Thank you I will check and try again, bad results yesterday…flatbed to 2 charging stations near Va Beach!!! 1st one down
ABRP is *spooky accurate* with its predictions of arrival percent. I believe somewhat uniquely it takes altitude change into account, which is a big deal in my area where a 2000 ft difference between endpoints is common. I believe they also have models for each car, and if you use the OBD2 live data, ABRP will figure out a custom "fudge factor" for your car. You can even set up different profiles - like having a bike on your roof - and have it measure each one. As pointed out, I think it takes weather into account (not as big a deal where I am). Weather is hard because you'd have to try to model the temp of the battery, which is quite different from the outside temp. IDK if ABRP also uses OBD2 to figure out battery temp and use that in predictions, I wouldn't put it past them.
I keep thinking I'll make a post summarizing my 4800+ mile driving vacation in my MME from Austin to Niagara Falls Canada, D.C., and NYC and back. Maybe next weekend. I'll just say now that it would have been miserable without Tesla Superchargers. Thanks Ford and Tesla!
FYI: There are CCS chargers at the Sunoco station right off the Schroon Lake exit on the Norhtway. I have used them to charge my Mach-E.
Since my Tesla Certificate never seemed to have been recognized in Ford Plug and Charge, I set up a separate Tesla account. I haven't had any trouble charging with my Tesla account. Have you tried this?
When I sold my Tesla I canceled my account. I will try to get a Tesla account again, thank you for the help
What's the purpose for having those two chargers in the large parking spaces? For their CyberTruck?Wasn't sure where to post these photos of my MME and V4 Superchargers. I figured this would be the best thread since there has been posts here about cable length and how the car fits in the stall.
In our small town of Sonora, CA (population barely 5000) we just got 8, V4 Superchargers. Each one has the new longer 3m (9.8') cord. I only charge at home on excess solar but thought I would try them out to see how well the longer cord works.
There are 6 chargers oriented sideways, close together and 2 that are oriented flat with a lot more space between them. I was able to park my MME within the designated stall for each oriented charger (flat or sideways) without taking up two stalls.
For the flat oriented charger, I pulled up and left about 18" of space between the car and charger:
For the sideways oriented charger, parking frontwards with the charger about 10" away from the right front fender, the cord reached just fine and does not have a tight bend but it has to rest on the hood.
Backing in the stall for the sideways oriented charger, the cord also had no problem reaching the charge port and I could have parked another 2 feet further back.
So at least at this location with the new V4 Superchargers, you can charge your MME in the stall that is meant for that charger and not take up two stalls.
As far as charging, it worked the same as the only one other time I used a Supercharger. I plugged it in using the Ford/Tesla adapter and it started charging within about 15 seconds. Didn't have to touch my phone or the car. After I was done, I got a transaction statement and receipt from Ford. As with the other time I used a Supercharger, it started out at around 155 kW for a few minutes, then settled down to around 115 kW until it reached 80% which is when I disconnected. There were three other Teslas charging at the same time.
I have no idea. Maybe someone else here frequents Tesla Superchargers often to know the answer to this. I like the fact you can just pull up and the cord will reach but I think the wide space is for larger vehicles. I mean as you can see, I had no problem pulling in front ways or backing in and the cord still reached on the side oriented chargers also.
