There is one in Russia. It actually has both the US and the European plug! It doesn't show up on any official map. I think there are several privately owned Superchargers. Or at least private access.
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Supercharger - Buena Park, CA (removed from car nav 31 Aug 2018 but still operational, 8 V2 stalls)
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There is one in Russia. It actually has both the US and the European plug! It doesn't show up on any official map. I think there are several privately owned Superchargers. Or at least private access.
So they really don’t want people to charge here any more. The station is also gone from PlugShare. Funny though that Google maps, which is used by PlugShare still shows the station. But PlugShare itself doesn’t show it any more.
Wow....I had not noticed this....but I rarely cared to go to that Service Center or the Supercharger. They should have just left it on plugshare and marked it as restricted. That generally discourages people from trying things because there is available information about the location.
Removing it makes it unclear on whether or not it should be public use or not. From what I was told, Buena Park had a supercharger in the back for its own needs, but I'm sure with the sales Blitz they needed the extra superchargers upfront.
Downey is not a viable alternative for this and will just impact Santa Ana and Fountain Valley locations.
With the sales/production ramps I doubt they will reopen this location and just make us wait until a new location opens up.
I agree, it should be marked as temporary closure or reduced service or something like that. If I'm in desperate need to charge, I do not mind waiting in line.
It's more of a general problem for Tesla. They have to decide if they are going to build as many Superchargers are they need to support the number of cars they are selling or not. Supercharger build out has just barely been keeping up with the sales of Model S/X. Now with the Model 3 being sold in much higher numbers, the Superchargers are overrun very soon. I mean, honestly, we all saw it coming, yet Tesla kept handing out free Supercharging for life.
It's more of a general problem for Tesla. They have to decide if they are going to build as many Superchargers are they need to support the number of cars they are selling or not. Supercharger build out has just barely been keeping up with the sales of Model S/X. Now with the Model 3 being sold in much higher numbers, the Superchargers are overrun very soon. I mean, honestly, we all saw it coming, yet Tesla kept handing out free Supercharging for life.
Me too.
They supposedly opened it up for the holiday weekend and decided to tell service not to use them until Monday. Nice to have these back for a few days since Santa Ana is crazy with shoppers.
i think it is the same situation in Amsterdam. Used to be always in top 10 busiest supercharger in the world. But i think now they strictly limit usage only to the service center there or something.
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Last time I charged in Buena Park, half the cars were locals. They'd rather sit in their cars reading the paper, blocking long-distance travelers, so they can save a dollar. Yes, I had to sit and wait, and while waiting went around to talk to some of them. One woman insisted she had the right, insisting Tesla had sold her her car with "free charging, and it's only a mile from your home". Up here, we call that being jerks. This is why most Tesla charging sites are in parking lots off the freeway, NOT IN TOWN.
If Buena Park Tesla owners would add up the costs of driving to and from and sitting doing nothing several times a week or month, they could afford a home 14-50 outlet and charge at home at night. Oh, yeah, it's not "free", is it? This is why Model 3s are now being charged for charging. Thanks, y'all. Maybe Tesla will just put a supercharger in your driveway for you so you don't have to drive clear over to the supercharger.
Free always invites abuse.
If Buena Park Tesla owners would add up the costs of driving to and from and sitting doing nothing several times a week or month, they could afford a home 14-50 outlet and charge at home at night. Oh, yeah, it's not "free", is it? This is why Model 3s are now being charged for charging. Thanks, y'all. Maybe Tesla will just put a supercharger in your driveway for you so you don't have to drive clear over to the supercharger.
Free always invites abuse.
Actually, since it is specifically about someone who lives a mile from the Buena Park Supercharger using that Supercharger to charge her car, it is on topic.
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Come on. Admit it. You like to disagree with me. If I didn't say anything that post would have been swatted to the off-topic forum
My guess is a limited time run of on NAV listing only during the holiday travel season. Possibly only during Thanksgiving weekend and maybe a quick return during Christmas/New Years. But once those are past, expect it to sink back into murk of NAV oblivion.
That would be my guess as well. Tesla put this SC back on the in-car nav to try to alleviate Supercharger crowding during busy travel days.
This location now has two extra stalls. The same temporary 'urban type' pedestals that were added to several other superchargers. Charge rate is only 46 kW even though I was the only one at the temporary one. But that's 46 kW faster than waiting in line.
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