James Anders
Member
Is it fair to say that it's probably wise to get the J1772 adapter? Unless, of course you're always doing the commuting/local thing?
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xkwizit
Member
More than several. Probably 99.9% of ChargePoint locations are 30A J1772s.
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
It really depends on your location but this is what I use:
If you live in one of the 50 states, sign up for:
- Plugshare
- Chargepoint
- Blink
- If you live in California, sign up for
- NRG Evgo
- Greenlots
If you live in Southern California, sign up for
- WattStation
- EV Connect
I think I covered all of them for my location, really no harm in signing up you just got to pay a buck or two for the charging card, better safe than sorry.
If you live in one of the 50 states, sign up for:
- Plugshare
- Chargepoint
- Blink
- If you live in California, sign up for
- NRG Evgo
- Greenlots
If you live in Southern California, sign up for
- WattStation
- EV Connect
I think I covered all of them for my location, really no harm in signing up you just got to pay a buck or two for the charging card, better safe than sorry.
Softwizard
Member
In Texas, I signed up for Chargepoint and Blink. Even at "free" chargers like the Whole Foods or Kohl's near me, you need an account to use them. They sent me the RFID cards which I threw into my glove box.
Plugshare is a whole different animal, like others have said. It is basically Google Maps for EV charging locations, including your own personal one if you choose to share that.
Plugshare is a whole different animal, like others have said. It is basically Google Maps for EV charging locations, including your own personal one if you choose to share that.
jgs
Active Member
As others have said, there's no real downside to getting the Chargepoint RFID card, and it might come in handy. I have one I've used a couple times. I've never been charged, no $25 deposit.
I see a few people have mentioned Blink. I've never seen one of their stations but looking at their map, it's hardly surprising, they have virtually no coverage in my area.
BTW, if you access Plugshare from the Tesla center screen browser, it'll give you its Tesla-specific version.
I see a few people have mentioned Blink. I've never seen one of their stations but looking at their map, it's hardly surprising, they have virtually no coverage in my area.
BTW, if you access Plugshare from the Tesla center screen browser, it'll give you its Tesla-specific version.
The other network I'm planning to sign up with is EVGo - a lot of fast chargers out here seem to be on that network, so a free account is cheap insurance (and a CHAdeMO adapter, too, though that's less cheap.)
Coming from Leafland, I have subscriptions to Chargepoint, Blink, evGo and AV.
I was visiting Vancouver last weekend and was able to score 20 odd miles with a free chargepoint station in Stanley park. But the bigger benefit was the EV parking right opposite to the aquarium that we were visiting. Our hotel did not have a charge station so those 20 miles gave us peace of mind until we arrived at the supercharger next day with 30 miles left.
I was visiting Vancouver last weekend and was able to score 20 odd miles with a free chargepoint station in Stanley park. But the bigger benefit was the EV parking right opposite to the aquarium that we were visiting. Our hotel did not have a charge station so those 20 miles gave us peace of mind until we arrived at the supercharger next day with 30 miles left.
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
Yes, you can use Pay with Plugshare to activate for a single session. Those are $7.50 for CHAdeMO or $4 for J1772. If you want to use the monthly unlimited plan for $20, though, you do have to create an account and get an RFID fob for it. Annoyingly, they start the clock on your 1 month as soon as you place the order; they don't wait for it to arrive and for you to activate it. So you are paying for the whole month, but there are a few days at the start that are getting taken from you, because you have no way to use them. *cough* class-action *cough*
K-MTG
Sunshade Captain of TMC
Yes, you can use Pay with Plugshare to activate for a single session. Those are $7.50 for CHAdeMO or $4 for J1772. If you want to use the monthly unlimited plan for $20, though, you do have to create an account and get an RFID fob for it. Annoyingly, they start the clock on your 1 month as soon as you place the order; they don't wait for it to arrive and for you to activate it. So you are paying for the whole month, but there are a few days at the start that are getting taken from you, because you have no way to use them. *cough* class-action *cough*
I will probably never use the AV station as they don't have any stations in CA but it is always good to have a backup
RobertSeattle
Member
Noticed that the 2 vehicle Chargepoint at my building (free - very cool) that if only one vehicle is charging, I get 30 amps service, but if someone else starts charging, it drops to 22 amps.
SSD420
Member
Residential locations? Does this mean other Tesla owners who are willing to allow other Tesla owners use of their own home chargers?
I think EV owners of all types are listed in the appropriate equipment categories, but yes, that's exactly what it means. You have to explicitly choose to share your plugs, of course.
That's how Plugshare started, before there were many public charging stations. It's the "share" in "Plugshare".
mike-415
Member
ChargePoint formerly accepted Apple Pay, but as of a month or two ago, they stopped accepting it at a location near me. Shady, if you ask me, but it did what they wanted, which was forcing me to get an account with them.
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