{"id":211577,"date":"2019-11-06T21:55:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/i-used-one-of-teslas-supercharger-stations-for-the-first-time-and-it-solved-the-biggest-problem-i-had-when-driving-the-chevy-bolt-and-nissan-leaf-tsla"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:55:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:55:33","slug":"i-used-one-of-teslas-supercharger-stations-for-the-first-time-and-it-solved-the-biggest-problem-i-had-when-driving-the-chevy-bolt-and-nissan-leaf-tsla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/i-used-one-of-teslas-supercharger-stations-for-the-first-time-and-it-solved-the-biggest-problem-i-had-when-driving-the-chevy-bolt-and-nissan-leaf-tsla","title":{"rendered":"I used certainly one of Tesla&#8217;s Supercharger stations for the primary time, and it solved the most important drawback I had when driving the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf (TSLA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"biggest\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.businessinsider.com\/image\/5d9229e32e22af21e51746d7-2400\/img1477.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Tesla Model 3\" \/>Mark Matousek\/ Business Insider<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> Finding a accuse terminal was the biggest problem I experienced when driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/chevrolet-bolt-ev?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Chevrolet Bolt EV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/nissan-leaf?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Nissan Leaf<\/a> last year. That converted when I experimented a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/tesla?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Tesla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/tesla-model-3?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Model 3<\/a> in late September. <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/stocks\/tsla-stock?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Tesla<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/tesla-supercharger?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Supercharger<\/a> system drew accusing faster and easier than I&#8217;d knowledge before. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/?hprecirc-bullet?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Visit Business Insider&#8217;s homepage for more fibs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest obstacles holding back the growth of electric-vehicle marketings is the quickened and availability of accusing stations.<\/p>\n<p>While in most instances EV proprietors can accuse their vehicles at home, longer excursions can require a stop at a accuse depot. Finding a accuse station was the biggest problem I suffered when driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/chevy-bolt-review-best-features-and-charging-challenges-2018-8?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Chevrolet Bolt EV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/2018-nissan-leaf-review-photos-details-2019-2?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Nissan Leaf<\/a> last year. On multiple moments, I was unable to find a terminal I had steered to, and in one case, the one I found only allowed for charging at very slow speeds.<\/p>\n<p>That reformed when I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-model-3-review-autopilot-supercharger-photos-2019-9?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">tested a Tesla Model 3<\/a> in late September. Tesla&#8217;s Supercharger network became accusing more quickly and easier than I&#8217;d suffered before.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what it was like, and how it compared to my experiences with the Bolt and Leaf.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a current or onetime Tesla employee? Do you have an opinion about what it&#8217;s like to work there? Contact this reporter at <a href=\"mailto:mmatousek@businessinsider.com?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">mmatousek @businessinsider. com<\/a>. You can ask for more secure methods of communication, like Signal or ProtonMail, by email or Twitter direct-message.<\/p>\n<p>My first ordeal with electric-vehicle chargers came when I drove the Chevrolet Bolt EV last year. <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bolt\" src=\"https:\/\/static6.businessinsider.com\/image\/5b801fff8905f282258b511a\/my-first-experience-with-electric-vehicle-chargers-came-when-i-drove-the-chevrolet-bolt-ev-last-year.jpg\" alt=\"Bolt\" \/>Mark Matousek\/ Business Insider During my second day with the Bolt, I drove around New Jersey to avoid the traffic in Manhattan <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Business\" src=\"https:\/\/static2.businessinsider.com\/image\/5b801fb08ea82fa1278b5028\/during-my-second-day-with-the-bolt-i-drove-around-new-jersey-to-avoid-the-traffic-in-manhattan.jpg\" alt=\"Business\" \/>Mark Matousek\/ Business Insider <\/p>\n<p><p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-model-3-autopilot-review-compared-to-nissan-propilot-assist-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">I drove the Tesla Model 3 for  two days and used its most controversial feature &#8212; here&#8217;s why it established me uneasy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> I employed Apple CarPlay to find adjacent blaming terminals, and it showed I had a decent number of options. But things went downhill from there. <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Charging\" src=\"https:\/\/static2.businessinsider.com\/image\/5b80213d80eb3519008b565f\/i-used-apple-carplay-to-find-nearby-charging-stations-and-it-appeared-i-had-a-decent-number-of-options-but-things-went-downhill-from-there.jpg\" alt=\"Charging\" \/>Mark Matousek\/ Business Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-supercharger-station-review-versus-chevy-bolt-charging-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral#\/#four-of-the-five-charging-stations-i-navigated-to-werent-visible-from-the-street-4\">See the rest of the story at Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See Also \ud83d\ude1b TAGEND<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-smart-summon-criticized-consumer-reports-review-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">Consumer Reports hurled Tesla&#8217;s contentious Smart Summon feature, saying it sometimes played like a stoned operator<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-model-3-autopilot-review-compared-to-nissan-propilot-assist-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">I drove the Tesla Model 3 for  two days and used its most controversial feature &#8212; here&#8217;s why it realise me anxious<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uber-lyft-driver-how-much-money-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\">I&#8217;m a driver for Uber and Lyft &#8212; here&#8217;s exactly how much I oblige in one week on the job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-model-3-vs-chevrolet-bolt-ev-compared-photos-2019-10?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=referral\" >I drove the Tesla Model 3 and one of its biggest adversaries, the Chevy Bolt &#8212; and the winner was clear<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"drove\" alt=\"drove\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"like\" alt=\"like\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?i=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"model\" alt=\"model\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?i=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tesla\" alt=\"Tesla\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?a=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Used\" alt=\"Used\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/businessinsider?i=5ugZM25CopU:-8EXk0JRI20:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"> <\/img><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"biggest\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/businessinsider\/~4\/5ugZM25CopU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"biggest\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/businessinsider\/~3\/5ugZM25CopU\/tesla-supercharger-station-review-versus-chevy-bolt-charging-2019-10\">feedproxy.google.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Matousek\/ Business Insider Finding a accuse terminal was the biggest problem I experienced when driving the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Nissan Leaf last year. 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