thomas201 wrote:
The only thing that bothers me is that the chargers are empty, as shown in your pics and my experience. Maybe, it is due to the ability to fill up at home. Maybe they are building for the future. But unused assets always bug me.
Probably a combination of things.
Yes, the vast majority (greater than 90 percent) of charging is done at home. Fast chargers and Superchargers generally speaking are not used by commuters but rather by people on road trips. They know they can do normal road trips because the infrastructure is in place and it is fast. This is partially what is holding back sales of other brands. The CCS/ Chademo networks are there and growing but in a more half hazard and unconnected manner. That and much slower
There is a chicken and the egg thing as well. What comes first. Infrastructure or vehicles. For example. People buy Tesla’s because they know the infrastructure is already built. I think within a year or two the CCS/Chademo networks will be comparable and Tesla will begin to lose some advantage here. Jmho.
Superchargers can be quite busy on weekends, even to the point of line ups in some key areas. I have never seen this but have seen pictures of long weekend lineups close to key highway interchanges. On quiet weekdays though these can look deserted. Everybody fills at home or in the hotel parking lot if on a trip. We pick our hotels based on charge facilities...well that and a good breakfast. :).
