Tesla Supercharger PSA

[ClevelandBeemer]

Yesterday at a SuperCharger site I noticed something interesting. The site has both V3 and V4 posts. I chose the V4 post as I can park and not take up more than 1 space. While charging another Lightning rolls up and takes up 2 spaces at the V3 posts. This site has 28 posts, over 2/3 of which are V4 posts. To me the only reason the other Lightning driver chose the V3 is because they didn’t know the difference.

So PSA for all non-Tesla EV drivers. If you see a newer black and white V4 SuperCharger post, it has a much longer cable than the older style red and white Supercharger posts.

That is all. 🫡

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[garsh]

Older V3 (and V2) sites placed the stations between the parking spaces, where it was easy to reach the charging port on the back corner of a Tesla. Newer V3 sites place the stations in the middle of the parking space, so that it can reach either corner.

 

[jamelski]

Naw they didn’t on purpose to piss off tesla fan boys

 

[garsh]

Note that this is a picture of a European V2 station. Those were upgraded to include a second CCS2 plug in addition to the NACS plug.

North American V2 stations are identical to V3 stations, but have a thicker cable. V3 stations have water-cooled cables, which allows them to be thinner.

 

[FloridaMan655321]

Still kind of a shame Ford (and others) haven't just put the charge port in the rear like Tesla does. I do have hopes that in the future all of this will be standardized.

Thanks for this post as I didn't know of the v4 being rolled out and how they look different. Good on Tesla doing a redesign to help out other manufactures.

 

[GoodSam]

Still kind of a shame Ford (and others) haven't just put the charge port in the rear like Tesla does. I do have hopes that in the future all of this will be standardized.

What is the best place for connecting for a vehicle pulling a trailer? One should not have to walk over cables or otherwise be restrained by the cable. Maybe overhead drop downs?
Should charging stations be more designed like gas stations?

 

[FloridaMan655321]

What is the best place for connecting for a vehicle pulling a trailer? One should not have to walk over cables or otherwise be restrained by the cable. Maybe overhead drop downs?
Should charging stations be more designed like gas stations?

I forgot all the trailers being towed that I see…..
Obviously a regular gas station type of chargers handles this. When have you seen a ICE vehicle have the gas tank filler located where our charge ports are located? They are all located in the rear

 

[electricpig]

Still kind of a shame Ford (and others) haven't just put the charge port in the rear like Tesla does. I do have hopes that in the future all of this will be standardized.

Thanks for this post as I didn't know of the v4 being rolled out and how they look different. Good on Tesla doing a redesign to help out other manufactures.

Nahhh, I rather be looking where I'm going. It also happens to be what people were/are accustomed to for fueling unless they are in a Tesla. It's just Tesla fans have brain washed people to think it's the "right" location. I read a while back the only reason it is located where it is is that during the development of the early cars, Elon was renting a mansion that Ford some reason was not able to get power unless it was located where it is now (don't remember exact details), and "insisted" that all Tesla have the port where it is. Supposedly the engineers and everyone else wanted a more traditional approach, but it didn't fit for Lord Elon.

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