dcp123
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I was at Atascadero this week and the lines were huge... I didn't see the sign so perhaps they put them up once they started noticing the big lines. I did see this sign at San Luis Obispo (Madonna Inn) but it was behind all the chargers out of site.
I don't get why people would sit there for a long time waiting for 100%.... isn't that last 10-20% like 40 minutes? I would rather stop twice at chargers a shorter amount of time than fill up at one.
The way some people on road.trips make charging convenient is by grabbing a meal while the car charges. Getting up after 40 minutes to trot back to the car in the middle of a meal is not much fun.
Also, if you're on a road trip traveling from the Highway 5 corridor to the Highway 1 corridor there are fairly long gaps before and after Atascadero. I'm there now. We arrived with a low charge from Tejon and can use a pretty good charge to get us to our next stop. 75-80% might be great if you're using the Superchargers to power your commute, but if you are, you're the one misusing the system.
So, yeah, I think I have a legitimate need for a 90% charge and, since there are only a couple other cars there, I'm not sure who I'm inconveniencing by doing so.
I don't use Superchargers much (road trips only, I have a garage) and I've only seen these signs a couple of times. In both cases (SLO and Atascadero) the chargers were largely empty at the time. I'm sure those stations get busy at other times, but the signs are a pretty blunt instrument to relieve congestion.