What are the details of your trip? We can help you make alternate plans.
It annoys me that people keep going back to this supercharger when there are other options and we all know this location is a sh!t show.
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Supercharger - San Diego, CA (Qualcomm / Pacific Heights Blvd., 12 V2 stalls)
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It annoys me that people keep going back to this supercharger when there are other options and we all know this location is a sh!t show.
Fusion
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I'm going to be coming down from LA and taking the kiddies to Legoland and will be in SD for about 4 days. Maybe I'll try to top off at the last Supercharger before SD and hopefully I will have enough to go back and top off to leave.
For sure. Fill up at San Clemente on the way to San Diego. Also, look for destination chargers near where you're staying. Most of the ones in the Tesla network say "for patrons only", but it can be worthwhile to call these businesses and ask if there's any sort of arrangement you can make. Then there's PlugShare, which lists all sorts of public chargers.
Doug Martoccia
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I find destination chargers at hotels a much better option for charging. Put them in your plans!
Love the Dana Carvey/W reference. Plus, like your logic. Limited charging locations/options take a bit of ingenuity at times. Seems like you've definitely got it figured out. Kudos.
Dan Quayle, still gaining acceptance (different Bush, same Carvey).
Completely agree. I had been stressing about a recent trip to Orlando due to the lack of a super convenient Supercharger. Turns out the place we stayed at had unadvertised destination charging, and I never even went to a Supercharger in Orlando. That & 3 destination chargers on the way down & back made me a firm believer in their merit. It's just like the convenience of having your charger at home.
According to PlugShare, these are free for charging but to get into the lot will cost you the parking lot fee. I believe these are in front of the hotel, so theoretically you can access them 24/7. PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You
Strange. The Plugshare entry seems new in 2018. It now shows 6 stations. I remember there being two stations a couple years ago. Maybe they deleted the original Plugshare entry while they were doing the upgrade and then created a new one.
bkp_duke
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There's a recent post showing pictures of Chargepoint chargers with 6 stations.
These are hit or miss. We go to LegoLand frequently and is it common for 50% of them to be non-operational or ICE'd.
Fusion
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SR-75
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Thanks, your correct, this is thread is about the Qualcomm Supercharger as I did not reference other location. Back home now from a great trip with our Tesla except the Qualcomm issue. Qualcomm Supercharger was the only place we had to wait.
Sure hope the Qualcomm issues get sorted out or several more superchargers open before our annual trip to Solana Beach in January is here. The timeshare where we stay doesn't seem interested in destination chargers and I've sent them information showing how they could turn out to be free numerous times but no luck. This will be our first time in a Tesla as just got our Model 3 June 11. I tell people about traveling shouldn't be a problem, especially in CA. Hope San Diego doesn't drop the ball and prove me wrong.
It's a bit of a hike, but I think the Downtown one is close enough to completion that it should be good by then. Maybe Carlsbad too. And those will hopefully reduce load on Qualcomm too.
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