Concerns about waiting in line for superchargers

[dsm363]

mod note: A large majority of the posts in this thread got swept up and moved here
Teo Takes Tesla To Task

It is a very useful discussion about the possibility of getting delayed at Superchargers.

 

[NoCO]

Note sure why Teo got a ban, I'll re-read the rules again. Are bans permanent?

 

[ecarfan]

I see nothing about Teo being banned. Where did you get that idea? Some posts got moved, that's all.

Thank you moderators for addressing the situation.

 

[NigelM]

Are bans permanent?

Sometimes yes, often no. Sometimes the reasons are obvious; often mods clean up so the reasons are not always obvious.

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[brianman]

You might want to consider moving posts 32-40 into the new thread noted in (currently) post 41. I don't know if NoCO agrees, but (from my perspective) those posts were a continuation of that discussion. An attempt at productive continuation of the discussion, FWIW.

 

[dsm363]

It's almost impossible to excise out a thread like that. Thought those posts could stand on their own in the original thread but can move them too

 

[brianman]

Either way is fine, just thinking aloud a bit. Sorry for the OT about the OT. I'll play the quiet game a bit on this one.

 

[bonnie]

Nah, I don't have any such concerns. I think Tesla has their ducks lined up on this one.

100% agree.

 

[Sam L.]

just sayin, the model S has more than enough storage capacity... and roller jacks make it so easy for one person to move a car.

Lol. That's awesome. I would totally consider getting one of those.

 

[NoCO]

I see nothing about Teo being banned. Where did you get that idea? Some posts got moved, that's all.

Thank you moderators for addressing the situation.

When I see his user name is has "Banned"?

 

[MiddKid]

After 4 months of ownership yesterday was my first road-trip requiring Superchargers. It was the night of July 3...a major travel day. Traffic was horrible getting out Seattle and I was concerned about how crowded the superchargers would be in Woodburn, OR. I pulled in to find 8 empty stalls (that's me charging). A blue MS showed up about 15 minutes later.

Needed a bio-break in Detroit Lake, OR and pulled in to find 6 empty stalls:

All-in-all a smooth trip...Superchargers made it worry-free!

 

[talhas3]

At the Mall of America here in Minnesota, they have a few J1772 chargers in a few spots. They were always ICED. ALWAYS. Since they got the spots painted with green lines, I have yet to see it ICED. I personally highly recommend the visibility of the green paint in addition to signage after seeing the change here. I think it's partly because drivers usually look for the blue handicap logo painted on the spot, so they seem to also see the green EV paint.

Here's its entry on Plugshare--see photos

http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/4748

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Thats a nice website to look up charging stations.

How quick is it to charge at the different chargers they show on the map?

EV plug.. what is that? Is that fast to charge on there?

 

[swaltner]

EV plug.. what is that? Is that fast to charge on there?

EV Plug means a J1772 EVSE. It's likely going to be 208V (Commercial site) or 240V (Residential site) at 30 amps. Many people list the specs of their EVSE in the comments.

 

[rpo]

So it appears all of my follow up posts with updates of my two subsequent visits to this supercharger to my own thread were deleted when this thread was moved to a different category. That's a shame, and I'm not going to bother retyping all of it.

 

[brianman]

I've charged @ the Ellensburg supercharger twice. No iceing. One Tesla chat. So far my experience there has been as good as Centralia.

As for Ritzville, I've been meaning to find an excuse to make a trip out there but haven't found the time yet.

Two trips through Ellensburg and Ritzville over July 4th weekend. No icing. About an hour west of Ritzville is the last Tesla I saw going east to Montana (i.e. none in Idaho or Montana). I saw 4 other Model S (2 charging, 1 leaving, 1 arriving) at Ellensburg. Lots of Tesla time at Ellensburg, and a little at Ritzville.

 

[dsm363]

So it appears all of my follow up posts with updates of my two subsequent visits to this supercharger to my own thread were deleted when this thread was moved to a different category. That's a shame, and I'm not going to bother retyping all of it.

We rarely delete posts. Are you saying they were moved and you can't find them or they weren't saved before posting?

 

[dsm363]

Just to close the loop, heard from Supercharging team.

"Our permitting team is aware of the Washington state laws and are looking into making changes accordingly."

 

[bonnie]

So it appears all of my follow up posts with updates of my two subsequent visits to this supercharger to my own thread were deleted when this thread was moved to a different category. That's a shame, and I'm not going to bother retyping all of it.

rpo - As dsm363 has noted, we rarely delete posts (unless it is a TOS violation). In any case where a moderator would delete a post, we would notify the person as a courtesy, giving the reason.

I've gone through your posting history & can't find any that were deleted (I could still see them if someone deleted by mistake). They all show as visible, none are in moderation. Have you looked at your posting history to see if the posts are just in a place that you didn't think they'd be?

 

[rpo]

We rarely delete posts. Are you saying they were moved and you can't find them or they weren't saved before posting?

They are both gone. One was three paragraphs, and the other was two. They were both posted before the thread was split and moved, and both posts are missing from both potential threads. I know one person had replied and quoted the first post, and that is gone as well. I basically had gone back to the supercharger twice and psoted my findings along with clearing up some of the confusion from my OP.

 

[bonnie]

They are both gone. One was three paragraphs, and the other was two. They were both posted before the thread was split and moved, and both posts are missing from both potential threads. I know one person had replied and quoted the first post, and that is gone as well. I basically had gone back to the supercharger twice and psoted my findings along with clearing up some of the confusion from my OP.

All I can tell you is that they do not show in post history - perhaps a vBulletin bug has left them in a queue and they will show up. But there is no evidence of anyone deleting anything.