Supercharger - Cottonwood, CA (LIVE 4 May 2022, 12 V3 stalls)

[ninerbynature]

OG red bluff location officially dead to me. woohoo

 

[Girrockz]

OG red bluff location officially dead to me. woohoo

Same same

 

[Fnlrun]

I'll never go back to OG RB lol

 

[ninerbynature]

I'll never go back to OG RB lol

#2 looks good from the pictures but I haven't stopped by yet to see if might prefer it over cottonwood. Or maybe I hit either one depending on which direction I'm headed.... whatever works!

 

[Fnlrun]

I'm just excited their working lol. Now lets break ground for Redding!

 

[PLUS EV]

OG red bluff location officially dead to me. woohoo

I'm just glad I can finally go back there now that you bums won't be hanging around

 

[israndy]

Dam, of course it comes on when I am stranded at the Salt Lake Service Center for a week

 

[ninerbynature]

I'm just glad I can finally go back there now that you bums won't be hanging around

I think you might still have friend or two there

 

[Ampster]

The transformer has been installed as of today. Hopefully, it won't be much longer before the Cottonwood Supercharger is live.View attachment 797880

We are charging there today.

 

[bmah]

Charging here now. There’s some indication that the 2 set of stalls is down but there’s nothing in the app or the Nav to indicate this.

Bruce

 

[israndy]

I don't know that they discover the bad stalls immediately, that's why it's always best practice to toss the cord over the top of the charger if it's not working. I think they just check if no one has used a charger in a time they will mark it as bad and schedule a tech to check it out. Living next to a Supercharger I see them all the time. Wish other vendors were so concerned about uptime.

 

[CarolL]

Nav map shows reduced service. Two stalls blocked off but the rest are working.

 

[Big Earl]

I don't know that they discover the bad stalls immediately, that's why it's always best practice to toss the cord over the top of the charger if it's not working. I think they just check if no one has used a charger in a time they will mark it as bad and schedule a tech to check it out. Living next to a Supercharger I see them all the time. Wish other vendors were so concerned about uptime.

That's one way of doing it, and generally makes for a better end user experience since people can see that the charger is down and not bother with it.

On the other hand, I read somewhere around here (possibly speculation, possibly based on a real conversation with someone at Tesla) that Tesla can compare button clicks on the charge handle (to open the charge port) with successful charging sessions. Superchargers and the cars are sophisticated enough to self-report errors, which might garner Tesla's attention more quickly than a stall that hasn't been used in a while, especially at stations with lower utilization.

So I'm torn on what to do. Toss the handle over the stall or let people figure it out on their own.

 

[ninerbynature]

That's one way of doing it, and generally makes for a better end user experience since people can see that the charger is down and not bother with it.

On the other hand, I read somewhere around here (possibly speculation, possibly based on a real conversation with someone at Tesla) that Tesla can compare button clicks on the charge handle (to open the charge port) with successful charging sessions. Superchargers and the cars are sophisticated enough to self-report errors, which might garner Tesla's attention more quickly than a stall that hasn't been used in a while, especially at stations with lower utilization.

So I'm torn on what to do. Toss the handle over the stall or let people figure it out on their own.

It’s pretty simple to see multiple cars plugging into a stall and unsuccessfully charging, then moving to a new stall and charging successfully. No button math required. Enough cars do it and it triggers

 

[israndy]

So I'm torn on what to do. Toss the handle over the stall or let people figure it out on their own.

I always toss it, I hate it when a charger doesn't work and I have to move, so I hope the guy before me would put the cable over the top if it was discovered as non-functional

I am not sure what the comments about the button push are, I never use the button to open the door, just lean on the car with my butt to open the flap. I do use the button to stop the charge and release the cable.

 

[cpa]

I guess that I am the outlier. I open the charge port from the touchscreen. Easier to do and also saves on some burnt flesh in summer when temps are hot if all I have to do is insert the plug. I also stop charging from the touchscreen and unlock the port to remove the plug.