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- are there ever times when there aren’t enough charging stations free due to other Teslas tying them up? It happens. I use them maybe once a month for the la
by hcal 8y ago
- are there ever times when there aren’t enough charging stations free due to other Teslas tying them up?
It happens. I use them maybe once a month for the last year and I've only had to wait once. It cost me 10 minutes or so. If you're unlucky you might live near a particularly crowded supercharge and have longer waits. I think the vast majority of owners charge at home 90+% of the time.
- do you find yourself chatting with fellow Tesla owners while charging?
Some people hang around their cars while they charge but I tend to grab a coffee or do some shopping. The chargers are usually near at least a coffee shop if not an entire mall. With the exception of the occasional long trip, I'm usually not staying long.
-are the superchargers free to use
For some people. My model 3 didn't come with free supercharging but a lot of the chargers are sponsored by the local mall (I've seen a few tourist centers with free charging too). The only time I've paid it cost about $6 for a roughly 75% charge (200 to 240 miles).
- colejohnson66 8y ago> The chargers are usually near at least a coffee shop if not an entire mall. With the exception of the occasional long trip, I'm usually not staying long. What happens when the car is fully charged and the owner doesn’t come out for hours?
- philmcc 8y agoNot sure if it's still true, but recently I was in a rented Model X, and the encouraged you not to do this by -charging- owners for over-charging, even if they have unlimited charging.
- vsl 7y agoYou get a push notification saying that you are charged an ready to go. The app shows estimated time remaining as well. If the Supercharger is more than 50% occupied, you get charged a per-minute fee after 5 minutes.