Wiki Superchargers Visited

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This is a friendly contest for Tesla owners to track the number of unique public Superchargers where they have charged

- "Supercharger count" is the number of unique public Superchargers where you have charged (just being there does not count), whether or not you were the person plugging in the vehicle (such as a Valet Parking garage or a Passenger) and whether or not it was your own personal vehicle (such as a rental, a loaner, or a friend's Tesla) as long as you were the one who drove >50% of the distance to reach the charger(s).
- The list of chargers in the supercharging.life database are the ones included in the game. If you think one should be added or removed from the list, let us know.
- Only chargers available to the public without special permission are included in the game.
- Chargers not connected to the grid are not counted.
- Doublet locations like the North/South Supercharger 'pairs' in CT, ME, NH, etc. count as individual locations.
- More than 1 charger at the same address, such as Lenox Square Mall (Atlanta, GA) or Montgomery Mall (Bethesda, MD) count as individual locations when they appear as a separate location on the Tesla Nav screen.
- Inactive competitors will be archived and removed from the leaderboard. Just post an update to be reactivated.

See Supercharging.Life database for info on how to post your own visits to the database (preferred), or post your locations with date visited to this thread and one of the admins will update your list for you. All visits must be posted to this thread - not just entered in supercharging.life. If you are the first in the game to visit a supercharger location, please post to the thread as soon as you can so others know it has been visited.

 

[theflyer]

We are heading to Ashville for the week and then a quick detour down to Atlanta this weekend. I'm hoping to drive Tail of the Dragon this week.

I just pushed an update to Tableau too. CU on the road.

 

[dgpcolorado]

Plus you get a lot of exercise walking to the supermarket restrooms! I once got my 10,000 steps in simply by doing a Meijer supercharger run and drinking a lot of water.

I once did laps around a Meijer store to get extra steps, a benefit of my slow charging car, I suppose. However, my base goal is just 6000 steps a day, about 2.5 miles, so I'm not as ambitious as you are! (I sure do like the step counter app on my phone, which I wear clipped to my belt so it is always with me.)

 

[Big Earl]

1048. Woodbridge, VA - Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center (first)

 

[israndy]

As others have already pointed out, the problem with shopping centers is less the walk across the parking lot, and more the lack of facilities and security after the stores close. That's why I think the convenience store model will win out in the long-term.

Always fun when there isn't even a bush to pee behind. Blasted old-man prostate! I now look for rest stops just before the Supercharger so it's not an urgent issue, usually they are pretty much in and out.

I have actually enjoyed the hotels that host as I take a gallon thermos of ice water with me that generally lasts a day. If I am stopped at a hotel I can hit up the ice machine. The little cups of ice they give at fast food places never seem to keep up with the rate of melt.

 

[StefanSarzio]

With Bissendorf I have another supercharger not too far from home. So on my way back I paid it a visit. Real nice area for a dog walk

 

[get-atty]

First, congrats. I hate that I just missed even charging here when I went through Albuquerque a couple of weeks ago. I don't know when I'd drive that way again. (Cross-country road trip is now checked off the bucket list.)

Second, that charging speed represents dedication. I am jealous of the charging speed of the new 800v cars, like Taycan / Ioniq 5 / EV6, and I've got a 2021 MY. Keep the faith.

Congrats on your cross country road trip. What was the route you took? Did you drive both ways?

 

[vanjwilson]

Always fun when there isn't even a bush to pee behind. Blasted old-man prostate! I...

I can sympathize, but at least you look like you're 30.

When people keep asking me if I qualify for the "senior citizens discount", I have to tell them I'm not as old as I look. I tell my kids it's their fault my hair went prematurely white.

 

[vanjwilson]

Congrats on your cross country road trip. What was the route you took? Did you drive both ways?

I drove the whole way and back. Down I-85 from Charlotte to Montgomery, then I-75 to I-10. Followed I-10 from Mobile, AL, to Phoenix, with some nice detours. Then, down to I-8 and Yuma, AZ, back up US 95 to I-10 and Los Angeles.

On the way back, I-15 to Barstow and then I-40 all the way east, until Asheville, NC, and then I-26 / US 74 back to Charlotte.

I wasn't going to post this, because I'm not much of a cinematographer, but since you asked, I'm slowly editing down my GoPro and iPhone footage and posting it to this playlist on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMOnCQyXP9o4lUBdsejyAcscpuUQB1h-M

 

[cpa]

I find myself increasingly frustrated when I arrive at a supercharger that isn't at something like a Wawa or Sheetz. They are just so convenient, always open, and they know bio breaks are a given. It is amazing how quickly the situation is changing.

IMO, best to worst:
- Wawa, Sheetz, Kum&Go, Royal Farms, travel plaza, Loves, etc,
- Hy-Vee, Target, Walmart
- Hotels
- malls
- restaurants

I'm a hodaddy road warrior compared to most of you. I have been to one Sheetz (Cambridge OH) and one Kum&Go (Iowa I think) to my knowledge. I also think the Pecos TX SC is at a Loves. Anyway, I have not had the breadth of experiences that most of you have had with the convenience store layouts. Moreover, the convenience stores listed above are not very prevalent out here in the Wild West, so my opportunities are much less.

That said, I have never experienced a problem with entering a hotel to use their facilities. Occasionally they have kept the doors locked, and I just told the desk that I was plugged in out yonder, and they loaned me the key. I think the situation at the Santee Supercharger has more to do with the hotel management and less to do with abuses of their plumbing. I guess Southern hospitality is a thing of the past in those parts. Maybe early morning chargers were freeloading the complimentary breakfasts that motels offer, and that pissed off management.

I've used the heads at Target quite often. They keep them about as clean as can be considering the overwhelming use they receive. Hotels are always spotless. Malls can be problematic because even if they do have public restrooms, it is a guess as to which direction to walk to find the "YOU ARE HERE" on the site map and then to figure out where the nearest head is.

Restaurants have been OK by and large. Although I feel sneaky going into a fast food joint like in Kingman (original), Limon, or Holbrook.

 

[Thinkje]

3/27/2022:

Woodbridge, VA - Potomac Town Center

 

[theflyer]

Two today.
- Woodbridge, VA - Potomac Town Center (first, with a ton of others)
- Old Fort, NC

We'll be in Ashville until Friday morning. I'll be hunting from here and hitting Tail of the Dragon.

Nice lighting this afternoon at Old Fort, NC.

 

[vanjwilson]

I find it hard to justify bagging chargers near where I live, because I just charge when I get back home. (Still haven't needed to go to South Charlotte in the past pandemic year, so haven't even gotten one of the three in town.)

I do a short jaunt to do some light hiking today in Lake Norman State Park, and managed to bag one of the way home.

• Mooresville, NC

I entered it in the spreadsheet already.

By the way, I was also able to plug into one of two Level 2 chargers at the state park visitor center, and they also have a NEMA 14-50 plug and two 110v plugs available for the next few spots. Didn't really need any juice, but I want to make sure people see them being used, and no one else was using any of the charging options.

 

[israndy]

I can sympathize, but at least you look like you're 30.

OK Guilt-tripped me into updating my photo, it's only been 30 years I have used that one photo on EVERY site I visit, my first digital camera.

In case you don't recognize me this is what I USED to look like:

 

[bmah]

OK Guilt-tripped me into updating my photo, it's only been 30 years I have used that one photo on EVERY site I visit, my first digital camera.

In case you don't recognize me this is what I USED to look like:

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@Randy Spencer my wife says to tell you that you look better now than 30 years ago!

Bruce.

 

[Big Earl]

I like the new photo. Dobby looks pretty comfortable.

 

[PLUS EV]

As others have already pointed out, the problem with shopping centers is less the walk across the parking lot, and more the lack of facilities and security after the stores close. That's why I think the convenience store model will win out in the long-term.

Also because charging is getting faster and faster. There isn't usually time for a sit down meal any more, at least not if you are trying to be efficient. Even running into a fast food place usually ends up being a longer charge than intended.

 

[lensovet]

One of the ways I think we will know the tide has truly turned is when the charging locations become the preferred parking spots. That is the case in a few instances but by and large, charging is relegated to the back of the lots because we just don't matter that much to them yet.

Nothing to do with that — it just comes down to where the power lines are and how to minimize digging/trenching.

 

[PLUS EV]

@Randy Spencer my wife says to tell you that you look better now than 30 years ago!

Bruce.

Now we need a bmah grey hair photo!

 

[AZ Ed]

We just got home from our annual trip to Laughlin, Nevada. Added 1 Supercharger location to my list. The spreadsheet has been updated.

03/24/22

429 Kingman – Route 66, AZ

The trip included a dinner cruise on the Colorado River, visit to the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, visit with the wild burros in Oatman, and a car show, swap meet and banquet at the Riverside Hotel Casino in Laughlin.

 

[PLUS EV]

We just got home from our annual trip to Laughlin, Nevada. Added 1 Supercharger location to my list. The spreadsheet has been updated.

03/24/22

429 Kingman – Route 66, AZ

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You managed to take some tasteful pics of the burros. The ones I saw were all rather well hung lol.

Riverside used to be one of my old haunts when I was road gambling. One of my gambling partners stayed there too long and ended up engaged to one of the cocktail waitresses. 10 years later, he escaped from Bullhead City and came back up to Seattle, but barely.