I wish they would've just put in a bank of SCs in that lot across the street from the store on Grand (the one where they store vehicles).
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2017 Supercharger Plan: New Chicago city location?
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Personally I am calling Tesla HQ to complain. Maybe if enough of us do so they will work with the garage to validate the first hour for owners for free
Thanks for calling. Very annoying that you have to pay. I doubt many will use the superchargers.
This seems like a really bad arrangement for a supercharger. Paying a minimum of $20 just to access the changers, then paying for the electricity on top of it (assuming you don't have unlimited supercharging) you could quickly rival the cost of filling up with gas. If I were a new model 3 owner without home charger ability, I would not be very happy with this.
If you're staying at the Aqua, then it's fine but wouldn't destination chargers have made more sense?
The Grand Ave location is not a very good option. There's only two stalls there (that I've found to have issues fairly frequently). It's not listed on Tesla's website so it's technically not public and the staff will give you the boot if they need it.
Let's hope they're a bit smarter about the other Chicagoland sites. So far the options for new owners are pretty poor IMO.
If you're staying at the Aqua, then it's fine but wouldn't destination chargers have made more sense?
The Grand Ave location is not a very good option. There's only two stalls there (that I've found to have issues fairly frequently). It's not listed on Tesla's website so it's technically not public and the staff will give you the boot if they need it.
Let's hope they're a bit smarter about the other Chicagoland sites. So far the options for new owners are pretty poor IMO.
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I don't think Tesla was planning to be in the business of providing free parking in downtown cores.
If you are going to park downtown, then you would not mind the $20, and you get a complimentary charge.
If your main intent was to get a charge, then yeah, $20 is expensive.
The condo/apartment dweller problem is not entirely solved.
If you are going to park downtown, then you would not mind the $20, and you get a complimentary charge.
If your main intent was to get a charge, then yeah, $20 is expensive.
The condo/apartment dweller problem is not entirely solved.
$5 for 45 minute exit. New garage charge. They got rapid blowback. Still it is painful.
Location is good if you want to visit Millenium Park/ dinner and Harris theater. You have to want to walk. But then the $5 charge is irrelevant. And Tesla won't be happy with two plus hours at stall. Useful on very FEW occasions- but then Tesla should be pushing destination chargers for those who want an afternoon or evening of shopping. NYC has done that in Manhattan.
Location is good if you want to visit Millenium Park/ dinner and Harris theater. You have to want to walk. But then the $5 charge is irrelevant. And Tesla won't be happy with two plus hours at stall. Useful on very FEW occasions- but then Tesla should be pushing destination chargers for those who want an afternoon or evening of shopping. NYC has done that in Manhattan.
That's what aggressive idle fees are for. I don't think anyone was suggesting Tesla owners should get to use the garage for free if they plug into the SC for a minute.
The Aqua garage is actually fairly unique in that it will directly serve 2 large residential buildings. Aqua and the recently announced Lot O development will share this garage). Together they will encompass 3 hotels, 2 apartment complexes, and 1 condo. Approximately 1000 hotel rooms, 1000 apartments, and 250 condos will use this garage - plus employees who work nearby, residents of nearby buildings, and yes even the general public.
I agree that the location is poor for long distance travelers, but it seems ideal for enabling urban EV ownership.
I agree that the location is poor for long distance travelers, but it seems ideal for enabling urban EV ownership.
Someone posted a video of the Boston site: Blog - Tesla Announces Supercharger Push in Urban Areas
And this post has good pictures of the Boston site: Boston SC opening today! (Still shows 2 cabinets per stall.)
The pedestals are labeled with an input voltage of 410 VDC so the chargers are housed elsewhere. (The video shows a quick look at some of the Supercharger cabinets.)
Then they made a poor choice of location. I don't expect to pay to park when I pump gas
Just to clarify, was Tesla HQ shocked at the Aqua garage charging customers for (1) parking or (2) charging or (3) not specified?
You're taking on an argument that no one is making. No one is asking for subsidized parking. They are asking not to pay a surcharge just to use the SC. It's not "parking".
Suppose Tesla owners get a 1 hour allowance to utilize the superchargers. How does the garage know if a given Tesla actually charged? If the garage does not confirm that a given Tesla actually charged, then Tesla drivers enjoy subsidized parking in the garage - $20 off each parking session.
Parking. They were not aware of the cost and said "that doesn't make any sense since supercharging is supposed to be free"
It'd be a bummer if all the Hy-Vees and Meijer's and Holiday Inn Expresses and other places charged Teslas to get to the superchargers!
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So people would get a Tesla for the free parking in downtown cores? How will every other EV owner feel about that?
But I doubt this is going to happen anyway. The reality is that providing a space to charge in some mall in the suburbs is way easier than doing the same in downtown areas.
I don't expect to pay to park in the burbs, but I do expect to pay to park in the city.
But I doubt this is going to happen anyway. The reality is that providing a space to charge in some mall in the suburbs is way easier than doing the same in downtown areas.
I don't expect to pay to park in the burbs, but I do expect to pay to park in the city.
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