Re:Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All but Peaked
by semi-extrinsic on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:35PM
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Exactly. But when it's free, people do crazy things like queue for half an hour to charge at a supercharger even though they could easily charge at home. I think this is the primary motivation of the new rules, to restrict supercharger use to those actually needing it.
Re:Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All but Peaked
by eridius on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:42PM
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I heard (secondhand info and all that) that there's some taxi startup somewhere that is using all Teslas, but instead of approaching Tesla about installing superchargers for their own use[1], they decided to just use the existing public superchargers, tying them up and creating long delays for anyone else who wants to use them. So it seems that this new rule is meant to combat that type of behavior.
[1] Apparently companies can approach Tesla about installing their own private superchargers, though I don't know the details.
Re:Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All but Peaked
by umeshunni on Friday November 25, 2016 @09:07PM
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They're 'Tesloop', based in LA. I've seen complaints on the Tesla forums from LA area Tesla owners about how they keep hogging up the chargers.
E.g Charging for Supercharging Won't Deter Local Fleet Operators
https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/5bonff/chargin...
Comparing usage of the supercharger network to the total amount driven by the car in a year doesn't make much sense. You only need the supercharger network when going a long distance; otherwise, you can charge at home or perhaps at work.