Hi All!
I charge frequently at the San Juan Capistrano, CA Supercharger and I have noticed something that is starting to become a small problem for those who supercharge often, over there at least.
I have been at the supercharger with no other cars charging and I plug in and after 5 minutes the max charge rate I am receiving is about 150 mi/hr. I unplug and move two outlets over and it goes up to 280mi/hr.
Now, when I go there, I plug in and wait to see if I have a "good" charger. If not, I switch, sometimes 2 to 3 times to find a faster charger.
I do the best I can to see if it is because another car is charging on the same "circuit" but I cannot correlate that as the cause and I've spent some time thinking about it, and talking to others charging experiencing the same situation.
The outside temp is around 70 degrees and the SOC of my car car is not relevant since I can move a cable over and see 2x the charge rate. I have an A pack battery.
The "problem" is that over an hour of waiting the difference in my car's charge lever is pretty significant if I have a "slow" charger.
I appreciate your thoughts on this!
John
I charge frequently at the San Juan Capistrano, CA Supercharger and I have noticed something that is starting to become a small problem for those who supercharge often, over there at least.
I have been at the supercharger with no other cars charging and I plug in and after 5 minutes the max charge rate I am receiving is about 150 mi/hr. I unplug and move two outlets over and it goes up to 280mi/hr.
Now, when I go there, I plug in and wait to see if I have a "good" charger. If not, I switch, sometimes 2 to 3 times to find a faster charger.
I do the best I can to see if it is because another car is charging on the same "circuit" but I cannot correlate that as the cause and I've spent some time thinking about it, and talking to others charging experiencing the same situation.
The outside temp is around 70 degrees and the SOC of my car car is not relevant since I can move a cable over and see 2x the charge rate. I have an A pack battery.
The "problem" is that over an hour of waiting the difference in my car's charge lever is pretty significant if I have a "slow" charger.
I appreciate your thoughts on this!
John