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I’m taking several long trips beginning in a few weeks. Fl. to KY. And FL. to MN. Is there usually a wait time for a super charger?
I was talking to a Tesla employee today, while he was installing a new V3 charger and he said to still alternate parking spaces if possible, so you don’t slow the charge rate down.I've made probably 150 supercharger visits the past year and a half and only waited a minute or two on one occasion. It's a regional thing and some areas are more busy than others.
I've also only experienced a few broken stalls. It's a quick move to a new stall and restart the charging session.
However! There is a difference between version 2 and version 3 superchargers. Version 2 are slower, and the stalls are paired onto single charging hardware. So you'll want to make sure you have one to yourself or it'll be slow. Version 3 are the new/current version and they're much faster and don't share any equipment.
This doesn't apply to V3 sites nor does it always work with V2 sites since paired stalls are not always next to each other. You need to look at the stall numbers and not pair up with someone using the same number.I was talking to a Tesla employee today, while he was installing a new V3 charger and he said to still alternate parking spaces if possible, so you don’t slow the charge rate down.
This doesn't apply to V3 sites nor does it always work with V2 sites since paired stalls are not always next to each other. You need to look at the stall numbers and not pair up with someone using the same number.
It is a good point to always check the numbering at V2 sites. Most are 1A/1B, 2A/2B, and so on. However a few are 1A/2A/3A/..., then 1B/2B/3B/... Springfield Oregon comes to mind as an example of the latter. Seems like almost every time I charge there, someone will pull into the stall I'm shared with - even though other non-shared stalls are available. I then end up showing the numbering and explaining the whole paired stall thing. Can't wait for the Harrisburg OR Supercharger to come on line so I can avoid Springfield on my trips along I-5.
Most of my 150,000 miles have been FL-OH. I've never had to wait at any of the charging stops you might be using. In the midwest I've only ever waited once in the Chicago area (for about 5 minutes). In Melbourne,FL I saw a wait only once when Elon was in town and SpaceX was doing something. Since then, a couple new chargers have opened in the area.I’m taking several long trips beginning in a few weeks. Fl. to KY. And FL. to MN. Is there usually a wait time for a super charger?
Most of my 150,000 miles have been FL-OH. I've never had to wait at any of the charging stops you might be using. In the midwest I've only ever waited once in the Chicago area (for about 5 minutes). In Melbourne,FL I saw a wait only once when Elon was in town and SpaceX was doing something. Since then, a couple new chargers have opened in the area.
It is a good point to always check the numbering at V2 sites. Most are 1A/1B, 2A/2B, and so on. However a few are 1A/2A/3A/..., then 1B/2B/3B/... Springfield Oregon comes to mind as an example of the latter...
I believe the original Superchargers were numbered this way. Maumee, OH is even a bit wierder as it started out with 6 spots 1A,2A,3A,1B,2B,3B.I noticed this numbering scheme at the Columbus, TX, supercharger west of Houston. (Shameless plug: I thought it was so weird, I included it in my road trip video.
Yes, but the In-n-Out line in Glendale is still a lot longer in both time and length.If you're around Glendale CA or Burbank CA, there's always a line at any superchargers. Also, Santa Monica close to the pier I've noticed a big line.
I would think twice about that. Watch a few videos about people that try and travel on EA chargers. Many are broken, slow, or take a long time to start charging. They don’t have any incentive to keep them working at peak performance since it was just a punishment for Volkswagen to install them after “DieselGate”. Long distance travel is one of the main reasons we bought a second Tesla instead of a MachE.I'm thinking about using non Tesla chargers only because of availability now.
EA has now being doing contracts with various car OEMs to provide things like "free charging for 3 years" at EA to try to match Tesla's original offer of free supercharging (now gone.) Nissan also offered free charging with the car but of course those 100 mile range Leafs were not suitable for road trips.I would think twice about that. Watch a few videos about people that try and travel on EA chargers. Many are broken, slow, or take a long time to start charging. They don’t have any incentive to keep them working at peak performance since it was just a punishment for Volkswagen to install them after “DieselGate”. Long distance travel is one of the main reasons we bought a second Tesla instead of a MachE.