I was watching a YouTube video where somebody was showing a full charging station, and said this is a regular occurrence for them.
Given how long some cars take to charge, this seems like it could be a big issue.
Is this something any of you have experienced? What can be done about it?
This is why Tesla formerly implemented idle charges and is currently implementing congestion charges for users charging beyond 90%, and congestion warnings that automatically reset cars to 80% (but can then be reset by users) at high-utilization chargers.
It’s also why outages like “2/4 plugs are broken at this location” (which is shockingly common at some brands of chargers) isn’t acceptable.
Finally, a system that detects when a charger is full and automatically directs users to another nearby charger is very helpful, especially given the scenario that sometimes there are multiple nearby chargers, but one gets more popular than others due to location.
Tesla manages all of these.
I’m not sure why Tesla is the only one who can do this right, however, it’s a bit baffling.