With version 1, version 2, version 3 and Urban Tesla supercharging stalls, unless we use the supercharging stall on the farthest left, we will probably have to take up two charging stalls.
This is because the charging cord on these versions is not long enough to reach around to the left front side of the car.
I witnessed this very thing happening, when a Ford F150 Lightning pulled forward into a supercharging stall. Since his charging port was on the left hand side, the driver just grabbed the charging handle of the stall next to his, conveniently placed for him, but now depriving the Tesla owner backing into that stall of their ability to charge.
A lady in a Model Y backed in to the empty stall, saw that “her” charging handle was taken, then pulled out and backed into the last available charging stall at that moment. A guy in a Model X backed in right after, realised that he couldn’t charge, saw what was happening, and then confronted the owner of the Lightning. I overheard the Model X owner trying to give the Lightning owner a primer in “Tesla supercharging etiquette”. The Lightning owner pushed and said that he was parked exactly where he was supposed to be and that Mr. X Owner was just ESS OH EL. Mr. X Owner owner pulled away, helpless and fuming.
Finally, another lady driving a Model Y backed in. She too saw what was happening, engaged Mr Ford Lightning in comversation, and from what I could tell from my vantage point, took up a more amiable tone, and agreed to stay where she was and wait until Mr. Lightning was done charging.
For the Tesla owners who’ve grown accustomed to having the supercharging stations all to themselves, confronting and educating EV owners of other makes will be the new reality for them.
I don’t know if version 4, the newest version of the supercharging stall, has addressed this problem with its longer charging cord.
. Way to scare me into thinking we’d all be living in adapter-hell guys
