Question about SuperCharger etiquette

[Peter_M]

Could you find a friendly neighbour within walking distance of your home where you could install and use a 16-50 outlet outside their house? You could cover the costs plus some kind of gift and you would probably only have to use it every few days.

 

[doubeld]

That's a great idea. If you offer them or their friends free test drives, you might even be able to do it for free!

 

[nexxai]

Could you find a friendly neighbour within walking distance of your home where you could install and use a 16-50 outlet outside their house? You could cover the costs plus some kind of gift and you would probably only have to use it every few days.

I am seriously an idiot. My mother and stepfather pre-ordered a Model 3 and they will DEFINITELY be installing a proper charger (he's an engineer). I'll pay them a few bucks a month to use theirs. Durrr. Thank you for getting me to think outside of the box.

 

[wayner]

I am seriously an idiot. My mother and stepfather pre-ordered a Model 3 and they will DEFINITELY be installing a proper charger (he's an engineer). I'll pay them a few bucks a month to use theirs. Durrr. Thank you for getting me to think outside of the box.

Do we know that M3s will use the same HPWC that Model S's use?

 

[TexasEV]

Do we know that M3s will use the same HPWC that Model S's use?

Of course. They're not deploying thousands of destination chargers now that can't be used with Model 3. We don't know what amperage charger the Model 3 will have, but the connector will be the same.

 

[doubeld]

I'm sure I can make do, especially since my office is about 5 mins from IKEA. I'm thinking that combined with the daily charging at the office, I may only have to make 1 trip a week to IKEA to top up which isn't the worst thing in the world.

They have a really cheap breakfast Or take the office staff out to Ikea once a week at lunch for some spaghetti and meatballs. It won't break the bank, you can show them how easy it is to charge an EV, and you can grab some more $1 scented tea lights while you're at it.

 

[bwestlak]

There are 120V outlets in the parking areas. But they are connected to the lighting system. I suspect my plugging in to that circuit would bring it to it's knees when the lights come on at night.

Probably won't cause a problem since the Tesla limits 120V charging to 12 amps which amounts to a little over 3 miles per hour. It adds up. We are renting a cottage where we can charge overnight giving us 50-70 miles average a day to do day trips.

 

[wayner]

Probably won't cause a problem since the Tesla limits 120V charging to 12 amps which amounts to a little over 3 miles per hour. It adds up. We are renting a cottage where we can charge overnight giving us 50-70 miles average a day to do day trips.

True, except for the winter when it needs to use some of the power to warm up the battery.