Supercharger - Strasburg, VA

[thetigerfans]

Used this supercharger last Friday. Worked great and fast. I saw someone had an issue but when that happens to me just stop disconnect and it's worked. Question poor contact?

I did all the things one is supposed to do. First I unplugged and moved. That didn't work, so I called HQ, and they could not find anything wrong.

 

[andrewket]

I did all the things one is supposed to do. First I unplugged and moved. That didn't work, so I called HQ, and they could not find anything wrong.

Look for debris in your charge port.

 

[thetigerfans]

Look for debris in your charge port.

Thanks for all the suggestions and interest in my problem. I should mention that on our most recent road trip we crossed the 93K mark, so we (and our 60) are not newbies. But no, there wasn't any debris in the charge port. However, months ago we did have an issue with the charge port popping open, and found a half crushed bug on the magnet!

Does anyone know of a thread for high mileage owners? I would like to share our experiences with others.

Happy New Year to all.

 

[wk057]

Blocked by snow. Can barely reach on the last stall parked in the street....

- - - Updated - - -

 

[jdo]

Damn, hate to think what Newark must have looked like.

 

[wk057]

Damn, hate to think what Newark must have looked like.

At least newark can be plowed. These stall are at the ends of the spots by the street (nose first) so they couldn't fit a plow between them to clear it.

 

[andrewket]

At least newark can be plowed. These stall are at the ends of the spots by the street (nose first) so they couldn't fit a plow between them to clear it.

Need a snow blower. Did you report it to tesla?

 

[wk057]

Need a snow blower. Did you report it to tesla?

Yep. And sent the pic

 

[glenhurst]

How often does it snow in Virginia?

 

[mikeash]

A snow like this, hardly ever. We had two big storms like this in 2009-2010, but that was highly unusual. I'm not sure when the last time was before that, but it was a long time.

Lighter snow, a few inches, we get pretty regularly several times each winter. I'm not sure how necessary it is to plow spots like this with the amounts we usually get, but this design is problematic for this rare big stuff.

 

[scaesare]

Seems every 5 years or so for the big ones...

 

[jdo]

At least newark can be plowed. These stall are at the ends of the spots by the street (nose first) so they couldn't fit a plow between them to clear it.

Ah. Had to go to supercharge.info and orient myself before I figured what you meant.

Why would they ever design an SC front-in instead of back-in anyway?

 

[andrewket]

Front-in seems easier for most, and is less frequently ICEd.

 

[wk057]

Response from Tesla:

Hi Jason,

Thank you for your email and photos. We have asked the property manager to plow the spaces as soon as possible.

Thank you,
The Tesla Supercharger Team

 

[wk057]

Looks like they came through, mostly. Had to park a bit at an angle to not hang out or hit snow.

Definitely wins my vote for Best View While Supercharging so far. Didn't notice the view when I was here at night last time.

 

[FreqFlier]

That's a terrific view all right. I believe that's Signal Knob, elevation 2106 ft, in the previous post's photo. Signal Knob is the northernmost peak of Massanutten Mountain, and was used as an observation post by both sides (at different times of course!) during the Civil War.

Incidentally, I really like the front-in diagonal parking; I wish other Superchargers used it. Makes accessing the trunk and frunk considerably easier. When traveling with my mom, I find that the common back-in Supercharger makes it difficult to get her wheelchair out of the back once you're in the spot.

 

[Sir Guacamolaf]

Planning on visiting this tomorrow. First long drive to a SuC - no news lately on this supercharger, hope it still works

 

[DFibRL8R]

With superchargers, no news is good news (see Newark for comparison). You can always call Tesla on your way to verify the status of the Supercharger if you're worried. I did once during an ice storm in South Carolina since I was concerned there could be power outages.

 

[thetigerfans]

Planning on visiting this tomorrow. First long drive to a SuC - no news lately on this supercharger, hope it still works

We stopped there twice on the 9th. Charging started at over 300 miles of range per hour, so much better than our last experience 1½ years ago. Sorry I did not see your post sooner. I believe one of the more recent OTA updates included SC status, but I could be mistaken.

Hope you had a nice trip.

 

[Sir Guacamolaf]

Yep. I was there in the afternoon. Blue tesla. I saw a red and I think a black tesla there. Maybe we ran into each other?