I'm just wondering has anyone schedules their road trips in order to get the cheapest rate on supercharging without going too much outta your way for it?
I going to do a road trip from Orange County (Lake Forest CA) to San Jose CA. I checked the route, it says 2 supercharging needed for the trip. However for both these superchargers, it's free before 10am, but its 38 cents per kwh from 10am-7pm for both chargers. So could get the best rate and get one free charging if we leave early, then pay 38 cents kwh for second one. But 38 cents seems like alot, I more used to paying 26-28 cents per kwh. I was surprised there is a free time to charge.
However my friend wants to stop at Valencia to "clean out an arcade". Maybe try play there for 30-60min and hopefully leave. I think there is a supercharger in valencia but I don't know its prices. I could either charge there or just charge in Bakersfield. But it seems that any supercharger in a road trip area, or middle of nowhere, charge a premium at peak hours, like 38 cents kwh. I was hoping stopping at this arcade and whatever prizes they got would be worth paying the extra $20 we may have to pay at Bakersefield because we get there after 10am which means it's not free. Or we factor the fun.
But I can't find a website that lists all the supercharging rates. I can only find it on my Tesla map screen, when I'm inside the car but not on the computer / iPhone. Not even the official Tesla supercharger map has the rates, just list of restaurants.
I going to do a road trip from Orange County (Lake Forest CA) to San Jose CA. I checked the route, it says 2 supercharging needed for the trip. However for both these superchargers, it's free before 10am, but its 38 cents per kwh from 10am-7pm for both chargers. So could get the best rate and get one free charging if we leave early, then pay 38 cents kwh for second one. But 38 cents seems like alot, I more used to paying 26-28 cents per kwh. I was surprised there is a free time to charge.
However my friend wants to stop at Valencia to "clean out an arcade". Maybe try play there for 30-60min and hopefully leave. I think there is a supercharger in valencia but I don't know its prices. I could either charge there or just charge in Bakersfield. But it seems that any supercharger in a road trip area, or middle of nowhere, charge a premium at peak hours, like 38 cents kwh. I was hoping stopping at this arcade and whatever prizes they got would be worth paying the extra $20 we may have to pay at Bakersefield because we get there after 10am which means it's not free. Or we factor the fun.
But I can't find a website that lists all the supercharging rates. I can only find it on my Tesla map screen, when I'm inside the car but not on the computer / iPhone. Not even the official Tesla supercharger map has the rates, just list of restaurants.