Visited World's Largest Tesla Supercharging Station @ Barstow w/ 120 Stalls

[On the Road with Ralph]

This past Friday, I stopped at the new Tesla Supercharger station at Barstow, California. It is near the junction of I-15 and I-40 - both VERY heavily traveled routes. There are 120 dispensers at the new station! It is entirely v4 and has a couple spots that could accommodate vehicles towing trailers. There are no restrooms on-site (but there are lots of trash cans); within five minutes walking distance there are multiple fast food outlets and a convenience store.

Added to the other existing Tesla Superchargers in the Barstow area, there are 230 Superchargers that are open to most non-Tesla vehicles (including our Lightnings). Electrify America has eight dispensers in Barstow. Eight. Hey EA, you are absolutely the most worthless company in the United States.

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[K6CCC]

I was poking around at that area yesterday on the Tesla and Ford apps and saw that station with 120 stall available. Nice to hear they are all version 4. As of me tying this at 1229 Sunday, there are 98 of those 120 stalls available. And for a Supercharger location, not bad price either - 50 cents / KWH. I will attempt to remember to check that in a few hours when all the Las Vegas travelers are headed back to LA...

 

[On the Road with Ralph]

And for a Supercharger location, not bad price either - 50 cents / KWH.

I have a Tesla membership, so my cost was 41¢/kWh. I tend to road trip in spurts, so I turn the membership on-and-off to save a few bucks. That said, on one of my usual 1500+ mile journeys, I save more than a few dollars vs. the EA chargers (and I have Pass+, tho' I am thinking about ditching it, or at least turning it off when I am not traveling).

The best DCFC charging deal: Tesla in Needles (CA): 25¢/kWh (was 21¢ until recently). The EA station a mile away is 42¢ with Pass+, 56¢ without it.

By the way, mid-afternoon on Sunday, there are still 190 open Tesla chargers in the Barstow area; at the EA station, all eight chargers are in use, and I suspect there is a line and a couple of the dispensers are running at reduced output. EA is worthless.

 

[Maxx]

Forget about the price and number of chargers, the length of the charging cable is what stands out to me. It looks like you could park right in the designated charger spot and reach.

 

[Jimbalf]

Forget about the price and number of chargers, the length of the charging cable is what stands out to me. It looks like you could park right in the designated charger spot and reach.

yes you can. But for some reason I approached every V4 from the back side and it made it trickey to reroute the cable around the back when I had pulled my truck up close. I’ll get it right some day.

 

[Maxx]

for some reason I approached every V4 from the back side

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[On the Road with Ralph]

Forget about the price and number of chargers, the length of the charging cable is what stands out to me. It looks like you could park right in the designated charger spot and reach.

Yeah, tho' once I got the hang of it, I really stopped having any problems charging at v3 dispensers - the cable reaches just fine. That said, I am parking in the "wrong spot" and, in essence, taking two. I try to minimize that by using chargers at the end of the row, or in a less-busy part of the station.

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