Let me start by saying I love, love, love my Tesla. Did have a bit of a scare today on the Jersey Parkway though. Started running very low on miles, and with heavy traffic (as always) around Newark was getting very frightened about making it back home. There are very few Superchargers in North Jersey, and none along the Parkway between Edison and Paramus. I explain this because even though it is only about 30 miles, it can take a very long time to travel this distance. There are however a few rest stops, and locations near the Parkway that have EV chargers.
So my question is, short of stopping at each one and seeing if the charging station takes the J1772 charger that came with my Tesla...how do i know where I can stop? I was getting so low on battery power that i certainly didn't want to just drive around trying to figure it out I have also found that the rest stops on the New York State Thruway don't take the J1772.
Do i need to invest the $450.00 in a CHAdeMO or CCSE adapter? How do you manage this?
PS...made it home with 16 miles left...whew!! Thank you all in advance for any and all advice.
So my question is, short of stopping at each one and seeing if the charging station takes the J1772 charger that came with my Tesla...how do i know where I can stop? I was getting so low on battery power that i certainly didn't want to just drive around trying to figure it out I have also found that the rest stops on the New York State Thruway don't take the J1772.
Do i need to invest the $450.00 in a CHAdeMO or CCSE adapter? How do you manage this?
PS...made it home with 16 miles left...whew!! Thank you all in advance for any and all advice.