Talk:Tesla Supercharger/Archive 1

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List question
Should this include a list of all open tesla supercharger stations? Jonnaro (talk) 17:12, 12 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I don't think so. That will start to be NOTDIRECTORY which is not what Wikipedia is for. Z22 (talk) 12:32, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

List criteria for inclusion - the list is getting too big. Should it be a Top10-list, or a certain minimum of stalls - maybe 26? A quick search on https://supercharge.info/data reveals that several US stations have 24 stalls. In Europe, there are 20 stalls in each of Töcksfors, Uddevalla, Kungälv, Ulricehamn, Berkåk, Øyer, Hokksund, Lyngdal and Arna. 20 stalls is common now, and the recent Macon and Mellbystrand are not special. A limit of perhaps 26 seems reasonable, until they too become too numerous. Tesla often delays confirmation of upgrades. A separate discussion could be how to show the recent V3 250kW chargers. TGCP (talk) 13:32, 3 July 2019 (UTC)


 * On the basis of WP:NOTCATALOGUE, I would delete the list altogether.  Stepho  talk 01:09, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Embedded lists is the most appropriate referreal; "lists used within articles that supplement the article's prose content". The amount of stations, and stations size, are context that supports the article subject, common for Wikipedia articles.
 * The examples in WP:NOTDIRECTORY do not seem to apply here - note that the 2014 debate above is for ALL the stations, which has certainly become overwhelming for Wikipedia, and covered by supercharge.info - TGCP (talk) 08:58, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

The Tesla beta battery-swap station
This citizen journalist is reporting on use of the existing batt swap station at Harris Ranch, California, here. Cheers. N2e (talk) 02:26, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that List of Tesla superchargers be merged into Tesla station. On its own, the list may fail WP:NOTDIRECTORY, and it's likely much too unnecessarily detailed for a general audience (containing street addresses for every one of the thousands of charging stations). Tesla's own list, already linked in Tesla station, is probably going to be much more reliable and up-to-date as the number of stations increases. It would be better for the list to be condensed down to a table detailing the number of chargers in each country and territory (possibly including the number in each province or state).

Of the three sentences not in the lead of the list (about India, Hong Kong and Ireland), those which are sourced could be placed in the Deployment section of Tesla station (which might need a rewrite to focus less on the battery-swapping aspect, given that almost none of the stations currently have that capability; but I digress).

The information in the list would, additionally, be better placed in the OpenStreetMap wiki's page on Tesla chargers (which does currently lack an Asia section). Jc86035 (talk • contribs) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125; to reply to me 13:39, 30 April 2016 (UTC)


 * I think this will be a merger for the article. It is kind of weak that the charging stations are able notable, even with a whole list of them. I think its better if both are merged. Manuaska (talk) 16:44, 9 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge: They are just a variation on a theme, so it is easy to merge them together without confusing the reader.  Stepho  talk 22:21, 9 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge: this would be akin to having a list of Exxon fuel stations—a bit ridiculous and out of scope. OSX (talk • contributions) 13:17, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Rate of charge when sharing a stall
There is some anecdotal evidence that power is reduced when two cars share a pylon, but few reliable sources. These are some indications   Other factors may affect charge rate. TGCP (talk) 13:29, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I added a source, but the subject is still not covered well. Also, private Supercharger owners are limited to 60kW per outlet, but the source says that the reason is unknown. The 12*60kW=720 is higher than G-9 at +65kW and lower than 1 MW. Unclear if M at +50kW applies with cheaper rates than G-9, as the station is likely a single power customer, and not 12 individual power customers. TGCP (talk) 23:42, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Confusing Language
Some of the language used in this article is confusing and does not flow well, for example:

''On the European market Tesla uses for its cars and Superchargers a slightly modified form of the standardized IEC 62196 Type 2 connector. This results in a serious incompatibility with imported US Tesla cars. As of 2017, Tesla is the only automaker which offers based on the IEC 62196-2 specification the charging with direct current (DC). The specification IEC 62196-3 Combined Charging System (CCS) is favored as a multivendor direct current charging standard.''

If no one minds, I will amend. --Jamesedmo (talk) 17:19, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Urban Supercharger
Photos of the grey lower-capacity Urban Superchargers should be added. (unlike the red mid-route travel Supercharger) The lower charge rate on the Urban Supercharger matches the lower charge rate provided by the red Superchargers when you use supercharging too much, thus probably the different color, to show the lower charge rate or that it is "battery safe" to keep using. -- 70.51.45.76 (talk) 10:42, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

Free supercharging in intro
The intro needs to be updated -- the Model 3 gets no free supercharging.--69.4.155.142 (talk) 17:45, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

This article needs a lot of work! I've already updated many outdated numerical numbers. As far as the Model 3 having no free supercharging, the issue is complicated to say the least! Some cars have 3 months free charging, some 6, some 9. Some Model 3 Performance cars up to 2018-09-18 received free supercharging with use of referral code.

Vcpecon (talk) 10:53, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

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Redundancy in the "Battery-swap proposal" section
This section repeats itself two or three times on most of the major facts it presents, and the redundancy leads to apparent contradictions. It could be made easier to understand and reduced in size by more than half by rewriting the whole thing from scratch. 67.188.1.213 (talk) 20:32, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Magic Dock
Just putting this thought down. Much of the reviews of the "magic dock" stations is that while it's great that Tesla is opening up the Supercharger network to other vehicles, because of the design of the Supercharger, it's a less than ideal experience. The Supercharger cords are quite short in comparison to all other charging networks, because the charge port on Tesla's are always in the same place, the left rear of the vehicle. There's no such standardization on other EVs. So charging a CCS1 equipped vehicles often involves awkward parking angles that can take up two spots. Worth including as a "downside" on this page. Source: https://www.motortrend.com/features/tesla-supercharger-magic-dock-hands-on-review-charging-other RickyCourtney (talk) 02:39, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

'Tesla cars have priority'
In the Europe section of the article it states that 'Tesla cars have priority' at superchargers. This is not true, or at least misleding, as it works on a first come first served basis for all vehicles and there are no posted signs or policies that indicate that Tesla vehicles have priority. Both sources mentioned don't have any word on this. What is true is that Tesla is monitoring usage and will not open very busy stations to other vehicle manufacturers. Drumstick21 (talk) 23:58, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Special 50,000th Supercharger Stall
I am nearby and happy to provide a wikimedia file of the 50,000th global supercharger stall that was installed a few days ago. Any interest in this? Gamesyns (talk) 07:21, 15 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Sure! -- RickyCourtney (talk) 17:52, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I have uploaded it and created a short write up, not sure the best place to implement, open to ideas. Was originally going to place it in North America, but didn't think there was a good place to include it.
 * Tesla 50000th Supercharger.jpg
 * On September 7th, 2023, Tesla Charging announced it had surpassed 50,000 Supercharger stalls worldwide. Shortly there after, a unique Ultra-Red design was wrapped on the 50,000th stall to mark this milestone.
 * Rewrite as needed if someone else finds a nice way to fit that in there. Gamesyns (talk) 07:59, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

What are the input AC mains specs for a supercharger site?
What does a typical supercharger site need in regard to A/C mains from the grid? What's the input A/C voltage to a 250KW supercharger stall? There needs to be a section on this. How big a "substation" is needed, etc. Cloudswrest (talk) 04:20, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Large Supercharger stations
I removed the Large Supercharger stations section because it appears to run afoul of two Wikipedia principals: That’s why I deleted this section. Happy to hear thoughts from others! — RickyCourtney (talk) 23:53, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikipedia is not a travel guide, and this just seems like a big list of stations without any particular notability.
 * 2) Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources… which are needed to establish the topic's notability, and this list largely relies on Tesla’s website (a primary source).


 * I missed this reply before. This had been a mess for a years (missed stations, incorrect info, no refs, and minimum of 20 stalls (which would have made it hundreds)) and I spend a lot of time curating a better list limited to 40 and then with recent additions and now got larger. And was getting around to reduce the numbers.
 * I agree it needed to be trimmed but disagreed it should be removed. Not convinced at all it is a travel guide and I think you misunderstand the guidelines there. I thought it would have been polite to message the only person editing that section (and on a regular basis) before deleting it. I have been editing for something like *shrug* 15 years...
 * Anyway a top 10 is fine. I added in additional information that was removed giving the more useful information. Rovastar (talk) 14:48, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * please discuss stuff before your reverting. @RickyCourtney nor sure why you want to start an edit war on a page you have no interest in. Rovastar (talk) 15:45, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * We're currently splitting out V2 vs V3 stalls. We'd need to provide a citation for that. Also, what's the necessity of providing that information? Wikipedia is not a travel guide, so we don't need to tell people what is available there. RickyCourtney (talk) 17:44, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah it is a important aspect of it to give context. Especially for the Chinese ones. Would supercharge.info be a better authority for you on this rather than tesla? Rovastar (talk) 19:32, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * What context are we giving? That some chargers are older? RickyCourtney (talk) 21:00, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * it is not just older the version give much less power (real world when all used less than half) so really a 50 stall v2 is worse than a 30 v3 stall in many ways. I tried to show the fairest way and most useful way of portraying the information. Previously (a year or so ago) there were lists for each of the 3 types.
 * I hope that explain more and it is only a couple more columns. Rovastar (talk) 23:16, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

I think a short list is useful (top 10 maybe?) but the current list is unweildy and unnecessary. I'd say either shorten the list or remove the list. The large stations are notable to some extent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drumstick21 (talk • contribs) 21:24, 22 July 2023 (UTC)