Whataboykie!
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I seldom take trips, and I charge 99.99% at home, using a Tesla wall charger with an adapter.
I have very little experience with remote charging. The once or twice I have done it, it has always been an issue. It's either been raining hard, or the sun was at an angle where you couldn't read the instructions and blowing. The network really needs a lot of work.
I recently took a trip from Sarasota Florida to Philly. To not have to deal with I 95 traffic, I decided to take the Amtrak Auto train! It leaves from Orlando area Florida to Lorton Virginia. It takes your car along with you in coach or a Roomette. A private small room.
I researched the trip and found a charger location near the train station. When I arrived there, turns out it was a slow charger and would have taken hours.
I had 170 miles left, so I got on the train and thought I would charge in Virginia. After all near DC, there should be many.
Found an EV nearby and started charging. It said an hour and twenty minutes. So I had lunch and just hung around waiting. After almost an hour, I looked, and found the charging had stopped! It never notified me and I was suddenly way behind schedule. Having to drive north on I 95 through DC during Friday rush hour is crazy.
I had a 175 mile trip, and had about 265 miles on my truck.
I have a similar Tesla charger in my house in PA. I though I would have enough battery to at least get home.
Cut a long story short, I arrived with 17 miles left. I hooked up the Tesla charger and it failed! The charger somehow stopped working!
Calling Tesla, we did some basic, re-boot, disconnect the truck, turned off the breaker and re tried it. Anyway, this is Friday evening and my truck is down to 17 miles. Most chargers were 12-20 miles away! I also didn't know if I went to the closest one and if it didn't work, my truck would be dead out in the wilds!
I was not prepared to take the risk of having to leave my truck in the middle of Trenton NJ, the closest city near me.
Now, Saturday and my battery is down to 7 miles, now Sunday, my truck's battery is completely dead!
Does anyone know what to do?
Is there a booster service out there?
Help.
I have very little experience with remote charging. The once or twice I have done it, it has always been an issue. It's either been raining hard, or the sun was at an angle where you couldn't read the instructions and blowing. The network really needs a lot of work.
I recently took a trip from Sarasota Florida to Philly. To not have to deal with I 95 traffic, I decided to take the Amtrak Auto train! It leaves from Orlando area Florida to Lorton Virginia. It takes your car along with you in coach or a Roomette. A private small room.
I researched the trip and found a charger location near the train station. When I arrived there, turns out it was a slow charger and would have taken hours.
I had 170 miles left, so I got on the train and thought I would charge in Virginia. After all near DC, there should be many.
Found an EV nearby and started charging. It said an hour and twenty minutes. So I had lunch and just hung around waiting. After almost an hour, I looked, and found the charging had stopped! It never notified me and I was suddenly way behind schedule. Having to drive north on I 95 through DC during Friday rush hour is crazy.
I had a 175 mile trip, and had about 265 miles on my truck.
I have a similar Tesla charger in my house in PA. I though I would have enough battery to at least get home.
Cut a long story short, I arrived with 17 miles left. I hooked up the Tesla charger and it failed! The charger somehow stopped working!
Calling Tesla, we did some basic, re-boot, disconnect the truck, turned off the breaker and re tried it. Anyway, this is Friday evening and my truck is down to 17 miles. Most chargers were 12-20 miles away! I also didn't know if I went to the closest one and if it didn't work, my truck would be dead out in the wilds!
I was not prepared to take the risk of having to leave my truck in the middle of Trenton NJ, the closest city near me.
Now, Saturday and my battery is down to 7 miles, now Sunday, my truck's battery is completely dead!
Does anyone know what to do?
Is there a booster service out there?
Help.
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