Short sighted to put the charging port on the rear?

[MarkR]

I fully understand that wire and a charge port costs money, but TWO charge ports (front & rear corners) makes the most sense to me if Tesla wants to accommodate driver preferences and the various locations of power access points.

 

[Odenator]

My only issue, as some may already know, is that many public level 2 connectors are too short to reach the rear charge port. Sometimes the law does not allow you to back into a spot to charge.

Sorry, that is what you get when you drive with a bunch of people that get their license out of a CrackerJacks box.

I know what you mean, I did 3 years in Ft. Lauderdale/Davie.

 

[ToddRLockwood]

It could have a more basic explanation, for instance the location of the car's chargers (under the rear seats). It may simply have made more sense to locate the port where they did rather than re-engineer an awful lot more to move chargers, cables etc. nearer to the front.

I was just about the make the same point! Cable length from the charge port to the chargers(s) could also be an issue, especially for Supercharging. If the port was up front, it would probably mean sacrificing frunk space for the charger(s).

 

[JohnQ]

I fully understand that wire and a charge port costs money, but TWO charge ports (front & rear corners) makes the most sense to me if Tesla wants to accommodate driver preferences and the various locations of power access points.

But that's like saying my gas tank should have a filler neck on both sides of the car so I can pull up on either side of a gas pump.

 

[Ampster]

I see Teslas charging at the free Chargepoint EVSE's a lot of times around town. I guess when there is a will there is a way.

I wish the OP or the Mods would change the title to something like "inconvenient to some people". It was clearly thought through by the engineers and designers at Tesla and I think the whole design is rather elegant and not short sighted.

 

[wycolo]

> should have a filler neck on both sides of the car [JohnQ]

I do miss the Jag XJS.
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[JohnQ]

Yeah, that did cross my mind. It's a love hate relationship with that car ... repair bills were brutal.

 

[VolkerP]

Tesla designed the charge port location on the assumption that 90% of all charging sessions are at home in your garage. Pull in, get out, grab HPWC plug, pop charge port door, plug in. All happening at the vehicle's driver side, where you need space anyway to get out.

What we really need is an automated or a robot assisted plug in when you pull in "your" spot. Hell, a lot of robotic lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners head to their charging station and plug in all on their own, why not Model S.

 

[nikita]

I think the port placement on the Model S is better than this:

One would bend a lot plugging into it. However Wired thinks it's cool: This Audi Has the Coolest EV Port Weve Ever Seen | Autopia | Wired.com

 

[caddieo]

How did this thread go from charge port location to the use of hazard lights. Any mods listening?

 

[doug]

How did this thread go from charge port location to the use of hazard lights. Any mods listening?

Yeah. Hazzard light stuff got moved here: Hazzard lights

And as mentioned above, previous thread on this topic here: Where's the charging port?

 

[MarkR]

Tesla designed the charge port location on the assumption that 90% of all charging sessions are at home in your garage. Pull in, get out, grab HPWC plug, pop charge port door, plug in. All happening at the vehicle's driver side, where you need space anyway to get out.

Volker: I agree that the left-side placement makes sense in terms of proximity to the drivers side door and the room necessary to get out, but when there are two EVs in a double garage, the charging cord or UMC would either have to be hung from the ceiling, the driver would have to back in or the cord / charger placed on the right wall of the garage would create a trip hazard. I'm still in favor of two ports.

 

[islandbayy]

So far, in just about every instance of charging, it would be more convenient to have it on the right side of the vehicle (charging port) then the left. I was really interested in putting in a curb size charging port, which will still work, but having the UMC sticking out the street size of the vehicle, I can just imagine the repair bill when someone clips it driving by.

 

[gnelson]

once you start backing in, you quickly will prefer it

does model s have automatic sloping down side mirrors when in reverese?

My Model S will tilt the mirrors in reverse. I prefer backing into a parking space. I also prefer the charge port on the rear unlike my Volt that is on the front fender.

 

[gnelson]

If I pull into my parking space, I can't exit the car!!! My Volt can't utilize the space where I park my Tesla because the Blink won't reach the charge port. The charge port location for my Tesla works quite well for my parking spots and Blink Charger.

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The location for the Tesla charge port works quite well for EvGo chargers.