Compare to last year, I see so many more Teslas on my annual vacation to Oahu this time (2024). I understand that superchargers are especially useful for long road trips, and on a small tropical island you can always make the round trip home before needing to charge. But level 1 charging is really slow, and not everyone has/can install level 2 charger at home. So My question is do all the Tesla I see on Oahu's streets have level 2 at home? Or does everyone has really short commutes? Am I missing something because I would not consider having an EV without home charging or convenient SC?
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Superchargers in Hawaii (location speculation, general discussion)
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For people living in older condos in town I have to imagine the situation sucks. I have a house with an L2 charger so generally no issues... however, I did get run-flats as replacement tires and the extra energy consumption on my 2020 Y makes my ~80 mile round trip to town consume about 130 miles of range. (Before it was about 100-110 miles.) With an effective maximum range now of ~295 miles, and a 50-mile reserve for getting home, the car starts to be a bit of a challenge without reliable public charging options on the island.
More supercharger stalls on the south side, and at least a supercharger at Turtle Bay are pretty important IMO.
No, I would say it is more people realizing they work for them... and high gas prices.
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