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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...

So, I'm heading to a wedding in Charleston, WV, and along the way, the closest supercharger is Wytheville, VA. That's 128 miles from Charleston, and my 85's range is just about 260. Add in the mountains, and you can see how I need to find a way to charge once I'm in Charleston. Tesla shows no...

Anyone ever done a Route 66 Road Trip using Superchargers? Or does anyone have an idea on the best way to get a list of closest Superchargers along the way? -J

Found this on Plugshare: Egg Harbor Township Supercharger (Coming Soon) | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | Electric Car Charging Station | PlugShare It's not showing on supercharge.info yet though. The picture shows it under construction so it should be on there. Hmmm.

Honestly I don't see the point. Tesla — Corded Mobile Connector - NEMA 14-50

Just visited the only Supercharger station in Maine--not busy, but next to a couple of decent dining options (Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and a Ruby Tuesday's). I was amazed by the additional infrastructure associated with these eight chargers. There is a large transformer (green circle), but...

For Canadians and non-Imperial-system, multiply your km by .62

Has anyone else compared the new HPWC manual to the old manual? The new one is comparatively unpolished and has a number of minor errors (I found at least 3). The one I'm struggling with is: - Page 18, Step 5: "Connect the wiring to .. the ground wires going to the locations shown in the...

I have often wondered about the holes that will remain in the Supercharger network even when it is complete/established. The USA is so large geographically and has many rural areas that need/will need coverage, but a full-on Supercharger would be overkill or too costly for the near-term. I...

This might be in the wrong forum (if so I apologize in advance). I've got two EV'a (P85D/500e). My garage is setup for 220V 30A charging for the Model S, but, for the 500e, it didn't make sense to put down $1k for a car that sees 3000-5000 miles a year... So I'm stuck with the 3 miles/hr...

While doing some of my investigation work behind the HPWC failure, I pulled my data records for voltage as seen on my 6 kVA UPS, and it turns out that things have been running "hot" enough (voltage-wise) to put the UPS's into "trim" mode, where they're cutting down the voltage. This may be a...

Anyone have the skinny on the where and when of the proposed Cville Supercharger? My (totally a) guess is at I-64 5TH Street exit in new Wegmans complex.

For anyone who lives in or travels through Northwest Arkansas, the Sam's Club in Rogers, AR had a recent renovation which included installation of several EV charging stalls including 2 J1772, at least one SAE, and at least one CHAdeMO charger (All EvGo brand). My wife took advantage of having...

I have a Model X 75D on the way and will be charging it outside, in the front yard driveway. I'm looking for ideas for a good looking, unobtrusive, and mildly secure way to mount the wall charger outside. The best looking I've found so far is this nice one at the Wausau, WI Courtyard Marriott...

I don't know if this is the right forum, but... I live in a residential neighborhood and have no driveway or garage to install a home charging station. It looks like I will have to cross the sidewalk to put the charging station beside the street, possibly having to tear up and replace the...

I searched and can't find a mention of this video being posted before. See Tesla confirms Model 3 will have less than 60kWh battery option An i3 charging at an HPWC in front of a Tesla Showroom using some kind of adaptor. I'm sure someone will recognize the location.

Well, Friday the 13th rears its ugly head. Among about 5-6 other breakages around the place, my original 3 1/2 year old HPWC has decided to stop working. The HPWC still provides a pilot signal to the car, the green light is still lit on the HPWC. When the car sends the signal to start...

Power Sharing | Home Power Magazine This micro-grid is not going to support EVs as designed ;-) but I found it fascinating because Excess power is shunted to storage hot water The back-up generator supplies and protects the battery storage intelligently and automagically In broad outline this...

Full story at: Montreal's car-sharing network goes electric As usual the comments on the story are incredibly depressing.

Hello, everyone! As noted in subject, I'd like to set up a charging station outside my garage for guests to use. The goal would be to provide reasonable power delivery (as in, 80A would be great but 30A or 40A will also be fine) with the greatest compatibility for makes and models of EV's. This...

Does anybody know the status of the SC in Rolla, MO, Springfield, MO and Tulsa OK. Driving to AZ from DC and a straight shot from ST Louis to Oklahoma City would be very nice.

Sorry, for a newbie question. Looks like I'm stuck with a NEMA 6-20 240VAC connection. Getting the Tesla Adapter cable from EVSE Adapters. I understand I'll need to throttle down to 16A. Do I need to manually set that each time or will the car remember last setting or set preference by...