Tesla is planning a brand new “Supercharger queue” function at choose Supercharger websites in an effort to finish one uncommon concern: confrontation or confusion concerning who’s subsequent in line.
Whereas it’s an unusual concern, Supercharger congestion does happen in closely populated areas the place a excessive focus of EVs could cause intensive wait occasions at charging piles.
These traces can typically change into a difficulty as drivers will, now and again, change into combative in the event that they really feel they’ve arrived at a charger earlier than one other proprietor. Folks chopping in line is one thing that may happen, particularly at busy Superchargers.
Because of this, Tesla has confirmed that it’s going to roll out a brand new “Digital queuing pilot” program beginning in Q2 at choose Superchargers:
“Digital queuing pilots beginning in Q2 at choose websites. Objective is a web buyer expertise enchancment for the ~1% circumstances of a wait time. Wider rollout this 12 months if suggestions is optimistic. We additionally proceed to increase the community 20%+ year-over-year, intently monitoring site-level demand.”
Whereas it’s one thing that does occur, Tesla will fight the problem with two completely different methods in an effort to eradicate it.
The primary technique is the pilot program, which is able to assist drivers decide the right order to method a plug and get charging. Nonetheless, this doesn’t fully eradicate the issue, and since some individuals are petty, they might really feel that the queue is inaccurate and pull into the spot anyway, inflicting a good greater delay.
The second technique has been happening for years: increasing the presence of Superchargers all through.
As Tesla expands its infrastructure, traces and delays at Superchargers will change into much less frequent. This doesn’t fully eradicate the problem, although. EVs are nonetheless promoting, and individuals are adopting electrical automobiles day by day.
Now that Tesla additionally permits EVs constructed by different producers to entry Supercharging, the problem is technically even greater than ever. It is going to be a continuing battle to construct as many Superchargers as potential to make the issue change into so uncommon that it’s primarily a non-issue.
The queue will even want to speak with automobiles made by different corporations. We requested Tesla about this in response to their put up on X. The corporate has not but answered, but when they do, we’ll replace this text.
It can doubtless by no means be fully out of the query, although, as fuel station traces nonetheless exist. That is true though fuel stations can be found on an enormous foundation.
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