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Supercharger - Alexandria, MN
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As of this morning, my M3 is not showing Alex at all on the supercharger map. Anyone else seeing it? Even PlugShare is not showing it as open yet. Thx!
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
Hopefully this is the start of the I 94 dominos being checked off as done.
It can offer be a week or more before it shows up in the nav. It seems they often let things run a bit and let the hunters try it for a bit so they can see how things are working. Plug share gets its supercharge data from Tesla's website, which can be even further behind than the nav. If you are into early finds, the best resource is here and supercharger.info, but beware because really visits can have their risks.
What kind of Charge Rate were you getting?We’ve shopped this store for years and it will be interesting to see how often these are blocked even with the Tesla parking only signage. It’s a very busy store especially on weekends.
ChargePoint’s need to be energized yet but otherwise
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Not a good test for that. Battery was realitvly cold and probably 60%. We were only there maybe 15-20 minutes. I’m sure someone will stop soon and give it a better test.
It has one the better pull in spots I’ve seen. Those pulling trailers shouldn’t be blocking traffic that much.
I said someone would give it a better test soon.
(borrowed the photo from the Minnesota Facebook group)
(borrowed the photo from the Minnesota Facebook group)
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Apparently there is also a fast charger going in at a Simonson near the highway exit in Alex, about a block from the Superchargers. Can anyone go check that location out please if you’re passing by the SCs?
Ran up from Otsego in my Model 3 AWD and arrived with 17%. Got up to about 180 kW in 15 F weather. Since it wasn't in my nav, the car didn't pre-heat the battery. So not an optimal temp or SoC to test the power, but still very impressive. Took about 50 minutes to get to 90% while we shopped in Target.
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1 ZEF E fast charger is now functional at the Simonson store. Not that any Tesla owners need it now, but just in case. Photo from PlugShare
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Forgot to mention that it isn’t my photo.
Charging is maxed to 50kW and pricing is free, I think.
idk if i am seeing this correctly, but $4.48 for 5kwh, isn't that a little expensive for superchargers?
That's from a prior charging session. When superchargers are first energized but not yet showing up on Tesla's map or fully populated through their system, they often don't have a cost associated with using them. As a result, the car's display will show the price from the last supercharging session you had to pay for.
I took the photo; this is correct. The $4.48 was from a session at Albert Lea six days earlier. In fact, I have not yet been charged for the Alexandria session despite pulling 57 kWh in 24 minutes. Based on how much I was charged at Baxter and Clearwater later, this charge should have cost $13.11.
Jake C
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Seems like new chargers are free until they go live on the Tesla map. I’ve also experienced random free sessions at stations, I wonder if some are free during off-peak?
In some cases, the property owner has agreed to pay for the electricity. So obviously Tesla is not going to charge you for fuel at those superchargers. I believe this is the case at some (and maybe all?) Hy-Vees, so that might explain Sioux Falls. Going from memory, I highly doubt the property owner is footing the bill at Grand Island but I could be wrong.
TylerB
'21 3 LR AWD
I just swung by. The J-1772 stations are working, and the big poppa ZEF unit is on - but it’s stating it can’t connect on the card reader. Not sure if that means it’ll be free or if it would just reject a charge.
Manitoba Keith
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That was the message we got last Saturday in Moorhead and we could not charge.
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