I wonder why they don't fix this? Of course, the businesses that own the real estate where the charger is located benefit from the captive audience.You can’t make a reservation but you can see how many stalls are available on the screen. Most people only charge for about 20 minutes so the lines move fairly quickly but occasionally you can hit a busy location, especially on the weekend, and have to queue up in line and wait for the next available bay.
Both the built-in 'Trip Planner' map and phone app show how many charging pedestals are being used. California and a few other places are busy where this is an issue. I traveled from IL to WA out on I-80 and back on I-70 and never hit a full Supercharging location. That was true on our IL to NC Thankgiving trip too even.Chargers: When doing your trip planning and once you are enroute, can you see the status of the chargers along the way (inop, available, in-use, etc)? And is there some way to make a reservation so you'll have a charger available when you arrive? When it takes 30+ minutes to get a significant charge, it would be quite an inconvenience to pull up and be third in line. For a technology that claims to be advanced and cutting edge, it would be ironic if the best model they had for managing this is the medieval "person as placeholder" stand in a physical line or "take a number once you get here" approach. I'm sure a deposit and pre-pay arrangement would be needed to make it work.
Chargers: When doing your trip planning and once you are enroute, can you see the status of the chargers along the way (inop, available, in-use, etc)? And is there some way to make a reservation so you'll have a charger available when you arrive? When it takes 30+ minutes to get a significant charge, it would be quite an inconvenience to pull up and be third in line. For a technology that claims to be advanced and cutting edge, it would be ironic if the best model they had for managing this is the medieval "person as placeholder" stand in a physical line or "take a number once you get here" approach. I'm sure a deposit and pre-pay arrangement would be needed to make it work.
In my 13 months of ownership I've waited once for 3 minutes for a supercharger.
At your previously reported 5000 miles annually for one of your cars (less than 15 miles per day), you may be among the fortunate minority of users with the flexibility to choose off- peak refill opportunities. Just like lines at the he post office are now a distant memory for me.
Seeing used Tesla's in Houston for mid 30's give it a few and I might buy a used one , since they take no maintenance .
Question though , I see these charging stations at Walmart and I am seeing gasoline cars parked there like a parking place . Is this happening elsewhere , or is this a Tesla protest ?
Sheryl Crow's Tesla won't reboot or start wants to know what you do with your Tesla when it doesn't work, return it? Guessing she could get her guitar out and dance in the road
Area they prime spots close to the store? It could be that others just resent having to walk farther so some drivers can get special treatment.Could be they don't know its EV parking.
Could be they are showing their anti-EV outlook.
I've been on the lookout for this where I live, and have never observed it yet.
Area they prime spots close to the store? It could be that others just resent having to walk farther so some drivers can get special treatment.
I have not seen any other car manufacturer address how they are going to compete with Tesla’s massive Supercharger network. Who is going to buy an EV from a company that doesn’t have the ability to recharge quickly during long distance trips?
Good question. I've never had a problem with a gas engine vehicle starting that I couldn't easily solve. I once even had a car I could start with a screwdriver shorting the starter if I crawled under and shorted it. Had cars I could neutral drop into starting...drop the clutch and vroom vroom car starts on a roll down the hill. Can a TSLA do that?
IF the EV market is going to be as big as some make it out here... then they do not need to do so... other companies will want to get in on the profits that will happen when there are 10s of millions of cars needing a recharge...
And this is one of the things that people like me who think the transition will be much slower than some claim here (like no gas stations in 10 years) is that there will need to be a significant amount invested in infrastructure before the EV becomes mainstream...
It is right now a niche market and I see it as one for at least 5 more years...
The supercharger locations relative to the store(s) they are near can vary quite a bit. There are some big chain stores in the midwest getting behinds Tesla and they rightfully put the chargers off to the side and back. I'm 100% fine with walking to their store x feet and supporting them. Sometimes this is also done because there are *separate* transformers to support the superchargers so the location doesn't need to be near the store.Area they prime spots close to the store? It could be that others just resent having to walk farther so some drivers can get special treatment.
At your previously reported 5000 miles annually for one of your cars (less than 15 miles per day), you may be among the fortunate minority of users with the flexibility to choose off- peak refill opportunities. Just like lines at the he post office are now a distant memory for me.
Most of the electric charging stations out here are actually closest to the entrance, next to the handicap spots. Includes hotel chains, IKEAs, office buildings and universities.
A bit silly tbh seeing all those empty spaces (handicap + chargers).