Tesla is planning a brand new “Supercharger queue” characteristic 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 in depth wait occasions at charging piles.
These strains can typically turn into a problem as drivers will, from time to time, 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.
Consequently, Tesla has confirmed that it’ll 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 internet buyer expertise enchancment for the ~1% instances of a wait time. Wider rollout this 12 months if suggestions is constructive. We additionally proceed to increase the community 20%+ year-over-year, intently monitoring site-level demand.”
Whereas it’s one thing that does occur, Tesla will fight the difficulty with two completely different methods in an effort to get rid of it.
The primary technique is the pilot program, which can assist drivers decide the proper 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 might really feel that the queue is inaccurate and pull into the spot anyway, inflicting a fair greater delay.
The second technique has been occurring 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 difficulty, although. EVs are nonetheless promoting, and individuals are adopting electrical automobiles daily.
Now that Tesla additionally permits EVs constructed by different producers to entry Supercharging, the difficulty is technically even greater than ever. Will probably be a relentless 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 will even want to speak with automobiles made by different corporations. We requested Tesla about this in response to their put up on X. The corporate has not but answered, but when they do, we’ll replace this text.
It would possible by no means be fully out of the query, although, as gasoline station strains nonetheless exist. That is true despite the fact that gasoline stations can be found on a large foundation.
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