Charging Infrastructure

For setting the dip switches, the wall connector came with both set to up and said this was the "normal" position. (I'm located in CA, USA - single phase power). They didn't specify what "normal" was, but with position 1 set to down its 240v line to line. Seems to work now with that first...

ABB Sells First Order For 15-Second Bus Charging

Reading about the congestion at some superchargers in California on high travel days got me thinking... Obviously installing HPWC's is far cheaper then supercharger cabinets, but at the same time, the charging is much (much) slower. Tesla has standardized on the single charger that for most is...

Comment on where you live and fire away: I live in Charlotte, NC. As of 7/31/2016 1. Hickory, NC 2. Beckley, WV 3. Columbia, SC 4. Florence, SC 5. Birmingham, AL 6. Johnson City, TN 7. Decatur/Athens, AL 8. Jackson, TN 9. Tupelo, MS 10. Memphis, TN What's yours?

My nephew just sent me pictures of this New I-80 construction!

I've heard Tesla say that they will not need a large number of superchargers because most people will charge up at home. This is partially true. As Tesla's become more common, eventually there will be increasing numbers of used Tesla's for sale. Since electric vehicles should last longer there...

On the off chance someone from Tesla is reading this, there are several pissed off tesla owners waiting in line to get a Supetcharge this morning from the just opened Reno Supercharger at the Atlantis hotel. In particular there is one tesla with manufacturer plates that is occupying a slot and...

Federal Government Aims to Develop a 500 Wh/kg Battery, 350 kW Charging System - HybridCars.com

its been quite hot in California the last week or so. Still 100F outside at 8:30pm. Supercharging starts out very fast at 120kw the. Very quickly drops to 36kw. Repluging raises back to 60kw then drops to 36kw again. Is this due to pack temperature?

Disclaimer: I don’t have a Tesla yet, but have a couple of Model 3 reservations and read quite a bit. This is the only destination charger on the island. Charger was sent to them by Tesla They have a nice Café. A bit spending but very good. Nice landscaping – They grow a good deal of...

I'm not an electrician, but this video of a 240V outlet install seems to have several code violations: The one that jumps out at me is the fact the he didn't use an outlet box and installed it straight-into the drywall. That can't be legal, can it? I'm going to bet that there are 3 or 4...

I'm not sure if Tesla would use this information to decide where to put future Superchargers in Oregon but let's see if we can get a poll going on locations that you would use. My vote would be: #1 Klamath Falls, Oregon #2 Chemult, Oregon My rational is that many people in Bend regularly go to...

I live in a city and will be installing my Wall Connector outside in a publicly-accessible space. Is there some sort of locking feature on the Wall Connector cable that would prevent others from surreptitiously using my charger "for free" while I'm away? If not, it looks like I'd be looking at...

As the post says I will be relocating to the UK for work. Only just got the car so selling is not an option and the company will move it for free. What I'm looking for is a US Tesla charge port to EU port adapter. Any help would be appreciated

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We owned a Models S 60 for 2 years without supercharging. We did our very first SuperCharge yesterday in our new X90D in East Brunswick, NJ heading to Palidades Center in NY. The four charge spots were unoccupied and we only needed a 10 minute charge. I was very impressed with the speed and...

My hometown of Monroe, LA finally getting it's supercharger right off i20! • /r/teslamotors Not mine

White House Targets 350 kW, 10-Minute EV Fast Charging "Department of Energy (DOE) will partner with National Laboratories to explore the feasibility of fast charging up to a rate of 350 kW, which could charge an electric car in as short as 10 minutes." Current Tesla's rate is 120 kW in the US...

Interesting article in The Washington Post about funding chargers. From the article - "The White House on Thursday announced an array of new initiatives aimed at clinching one key goal in a transition away from burning fossil fuels — switching the nation’s millions of drivers from gas...

White House unlocks $4.5 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure and announces new EV programs

Just a notice to Tesla. Need to service 4a at Randers in Denmark. Charges fine, but cable damaged.

Tesla’s fastest charging stations claim upheld by ad watchdog

Hi, I'm trying to sort out whether the Short Hills Tesla shop in New Jersey has any Superchargers open to owners. I'm not seeing it on the list, which I find kind of odd. We're trying to plan a trip and need a hotel that would be near to a Supercharger to be able to do things along the way (ie...

Sorry for what I'm sure is a duplicate thread, but has anyone been through the application/approval process? I'm just curious how stringent they are, or if they look for certain property attributes. I have a good friend that owns a restaurant and I've persuaded him to fill out the application...

Been seeing a lot of discussion in threads about etiquette around charge stations and superchargers. Is anyone aware of an app that allows you to find out how busy a charge station is, and if it's full a way to wait list yourself or post how long you'll be? Ideally, before I pull into a...

I'm sorry if this is a well-tread topic on here but I just got my X last week (and have already driven it from NY to Colorado) - any idea when the I-80 buildout is going to be done? It seems like a strange one for Tesla to miss. supercharge.info doesn't seem to have much info about some key...

Sorry if this has been explained in other thread but after 45 mins of looking couldn't find definitive answer. I'm going on vacation towards northeastern part of California at a lake where there is a SC about 75 miles away. I'd like to charge at the house we are renting but not sure 110V will...

Duke Energy to invest $1.5 million in public electric vehicle charging in N.C. Duke Energy's $1.5 million program aims to increase public electric vehicle charging in N.C. by 30 percent

Now I recently discovered the site: EV Trip Planner I am impressed, for an 18-19 year old CS undergrad, the site is really well built and helpful in general for EV trip planning. I've interestingly been working on/off on a side project for the past 7 months related to optimizing EV trips. I'm...

Is there a technical reason why we can't set the charging limit to a value less than 50%? There are times when drivers may want to limit charging to a lower value. Example: Getting back from a long drive at night. I need a little bit of charge by morning, but not allot. I want to do my...

I'm still at least a year away from my Model 3, but one of the questions on my mind is about destination chargers. If I'm taking a family road trip during the holidays, when many others are doing just the same, what happens if the hotel is short on destination chargers? So maybe they have 2, and...

Model S arriving shortly, but 2nd vehicle in garage in next year or two may or may not be a Tesla. We want to future-proof things by getting a more generic J1772 (80 amp) vs the HPWC. I'm guessing there are many options for the high-amp J1772 EVSE; is there a go-to piece of equipment people are...

Hello I'm an EE student working on a case study and for my modelling I need to know the costs for installing charging stations for EVs. This brought me to this forum If you can hand me this information with a reliable source I'd really appreciate it. thanks in advance.

(Scenario where no other cars are adjacent to an available spot) I kind of assumed this would have been a "no brainer" for Tesla. Since most SuperChargers require a back in perpendicular parking, wish it were automatic process.

Hey all! When I got my Tesla Model S a year ago I was a bit disappointed with the lacklustre find-a-charging-station apps for iOS so I decided to make my own. I decided to use OpenChargeMap's API as it imports data from numerous other API's for countries around the world. However, being...

I mentioned this being a possibility on another thread a few weeks back, and I've come to 3 reasonable conclusions, not sure which is the correct one: 1. I am smart enough to work for Tesla. (not confirmed, but likely) 2. Tesla people read these forums. (confirmed) 3. This is actually a...

One of the things we learned during the temporary closure of the Newark Supercharger was that the status indication on our cars' Navigation screens seemed to be different between cars for a period of time until they all synchronized over the course of a few hours. During the outage, @jrreno...

I was informed today, out of no where, and looking at Electrical Permits in every city, Tesla is going to finish arified YEnd open a Supercharger. Seaside outlet Ma Seaside, Oregon I just verified yes they are there

I am traveling to the Block Island Ferry in New London CT for the 4th of July weekend. I will be parking in the municipal garage for the long weekend. There is a J1772 charging station in the garage which i plan to take advantage of. I will need to charge for about 10 hours to have enough...

First post here! I've searched the threads and haven't really found an answer to this, so here goes. Took delivery of a S90D a couple of weeks ago and have been shopping around to install a 240v outlet into our garage. The quotes have been fairly wild, ranging from $600-$1100 without permit...

I'm pre-ordering a Model 3 and considering installing a charger now to take advantage of the federal EV infrastructure tax credit. I was wondering though is it possible to have a NEMA 14-50 outlet installed then upgrade that outlet at a later time to a HPWC?

Long story short, I remembered my parents have a NEMA 14-50 in their garage on a 40A circuit breaker, run with 8-3 NM. I'm pretty sure it's only been used once or so in the last ~20 years since it was installed. If I were ever in a pinch, would there be a problem just letting the car do its...

Hello, I'm in the process of rebuilding my garage, and I need your advice. For some background, I have a Prius Plug-In that I've simply charged using a standard wall outlet. I will be purchasing a Model S in the next few months. I plan to use a HPWC for the Model S. What should I tell my...

Hello All, Just incase anyone is interested, here are some pictures of a supercharger in Switzerland in the early phases of construction. Not much to see other than the company installing the superchargers seem to be using a Model S as a company car :)

We have announcements like this recent one: Electric Vehicle News: CHAdeMO Announce 150 Kw Supercharging Protocol And we have the SAE J1772 Combo which has a proposed DC Level 3 and may support 240KW. Finally, we have JB saying, in the past, that he expects Tesla to get the SuperCharger cycle...

Various media is reporting a Model X managing to occupy three supercharger stalls, e.g. Tesla Model X Driver's Supercharger Skills Spark Outrage, Reveal a Problem I am curious: In at least some jurisdictions, the parking stalls that are part of the public roads are governed by the traffic...

Hi All, For those of you who live or travel through the Netherlands, I have made a short review of the Tesla Superchargers and facilities near by. Hope this information would be helpful. Here is the link: Charger Review

I understand that if locals continue to charge at the Palo Alto Supercharger, they will get a letter asking them to use their home charger. But, how does the Supercharger know your ID?

I nominate Kate Shepard House in Mobile, Alabama as having the fanciest charging station installation. Mobile Alabama Bed and Breakfast, Mobile AL Bed and Breakfast This bed and breakfast in the destination charging program built a little house for its 80A HPWC and 30A J1772, complete with a...

http://www.chademo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-01_High_power_CHAdeMO.pdf They expect first deployments in 2017 and has a 350 amp limit. It's only slightly slower than what a Supercharger can do with a Model 70 pack (370 amps) and has more than enough current to cover the rest of...