"When you regret your Tesla"—has got to ring true for some of these drivers. Or maybe a modified version: When you regret bringing your Tesla. and there it is...
Posted on 12/02/2019 5:04:18 PM PST by Chode
Black Friday shopping lines weren’t the only queues frustrating people this past weekend. A number of Tesla drivers took to social media to vent about extremely crowded Supercharger stations that turned a promised fast stop into an hours-long slog to recharge during one of the year's busiest travel times. With Model 3 mass production in full swing, there are now well over 400,000 Teslas on American roads, and it appears that growth is exposing the Supercharger network's pain points in high-traffic times like this past weekend.
One Facebook clip shows a line measuring roughly a quarter mile in length, consisting of 50-odd Teslas waiting at a Supercharger in Kettleman City, California, just off Interstate 5. To be fair, the station's popularity is compounded by its location about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, but even its 40 stalls aren't enough to accommodate the increased demand, especially when all that simultaneous recharging lowers the speed for everyone. The video's caption—"When you regret your Tesla"—has got to ring true for some of these drivers. Or maybe a modified version: When you regret bringing your Tesla.
Another video shared to YouTube detailed a similar situation on Thanksgiving Day around 5 p.m. in San Luis Obispo, California. Although it's a bit milder, with about 15 Teslas waiting to charge, it still led to an hours-long wait for some drivers.
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"When you regret your Tesla"—has got to ring true for some of these drivers. Or maybe a modified version: When you regret bringing your Tesla. and there it is...
How long before we start seeing electric cars with portable generators tied to their luggage racks?!
I remember reading that Tesla sent a “software update” to owners near the wild fires so their cars can get out of the area. The update was to allow the standard Tesla to use the full battery.
The difference between a Tesla that gets 200 miles and the one that gets 400 miles is a software limitation and not the battery modules themselves. So for 3 grand or whatever the difference between the long range and standard range car was software code.
Scary and evil stuff
Not having a plug in car until they make gas powered ones illegal.
And maybe not even then.
So the implication is you really don’t fully own the car. Can Tesla send a software update that prohibits you from using the car if the Muskateer so wills it?
With a regular internal-combustion car, I can refuel, use the restroom, and grab a cup of coffee in under fifteen minutes; and can drive in excess of 400 miles before I have to do it again.
It wiuld have been funnier if there was a blackout.
With a 25 gallon gas tank?
The next cash for clunker program.
Electric cars are stupid no matter how slick and cool you make them.
I remember lines like that,when Jimmy Carter was President.
No sympathy from me, and my Jeep Grand Cherokee HEMI V8 w/ 707hp, ***Gas*** engine, with a 5min fill-up for the 22gal tank.
but they feel good about themselves, and that’s all that matters
How about interchangeable charged batteries that slip in and out in seconds? Sounds involved though.
When your gasoline-powered vehicle runs out of fuel you can fill it up with the gallon or so of gas you brought with you for an emergency.
When your Tesla battery is dead you don’t have any spare electricity with you.
Dumb.
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How efficient are the charging stations when PG&E shuts the electricity off? Sitting through a mandatory evacuation waiting for your car to charge.
“With a regular internal-combustion car, I can refuel, use the restroom, and grab a cup of coffee in under fifteen minutes; and can drive in excess of 400 miles before I have to do it again.”
We regularly travel 250+ miles to visit Mrs. Riverdawg’s family. There is only one Tesla supercharger on the way, and it is really 20 miles out of the way. There are 10 superchargers in a row in a shopping center parking lot in our town, but there is nothing to do nearby while recharging except wander through a Best Buy or Dick’s Sporting Goods. So, an all-electric car is infeasible for us, other than use as a city car, until more charging infrastructure is in place.
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