I am planning a roundtrip drive my Model-3 from Southern California to Vancouver BC, going up on I-5 and back along the Pacific Coast. I have pretty good experience in planning ahead and using Tesla's Superchargers on long trips, but this time I want to play it on the safe side and have another charger network as a backup, just in case. So, I am considering using ChargePoint. They claim to have 27,000 charger locations and have a nifty app, which I have downloaded.
However, be aware-
I've spent some time studying what this network is all about. Aside from very slow charging speed (which we can put aside, as I plan to use them, if at all, just for range-anxiety emergencies) I read many unpleasant, and even horror stories about the ChargePoint availability, limited access, unreliability etc.
For example:
"Worked intermittently, got 2 miles of charge for $2.09, was supposed to have 4 h for free" (Santa Rasa CA)
"Looks like 3 stations are broken and 5 are working" (Healdsburg CA)
"couldn't get it to stop charging" (Newport Oregon)
"No overnight charging" (Ridgefield OR)
"Charging spaces are not mark" (Olympia WA)
"Charger have a problem, power is off" (Mukilteo WA)
"just spoke to ChargePoint, they confirmed this station is having problems" (Blain WA)
"Who can we ask to repair this station? both plugs don't work" Burnaby BC)
And many, many more.
However, be aware-
I've spent some time studying what this network is all about. Aside from very slow charging speed (which we can put aside, as I plan to use them, if at all, just for range-anxiety emergencies) I read many unpleasant, and even horror stories about the ChargePoint availability, limited access, unreliability etc.
For example:
"Worked intermittently, got 2 miles of charge for $2.09, was supposed to have 4 h for free" (Santa Rasa CA)
"Looks like 3 stations are broken and 5 are working" (Healdsburg CA)
"couldn't get it to stop charging" (Newport Oregon)
"No overnight charging" (Ridgefield OR)
"Charging spaces are not mark" (Olympia WA)
"Charger have a problem, power is off" (Mukilteo WA)
"just spoke to ChargePoint, they confirmed this station is having problems" (Blain WA)
"Who can we ask to repair this station? both plugs don't work" Burnaby BC)
And many, many more.