Author: Jack Lail

  • East Tennessee Tesla owners line up for photo shoot

    East Tennessee Tesla owners line up for photo shoot

    Tesla’s Knoxville Service Center is officially opening after a few weeks of a soft opening. As part of the grand opening, East Tennessee Tesla owners gathered Friday morning for a group pix of around 40 cars coordinated by the Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association. Here’s my take on the event. The Knoxville Service Center is at…

  • What’s it like to own a Tesla Model Y for a year

    What’s it like to own a Tesla Model Y for a year

    If you are thinking about buying a Tesla — and perhaps any electric vehicle — here are some random observations after one year of ownership. It was a year ago this week, I picked up a black Tesla Model Y Long Range with “Full Self Driving” in Brentwood, Tennessee, without ever taking a test drive…

  • Rural Tennessee tangled in turn-of-the-century internet speeds

    Rural Tennessee tangled in turn-of-the-century internet speeds

    Lack of high-speed internet in much of rural Tennessee is well known, but today the White House is emphasizing the disparities in broadband access with a new map that visually and vividly highlights the problem. “What it tells you is there’s a lot of places in the United States that aren’t using the internet at…