Tesla Adapter Saved Me Several Hours

[AtomicInternet]

Just got back from my 800 mile trip up north. Every single charger (Tesla or non-Tesla) I stopped at surprisingly worked flawlessly. I should have known I was due for an issue, but I gleefully ran down to 5% charge knowing my old reliable Electrify America charger in Columbia had never let me down.

So of course on arrival, 2 of the stalls were completely dark (screens off) and one had "charger offline: network error" which left me with a single charger to try. That quickly resulted in the expected error:

So I'm now at 4% charge and from previous travels know I'm at least 10 miles from the next useful charger in Columbia. With high hopes, I clicked the "Public Charging" app and like a warm hug I saw "Tesla - Harbison Boulevard (Adapter Required)" pop up LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AWAY.

I quickly made the short drive to a 14 stall mega supercharger that welcomed me with open arms: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9mnsJBYfPruCcPPA7

I'm positive I'd have been stuck in Columbia on a slow 240v charger or worse waiting for Ford to come tow me to the nearest DC fast charger if it wasn't for the newly available Tesla supercharger location. So now I can say the free Tesla adapter from Ford has saved me at least 2 hours of my life.

Also of note: Tesla picked a PERFECT location for this supercharger. It's right next to an electrical substation. If you're ever in Columbia I highly recommend stopping by (also a Chik-Fil-A right next to it)

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[Tampamike]

I think you could have made the 10 miles on 4% with change left over. Can’t believe you were worried. ?

 

[phil]

Sounds exciting!

I can live without excitement of this kind. Glad you saved a couple hours, though.

 

[lindseybp]

The Lectron adapter saved me a good amount of time on a trip this past weekend also. But for some reason when it got around 50% it stopped and said charge station fault. No idea why but at that point it had given me enough charge so I left. Going to try it again in a few days to see if it's a consistent problem. Once my ford adapter arrives I won't need the Lectron but it did help in a pinch.

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