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I've been driving a Tesla around California these last couple of weeks, and using PlugShare to find "free" chargers (there are plenty of municipal chargers that
by browningstreet 2y ago
I've been driving a Tesla around California these last couple of weeks, and using PlugShare to find "free" chargers (there are plenty of municipal chargers that don't charge, or don't charge for the first 2 hours, etc).
That works pretty well, though it's not entirely up to date yet. Shell ReCharge spots aren't listed consistently.
But what surprised me the most is that the Tesla map doesn't do a good job of alerting you to clustered Superchargers. For instance, in Quartsize, I've usually stopped at the only Supercharger I know about -- the one behind Carl's Jr. But across the highway there are new Superchargers, and behind Terrible's, there's a new one too. It's almost a year old at this point, and Terrible's has restrooms, and in 110F heat, the walk from the original Supercharger over to the Terrible's location is definitely something you'd want to avoid.
Tesla could do a better job of letting you know that when it's routed you to a Supercharger, there are actually alternatives/ options in the immediate vicinity. It pretty stubbornly just points you to whichever one it chose.
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