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RTPEV
Active Member
Non-local here, but I'm pretty sure I could contrive a trip where Kettleman City is the optimal stop going one way and Firebaugh on the return trip (or vice versa). Besides, more options are always good. Sometimes you just have to go to the bathroom, or it's time for lunch, when you're at Firebaugh, even if the car could make it to Kettleman City.
Brovane
Member
More options the better. If you are driving during a congested time the route planning software in the car could suggest you stop at a certain location versus another to help balance out the congestion.
AMPd
Well-Known Member
Never thought I’d see the day when people would question why Tesla is installing a supercharger.
Don't pictures from post #1 show the Superchargers installed right next to each other? It doesn't look like there's room to pull through.
Its curious that people are still trying to thumb-in-the-wind "optimal" supercharger distances, especially on the 5 when they're all so close.
Like, who actually plans their Tesla road trips anymore? That's so 5 years ago.
Like, who actually plans their Tesla road trips anymore? That's so 5 years ago.
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
You and I don't have the same bladder. I have a 700-mile range car (2000 Honda Insight, 10-gallon tank) and I cannot last. Even in my 500-mile range Sprinter, I have to stop. When I used to commute SF<->LA after college, I always stopped at Button Willow for gas which was a good distance on my bladder. Pretty much every car since has at least made it this far (including the TM3), as I age this may be a bit too far. My dad's joke was he couldn't cross a parking lot w/o looking for another restroom.
AMPd
Well-Known Member
500 mile range would be nice but only if it’s paired with a 500 mile range seat, Tesla seats have a range of 200 miles for me before I need to get up.
AdamMacDon
Member
Wow that is almost unbelievable. I went stopped at the Kettleman SC during my America road trip and couldn't believe how many stalls there were. I wonder how many MWh of electricity were pumped out that day just at that site! Outside of Cali, any supercharger stop with more than 4 stalls never has a wait.
500+ mile range cars will offer the ability to not require charging for certain trips, which means any bio/meal breaks can happen at a place of our choosing with no charging needs.
As an example for a while when traveling from Seattle to Portland our only stop ever was in Centralia's supercharger, with access to maybe half a dozen specific restaurants, most of them chain fast food. A desired stop at a favorite restaurant in Olympia or Longview never penciled out because we knew we'd have to stop in Centralia. So the need to charge a 200-mile car (particularly in Winters) overrode stopping where we actually wanted to. a 500+ mile car will make preferred stopping locations much more reasonable.
As an example for a while when traveling from Seattle to Portland our only stop ever was in Centralia's supercharger, with access to maybe half a dozen specific restaurants, most of them chain fast food. A desired stop at a favorite restaurant in Olympia or Longview never penciled out because we knew we'd have to stop in Centralia. So the need to charge a 200-mile car (particularly in Winters) overrode stopping where we actually wanted to. a 500+ mile car will make preferred stopping locations much more reasonable.
That Google Maps visualization is misleading because Google Maps is simply offering you directions to a single/random location within Firebaugh. 93622 zip code belongs to Firebaugh. The location of the supercharger is in Firebaugh.
46272 West Panoche Road, Firebaugh, CA 93622
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Michelle_eriw
Member
Love the new location option. I have gotten tired of stopping at the same boring places during my trips from SF to LA.
Hopefully, my older MX 75 will charge faster than some of the chargers at other locations that drop the KWH substantially in practice.
Good idea. Bruce, can you rename the thread title to
“Supercharger - Firebaugh (PANOCHE), CA”?
@bmah
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