Supercharger - Glendive, MT

[Bighorn]

 

[PLUS EV]

@Chuq @MarcoRP

 

[lightfoot3b]

You were spotted heading East on I-94!

Coming to Dickinson?

 

[PACEMD]

Sounds like lightfoot has hacked into Bighorn's video feed.........he knows when you've been good or bad so be.........

 

[Bighorn]

I saw a spy headed west. Back at Glendive, both sets seem a bit slow. Not on Nav yet, so no battery conditioning, but Dickinson was much faster.

 

[Bighorn]

Not great drainage.

picture is deceptive. Front wheel looks likes it’s in a sink joke irl.

 

[smartypnz]

Not great drainage.
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picture is deceptive. Front wheel looks likes it’s in a sink joke irl.

and the charger is lower than the others in the pic.

 

[Bighorn]

*sink hole

 

[Phil Seastrand]

Glendive is down - all stations would not charge my car, and someone else reported the same results. Called Tesla and they diagnosed a problem with the car, but I was able to charge with no problems in Dickinson when I finally got there.

 

[tharasix]

This is really bad news for any trip through that area. I have a reservation at that hotel in August for a western road trip. I hope it's up soon.

 

[outdoors]

This is really bad news for any trip through that area. I have a reservation at that hotel in August for a western road trip. I hope it's up soon.

No problem charging this morning. Pulled 130kW. Which is normal based on high SOC coming in. Saw activity as well on the screen from others. I remember when these first went in they were kind of sticky and tight. Really had to push hard.

 

[Phil Seastrand]

Stopped here on the return trip and all is good again.

 

[threeputts]

Was here Saturday evening. Noticed there were a dozen or so spots along the side road in front of the hotel with outlets on posts. 6-20 I think? Or maybe just 120 V, not sure how to tell. An e-tron was plugged in to one of them.

 

[PLUS EV]

Was here Saturday evening. Noticed there were a dozen or so spots along the side road in front of the hotel with outlets on posts. 6-20 I think? Or maybe just 120 V, not sure how to tell. An e-tron was plugged in to one of them. View attachment 715200 View attachment 715201

A lot of hotels across the northern tier have these to keep ICEs warm during winter. Being from Minnesota, I'm surprised you don't know this!

Of course EVs can plug in for a trickle charge as well. I've done this at some AmericInns (they all seem to have them) just to top up to 90+% before I check out.

 

[threeputts]

A lot of hotels across the northern tier have these to keep ICEs warm during winter. Being from Minnesota, I'm surprised you don't know this!

Never owned a car with an engine block heater or any kind of RV. Until getting an EV I never noticed where electrical outlets were present or absent outside my home or office. So those are just 5-15 outlets?

 

[SageBrush]

So those are just 5-15 outlets?

Looks like 5-20 (16 Amps, 120 V) to me. Photo from Tesla

 

[tharasix]

That's right, 5-20. I noticed those when I was there in August, but the fact that they're installed ground up complicates the use of the mobile charger unless you're OK with bending the plug wire. I decided not to mess with it and just use the supercharger.

 

[khorton]

We were very dismayed to find the chargers blocked off for lot repaving today. The hotel forget to inform Tesla, so the chargers were still considered as available. We were able to get to the last station with a lot of manoeuvreing.