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Buying a Tesla has caused us to bump up our timeline for purchasing a house. We are very lucky to have two charging stations at our apartment complex, but a few
by HEHENE 4y ago
Buying a Tesla has caused us to bump up our timeline for purchasing a house. We are very lucky to have two charging stations at our apartment complex, but a few things make it a less than perfect scenario.
1) They charge a 40% markup on electricity. This is fair, given the upfront costs of installation and ongoing maintenance costs, but still a downside.
2) Since installing it, the number of EVs living here have tripled or quadrupled. A great thing, but also ties up the charger more frequently.
3) Their breaker apparently can't support 2 Teslas charging at once. This doesn't seem to be a problem with two non-Telsa EVs, or one Tesla and one non-Tesla, but if two Teslas plug in at the same time the breaker blows and both chargers are out of commission for 24-72 hours until maintenance gets around to fixing it.
All of that is still better than no charger of course, but we have other complaints with this complex and want to move when our lease is up. Looking for apartment complexes with chargers severely limits options and makes buying a house make a lot more sense.
- xani_ 4y ago> 3) Their breaker apparently can't support 2 Teslas charging at once. This doesn't seem to be a problem with two non-Telsa EVs, or one Tesla and one non-Tesla, but if two Teslas plug in at the same time the breaker blows and both chargers are out of commission for 24-72 hours until maintenance gets around to fixing it. https://www.tesla.com/support/gen-3-wall-connector-power-sharing https://www.tesla.com/support/gen-3-wall-connector-power-sha... ? Or chargers are non-tesla ?
- Sohcahtoa82 4y agoParent comment DID mention non-Teslas charging.
- xani_ 4y ago...so ? https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/tesla-wall-connector-charging-non-tesla-vehicles-australia.224044/page-2 https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/tesla-wall-connector...
- Sohcahtoa82 4y agoI'd like to point out that the thread you linked to is for Australian Tesla owners. Teslas sold in Europe and Australia include both the proprietary Tesla plug and a CCS plug. In America, Teslas are sold with just the proprietary Tesla plug and so the wall connector uses that, making it incompatible with non-Tesla cars.
- Sohcahtoa82 4y ago> 3) Their breaker apparently can't support 2 Teslas charging at once. This doesn't seem to be a problem with two non-Telsa EVs, or one Tesla and one non-Tesla, but if two Teslas plug in at the same time the breaker blows and both chargers are out of commission for 24-72 hours until maintenance gets around to fixing it. The Tesla owners can fix this themselves by changing the charging speed manually in the car or the app.