Supercharger location vandalized and down for a week: need owner alert system

[JRP3]

The Barstow California Supercharger has been reported as having been vandalized and it is currently shut down for repairs.

Tesla really needs to camera up the SC stations, plus obviously use more robust physical security measures to protect equipment.

Not sure why they can't rush a team there and splice in some wires.

 

[JPP]

Tesla Supercharger connecting LA to Vegas vandalized ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

 

[ecarfan]

Tesla Supercharger connecting LA to Vegas vandalized ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

See my OP that started this thread where I referred to that same incident. It's why I started this thread.

 

[GoTslaGo]

I wonder if Tesla could set up a GPS "fence" so to speak around the functioning superchargers when a supercharger in between goes down. So in this scenario, Barstow is down. Rancho C and Primm are up. Also Mojave and Needles are up. We'll focus on Rancho and Primm.

Once your Tesla is within 10-15 miles before and after Rancho or Primm, Tesla will send out a warning to the car (NOT your phone) directly, saying on the 17" screen:

"Barstow Supercharger is down, please consider stopping and charging at this supercharger you are approaching or leaving".

This maybe a more simple way of notification since the cars on that route are the ones that will be impacted by the Supercharger being down. Obviously if you've already passed the outer superchargers, then that's still a problem.

PS--good to see that they got Barstow back up on the updated article.

 

[JRP3]

Not sure why they can't rush a team there and splice in some wires.

PS--good to see that they got Barstow back up on the updated article.

I knew they could do it! Good job Tesla.

 

[JPP]

See my OP that started this thread where I referred to that same incident. It's why I started this thread.

My bad--the link had some extra photos....

 

[GoTslaGo]

My bad--the link had some extra photos....

Thanks for your extra link, it showed the new update that they fixed it! Probably would not have gone back to the original post to check.