Ours took weeks and had no tracking information or shipment notification. Best not to depend on it arriving in a timely manner.
CHAdeMO Charging the Model 3
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im.thatoneguy
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When I bought mine I just called the service number for my local SC and they checked their computer and held one for half an hour for me to run in and pick it up. Super fast and easy.
this is probably my best option, considering there will be plenty of SCs we'll pass along the way on our travels back. thanks!
Huh? It sounds to me like you are far from "stuck" and will have no problems at all. Get one in a few weeks or a month or two after you're back home. It's not an immediate need.
stuck as in we were hoping to get a bit more off the beaten path and explore a bit on the way home. yes, if i stick to interstates and the supercharger network, i know we'll be fine. i was hoping to have chademo as a backup in case we decide to explore a bit and get too far from a supercharger.
That's what RV parks are for. If you have your UMC and the 14-50 adapter for it...
smatthew
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Oh it doesn't say what is in stock. Just that it's not worth calling SC's that don't stock accessories. Best of luck!
i do, but that's still significantly slower than it would be to stop at a chademo station...no? that's basically just like charging at home at 30mph...
After not very long of that, it's changed back. One station at that location is discounted/free depending on the promo ticket you can get for that time. The other one is free by "reservation" only (no need to get a promo ticket).As for DrivetheARC's pricing, the Lucky's at Bernal in SJ had one of the DC FC's free at any time w/reservation. However, I was required to update the app and sadly, it's gone now and only 1 DC FC is discounted. This is bad news as one could arrive and that DC FC could be broken.Oh well..
Problem is if you show up and the reservation station is broken and you want/need to charge, you'll end up paying the discounted price on the other station, unless it's during the free time or you've received a special promo ticket from answering a survey that might come up. I've gotten 3 surveys so far but oddly, it seems like the 2nd promo ticket I got on that was supposed to expire on Oct 13 got canceled when I received another one that expires Oct 16th.
Not sure what was going on w/the above or if there was some user error on my part.
Randy Spencer
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They maybe don't want the chargers used very frequently? The program is to show EV owners they can drive from Monterey to South Lake Tahoe on electric only. If people use it to get to work it's not doing its job.
I don't know where you're exactly located but from the Santa Clara County Water District to Lucky on 129 Bernal Rd (PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You) is 6.8 miles or 8 minutes per Google Maps. It is likely closer for you than Walmart on Ranch Drive in Milpitas. I mention both of those since they're both part of Home Page - DRIVEtheARC. Between certain hours at DTA stations, you can get free EV juice and other hours, you can get 0, 25, 50 or 75% discounts off EVgo prices.
Two stations (Pacific Pearl in Pleasanton (haven't been there yet) and one of the DC FCs at Lucky's) is free at any time if you get a "reservation" in their hokey app: https://drivethearc.com/how-to-use-the-app/. Just use sections 4 and 5. Ignore the rest. You may wish to click the filter button to only show DTA stations instead of DTA + EVgo stations.
The rest of the DTA stations you need to get a "promo ticket" that gives you 0 to 100% discount depending on time of day. Sometimes, they give special 100% promo tickets for filling out a survey that might pop up in their app. I've received a few of those. I used one earlier tonight (on expiration day) and receive another tonight that expires on 10/31.
BTW, the DC2 unit (Lucky's at Bernal free w/reservation at any time) has a damaged CHAdeMO connector. There might be a missing (thin) pin and some of the plastic is melted/deformed. A Leaf driver showed up and was unable to plug in properly with it. Since it was past 10 pm and free for the other station at the point, I swapped w/him (I drive a Bolt). I used SAE Combo for free w/"reservation" on DC2 and he used DC1 that had working CHAdeMO.
That driver called EVgo to report the problem and it's been noted in Plugshare now. Anyway, both of us got our supply of free EV juice tonight.
Summit House in "Los Gatos" is also a DTA site and seems to have very generous free hours. But, you need to make your way up and down the hills of highway 17. I also have not tried the chargers there yet.
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RayK
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@cwerdna Thanks for the DTA info; I might take advantage of it. I certainly would if/when I start skiing again. I'm about a mile from the SCVWD location so while Bernal isn't that far away, I'm not out in that area too often anymore. We used to rent a storage locker near the Santa Teresa DMV several years back. It indeed is closer than Milpitas. That's about where my work used to be and is where the free charging station I mentioned earlier is. But I'm not in that neighborhood much either. Summit House could be a good choice for me when life returns to normal. We (used to) take trips to Santa Cruz fairly regularly so a quick stop for a charge could work, although I still want to try out the V3 Supercharger in Scotts Valley.
So far the local Superchargers and the SCVWD CHAdeMO are reliable enough and congestion-free to keep me charged whenever I want. I still have the intention of installing my HPWC in the garage but it's not a very high priority at the moment.
So far the local Superchargers and the SCVWD CHAdeMO are reliable enough and congestion-free to keep me charged whenever I want. I still have the intention of installing my HPWC in the garage but it's not a very high priority at the moment.
RayK and other potential DrivetheARC users (anyone outside Nor Cal, Sacramento and Tahoe area can ignore), download the app to get a feel for the locations and look at the discount timetable in the app to determine when it's free or worth going to a site (e.g. 50%, 75% or 100% discount) besides the free anytime w/reservation stations.
It's actually kind of funny that sometimes at DTA chargers, I've spoken to several drivers who've showed up to charge and didn't know about DTA and paid or were planning to pay EVgo to charge. In one case, one guy who didn't know much was charging his Bolt to nearly full and didn't understand the slowdown as the car approached full. He paid a pretty penny for his charge since EVgo is time based. He was also using ChargePoint roaming onto EVgo (starting an EVgo session w/his ChargePoint app or card).
For all of them, I've told them about it, showed them the app, etc. In some cases, I gotten the drivers to sign up then and to start their free charge. In other cases, I was about to leave and when it was free, I've started a DTA charge for them. I can only do one free/discounted charge at a time so if I'm charging, I can't start another free one.
It's actually kind of funny that sometimes at DTA chargers, I've spoken to several drivers who've showed up to charge and didn't know about DTA and paid or were planning to pay EVgo to charge. In one case, one guy who didn't know much was charging his Bolt to nearly full and didn't understand the slowdown as the car approached full. He paid a pretty penny for his charge since EVgo is time based. He was also using ChargePoint roaming onto EVgo (starting an EVgo session w/his ChargePoint app or card).
For all of them, I've told them about it, showed them the app, etc. In some cases, I gotten the drivers to sign up then and to start their free charge. In other cases, I was about to leave and when it was free, I've started a DTA charge for them. I can only do one free/discounted charge at a time so if I'm charging, I can't start another free one.
RayK
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So I ordered this from Amazon last month: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VLDR4PX/
It's an inexpensive camera tripod that is meant to support the weight of the CHAdeMO adapter. Today I used it for the first time and it seems to do the job just fine:
I probably should have extended the legs instead of elevating the center post in order to get the right height. That way it would not be too top-heavy. The handle of the CHAdeMO adapter rests in the crook of the tripod's handle and the adjustment knob for the camera mount:
I'm happy with the <$10 solution to this problem.
The above has been repaired. I arrived to my DTA reservation to find a Bolt charging somehow during my reservation slot. Turned out to be the repairman who had just replaced the CHAdeMO handle. He was able to charge as the EVgo folks remote started the charger to test it and so that they can get home.
A Bolt driver I know showed up and we discovered that the Reserve button is broken on the Android version of the DrivetheARC app. He's never been able to reserve. He uses Android whereas I'm an iOS guy that also carries and Android phone. I pulled out my Android phone and sure enough, the Reserve button is greyed out, just like for him. I was on app version 3.2.3 of both. I updated my Android phone to app version 3.3.0 and didn't help. Reserve only (at the moment) works on iOS, it seems.[/QUOTE]
Out of curiosity, given I heard of some price increases in another thread, have the above also gone up?
RayK
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I checked it a couple of days ago and I'm pretty sure it was $0.34 at OSH and $0.35 at Bass Pro. I have been charging at the ChargePoint CHAdeMO station at the water company for $0.19 (pictures taken of my tripod above).
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Thanks!
For DrivetheARC, if you only have an Android phone, I'd recommend not going to/depending on a reservation station (Lucky at Bernal in SJ or Pacific Pearl in Pleasanton each have one of two set to that) until they fix their Reserve button on Android bug. Otherwise, you'll only be able to the use the non-reservation station w/promo tickets. iOS is fine.
If you want free juice and your Reserve button works, it's best to reserve a slot on the reservation charger during one of the times where you can also get a 100% discount promo ticket. That way, you'll have a decent chance of charging for free on either charger. There's always the possibility that one or both are broken...
Thanks!
For DrivetheARC, if you only have an Android phone, I'd recommend not going to/depending on a reservation station (Lucky at Bernal in SJ or Pacific Pearl in Pleasanton each have one of two set to that) until they fix their Reserve button on Android bug. Otherwise, you'll only be able to the use the non-reservation station w/promo tickets. iOS is fine.
If you want free juice and your Reserve button works, it's best to reserve a slot on the reservation charger during one of the times where you can also get a 100% discount promo ticket. That way, you'll have a decent chance of charging for free on either charger. There's always the possibility that one or both are broken...
It will be interesting to see if the Chademos start getting more used with the price increases. 4 of the 10 Chademos near my home (North side of Chicago area) are still free. The evgos are .20/minute. EA is now whatever they are charging per kWh.
FWIW, the above CHAdeMO handle on the reservation station (DC2) at Lucky's at Bernal in SJ works.
A gen 1 Leaf driver pulled up as I was about to leave planned. He pulled up to DC1 and planned to pay EVgo. Apparently, he didn't know about DrivetheARC. I got him going on free charge via a reservation on DC2 CHAdeMO. I showed him the app, the web site w/the process to sign up and where the DTA chargers are. Charging was still going when I left. I suggested he sign up while waiting as charging stops once the reservation time slot is over.
I think he's the 4th or 5th person where I've had a DTA charging station encounter and they didn't know about DTA.
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