Load balancing in action
Trip planner suggested to charge 10 min at new charger and then 20 min at the old one:
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If you look on the NAV map it does show up but they are so close together you need to enlarge to go there.
As @MSMike noted, both locations are shown in the car nav. I am also surprised that the car nav directed you to the older, and much smaller location. Are you certain that the nav told you to turn right when you were on Morgan Way, as opposed to left? The two Supercharger addresses are both on Morgan Way. One is street number 111, the other is number 134.
Next time you travel to Mt Shasta, bring up that area in the car nav map, tap on the icon for that Supercharger (right next to the first Mt Shasta Supercharger) and tap “Navigate to” and the car will show you the route. No need to use another device.
Tesla nav does not appear to be capable of “allocating” cars between the two Mt Shasta Superchargers. If you arrive at one of those locations and it is full, go to the other location. Though clearly the newer location is far less likely to be busy than the older location which has only 4 stalls.
It would probably be better for Tesla to rename the Shasta superchargers as "Mt. Shasta #1" and "Mt. Shasta #2" instead of using the address. If someone sees either "#1" or "#2" in the name their automatic thought will be to wonder where the other location is and how full it is. That might help to even out the usage a bit. Either that or get their navigation software to more intelligently and evenly distribute users to both locations.
I think this is the easiest and best solution. It has always tried to guide me to #1 for whatever reason.
One more note about this recent visit. As we pulled out of Shasta and made a left to approach the I-5 on-ramp, another motorist informed us that one of my camper taillights was not operating. My wife was driving, and she pulled off in a gravel area in the on-ramp so I could check before we entered the highway. It was just a slightly loose 7-pin connection at the LED adapter, and when I went back to check on the taillights, California Highway Patrol pulled in behind me.
I explained to the officer what I was doing, and he seemed relatively disinterested and instead started asking me about how towing was going with the Tesla. We talked about range, and I expressed my feelings about the 90 packs being less than optimal in the Tesla collection, especially when towing. He told me he agreed, as he also had an X that he uses to tow a boat to Shasta Lake! He said he has difficulty making the round trip from Mt. Shasta City to the lake and back up the hill with the boat. We agreed it's probably due to the lack of aerodynamics with the boat. My wife was a little concerned watching the 10-15 minute exchange with the CHP in the trailer rear view camera.
One more note about this recent visit. As we pulled out of Shasta and made a left to approach the I-5 on-ramp, another motorist informed us that one of my camper taillights was not operating. My wife was driving, and she pulled off in a gravel area in the on-ramp so I could check before we entered the highway. It was just a slightly loose 7-pin connection at the LED adapter, and when I went back to check on the taillights, California Highway Patrol pulled in behind me.
I explained to the officer what I was doing, and he seemed relatively disinterested and instead started asking me about how towing was going with the Tesla. We talked about range, and I expressed my feelings about the 90 packs being less than optimal in the Tesla collection, especially when towing. He told me he agreed, as he also had an X that he uses to tow a boat to Shasta Lake! He said he has difficulty making the round trip from Mt. Shasta City to the lake and back up the hill with the boat. We agreed it's probably due to the lack of aerodynamics with the boat. My wife was a little concerned watching the 10-15 minute exchange with the CHP in the trailer rear view camera.
