Tesla High-usage Supercharger Station Max battery charge of 80%.

[I1T99]

Here’s a video on how to charge to 100%.
You can actually exceed the recommend 80% at a full Supercharger if you change the SET LIMIT on your charging session.

 

[NickleNiceness]

Yup, here I am at a congested supercharger location. Fights breaking out in line. People been waiting 2 days to charge here some folks say. Thank God I'm not allowed to get that extra ten percent.

If anyone was actually waiting, I'd have no problem moving on.

 

[maximizese]

I stopped by a high-usage SuC in San Clemente, Ca over Memorial Day. We had to wait about 1 minute for one of the 21 stalls to become available and my initial max charging rate was 31kW at 24% SOC. 15 minutes later I'm in line to order lunch and my charging speed bumped up to 81kW. Dropped off my table number with my wife and moved the car so others could charge. I went from 24% to 72% in just 30 minutes at a crowded lot. Maybe it was just good timing; perhaps my cabinet partner might have left early but I was impressed.

 

[Merle]

Same thing at the Hard Rock Hotel (South Lake Tahoe, CA) last night. 1 out of 14 stations used. then I drove up and started charging. First time I saw that message!

Was in South Las Vegas this weekend (and St. George UT) and there were 0/10 available, and no 80% warning. Unsure what triggers it.

 

[NickleNiceness]

If I were in charge -- (note pun) - I would look at the idle rate, (time between uses), and create a dynamic cap so that when the time between cars using chargers approaches zero, the max allowed percent drops.

 

[NickleNiceness]

Same place was about 1/2 full today, so it does get traffic. People were smart enough to use every other stall. I was surprised how full it was.

 

[D.E.]

Here’s someone taking up 3 of the 9 available spots. Mine was the only car charging so I didn’t say anything. She was in the vehicle, about 30 minutes or so, I assume she’d have moved if necessary. I wonder what goes through someone’s mind when they choose to do this.

 

[f205v]

just pull behind her and leave your car there. That will teach her something.

 

[LN1_Casey]

just pull behind her and leave your car there. That will teach her something.

Nah, she left space in front of her to be able to pull out. I'd have pulled along side, and used the charger at the end, making her have to back out.

 

[gnuarm]

Here’s someone taking up 3 of the 9 available spots. Mine was the only car charging so I didn’t say anything. She was in the vehicle, about 30 minutes or so, I assume she’d have moved if necessary. I wonder what goes through someone’s mind when they choose to do this.

I don't get the big deal. The driver had something to do and pulled off the lane so not to be in the way. Most people don't know diddly about EVs and charging. There was no blockage. No harm, no foul.

I've tried talking to people stopped in front of or parked at chargers. Only once did they realize they might be a problem and that was an EV driver in some other brand of EV. Even then some of the stalls were marked "30 minute general parking". I talked to the driver and he was very aware of the issues, but parking is tight in that garage... well, at least on the ground level. It's actually a terrible charging spot with the pull in charging spaces rather than the back in spots which are typical.

Anyway, I think I would have approached the car blocking the chargers and asked if they needed any help. Then open the conversation to point out the chargers in those spots.