Supercharger - Brooklyn, NY - N. 12th Street

[PLUS EV]

What I don't understand is why its really there. It doesn't sound like its meant to be one of the new urban superchargers. No-one in their right mind would stop here if they were just traveling by.

The only thing I could think of is that the William Vale wanted it there for some prestige reason. Or it could be that a Tesla VIP stays there a lot or something.

I generally agree. Is it possible that they valet so many Teslas that they would rather move them in and out of the supercharger than get set up with 30 or more HPWCs?

 

[anonim1979]

The Tesla supercharger in Brooklyn, NY • r/teslamotors

 

[GoCanes]

The Tesla supercharger in Brooklyn, NY • r/teslamotors

Thanks! I’ll look around when I’m in Aventura tomorrow. I’m confident that the SCs will be somewhere on the Mall property, as one of the Mall’s principle owners drives a Model S.

 

[JasonMAtwood]

Anyone else been there? Tried it? JFK is so bad I am concidering it $5 and all.

 

[Stasla]

Anyone else been there? Tried it? JFK is so bad I am concidering it $5 and all.

What's so bad about JFK? I've charged there a few times and other than the Uber drivers and car service waiting around for pickups and making it inconvenient to get into the stalls at times, my experience has been fine.

 

[kort677]

What's so bad about JFK? I've charged there a few times and other than the Uber drivers and car service waiting around for pickups and making it inconvenient to get into the stalls at times, my experience has been fine.

there are numerous reports of the units being very slow, I have no experience there.

 

[itzSamit]

Anyone else been there? Tried it? JFK is so bad I am concidering it $5 and all.

I live in Manhattan and have driven here couple of times - pretty reliable place and $5 gets me close to full charge in an hour - will be my "go-to" place until the NYC charger pops up

 

[Stasla]

I live in Manhattan and have driven here couple of times - pretty reliable place and $5 gets me close to full charge in an hour - will be my "go-to" place until the NYC charger pops up

Just curious - where do you usually park? Is there no way to plug in there?

 

[itzSamit]

Just curious - where do you usually park? Is there no way to plug in there?

It's a valet parking facility so i haven't seen the charger myself - they drive it up a ramp and park where they charge - its worked well so far for me and $5 doesn't bother me

 

[JasonMAtwood]

What's so bad about JFK? I've charged there a few times and other than the Uber drivers and car service waiting around for pickups and making it inconvenient to get into the stalls at times, my experience has been fine.

It was VERY broken the last time I went. All 4 stalls wouldn't charge. Long haul for a short slide.

 

[JasonMAtwood]

It's a valet parking facility so i haven't seen the charger myself - they drive it up a ramp and park where they charge - its worked well so far for me and $5 doesn't bother me

So you drive, up, say "Please charge my Tesla for an hour" and they take it, charge it and drive it back to you? I assume you pay and tip?

 

[Stasla]

It's a valet parking facility so i haven't seen the charger myself - they drive it up a ramp and park where they charge - its worked well so far for me and $5 doesn't bother me

I meant where do you park it overnight, living in the city?

 

[kort677]

I meant where do you park it overnight, living in the city?

there are parking garages all over town, albeit very expensive ones, I believe the current rates run close to $600+ per month.

 

[Stasla]

there are parking garages all over town, albeit very expensive ones, I believe the current rates run close to $600+ per month.

Nah - there are plenty of ones in the $400 range - depends on the area. There are also a LOT of them with HPWCs... just search for destination chargers in Manhattan - and some with J1772. Hence my question. Why drive all the way to Brooklyn if you can find a garage with a charger?

 

[itzSamit]

Nah - there are plenty of ones in the $400 range - depends on the area. There are also a LOT of them with HPWCs... just search for destination chargers in Manhattan - and some with J1772. Hence my question. Why drive all the way to Brooklyn if you can find a garage with a charger?

I haven't found a reliable garage in Manhattan so far - most experiences have been bad with charging (i am in downtown) - the Brooklyn Supercharges is only 5 miles away and is a nice area so it works well to go there after dinner and have a full charge in an hour for $5

 

[RAW84]

$5 isn't bad for NYC...the supercharger in Boston is in the Prudential Center: $12 minimum charge.

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[JasonMAtwood]

So I ended up going yesterday as it is 20 minutes closer than JFK. It is valet parking. You drive up to the front, someone comes out to greet you, hands you a ticket, drives your car up and into the garage, parks it, plugs it in and you text when you want it back (Give them about 5-10 minutes). They charged me $10 for under an hour (I had places to go) and it charged at 74kwh pretty much the whole time I was watching through the App. So for me, while it is closer, it is pretty dependant on someone else (person). Plenty of good places to go around there though.

Hope this helps.

 

[itzSamit]

So I ended up going yesterday as it is 20 minutes closer than JFK. It is valet parking. You drive up to the front, someone comes out to greet you, hands you a ticket, drives your car up and into the garage, parks it, plugs it in and you text when you want it back (Give them about 5-10 minutes). They charged me $10 for under an hour (I had places to go) and it charged at 74kwh pretty much the whole time I was watching through the App. So for me, while it is closer, it is pretty dependant on someone else (person). Plenty of good places to go around there though.

Hope this helps.

Surprised they charged you $10 - I have used them 4-5 times so far and they always charged me $5

 

[stefancw]

Not sure if they updated their pricing scheme:

 

[Stasla]

Not sure if they updated their pricing scheme:
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$20 upcharge for Teslas?! That's downright ridiculous! It's not a supercharger- it's a very expensive fast destination charger...