Extensively discussed over here: Likelihood of a CHAdeMO adapter for the Model Swith CHAdeMo going in all the way out to the OR coast and out to Eastern WA, it sure would open up the options to have a CHAdeMO adapter available.
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Extensively discussed over here: Likelihood of a CHAdeMO adapter for the Model Swith CHAdeMo going in all the way out to the OR coast and out to Eastern WA, it sure would open up the options to have a CHAdeMO adapter available.
Yes, the Model S can use the Roadster chargers, with an adapter. Right now these adapters are scarce and cost $650. It was reported that these were only going to be available to Roadster owners
From portland
Centralia and Burlington are conveniently 150 mi apart. Just about perfect for PDX/Seattle or onward to BC
To the south you'd definitely want a charge before the Siskiyou Pass, so I'd vote for Ashland. And the Belt Line in Eugene so you can opt for the coast.
Then every Tesla car and charger would use the same connector and life would be much simpler. I've tried asking if they have plans along those lines, but of course they refuse to say anything. In the absence of plans some people will probably start converting their Roadsters and some of the public HPCs to J1772, and then things will be even more confusing (and then some of the HPCs - which were paid for by Roadster owners, Tesla didn't install them - will be taken for hours on end by other EVs charging at 3.3kW).
I LOVE the Supercharger idea, but even when fully built out they won't get you everywhere. Regardless of who pays for it, there should be a plan for getting the far-cheaper HPWCs out there too, but that would be much simpler (and could reuse existing HPC installations) if all Teslas used the same connector.
Gilroy to Harris ranch is ~110 miles, then 116 to Tejon, then only 90 to Hawthorne, so those 120 to 140 distances you show seem perfectly reasonable given their existing spacing.
Centralia, WA (136 miles from Salem, OR)
- Problems: something of a shorter distance from Salem and quite short from Seattle. Also, I'm unfamiliar with the area so I can't say if there are interesting things to do there.
- Benefits: Driving through (or even around) Portland can involve some pretty nasty stop and go traffic so it's not a bad idea to make that leg of the journey somewhat compact
Minor clarification:EVs do not have access to carpool lanes in Washington State.
In Washington state, EVs do not qualify for the HOV lane by virtue of being an EV. They aren't disqualified for it either.
The fourth dot in Oregon from today's announcement looks like it's in Stayton or some crazy thing. Any speculation as to where that might be and why Tesla thinks it's necessary to put one there?
The fourth dot in Oregon from today's announcement looks like it's in Stayton or some crazy thing. Any speculation as to where that might be and why Tesla thinks it's necessary to put one there?
I'm seeing the dots there as Salem and Roseburg, then Eugene. Remember that they are to enable travel between cities.