Mike_Schlechter
Model S - P457
There are far greater dependencies on non-Tesla managed or controlled elements in deploying a SuperCharger, so I wouldn't target them completely with damnation (though I concede they have had some date slippage on things, it isn't extreme in my mind).
For instance, the Southbound SuperCharger location on I95 in Darien, CT is dependent upon CT DOT's ability to finish the rest stop on time. Having spoken to a guy at the Northbound stop, where the SuperCharger is up and running, I heard they are at least a month behind schedule. Not Tesla's fault, but will impact timing to be sure. Even once the rest stop is open, that doesn't mean permits will clear and the rest will fall into place immediately.
Does this mean Tesla should be shamed? I'd assert no.
Basically, things take time, and they will happen eventually. The timing of "summer 2013" is vague, but that is meant to account for the inability to control entropy. Even the colored dots, having a hopeful gray and completed red, shows Tesla is trying to hedge their timing.
Just my two cents (though not worth even that!).
For instance, the Southbound SuperCharger location on I95 in Darien, CT is dependent upon CT DOT's ability to finish the rest stop on time. Having spoken to a guy at the Northbound stop, where the SuperCharger is up and running, I heard they are at least a month behind schedule. Not Tesla's fault, but will impact timing to be sure. Even once the rest stop is open, that doesn't mean permits will clear and the rest will fall into place immediately.
Does this mean Tesla should be shamed? I'd assert no.
Basically, things take time, and they will happen eventually. The timing of "summer 2013" is vague, but that is meant to account for the inability to control entropy. Even the colored dots, having a hopeful gray and completed red, shows Tesla is trying to hedge their timing.
Just my two cents (though not worth even that!).