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I've had a Tesla model 3, since 2019. Every time I used the car to get to a Tesla charger it worked, zero to a few times a month. Success rate at 3rd party ch

by sliken 4y ago

I've had a Tesla model 3, since 2019. Every time I used the car to get to a Tesla charger it worked, zero to a few times a month. Success rate at 3rd party chargers has been about 50%. Sure that's anecdotal, but I read a few (more than 1 each) reviews on the Harley Davidson Livewire, Ford Mach-E, and Ford f150 lightning. All had charging issues during their review. After owning a EV for years, my only range anxiety is caused by having to use non-Tesla chargers.

hedora 4y ago
I’ve had zero issues with charging my i3. The problem is getting it to accept payment via my amex/master card/visa. For example, the chip reader pins on the EVgo’s are corroded around here, so you need to wiggle the credit card in the reader and hope it manages to handshake with the embedded smart card. (If it is a Visa or Master Card.) If AMEX or Discover, they require you to swipe the mag strip, which would be useful if the mag strip reader didn’t spuriously decline payment. There is also an rfid reader labeled “present phone”, but it doesn’t work with apple pay, the EVgo app (android or ios) or the rfid tags in any of my credit cards.
- CrazyStat 4y ago
  If you can't charge because the station won't accept payment, that's an issue charging. It sounds like you've had a lot of issues with charging your i3.
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dagmx 4y ago
I’ve definitely encountered some bad Tesla chargers. It used to be much worse before they added the data to the system about which stalls are encountering issues though. Now it’s much rarer to be directed to a broken charger.
- jackmott42 4y ago
  Have had a model 3 for about 1.5 years now, supercharged maybe 50 times. One bad stall. Not bad!
bdcravens 4y ago
In a cross-country trip, many EA stations had more or one charger not working in some way, but they all had a least one functional. Likewise, drive up to any random gas station, and it's not uncommon to see at least one with a plastic bag over the nozzle, and those card readers fail as well (to say nothing of the risk of skimmers)
- bearjaws 4y ago
  Gas station pumps being out are acceptable when time to refill is sub 3 minutes. A single stall being out can mean someone waiting 15+ minutes, but some stations are so busy that it could easily lead to a line of cars. Additionally since level 3 chargers are pivotal to road trips, people aren't casually stopping by them 'to top up', they usually are down to <50 miles of range when they stop, meaning continuing on may actually be impossible depending location of next charging station.
- matthewdgreen 4y ago
  Gas stations can handle a broken pump or two because even urban locations typically have 4-6 pumps and busy highways have more. Moreover, filling takes 3-4 minutes at max. Having one working charger at a highway-adjacent station could mean literally hours of waiting on a busy day, especially if you're waiting for a 50kW vehicle. Even if you get lucky most of the time, just the possibility of a multi-hour wait time would make most drives impractical.

by sliken 4y ago

hedora 4y ago

I’ve had zero issues with charging my i3. The problem is getting it to accept payment via my amex/master card/visa. For example, the chip reader pins on the EVgo’s are corroded around here, so you need to wiggle the credit card in the reader and hope it manages to handshake with the embedded smart card. (If it is a Visa or Master Card.) If AMEX or Discover, they require you to swipe the mag strip, which would be useful if the mag strip reader didn’t spuriously decline payment. There is also an rfid reader labeled “present phone”, but it doesn’t work with apple pay, the EVgo app (android or ios) or the rfid tags in any of my credit cards.

CrazyStat 4y ago
If you can't charge because the station won't accept payment, that's an issue charging. It sounds like you've had a lot of issues with charging your i3.
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dagmx 4y ago

I’ve definitely encountered some bad Tesla chargers. It used to be much worse before they added the data to the system about which stalls are encountering issues though. Now it’s much rarer to be directed to a broken charger.

jackmott42 4y ago
Have had a model 3 for about 1.5 years now, supercharged maybe 50 times. One bad stall. Not bad!

bdcravens 4y ago

In a cross-country trip, many EA stations had more or one charger not working in some way, but they all had a least one functional. Likewise, drive up to any random gas station, and it's not uncommon to see at least one with a plastic bag over the nozzle, and those card readers fail as well (to say nothing of the risk of skimmers)

bearjaws 4y ago
Gas station pumps being out are acceptable when time to refill is sub 3 minutes. A single stall being out can mean someone waiting 15+ minutes, but some stations are so busy that it could easily lead to a line of cars. Additionally since level 3 chargers are pivotal to road trips, people aren't casually stopping by them 'to top up', they usually are down to <50 miles of range when they stop, meaning continuing on may actually be impossible depending location of next charging station.
matthewdgreen 4y ago
Gas stations can handle a broken pump or two because even urban locations typically have 4-6 pumps and busy highways have more. Moreover, filling takes 3-4 minutes at max. Having one working charger at a highway-adjacent station could mean literally hours of waiting on a busy day, especially if you're waiting for a 50kW vehicle. Even if you get lucky most of the time, just the possibility of a multi-hour wait time would make most drives impractical.