Here I am charging at 1015pm . There's 12 charging station here and about 5 cars charging. So I was here charging for about 10 minutes until this idiot comes park next ro me to charge. All these available stalls and wants to park next to me. I think it does say on the charger setting TIPS: something give spacing when charging using a b stalls. He gets a Tesla and doesn't understand that charging next ro someone will increase both cars time and lower the charging speed. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Don't these guys read their manuals.. I mean its there for a reason. To know and understand your car and other stuff to have knowledge.
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People parking next to me while charging
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ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
Yes they do. All of them still power share. your adjacent car probably stopped charging. If you are supercharging, a V3 may not be an option.
V3 only solves the problem is they are 'working'. I charged at a 12 stall V3 last year but only saw ~30kw when it was busy. saw more once it thinned waay out. I suspect only 1 of the 3 cabinets was working. power sharing still gave a little power to each stall, but it was very very slow compared to my expectations.
If the weather is good, just open the door on the side you don't want someone to park. Even better, just go to a v3 charger instead.
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
Then you'll pay to repair it. A dick move is splitting my charger when others are available.My backing in WILL close your door
whisperingshad
Active Member
Get a charger at home. Cheaper, better, less time lost. Good note though, the V3 chargers don't care about being parked next to
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
Had this same scenario happen once, I was the only person charging at the time, and was getting pretty close to completing, hence my SOC was fairly high and I was only pulling 74kw at the time, guy drives in and parks right next to me on the paired SC. I just smiled and waived.
Maybe they knew and _wanted_ to charge slower so they'd have more time to eat or something.
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
whisperingshad
Active Member
For those old ones or the short term free yes... still time though...I did it for a year almost
ucmndd
Well-Known Member
I've got a 5 spot that says OP probably IS at a v3 charger and is complaining about nothing.
Actually he had just pulled up and plugged in. I was still getting 261kw. V3 do not work in the same way as V2. See this post in the Tesla blog. No more power sharing on V3
Faster Charging, No More Power Sharing
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
V3 still share power, just not how V2’s typically do.Actually he had just pulled up and plugged in. I was still getting 261kw. V3 do not work in the same way as V2. See this post in the Tesla blog. No more power sharing on V3
Faster Charging, No More Power Sharing
If there’s a site restriction then you will see lower rates.
Each stall can do 250kw regardless of how many cars are present.
When I think of power sharing I'm thinking of it as a person plugging in next to me and reducing my charge rate. V3 does not do that.
Sure if there is a power restriction or equipment malfunction there will be less available power.
That's true of course. I have experienced slower charging at V3. No matter what technology we use you can only consume the power that's available. If there is a site problem or a restriction then yes it will be slower.
I pulled into a V3 that had a site problem...50 minutes it said to get to 80%. We got a coffee and then went to a different supercharger. Which thankfully was an option.
I have also been to gas stations where the pumps were running painfully slow. It sucks but what can you do? Suck it up or go to another station and hope the pumps work faster.
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