Qualcomm also has these four free J1772 plugs across from the Superchargers for other EVs. I wonder if more Model 3 owners will crowd the J1772 outlets for a free charge like the M3 on the far right. What do you think?
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Supercharger - San Diego, CA (Qualcomm / Pacific Heights Blvd., 12 V2 stalls)
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Qualcomm also has these four free J1772 plugs across from the Superchargers for other EVs. I wonder if more Model 3 owners will crowd the J1772 outlets for a free charge like the M3 on the far right. What do you think?
There also more L2 chargers in the parking structure behind the buildings. But (at least a couple of years ago) these were always full of employee cars.
I'm a former Qualcomm employee (retired 2011). Those L2 spots are really supposed to be for employee use, and they are always in short supply.
They're really too slow for transient Teslas anyway. The wiring must be pretty long. Last I checked them I saw something like 196V, less than even the 208V you typically see at commercial sites with 3-phase power (vs single-family homes with 240V split-phase power).
They're really too slow for transient Teslas anyway. The wiring must be pretty long. Last I checked them I saw something like 196V, less than even the 208V you typically see at commercial sites with 3-phase power (vs single-family homes with 240V split-phase power).
I’m in a Model S loaner from the San Diego Service Center with only 11% charge on the MS75. Can’t make it home without a quick charge stop. The queue line is officially 10 cars deep on this heavy travel day before the 4th.
Everything about Supercharging in San Diego is pretty awful.
Should post that picture at the Tesla store at UTC
Why would they when it is free to supercharge at this location... whoops did I tell the masses of model 3 to charge at the supercharger at Qualcomm campus?
Tesla needs to expand this location or get more up and running in san diego. Cant wait for black mountain and the 2 Carlsbad location to open up to relieve Qualcomm a bit but I suspect until they charge model 3 for supercharging here all this would do is force model s to charge at those new locations and Qualcomm campus will see floods of model 3 all the time.
Also the bullshit location in downtown is useless because they charge for parking and no one is going to go there unless they are in a pinch. Tesla should stop with those paid parking location because it will do little to alleviate the crowding problem.
Moderator note: 3 posts about the San Diego A St Supercharger were moved to the thread that is specific to that Supercharger. Thanks.
twonius
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Woot! 40 minute wait for a charge last night at 10pm.
Cycle time was about 5 minutes meaning a lot of people were doing long charges. I just grabbed what I needed to get home but both cars next to me were there when I showed up and left.
Might finally be time to get that Chademo adapter
Cycle time was about 5 minutes meaning a lot of people were doing long charges. I just grabbed what I needed to get home but both cars next to me were there when I showed up and left.
Might finally be time to get that Chademo adapter
twonius
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Yeah i had a lot of issues with charger 4B on Sunday. After several reconnects and rebooting the MCU twice I managed to squeak out 58kw.
I tried calling tesla service about it but it took them longer to answer the phone than my supercharger session. (not good)
Graffi
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All Non-Tesla fast charging in the San Diego area are WAY more expensive than home charging. Why would anyone in San Diego want to use Chademo rather than either home or Supercharger if traveling?
twonius
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after that I actually emailed Tesla to see if I could get a Chademo adapter instead of the wall unit coming to me for a referral. It's cheaper but I don't think the referral program terms allow it.
twonius
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Because they don't have home charging.
Also if you're headed away from the coast it's way more convenient, especially if you're further North and don't want to wait at Sorrento Valley, or down South and it's just not practical to do a 40 mile round trip for a top off before heading inland.
Imagine you're going out to Julain but you're a bit low on charge. You can either stop in Downtown, detour through Qualcomm (and wait an hour) or you can top off at a Nissan Dealer in Poway along the way.
Eventually we'll see a charger at 4S Ranch and in El Cajon but maybe we'll see those by the end of the year.
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Graffi
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Still, for a Tesla it is still cheaper to use the "A" Street Supercharger than paying for much slower Chademo charging. Even with a Model 3 paying for the electricity, I believe paying for parking and Electricity is still cheaper than using Chademo.
Also I hope they place the El Cajon Supercharger somewhere like the Walmart Super Center off of I-8 at Los Coches Road. It even has a nice ring to it, "Tesla Supercharger at the Walmart Supercenter at Los Coches Road."
This would serve all East and West bound Teslas entering and exiting the San Diego area, and relieve a lot of pressure on the San Diego Sorrento Valley Supercharger, maybe even cause the waiting time to charge to be reduced to ZERO. (edited to bring it back on topic.)
Also I hope they place the El Cajon Supercharger somewhere like the Walmart Super Center off of I-8 at Los Coches Road. It even has a nice ring to it, "Tesla Supercharger at the Walmart Supercenter at Los Coches Road."
This would serve all East and West bound Teslas entering and exiting the San Diego area, and relieve a lot of pressure on the San Diego Sorrento Valley Supercharger, maybe even cause the waiting time to charge to be reduced to ZERO. (edited to bring it back on topic.)
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