, even in the heart of upscale Buckhead.
> though likely very geographically localized.

Last week I drove from Sacramento to San Jose and it seemed as if the closer I got to SJ, the more Teslas I saw.