FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
A recent visit to the Truckee Supercharger with record snowfall this season... 
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Supercharger - Truckee, CA - Donner Pass Rd. (LIVE Aug 2014, 11 V2 stalls)
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Tesla were doing maintenance today (pre-4th July?), replacing a number of charging cables and adding coolant and replacing some electrical components. Fewer stalls than usual but not shown on the in-car display.
I hit this on the way back from Reno a bit past noon on Friday with about 50mi range left on my S85D.
I plugged into 3A, and watched the power bounce up and down between 20kW and 70kW every few seconds. I was unpaired; there was no vehicle in 3B.
I moved to 2A, and power ramped up to 110kW and held. (That's about what I expect with 50mi range left on my car).
I never have issues at nearby Truckee/Brockway, but there are far fewer food options while charging.
I plugged into 3A, and watched the power bounce up and down between 20kW and 70kW every few seconds. I was unpaired; there was no vehicle in 3B.
I moved to 2A, and power ramped up to 110kW and held. (That's about what I expect with 50mi range left on my car).
I never have issues at nearby Truckee/Brockway, but there are far fewer food options while charging.
I had the same experience as @EVCarGUy two days ago on 1B and reproduced it again on the same stall. Repeated bouncing of charge rates. I notice Tesla no longer includes a phone number to report issues. Their website says that Tesla monitors Superchargers and is somehow aware of issues. Hmmmm.
They are aware of the issues. The decision to act or not act on repairs is what baffles me. A service tech in SLC once showed me the phone app they have that shows Supercharger health. It had data on each charger inside the cabinets, and which ones had failed or working with reduced output. They can see almost everything. Not sure if it's a lack of manpower or what as to why they let them fall into such disrepair before sending out a tech.
Tesla is in the process of getting an expansion for this location. I assume this will make it the Q4 2021 location on Tesla's map
FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
mspohr
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Does not look like a ton of room to me. Isn't it a loading bay in the back?
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This supercharger location's reliability and performance has sucked since Jan 2018 when I got my car, sucked during the 2018-2019 ski season, sucked during the 2019-2020 ski season, sucked during the 2020-2021 ski season, and I just discovered this weekend that it still sucks.
Absolutely pathetic.
Absolutely pathetic.
It's not all of the stalls but it's several of them. A few owners and I were talking about it and we've all had the same experience.
I haven't, since I've been able to find a working stall by switching between them a few times if needed. I use the donner one because it's next to a Safeway and thus I can get food and use restroom.
I try and avoid supercharging up there at all but sometimes it's gotta be done
True. Occasionally, a couple stalls don't work, but it hasn't been a problem since we usually hit it after 10pm on Friday nights while shopping at Safeway.
Do you remember if you happened to be in a stall near the entrance? Those tend to be more reliable, as well as the one right up against the cinder block wall at the far right of the setup. The other ones in the "right half" when facing the stalls are where the random disconnections/stops and low output are more common, in my experience.
It wasn’t near the entrance. It was like the 2nd or 3rd one from the north side. I was alone at the time during a Sunday afternoon so that may have helped. It was empty because not a ton of traffic due to a freak Memorial Day slushy rain/snowfall which is not really ideal for a lot of of outdoor activities.
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