Walmart adding DCFC at a pretty good clip?

[RickLightning]

Same law Louisiana has.

A quick Google search shows this is not correct.

In Texas, you can order it online and Tesla will deliver to your home from out of state.

In Louisiana, you can order online but YOU must take delivery out of state and then drive or ship it home.

IANAL

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[RLXXI]

A quick Google search shows this is not correct.

In Texas, you can order it online and Tesla will deliver to your home from out of state.

In Louisiana, you can order online but YOU must take delivery out of state and then drive or ship it home.

IANAL

Similar law, we're not threading the needle are we?

 

[jlferg0509]

STOP!

Hopefully, the plans include making at least one of the chargers they're installing a pull-through for trailers! There are some of us that really need this convivence...PLEASE!

 

[RickLightning]

Similar law, we're not threading the needle are we?

Texas is less restrictive. You can sit on your sofa and your Tesla shows up. YOU (LA) would have to drive out of state. That reduces the possible population.

I suspect if you could find Tesla ownership ranked by state on a per capita basis, LA would be well below Texas.

 

[RLXXI]

Texas is less restrictive. You can sit on your sofa and your Tesla shows up. You would have to drive out of state. That reduces the possible population.

I suspect if you could find Tesla ownership ranked by state on a per capita basis, LA would be well below Texas.

That's an entirely different subject and on that note my next door neighbor has a Tesla and I see lots of them s all over the place here. Haven't seen any lightnings down here except mine.

They have several super chargers at one place close by they're not open to non Tesla vehicles, probably 20 or so.

 

[RickLightning]

That's an entirely different subject and on that note my next door neighbor has a Tesla and I see lots of them s all over the place here. Haven't seen any lightnings down here except mine.

They have several super chargers at one place close by they're not open to non Tesla vehicles, probably 20 or so.

You're wondering why Tesla hasn't invested in upgrading their network in your area. The answer is that it's very far down the list of Tesla ownership, so they're not going to invest new money there. The old Tesla SuperChargers work fine, just slower, if you own a Tesla.

Top reasons:

- The number of Tesla's, per capita, in your state is paltry compared to Texas (and nearly every other state in the country). Texas had the 3rd highest sales for any state in 2023.

On a per capital basis, Texas was 82,000 / 32 million = 0.26% of the population. Louisiana is 3,300 / 4.6 million = 0.07%. Of course what matters is Tesla ownership, in total, per driving population, but I couldn't find that.

The comparison isn't to Lightnings, it's to all non-Teslas that are authorized to use Tesla SuperChargers, which includes Ford, KIA, Rivian, GM, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan, Lucid, Mercedes, Hyundai, Honda, ... But Tesla can make lots more money in other states by upgrading chargers. There are many areas of the country where they haven't upgraded chargers.

DC Fast Charging is intended to be for traveling. Yes, a destination does need charging to attract tourists (if you want them to drive their EV there), but that's on the destination to put things in place to encourage charging.

New Orleans has a wealth of slow charging via J-1772. Lots and lots. They also have a bunch of fast charging locations with one or two chargers.

On the approach to New Orleans, Tesla has the routes covered. Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Pass Christian, Pearl River, Covington. Charge to 80% (or higher), drive 60 or less miles, and you're there. 80% ends with 50% upon arrival. Park and don't use the vehicle, plenty of charge to get back to same charger. Or, charge at one of the hotel chargers, or at a car dealership for less than 30 minutes.

So, in short, there's no business case for Tesla to spend money to upgrade their chargers in New Orleans, as compared to lots of more justifiable locations.

Hope this helps.

 

[RLXXI]

You're wondering why Tesla hasn't invested in upgrading their network in your area. The answer is that it's very far down the list of Tesla ownership, so they're not going to invest new money there. The old Tesla SuperChargers work fine, just slower, if you own a Tesla.

Top reasons:

- The number of Tesla's, per capita, in your state is paltry compared to Texas (and nearly every other state in the country). Texas had the 3rd highest sales for any state in 2023.

On a per capital basis, Texas was 82,000 / 32 million = 0.26% of the population. Louisiana is 3,300 / 4.6 million = 0.07%. Of course what matters is Tesla ownership, in total, per driving population, but I couldn't find that.

The comparison isn't to Lightnings, it's to all non-Teslas that are authorized to use Tesla SuperChargers, which includes Ford, KIA, Rivian, GM, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan, Lucid, Mercedes, Hyundai, Honda, ... But Tesla can make lots more money in other states by upgrading chargers. There are many areas of the country where they haven't upgraded chargers.

DC Fast Charging is intended to be for traveling. Yes, a destination does need charging to attract tourists (if you want them to drive their EV there), but that's on the destination to put things in place to encourage charging.

New Orleans has a wealth of slow charging via J-1772. Lots and lots. They also have a bunch of fast charging locations with one or two chargers.

On the approach to New Orleans, Tesla has the routes covered. Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Pass Christian, Pearl River, Covington. Charge to 80% (or higher), drive 60 or less miles, and you're there. 80% ends with 50% upon arrival. Park and don't use the vehicle, plenty of charge to get back to same charger. Or, charge at one of the hotel chargers, or at a car dealership for less than 30 minutes.

So, in short, there's no business case for Tesla to spend money to upgrade their chargers in New Orleans, as compared to lots of more justifiable locations.

Hope this helps.

I've been all over this city and I can assure you most of those j-1772 chargers are inoperable. The ones that do work are expensive, very expensive.

I was talking to another waiting on the only dcfc nearby, he had one of those new Volkswagon id3 or something like that and he mentioned the same thing about availability here, he had out of state tags. Does it affect me? Nope, I have my FCSP on the house. There is a Tesla sc site 37 miles up the road that's compatible so there's that I guess.

Once they get some decent leadership things may change but not until then.

 

[keith.springer]

This is the second store near me that is adding DCFC one was completed a few months back. They started with the convenience store and fuel dispensers and are now adding DCFC in between the big store and the convenience store.

I saw a Youtube video on this. Walmart pland to roll this out at thousands of locations.
Walmart's Plan To Blanket The US With The Walmart EV Charging Network

 

[CD4TNF]

• Arkansas eTraveler is the YouTuber tracking Walmart charger sites.

https://youtube.com/@thearkansasetraveler

His Google spreadsheet is here.

tinyurl.com/WalmartEnergyEVs

• EVTexans does site visits to the Texas locations.

https://youtube.com/@Ev-texans

• Walter from The Network Architect does overview tracking of DC charger station openings. Walmart is part of his Weekly Reports

https://youtube.com/@thenetworkarchitectchannel

 

[Meddle]

This is the second store near me that is adding DCFC one was completed a few months back. They started with the convenience store and fuel dispensers and are now adding DCFC in between the big store and the convenience store.

Yeah, Sachse had the change permit in and it was pretty quick. I think they prioritized the stations as a part of things station build out.

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