Any problems at Tesla Supercharger with A2Z?

[Oneand0]

Currently on my way to Flagstaff AZ from Lake Tahoe and tried using my charger three times. Failed in Mammoth Lakes, Ca and just now in Barstow, Ca. I was successful in Lone Pine, Ca and at my local charger as a test in Tahoe. Not too happy and could have been stranded relying on the supercharger in Mommoth, but made it to Bishop luckily. Just curious if others are having the same hit and miss.
Thanks in advanced.
Edit: By the way, if anyone heading to Overland Expo in Flagstaff I’ll have my camper and truck inside the event with Four Wheel Campers. Stop by and say hi!

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[The Weatherman]

Those failed wouldn’t have been V2 or V4? Remember only V3 changes are available to us and not all of them have been updated yet.

 

[ddimit]

Just checking the obvious here. Both Mammoth lakes and Barstow have both V2 and V3 chargers. Were you at the the V3 locations?

 

[LazyLightningATX]

Just checking the obvious here. Both Mammoth lakes and Barstow have both V2 and V3 chargers. Were you at the the V3 locations?

Has to be that he was at a V2 stall, both those stations are listed as adapter compatible on Tesla's site. There are some 'mixed' stations that are not listed as adapter compatible, not sure why. Waco, TX and Trinidad, CO are this way.

Here is a video that shows how to tell them apart.

 

[Maxx]

How did it fail?

The only failure I had was with one stall. It did start charging fine and this is what I saw but faulted within a minute or so. I switched stalls and everything went fine. The problem unit cord had questionable looking contacts. Not sure if that was the cause.

 

[LSP]

Currently on my way to Flagstaff AZ from Lake Tahoe and tried using my charger three times. Failed in Mammoth Lakes, Ca and just now in Barstow, Ca. I was successful in Lone Pine, Ca and at my local charger as a test in Tahoe. Not too happy and could have been stranded relying on the supercharger in Mommoth, but made it to Bishop luckily. Just curious if others are having the same hit and miss.
Thanks in advanced.
Edit: By the way, if anyone heading to Overland Expo in Flagstaff I’ll have my camper and truck inside the event with Four Wheel Campers. Stop by and say hi!

I, too was in Mammoth in April and had the same issues at all of the Tesla chargers that I tried, both at the old location and the new one at the ice rink. I was also successful in Lone Pine. Hopefully they update those chargers as a high speed CCS/NACS option in Mammoth is sorely needed!

 

[Oneand0]

I would have replied to the other post, but trying to make up for lost time at the superchargers and avoiding Tesla all together , since I have to make it in at Flagstaff by 5pm. I’m happy to hear I wasn’t going crazy at Mammoth Lakes. I saw the chargers that were not compatible, as the app would not let you use them. So, I wonder what’s going on

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I have had a pile of failures at NACS chargers with both my Mustang and my Lightning. I will not rely on NACS chargers and will continue to use CCS1 chargers as first options.

At this point, I've had 5 successful charges out of 15 attempts, if I don't count the Lightning. I tend to not count the attempts with the Lightning (none successful) because I'm not certain my Lightning has had the proper software update.

Several times the problem was that the post was simply offline but neither the standard behavior of leaving the plug laying on the ground nor the app indicated that it was offline. And, of course, there are not external indications on the post itself. I've run into plugs with broken pins. I've had communication issues. I've had the post charge for a couple of kWh and then just disconnect for no clear reason.

My experience is that NACS stations are only "reliable" if you are willing and able to try every post at the station, and that's just not worth my time. For now they're useful as backup or if they're the only option on a drive I would like to do.

 

[Jimbalf]

I just finished a 3500 mile road trip from Austin TX to Denver CO via stops in OK and KS, and continued on to visit several National Parks in Utah. ABRP routed me to mostly Tesla Superchargers and I had no issues except charging rates dropped to 100Kw after a few minutes. Utah was predominantly ChargePoint land however.

 

[Grease Lightning]

So, I wonder what’s going on

Weird. Fire most of the supercharger staff and things start going to . Who would have thought

 

[TheBigBezo]

I've had a few issues but they're not the norm when it comes to NACS. At first I had what I think was an adapter issue, my truck had an issue and couldn't establish communications with any Tesla chargers after a few weeks of use. Fortunately A2Z shipped me a new one within a day to an intermediate stop on a series of long commutes away from home (temporarily was in San Antonio for work). The new adapter has performed flawlessly. I personally carry enough charge now so if NACS fails for any reason I can still make a CCS charger. That said, the new adapter has given me no trouble. The sticky lock can cause a charge fault but you just have to make sure it's seated all the way.

If you encounter issues, put it in plugshare just in case it is an issue with the stop!

 

[VTHokies]

I had no issues charging at the superchargers in Vernon, TX, Quanah, TX and Amarillo, TX this past weekend.

 

[tls]

Those failed wouldn’t have been V2 or V4? Remember only V3 changes are available to us and not all of them have been updated yet.

Do you have a source for the V4 chargers not working?

 

[Newton]

There are no V4 chargers. There are some V4 posts but they are actually connected to V3 hardware. I assume that the V4 team was fired, but can we interest you in an animatronic Robot that moves more slowly than a Bolt charges?

 

[The Weatherman]

Do you have a source for the V4 chargers not working?

V4’s are being installed in the European market and we’re to roll out here this year, but who knows now with the Tesla SuperCharger shakeup. If you want a source do your research through Out of Spec Reviews. Kyle has mentioned it in his charging travels over the past few months.

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