Big Dog
Active Member
Holiday Supercharger lines often caused by Herd Mentality.
Travelers start out at their homes with 100% charge. Typically drive at highway speeds for around 4 hours, run their batteries low than pull into a supercharger to have bio break/lunch. Most all converge around the same time.
This caused an expected bulge in the snake, where previously empty Superchargers suddenly tend to all fill up around the same time.
Smart drives can often plan around these busy chargers by scheduling their stops at off-peak times.Stop before empty, get an extra 150 miles or so, and bypass the busy charging stations.
Disagree. Once they get busy they stay busy all day. For example, two years ago we left at o-dark-thirty from SF on the way to LA on 101. Got the last open charge spot at Madonna Inn about 9:45 am. Went in for breakfast, came out 30+ minutes later and the line had formed. There was a line for the rest of the day until late that night, i.e., way off peak time.
If you want to avoid lines, leave really early --- and drive on an off day, such as not Wednesday before Thanksgiving and not Sunday after.