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Charging infrastructure

Discussion in 'Supercharging & Charging Infrastructure' started by stevesark, Nov 14, 2020.

  1. M109Rider

    M109Rider Active Member

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    Did the number of stalls free show up on the screen when you chose it. ?
    They put that info on there to avoid what just happened to you.
     
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  2. Feathermerchan

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    As far as hotels having charging, do hotels sell gas? So I don't think they will sell or have charging when EVs are commonplace. I have not been to Ca in an EV but traveling to the East Coast, several gas station companies have installed have Superchargers and are planning to add other charging. They profit because they are a convenience store that people stop at to refill their ICE and EVs. Apartment charging may get better if owners can make enough $ on it. Otherwise I think apartment dwellers will have to keep going to the 'gas station' like they do now. But people like me that charge at home will probably never go to a station to charge so there won't be crowding and I think there will be fewer stations overall.
     
  3. Gigaron

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    #23 Gigaron, Feb 27, 2021
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    Can you post a photo? I don’t know what you are taking about. I told the voice control to navigate to the closest supercharger and it did. Nothing popped up.
     
  4. chrstna4

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    What M109Rider said and I’m sure the car is prioritizing getting the charge it needs over having to wait for a spot. And even if there were spaces available when you set the navigation to go there, things can change (chargers can fill up or empty out) while your driving.

    When chargers are filled up, it would be nice to have a “wait list” so those waiting get a space in the order they arrive. Probably too much trouble to program that into the system.
     
  5. chrstna4

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    If you look at the map, the pin for the supercharger lists the number of stalls open. If you used voice command you wouldn’t have seen that information.
     
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  6. Lexdysic

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    Do you have the latest updates? If so, you’ll see on the map the location of Superchargers and the number of Superchargers available. I suppose if you only use voice control to navigate there, it won’t warn you. But certainly when you’re in range you should see that bright red number on your map.
     
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