Drive In, Not back into SC

[Blucenturion]

Although I live about 50 mi S of Crescent City, Ca, I'd never had reason to use the SC until yesterday. And discovered what I'd never seen before, a drive-in setup. Brilliant! How often is this seen?

 

[MrG_NY]

Super chargers near me are pull in nose first. These are located in a restaurant parking lot in a strip mall.

 

[ReddyLeaf]

Probably less than 10%, maybe even less than 2%, of the SCs are like that. I think I’ve only seen one: Bandon OR.

 

[brucet999]

View attachment 464750 Although I live about 50 mi S of Crescent City, Ca, I'd never had reason to use the SC until yesterday. And discovered what I'd never seen before, a drive-in setup. Brilliant! How often is this seen?

Mammoth lakes and Manteca have two rows of multiple drive-in stations situated like gasoline pumps where one car connects to the front station and another behind it connects to another station in line with it, but not paired electrically, such that 1a through 4b, for instance, are behind 5a through 8b. Such an arrangement would also be useful for a Tesla towing a trailer to charge without having to unhitch.

 

[ucmndd]

There are quite a few of them in California. Also many stations that have at least one or two that way.

 

[FielderJones]

Bolingbrook IL, Rockford IL, and Dubuque IA are all back in. Never seen the drive in setup yet.

 

[jjrandorin]

I cant tell in the OP picture, but is there a "View" (landscape, etc, appealing view), in the direction you would be facing by heading in? I suspect so, just looking at the edge of the picture. My guess is, if there is a compelling reason for "head in" parking (a view, or some other reason a customer would want to look out the front), they might set it up that way.

Setting it up that way actually would carry some risk in people hitting the charging station, either pulling in, or pulling out. If there is some sort of appealing view however it would be worth it.

 

[jkoya]

I've only seen the nose in type at the Kettleman City superchargers. I've heard there a few in Northern CA, but I haven't personally seen or used them yet.

 

[vickh]

I wish more were like that. Why did Tesla pick the back in standard?

 

[davewill]

I cant tell in the OP picture, but is there a "View" (landscape, etc, appealing view), in the direction you would be facing by heading in? I suspect so, just looking at the edge of the picture. My guess is, if there is a compelling reason for "head in" parking (a view, or some other reason a customer would want to look out the front), they might set it up that way.

Setting it up that way actually would carry some risk in people hitting the charging station, either pulling in, or pulling out. If there is some sort of appealing view however it would be worth it.

I'd guess in this case it's because of the slant parking. They don't want people to back in and be facing the wrong way down the driving lane.

 

[Kuhz]

Half of them are like this in Monroe, WA

 

[cucubits]

I also see another upside to this. If the stalls are all full and some are ICEd, one can maybe get close enough to still be able to charge, behind the parked car.

 

[jkoya]

I also see another upside to this. If the stalls are all full and some are ICEd, one can maybe get close enough to still be able to charge, behind the parked car.

Wow - I never thought of that !!

 

[ReddyLeaf]

I also see another upside to this. If the stalls are all full and some are ICEd, one can maybe get close enough to still be able to charge, behind the parked car.

Yes! Also, these stalls are much less likely to be ICEd.

 

[Saghost]

Laurel MD is a straight parking lot with pull in spots. With the ninety degree turn, getting lined up correctly without hitting the pylons is mildly annoying.

This configuration works much better on a 45 like Strasbourg VA and Newburgh NY.

 

[Darmie]

They are out East as well. Meridian MS, Pearl, MS

 

[Rocky_H]

It is frequently a little rare to have the pull forward ones like that when they are up against a curb. They are a little more common if they get a chance to build them out into the middle of a very large parking lot. Here are a couple of examples:
Catoosa, OK (suburb of Tulsa)
Supercharger — Catoosa, OK - Near Tulsa, OK

Seaside, OR
Supercharger - Seaside, OR

Winnemucca, NV These are pull forward stalls, but they are up against a pretty high retaining wall instead of just curb, so they couldn't really build them in the lawn off the edge of the parking lot. The person in this picture didn't seem to understand these were supposed to be pull forward ones, though, and was backed in anyway.
SuperCharger - Winnemucca NV

 

[KenC]

View attachment 464750 Although I live about 50 mi S of Crescent City, Ca, I'd never had reason to use the SC until yesterday. And discovered what I'd never seen before, a drive-in setup. Brilliant! How often is this seen?

The stalls are more prone to damage that way, and the install is a touch more complicated, with more trenching and paving.

 

[eladts]

They are out East as well. Meridian MS, Pearl, MS

Dedham, MA is also pull in. Berlin, VT uses the "gas station" layout which I think is the best to prevent ICEing.

 

[ucmndd]

I wish more were like that. Why did Tesla pick the back in standard?

Less asphalt to rip up at sites where they are retrofitting the chargers.