Supercharger - North Bethesda, MD

[Only Trons]

Drove by this location today at about 11 a.m. No power to any of the pedestals (and yes, I did try all of them!)

 

[clydeiii]

North Bethesda, MD Supercharger is Open | PlugInSites

 

[Thinkje]

Stall 3B is working for me tonight (haven’t tried the other ones).

 

[Only Trons]

@Thinkje

OK .. I don’t get it. I was there earlier today with no (zero) success at ANY pedestal. I don't understand how we determine "first visit" in such a scenario.

Seriously, I tried EVERY pedestal ...

 

[Thinkje]

@Thinkje

OK .. I don’t get it. I was there earlier today with no (zero) success at ANY pedestal. I don't understand how we determine "first visit" in such a scenario.

Seriously, I tried EVERY pedestal ...

When I stopped by on Tuesday night (the day the Supercharger appeared on the Nav map and the Tesla app showed 2 of 8 stalls available), 6 stalls had no power, and stalls 4A and 4B would not charge my car. When I saw somebody checked in on PlugShare on Wednesday afternoon, I looked at the numbers of stalls available on the Tesla app, and the numbers kept changing from 3/8 up to 6/8, so I drove back on Wednesday evening and successfully charged on stall 3B.

 

[atechsnob]

Was able to charge today successfully I want to say on 4A or 4B around 12pm

 

[Mdsbrain]

I too was there Thursday evening and only found 1A and 1B working. I must of been there the same time as you were when your S worked on 4A. I tried 6A/B and 5 then shifted down to 1B since someone was charging on 1A.

 

[Aabrah]

Is anyone else getting very slow charging speeds at this location and Rockville town center. Been to both and never crossing 20kw = 70 mi/hr. That is not the definition of “supercharger”

 

[willow_hiller]

Is anyone else getting very slow charging speeds at this location and Rockville town center. Been to both and never crossing 20kw = 70 mi/hr. That is not the definition of “supercharger”

I got about 23 kW at this Supercharger last week, but my state of charge was already over 70% or so, and it was cold and damp outside. All could have been contributing factors.

Urban Supercharger max kW is around 70 kW, so maybe they're scaling the taper at the same rate as a full Supercharger accidentally.

 

[Big Earl]

Is anyone else getting very slow charging speeds at this location and Rockville town center. Been to both and never crossing 20kw = 70 mi/hr. That is not the definition of “supercharger”

Is your battery warm before arriving to the Supercharger or are you driving just a couple of miles and plugging in? A cold battery can't charge quickly.

If you are local and need to use this for regular charging, I recommend preconditioning the car from the app for 20 minutes before you leave the house. Once you're in the car, navigate to the Supercharger by selecting its pin on the map and pressing the navigate button. This will continue to heat the battery while en route to the charger.

 

[Aabrah]

“If you are local and need to use this for regular charging, I recommend preconditioning the car from the app for 20 minutes before you leave the house. “

I am local but even when I drive 10-15 miles to get the Gaithersburg often times that supercharge station is slow too. It’s hit or miss at that location.

when you say precondition the car from the app 20 mins before use, can you further explain what you mean? Sorry, I’m a newbie with Tesla’s!
Thanks!

 

[Big Earl]

A 10-15 minute drive is not enough time to bring a 1,000 pound battery pack up to the temperature required for really fast charging.

Go into the app from your phone and turn climate control on. This will heat the cabin and the battery. Navigating to the Supercharger will further heat the battery.

 

[Aabrah]

A 10-15 minute drive is not enough time to bring a 1,000 pound battery pack up to the temperature required for really fast charging.

Go into the app from your phone and turn climate control on. This will heat the cabin and the battery. Navigating to the Supercharger will further heat the battery.

Thanks!!

 

[chgiroux]

Thank you @CloudT for posting pictures of the garage at Pike and Rose. Because of them I knew I was in the right spot. Until now the only chargers I used were the public chargers on the 2nd floor. Had to drive all the way to the Level 6 to find them.

 

[clydeiii]

Anyone know why this is now showing up as "limited service" on the in-car map?

 

[theflyer]

Anyone know why this is now showing up as "limited service" on the in-car map?

Read this thread and you'll know why.

 

[bhakan]

I noticed a new "Washington DC Wisconsin Ave NW" SC on my list of SCs. Is that new? Seems like near GW. Must be an urban charger like North Bethesda.

 

[mociaf9]

I noticed a new "Washington DC Wisconsin Ave NW" SC on my list of SCs. Is that new? Seems like near GW. Must be an urban charger like North Bethesda.
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Existing TMC thread for that location: Supercharger - Washington, DC (Wisconsin Ave NW)

And, yes, it's urban superchargers like North Bethesda.

 

[bhakan]

Existing TMC thread for that location: Supercharger - Washington, DC (Wisconsin Ave NW)

And, yes, it's urban superchargers like North Bethesda.

Ok. Thx. It showed up just this eve on my App.

 

[bhakan]

I am the only one at the North Bethesda charger. Still it charges only 67kW. Since everything is closed the garage is empty social distancing to the max.