Tesla is planning a brand new “Supercharger queue” function at choose Supercharger websites in an effort to finish one uncommon difficulty: confrontation or confusion relating to who’s subsequent in line.
Whereas it’s an unusual difficulty, Supercharger congestion does happen in closely populated areas the place a excessive focus of EVs may cause intensive wait occasions at charging piles.
These strains can generally turn into a difficulty as drivers will, occasionally, turn into combative in the event that they really feel they’ve arrived at a charger earlier than one other proprietor. Folks slicing 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. Aim 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, carefully monitoring site-level demand.”
Whereas it’s one thing that does occur, Tesla will fight the problem with two totally different methods in an effort to get rid of 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 get rid of the issue, and since some individuals are petty, they could really feel that the queue is inaccurate and pull into the spot anyway, inflicting a good larger delay.
The second technique has been happening for years: increasing the presence of Superchargers all through.
As Tesla expands its infrastructure, strains and delays at Superchargers will turn into much less frequent. This doesn’t fully get rid of the problem, although. EVs are nonetheless promoting, and individuals are adopting electrical vehicles each day.
Now that Tesla additionally permits EVs constructed by different producers to entry Supercharging, the problem is technically even larger than ever. Will probably be a continuing battle to construct as many Superchargers as doable to make the issue turn into so uncommon that it’s basically a non-issue.
The queue may even want to speak with autos made by different corporations. We requested Tesla about this in response to their publish on X. The corporate has not but answered, but when they do, we’ll replace this text.
It’s going to doubtless by no means be fully out of the query, although, as fuel station strains nonetheless exist. That is true regardless that fuel stations can be found on a large foundation.
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