Charging Standards

Hi guys, So this is somewhat of a breakout from the NorCal Supercharger locations? thread, which has mostly been about the Petaluma supercharger. Figured it would be useful to have a separate thread for the upcoming Napa SC. To start us off, I drove by yesterday on my way to pick up my holiday...

Obama Administration Announces New Actions To Accelerate The Deployment of Electrical Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure

First frosty morning of the winter, got to love the pre heat function on EV's, we've got a Model S and a Leaf both cars exactly at 22c and frost free by the time we got to going out

So I have to tell you, I'm more than a little disappointed with the Tesla Nav. On a recent trip from Oklahoma to Houston, I discovered that Texas and its preference for service roads over cloverleafs can mess up the fastest route. TL;DR; The southbound navigation to the Corsicana and North...

I thought I would let everyone know that I've got a deal worked out to install 80amp J1772 chargers in Lander and Riverton Breadboard Restaurants. Should have everything up and running before the holidays.

So I've been toying with the idea for a very simple mobile-friendly app which would let Tesla drivers crowdsource queues @ SC...And this is all the app would do: based on geo-location, show the supercharger, number of stalls and users would fill out how many are taken, how many cars are waiting...

Maybe I'm overthinking this. I'm in the northeast and getting a new garage door installed for my detached garage in preparation for my MX. I would just go for the basic uninsulated single-layer steel, but with the cold snaps of the last few winters, wondering if getting a door with some basic...

I have a question and I'm sure everyone has gone through this process one way or another but... I just recently had an electrician install a tesla wall charger and 60 amps and I had a tesla coming in which was scheduled for delivery next week but i canceled delivery due to the 2.0 update...

having made several 1000 mile trips recently, I realize I need help planning help. 1- super chargers placement often adds 5 to 30 miles to my journey. 2- some legs require charging start At 50 % , some at 14% 3- I know the charge rate varies with state of charge - but if this were solely due...

Electrek says a new charger is coming this Friday at the Solar City / Tesla product event. Any thoughts on what it is? Updated HPWC or Supercharger? Tesla’s ‘solar roof’ event will be live-streamed from Universal Studios on Friday, more hints from the invite

So I just reserved a Model 3 but I live downtown Chicago and am curious about my options for a permanent spot to charge my Model 3 (when I get it) in a parking garage. How are people preparing for this? I guess this could be for anybody living in a downtown part of their city.

Even though I had my 50A circuit installed at the house, my company offers Chargepoint L2 for $1/hr, capped at $4, plus it's right near the door as a parking perk. Has anyone successfully used Chargepoint as a pay-as-you-go instead of their debit system? I don't even mind giving them $25 in a...

FYI... I emailed PNM earlier this week asking if any more DC fast chargers were planned in the PNM area. They replied this afternoon two were planned "within a couple of months"! One will be placed between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, the other within Santa Fe itself. I'm quite excited about the...

As you know all European Tesla models seem to be using the Type 2, IEC 62196-2 Menekkes connector. In reality though, it is not the case. Tesla is using their own proprietary European market connector that just happens to be backwards compatible with Type 2 Menekkes. We know this because...

So, I've looked, fairly intensely, at the Tesla 'findus' web-pages to figure out to what extent I can count on them. My sampling suggests that there are 1-2% errors in their data. They are not alone. The Alternate Fuels Data Center (operated by the U.S. government) has at least one GPS...

VW will allocate $2 billion to finance EV education programs and charging infrastructure. But some worry that what appears to be poetic justice—punish VW by making it support cleaner technology—could crush competitors and give the automaker control of a growing market. Chargepoint CEO Pasquale...

From the Autopilot information page: "For Superchargers that have automatic charge connection enabled, you will not even need to plug in your vehicle." And Elon said that by the end of 2017 they will be able to have a demonstration showing a Tesla driving itself from LA to NY without anyone...

Over the last few days, hurricane Matthew knocked out the supercharger in Lumberton, NC. The one in Warsaw, NC also went dark. I drove from Charleston to NJ Thursday night, and had no problems. Returning Sunday was a very different story. Starting with a positive note, my Tesla knew that the...

Is there anyone in the Jersey City/NYC area that would let me borrow/rent a tesla CHAdeMO charger for 1 day? I am debating whether or not to buy an adapter to use occasionally for the charger in my neighborhood, but do not want to make the purchase if my neighborhood charger is too slow. (If...

As a side task while I was organizing some recent vacation photos, I created an album on Flickr with photos and notes about various Supercharger sites I have visited. So far these are in MA, NH, NY, NJ, DE and MD. I'll try to add more as travel allows. I realize this is a short list compared...

Montreal taxi company Taxelco has installed a 12 station Supercharger at the Montreal airport to support its Tesla taxi fleet. Tesla to deliver its largest privately-owned Supercharger station to a taxi fleet in Montreal Cost is estimated to be about $60000 per station. Limited to 60kw per station.

I stopped at the Hamilton Township New Jersey Supercharger station on my way back from Pennsylvania, plugged in my Model X, and went into Barnes and Noble to kill some time. After perhaps 15 minutes, I checked the Tesla app on my mobile phone, and saw that it said "charging stopped". I went back...

Electric car-charging etiquette 101: Five rules for a courteous power-up http://flip.it/9FZtb7

I have just moved in a new house in Belgium, where I have a 3-phase electricity without neutral (L1, L2, L3, PE). In my previous house I had only 1-phase (L1, L2, PE) electricity. In both cases the voltage between any two phases is 230V, but between a phase and ground is less. I know that there...

We had some work done to our Home Charging setup this past weekend and I thought to update the world with a blogpost about it... Only to realize that all my posts about it have been on forums and not my blog, so I wrote about the evolution of our home charging from one EV to three EVs to four...

My X P100DL 72 amp charging rate is just 45 miles per hour compared to my S 90D rate at 53 miles per hour with the same charger - is this because the X consumes more power per mile than the S? X 72 amp people - how many miles do you get? By the way, Lucille is a real treat to drive :)

can someone explain the following pictures in plain English, so I understand all the talk about Wh/mile. I changed my settings to miles for you guys at TMC, since it seems like some of you get confused when I post in kilometres... Can you make sense of all this and explain it to me.... Sorry...

Hi forum- I'm in the process of getting an HPWC installed, and I would like to feed it with 100A (as I have a 72A charger in my X). I also have a 20kW Generac whole-house generator with an automatic transfer switch. My electrician is looking at some options for how to do the install. I've...

BMW and Volkswagen Take on Tesla Motors With a New U.S. Fast-Charging Network -- The Motley Fool Click bait, perhaps. These statements alway infuriate me: How fast are these "fast-charging" stations? They're not quite up to the level of the latest versions of Tesla's vaunted Superchargers...

I'm planning a trip next month where I will need to park at the airport for about 10 days. Has there been any update to long term parking at SJC? Does anyone have any advise regarding the off site parking alternatives and if they will allow charging? Even 110v plug would be sufficient for the...

This article has to do with permitting that allows residents to install curbside EVSEs. Curbside electric car charging stations arrive in Berkeley Bruce.

Has anyone ever used an Eaton Level 2 Charger with a Tesla?

Detailed photos of Model S charge port

So here's my situation, and I'm trying to figure out what to do. The lease is up on my current car, and I'm thinking of buying a Volt until my M3 comes. I currently don't have a garage, and the closest my car can get to an outlet is about 24 feet. Any outlet will be outside, under a bit of a...

While I wait for my Model 3 I wanted to get my garage wired up for EV charging. My question is focused on whether or not its worth it to pre-wire for 80 amps? My initial plan is to charge my M3 during the night at 40a via a NEMA 14-50 outlet; however as I learn more about how I use my Telsa and...

I've tried Clipsal direct, Middy's, L&H, all with no luck. Any ideas where I can source one?

OK, I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I wonder whether Tesla will just continue at the current pace or ramp up the SC network prior to the release of the Model 3. Although I think Tesla has done a good job thus far, I feel it may also be an Achilles heel as production ramps up. The gaps...

Green Car Congress: BMW, Volkswagen and ChargePoint complete EV express charging corridors on the East and West Coasts

I need your help guys ! After over a year of begging for electric charging spots in my condo they are finally agreeing and on top of that they will do it how ever i want. I would like to know what is the best solution for any electric car to charge ? They will install 250V 50amps but I...

Got a email from Telstra last week re my Model X order (to be delivered late Dec in Sydney). They have asked me to specify the 2.7m or 7.7m charging cable for the HPWC. I can probably live with the shorter one, but then again the longer might occasionally come in handy. My questions is how much...

I need to drive to Frankfurt, KY next month. I'm expecting the Rolla Supercharger to be operational (finally) by then so getting to St. Charles shouldn't be an issue. But the road to Louisville is 281 miles without a destination charger or Supercharger along the way. There's one RV park that...

Today, wandering around the grassy knoll behind the Ann Arbor, MI Supercharger, I found a great, fruit bearing apple tree. But in addition (as I alway snoop inside the cages to see what I can learn) I found chargers 1A/B and 2 A/B with small antennae on top. (Yes, it happened! They are...

If anyone has tried the page Arizona to beaver Utah run please let us know how it went. Around 180 miles curvy roads up-and-down

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Anyone know of an email address or phone number at Tesla to report an error in the destination charger displayed on the in-car nav ? I pulled up to a destination charger location that is both on the in-car nav and the Tesla website; no charger to be found anywhere. Called the phone number...

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How to spend the time at a supercharger? Sure there's the usual restaurants, picnics, playgrounds and shopping malls, but what about some more unusual activities? While we were at the Kelowna supercharger a couple of weeks ago we did an escape room at a place across the street called "Exit" (We...

Looking at tesla's supercharging map, I seriously doubt they will complete what they plan to do by the end of the year. Also looking at supercharge.info, there have been a serious drop in permits and construction. Is this a sign tesla is hording cash to hold out longer? If so this means tesla is...

After reading on this forum, I endeavored to partially self install the Wall connector. Check out the pictures posted at this album. Here are a few: IMG_2825 by nuevodesi posted Sep 2, 2016 at 11:30 AMIMG_2933 by nuevodesi posted Sep 2, 2016 at 11:24 AMIMG_2830 by nuevodesi posted Sep 2, 2016...