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That happened to me on the aforementioned trip last weekend above. That was a first. You can however change the setting either higher or lower as the attached message says to suit your needs. Again splash and go seems to be the long term answer. I needed 96 miles actual to make to destination. I unplugged right after taking this pic. MY car charges to 249. My car also has free supercharging. Well just because its free, does not necessarily behove you to fill it to max.In the US they started limiting charging to 80% at heavy use Superchargers and during holidays.
Both of my supercharging experiences so far involved queuing.
the number of Model 3s will be at least equal to the total number of Models S & X combined, so there will be twice as many cars vying for the same chargers
It consists of two stalls with shared power. Underwhelming at best.
Meanwhile Ionity are building brand new, ultra high speed, sites ... with 2 and 4 stalls, so they will be chockablock shortly ... so whatever problem you think Tesla may have, the others are going to be in worse state.
I guess as Model 3 owners will be paying for super charger use we can also utilise non Tesla chargers which will help reduce the demand somewhat.
Because I live in the centre of Edinburgh (I have secure parking but no drive) I'm going to try and rely on the public infrastructure making this a live concern for me. There are already 9 (free) ChargePlace Scotland charge points within a 2 min walk of my house and the city is rolling out 10 "community charging hubs" across the city over the next 12 months we're going to. As I'm ineligible for the OLEV grant the urgency of putting one in front of my house (and trailing cord across pavement) is a low priority. I've been monitoring the points around my house and they are rarely full, or even in use.
What worries me more is attempting the NC 500 in October in my M3.
I wonder if Tesla have usage / capacity data to determine what charger locations are struggling to cope with demand.
It could be beneficial for the car to receive some data on typical usage at various locations so you could feasibly plan to drive into the next one as that is typicality quieter etc.
It rather strikes me that if one was to analyse number of cars on the road, their respective ranges and uses, and the availability of charging infrastructure for them, it may be that vw et al need to build, or for others to build, one hell of a lot of infrastructure before it's Tesla owners doing the queueing in a couple of years.
So long as they are nearly as easy to use as Tesla's. I also don't have life supercharger use. The cost doesn't bother me since I anticipate using it so little. The faff could put me off though, from the stories we read (I haven't experienced the issue yet). Lot to be said for "push button and flap opens, shove plug in car, walk away"!
My sister will also be driving in her ICE (Audi A7 Quattro) so we'll see if she finds the stops annoying or she'll enjoy having to stop and relax for a bit - she'll be travelling with her 2yo in the car so may need the breaks
I'm relying on getting a 90% charge at Folkestone ...
I'm a old codger and familiar with driving for hours on end ... even though I recognise the benefits of enforced stops. Youngsters that I speak to seem much more likely to plan in breaks on long journeys than my generation. Talking to one recently he said that knowing he had to stop (in EV) meant he had no angst about having to drive an overly long stretch, given the enforced Supercharging stops. So maybe your Audi sister will find that?
I look at long-journey enforced Supercharger stops as great for driver ... and PITA for passengers. In Old ICE Days we would drive for 2 hours and swap drivers, so no impact on arrival time. Just for fun I used ABRP to go from London to Courcheval ... 1h40m charging in total We stop for longer than that for pit-stops on ICE ... so bigger batteries / more efficiency is going to make long journeys a non-event over the next iteration or two of EV evolution (and reduce the number of times people with home chargers ever need to charge on a journey - changing from current MS 250 mile real-world range to 300-350 mile "Raven" will cut mine from twice a month to once or twice a year)
Just in case you were not aware: in addition to regular charger in the departure area in Calais there are 2 stalls at Flexiplus lounge at Calais - in case that tempts you to travel POSH Not (yet?) got that at Folkstone end
Not quite sure about Flexiplus lounge yet!
Main worry for me is central Wales. There look to be very few chargers along the A483/A470 which I sometimes use instead of going past Birmingham on the M6/M5
The last supercharger I would pass outbound is 60 miles in to a ~230 mile trip, inbound I would then pass one at ~170 miles and another at ~190 miles. I can charge to 100% at either end so maybe I could eek out that 230 miles in an LR in all conditionsstating the obvious but:
You only need Supercharger at, say, 150 miles from home outbound, and on return around the 100 mile mark from home is ideal - by then you know more accurately how much you need, as most of the traffic / roadworks holdups (which improve range) will have occurred, so can keep charging to minimum to safely get home.
... provided that you have home charging.
maybe I could eek out
I've looked at it and at 10C, rain and 15mph headwind, which is probably average in this country, I would have to charge in Warrington which is probably an hour before I would really want to have a break. Hopefully Tesla will get a move on with their supposed planned chargers in Builth WellsIf you are not already aware of it then worth trying your journey in A Better Routeplanner
Hopefully Tesla will get a move on with their supposed planned chargers in Builth Wells