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There has been an ownership change at Carl's since original install. Perhaps Tesla has issues with the new owners.I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head there.
If Tesla could and would fix problem sites like Quartzsite in a few months rather than having them persist, it would be a non-problem. Letting them linger on as regular congestion that anyone frequenting that route encounters on a weekend or holiday or whatever, then it provides opportunity for bad press not to mention the impact it has on owner satisfaction.
I know people don't like talking about Tesla shortcomings, but why wouldn't they address sites like this if they could?
I probably wouldn't attempt Indio to Buckeye since it is uphill but Buckeye to Indio might be doable if you are careful (definitely start out under the speed limit). And as you point out you need to watch the winds. Here is a helpful link to give you an idea what you are getting into:I also see "Reduced Service" on my navigation screen for Quartzsite I wonder what's up- I may have to change my travel plans, Pushing it for Buckeye to Indio might be too much for an S85 especially if there are any winds. The detour though Gila Bend, Yuma and El Centro would require an extra 50 miles or so to get to Garden Grove from Tucson.
Original plan was Buckeye, Quartzsite, Indio, Cabazon, then Santa Ana. Now it might be Gila Bend, Yuma, El Centro, then Indio, Cabazon and Santa Ana. It's an extra 25 miles, which isn't so bad, but it's a lot of 2 lane road from El Centro to Indio
So much for the southern cross country route being covered.
I call those "character builders!"Plus EV- Thanks for the info- I am planning to travel next week, so we'll hopefully get an update between now and then. We'll decide on the final routing just before we leave Tucson. We'll check the navigation system's report and make the decision based upon that. It's been pretty accurate for us so far when traveling, We usually just program the next supercharger as the destination, then charge to 20% more than it takes to get there just to have a reserve. This plan has saved us a few times as I'll explain later
If we do the Gila Bend/Yuma/El Centro route, we'll probably go up to Indio just to avoid the traffic in SD area. I know there will be plenty of traffic going the Indio way too.
I am very aware of how bad the Supercharger locations in Gila Bend, Yuma and El Centro are- The locations are pretty stark, just like Quartzsite and even Buckeye. As a matter of fact El Centro is one of Two superchargers I've been to that the whole site was down, the other was Perry OK a few days after it opened before Tesla replaced the equipment to account for the voltage changes on the incoming power, something I think they do on all installs now. Had to charge at an RV park on that trip to make up for the missing Perry chargers. In El Centro's case - it was the day after a summer storm and it just hadn't been reset from a power outage yet. Limped into Yuma with about 17 miles of indicated range left that day a couple of years ago. We've been on quite a few ( not as many as Plus EV) trips and other than an occasional stall down, we've only had those two problems in over 4 years of ownership
Speaking of Quartzite... here are the new Urban stalls getting ICE'd by a biker group (yes, there was plenty of other parking at the time this photo was taken).
They looked like a friendly group that didn't realize anyone would come and use those stalls. I hope they would have cleared room had anyone asked them for access.Should make like Jerry Reed in "Smokey and the Bandit," and flatten those bikes with the Tesla Semi.
They looked like a friendly group that didn't realize anyone would come and use those stalls. I hope they would have cleared room had anyone asked them for access.