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A lot of Texas is also close to Texas and we can't get there either yet. Seriously, the number of Texans who travel to Arkansas or Mississippi is so small compared to intra-state travel, and the demographics of those states mean very few Tesla oqwners, so I can see why those states are the lowest priority.Seems very odd to me that 2 adjacent states Arkansas and Mississippi have zero supercharger stations, especially since they are so close to one of Tesla's biggest markets, Texas.
Welcome to my life!I'm actively pursuing the purchase of an CPO MS and have in-laws in Mountain View Ark. I live 20 miles SE of St Louis (Belleville IL) w/o having to jump through HOOPS right now I can find now way to take a Tesla on that trip. Right now in my Volt the trip takes me just at 8 hours. Once you leave Mo at Rolla it's mostly two lane rural roads and small towns. But even if I could charge up and limp into Mt View on empty DESTNATION charging for a Tesla is the next hurdle.
I'd consider paying to have a NEMA-50 installed at their property, but getting there is still out of reach right now.
but don't forgo getting the car for these small hurdles.
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It won't stop me, that's why we are keeping the Volt.
Last week while charging at the Nashville (Brentwood) facility I was told they will soon have a supercharger for public use at the shop!
Understood. Taking my Prius to Tulsa today. The Tesla would make it, but time is a factor and charging there is just very inconvenient.
That's my thinking too, and when Tesla hires me as a strategic deployment consultant that's exactly what I'll tell them. As it is, they're looking at where the populations centers are and building from those outward (mostly).I havent replied to this thread I started so after reading I thought I would add something. Isnt the reason to have superchargers is for cross country driving. Not for people who live close to the supercharger. The more people see a Tesla the more potential buyers. So if we can get from Chicago to Memphis and/or Little Rock (also makes it easier for people say in Chicago to travel to New Orleans, Texas, etc. Right now driving from Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee to Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, Little Rock has little infrastructure.
That is more people with Tesla's passing through. The better.
Looking at the plan for 2015 and still cant get to any of those locations conveniently.
Superchargers are a marketing tool, and Tesla is first putting them on routes that would generate the most interest. Middle America isn't where the bulk of near $100,000 EVs are going to be sold, present company excluded of course.
How do we explain South Dakota, Montana, or Minnesota?
Tennessee is one of the 6 six states of the Federal EV Project. So is Texas, Arizona and CA.
None of the Northern States, except on the west coast were involved.
To boot, many of the states which have SCs actively work against sales of Tesla.
Interstate 40 should have been the cross country start up because of their investment in EVs there.
So I am very confused by the slow growth of SCs in TN, Memphis specifically. (BTW, Very happy with Nashville and Knoxville).
And the 2017 map at Supercharger | Tesla shows 4 new Superchargers in Arkansas. Hopefully those will be built on schedule.
Well, that was a fond hope!
It's July 2020, and there is only one SC in the whole state of Arkansas! So if I want to go from Little Rock where I live to Oklahoma City, instead of 340 miles direct to OKC via I-40, Tesla's route planner sends me down I-30 to Sulphur Springs, TX, then cross country to pick up I-35 N to OKC, a mere 490 miles. I warrant that there is no interstate in the country with the traffic of I-40 through Arkansas that has such a gap in SC coverage. On I-40, you have to drive from Memphis to OKC if you want to stay on I-40, a distance of 492 mi between superchargers! There is no Tesla alive that can go that distance at even 55 mph.
Arkansas has ONE supercharger, Mississippi has FOUR. Sure, four more have a "target opening in 2020," but they were also targeted for 2019, and 2018, and 2017. Here in Arkansas we feel like Charlie Brown with Tesla holding the football.
Theres a v3 Supercharger in/near Bentonville, AR now too.
There's a couple of CHAdeMO stations along I-40 now that make that stretch doable direct if you have a CHAdeMO adapter.Well, that was a fond hope!
It's July 2020, and there is only one SC in the whole state of Arkansas! So if I want to go from Little Rock where I live to Oklahoma City, instead of 340 miles direct to OKC via I-40, Tesla's route planner sends me down I-30 to Sulphur Springs, TX, then cross country to pick up I-35 N to OKC, a mere 490 miles. I warrant that there is no interstate in the country with the traffic of I-40 through Arkansas that has such a gap in SC coverage. On I-40, you have to drive from Memphis to OKC if you want to stay on I-40, a distance of 492 mi between superchargers! There is no Tesla alive that can go that distance at even 55 mph.
Arkansas has ONE supercharger, Mississippi has FOUR. Sure, four more have a "target opening in 2020," but they were also targeted for 2019, and 2018, and 2017. Here in Arkansas we feel like Charlie Brown with Tesla holding the football.