It is working, they changed all the service centers to reduced status to discourage people from charging so they can charge cars being prepped for delivery
End of quarter they use a lot of the stalls for charging/delivery of new cars.
I just charged there a few hours ago. Station set me to 80% but I had no problem changing it to 90% with the app.
I usually charge to about 200 miles of rated range, and I get to Truckee with 40 to 60 miles of range, depending on speed and weather. I also have a bike on the bike rack.
barely. The car said I had to slow down to 45 mph at I was middle of the hill, but since the traffic was stopping anyway, I was not able to go faster. I BARELY made it. I know from experience that in extreme heat or cold, I need 85% to make it up that hill. done it many times.
That sounds about right. Our issue was towing about 900 pounds of extra weight in 105 degree heat up that 7,200 foot grade to the top. I wasn't expecting this SC to force limit my charge to 80%. On previous trips I was able to charge to 90%.
right. On most trips we are not carrying any extra weight and we are fine with an 80% charge at that location. As fate happened, they limited us at 80% without ability to increase it, at just the time we needed it most. We had not ability to increase above 80% on this trip at that location and that was the main point of my post. People charging there may want to keep that in mind in case they get limited like us and another owner we asked.
You've said this multiple times, but I am left thinking that you just failed to try to increase the limit correctly. It makes no sense that Tesla would set a hard limit, and I've never seen anything to indicate they would. I've always been able to increase an 80% limit to whatever level I want after it was initially set. And I'm including specifically Rocklin on my way up to Tahoe, which I've used many times over many years.
Agree with all this. I strongly suspect user error since this is the one and only time I have heard of someone not being able to override it.
Well I have tried to clarify multiple times as people keep asking, yet they keep thinking I don't know how this works. I understand it completely. I have been involved in the past to work with installation of superchargers as a consultant. I totally understand the process. Been using these locations for 4 years. I am telling you for certain that this location limited the car to 80% without the ability to bypass it in the normal way. The next stop at the top of the hill, I had no issue going to 90%
Somehow a couple of folks here just don't believe it. As I said, in the past, I have always been able to set the limit above 80% after the SC initially sets it to 80%. I make this trip twice a month down to the Fremont plant, so it was a surprise when it happened. User error, sure, right. I've said enough. Some people just don't think others know what they are talking about. Well I have tried to clarify multiple times as people keep asking, yet they keep thinking I don't know how this works. I understand it completely. I have been involved in the past to work with installation of superchargers as a consultant. I totally understand the process. Been using these locations for 4 years. I am telling you for certain that this location limited the car to 80% without the ability to bypass it in the normal way. The next stop at the top of the hill, I had no issue going to 90%
So I actually agree, it does not make any sense. This was the ONLY time I had an issue at this location. No need to try another stall as another person in an "S" was having the issue. When I saw it happening, I went around to ask other drivers and there was another person also being limited. I went to their car to attempt to reset the limit and was not accepted.
Next trip out to the factory I plan to ask about that issue. Just because it hasn't happened to you yet, it doesn't mean the issue was with our cars.
