The last couple of years he's managed by using other supercharges but this will make it far easier since he stays in Ellsworth for business in Bar Harbor. He uses superchargers a fair amount while I'm on year 5 of owning Telsa's and have never supercharged
*NEVER* supercharged in 5 years!?!?!?!The last couple of years he's managed by using other supercharges but this will make it far easier since he stays in Ellsworth for business in Bar Harbor. He uses superchargers a fair amount while I'm on year 5 of owning Telsa's and have never supercharged
Nope I just don't drive more then 200 miles away from home (round trip) and with the Pandemic and working from home my annual mileage dropped to about 7k. Was planning a ski trip this winter which would have required supercharging but the trip never happened. Someday. More then once I've thought I should just do it for the experience.
When in doubt, look for that information while in your car. That is the best way to get the most accurate status of a site and how many stalls may currently be available (or if the site is, as sometime happens, temporarily closed). Well, the best way is to speak with someone who is actually there charging of course, but that's a little harder to do
I have found several times the in-car app omits some superchargers. There is one on MA-128 at the Service Center that usually does not show up. There is another on the CT Turnpike (I-95) at rest stop that usually doesn't show. The rest stop charger is very small, and there is a large SC at the next exit mall. There was another charger I stopped at in the South (Tennessee?) not in-app, which I only found by accident.When in doubt, look for that information while in your car. That is the best way to get the most accurate status of a site and how many stalls may currently be available (or if the site is, as sometime happens, temporarily closed). Well, the best way is to speak with someone who is actually there charging of course, but that's a little harder to do
To be fair, there are times when a site has just been finished that you will see mention of it here on TMC (or in other social media) that a site is open before it even shows up in the car's navigation system. The lag between open and it showing up in-car is narrowing these days (usually, but not always).
In particular, both of those have been removed from the in-car nav. The Dedham SC one is usually full of cars leaving service (or being delivered). The old 4-stall I-95 ones have been replaced by new installations, and the old ones will eventually go away.
I'm surprised you say this. Dedham is in my in-car nav, I drove past it today and it reported 6 stalls open. Similarly, the Milford CT 2-stall superchargers off I-95 (NB and SB) both showed up in in-car nav last week when I was in the area.
I have seen this behavior, which can be frustrating/confusing. When I am planning a route, it nice to know ALL the options. Even if Tesla is trying to direct folks away from the Dedham SC (for good reason), it is nice to know its there if needed. I have used it thrice in quasi-emergency situations, and there was no problem about accessibility. For Tesla, Supercharge.info seems to be the most complete (although it does not do real-time usage), followed by Plugshare. Worse than Tesla is Google.
We just walked that entire parking lot with our dog when we were up to Bar Harbor 2 weeks ago and there was no sign of construction on the other end. That was quick.
The Two Chargers are up, but not operating.
