I agree. This has been my experience. Really like the plug and charge working with Tesla chargers.
My eyeball said it was too high. I had no reason to check, because I could simply go sideways, as it was totally empty. One vehicle showed up in the 33 minutes we were charging. I also could have parked on the far left and blocked a destination charger and one SuperCharger, but again no need to.Agree. Much easier in the Lightning. I don’t have to worry about scraping the curb. I haven’t encountered one yet with such a high curb.
I'm just curious: did you happen to calculate what gas would have cost to travel the same distance along your route considering the higher cost of gasoline these days?
I did a rough calculation. 1/2 the trip was in Canada, with gas at roughly $4.15 a gallon or higher (liters converted to gallons and exchange rate). My old F-150 would have gotten no more than 17mpg, probably less. 17 works out to 321 gallons of gas, and the amount I spent worked out to $3.45 a galloon at that efficiency. So with Canada higher AND with US higher when we came back (left March 5th, returned on the 22nd), we clearly saved money, but not a huge amount.
Thanks for this info. It's a good illustration of how expensive DC charging is! How much would home charging have cost you for average driving for 5,500 miles? Maybe 1/3 as much? Home charging is the EV super power!
Home charging for me is about 8 cents a mile. This trip worked to 20 cents, including free charging. But the comparison is irrelevant. We traveled through 6 states and 3 provinces. Skied 5 areas. Got to drive through endless fields, and past towering mountains, with the near silence of an EV. Priceless.
It depends:
That's because you're not following the new procedure for removing a fast charging cable of any type, since the update LOCKING THE PORT. The vehicle must either be unlocked, or you need to have the fob/phone in your pocket (and you still might need to unlock the vehicle).
I have charged at several locations including Tesla and never had to use any app to start the session. What are you doing wrong? Do you have Plug -n-Charge set up?
EYE didn't do anything wrong. Thanks for asking.
Hmmm.. which ramps do you have? I like the look of those.I recommend that you use a local Tesla SC today as a test, so you are comfortable with the process.
If you have not used your adapter before, it may be a little tight. Make sure it seats all of the way on the SC connector - listen for the click of the lock. Taking it off may be difficult after you charge. It can take some force the first time you use it.
As others have mentioned, make sure Ford Plug & Charge is turned on and set up with a credit card on file. This avoids the Tesla app, which has advantages if you use SC's enough to want a premium membership for the discount. As for parking, if the charger on the far right is open, angle into that so you don't block access to other chargers, getting as close to the curb as you are comfortable (use the front camera to guide yourself in), or look for a drive-up charger, which are at some Tesla locations. Here's an image of my MME on the right charger - I use small ramps to get over high curbs, but most stations aren't an issue.
