cgiGuy
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Too many inaccuracies (for a voluntary, free, "buyer beware" system) to provide feedback for every one of them. Don't have the time. I don't want to be a Plugshare "cop".
That's the spirit!
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Too many inaccuracies (for a voluntary, free, "buyer beware" system) to provide feedback for every one of them. Don't have the time. I don't want to be a Plugshare "cop".
I'm taking our Tesla in for service tomorrow, the AC charger is not working. If I had a CHAdeMO adaptor, I could have charged at the local DC quick charger a few km away...thinking about getting the adaptor now as insurance...
David - the Wake County Sheetz have chademo but don't provide adapters?
I don't know, I've just seen them on plugshare and driving by. Never got close enough to see or ask. I'd be surprised - does Orange/Durham?
Plugshare is fantastic. Crowd sourcing makes a big difference. Someone not wanting to be a "plugshare police" doesn't realize that we are all in this together. It is a horrible attitude and quite selfish frankly. I check in every time and if everyone did, reliability concerns are lessened dramatically. Just like I would expect supercharger check in's to report if there is a line - something Tesla should know and doesn't tell us. Tesla is far from perfect!
John - you could rent if it is a one time need. Or alternatively borrow. If I had a nearby request, I'd probably just let them borrow. Bring me back a bottle of wine if you must.....
I'd scout around your apartment complex, I'd be willing to bet there's a 120v plug somewhere within extension cord reach of your car. With that, you've got a conservative daily use range of 50-60 miles.
My parents live in a condo complex in Larkspur. Whenever we drive down to visit them, we use the free Chargepoint chargers at the Twin Cities Police station/Piper Park before we leave, but otherwise, I just park by their building and run an extension cord to a 120v outlet. I've also used the HPWCs at the Village where the Tesla Store is, but because we're just visiting, I think they're ok with us doing that. I've always called the Tesla Store in advance.
Given all the charging options in Marin, I'm sure you could get something to work (there's a total of 10 charging stations in the Bend area on Plugshare, compared to 55 in Marin at the same level of zoom).
@jborak
I am faced with a situation similar to yours. I am moving from my townhouse where I have a nice 80A HPWC. Between that and Superchargers I have been fine for the 17 months of P85+ ownership. Now I'm moving to an apartment with no charging capabilities. A few miles away there are free public J1772 chargers, but nothing around to enjoy. Across the freeway is a NRG eVgo Chademo charger right by a shopping mall. Checking into it, the NRG eVgo is expensive with monthly fees and rates per minute. Plus a 30 minute charging time limit. So not only the $450 adapter, but also the cost of the charging. Not sure how workable that is?
Like you, I asked myself whether a Chademo was really worth the expense. All my trips were based around supercharger locations, and most Chademo sites are at extra expense.
On my first really long road trip, I pulled into the Weatherford, OK supercharger, only to find out the system was down. And I did NOT have enough battery remaining to make it to my next stop at Ardmore, OK. The OKC supercharger wasn't built yet.
I was bailed out by a Chademo, owned by a private company in OKC, that was found on Plugshare for free. The Tesla service people were great, and offered to have a flatbed take me to Ardmore. That would have led to hours of delay, and my wife and I riding with a truck driver in a flatbed for 3 hours. Not my idea of a fun time for sure.
I ended up using a Chademo again at a Cracker Barrel eVGO south of Houston on the same trip, just because it was on my way and more convenient.
If you plan trips to areas without complete supercharger coverage, I'd get the Chademo.
Wow, I'm actually a little concerned... I'm planning a road trip this summer and definitely planning my route through superchargers. U mentioned that you encountered a supercharger that was down? Does this happen frequently? Is there a way for us to know beforehand if the ones we will passby are operational?