I just completed a drive from Austin to California and back. Between Austin and Gallup there are no superchargers, and it's likely to stay that way for a while, so it was necessary to use RV campgrounds. It worked OK, but it's not something I would want to do on a regular basis.
I had no problems with bad wiring, but at least one RV site's 50A only had 200V (industrial 3-phase supply). This reduced the charge rate 20%, which may be an issue if you're expecting to fill up overnight. plugshare.com was useful, but it would be more useful if it included this information. I added a few entries, and updated a few others.
The biggest challenge was driving from Gallup to Santa Rosa, NM in one go. There are no charging opportunities within about 50 miles of Santa Rosa, so you've got to be confident you'll make it. Driving the other direction isn't as much of a problem because there are plenty of opportunities shortly before you get to the Gallup supercharger. Because I wasn't confident heading into Santa Rosa I used a 6kW Chargepoint station across from the Doubletree hotel in Albuquerque for an hour. It turned out to be unnecessary, but there was no way to know that at the time.
Wind was a killer in Texas. The wind turbines around Sweetwater may be producing lots of power, but when it's blowing into your face it's nothing but bad news. Tesla -- PLEASE put a supercharger either here or in Abilene!
Most RV campgrounds, at least the expensive ones, charged me a somewhat reduced rate, typically $25. I didn't try to negotiate, but I did suggest a favorable rate for day use might attract more customers when the outlets are often unoccupied. RV campgrounds that were already around $25 just charged me their overnight rate. Only one offered a day use for $10. The most I paid was $30. The novelty of Tesla's at most of these places seems to be wearing off.
I had no problems with bad wiring, but at least one RV site's 50A only had 200V (industrial 3-phase supply). This reduced the charge rate 20%, which may be an issue if you're expecting to fill up overnight. plugshare.com was useful, but it would be more useful if it included this information. I added a few entries, and updated a few others.
The biggest challenge was driving from Gallup to Santa Rosa, NM in one go. There are no charging opportunities within about 50 miles of Santa Rosa, so you've got to be confident you'll make it. Driving the other direction isn't as much of a problem because there are plenty of opportunities shortly before you get to the Gallup supercharger. Because I wasn't confident heading into Santa Rosa I used a 6kW Chargepoint station across from the Doubletree hotel in Albuquerque for an hour. It turned out to be unnecessary, but there was no way to know that at the time.
Wind was a killer in Texas. The wind turbines around Sweetwater may be producing lots of power, but when it's blowing into your face it's nothing but bad news. Tesla -- PLEASE put a supercharger either here or in Abilene!
Most RV campgrounds, at least the expensive ones, charged me a somewhat reduced rate, typically $25. I didn't try to negotiate, but I did suggest a favorable rate for day use might attract more customers when the outlets are often unoccupied. RV campgrounds that were already around $25 just charged me their overnight rate. Only one offered a day use for $10. The most I paid was $30. The novelty of Tesla's at most of these places seems to be wearing off.