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 could cause in depth wait instances at charging piles.
These traces can generally change into a difficulty as drivers will, occasionally, change into combative in the event that they really feel they’ve arrived at a charger earlier than one other proprietor. Individuals reducing in line is one thing that may happen, particularly at busy Superchargers.
Consequently, 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. Purpose is a web buyer expertise enchancment for the ~1% circumstances of a wait time. Wider rollout this yr if suggestions is optimistic. We additionally proceed to develop the community 20%+ year-over-year, intently monitoring site-level demand.”
Whereas it’s one thing that does occur, Tesla will fight the problem with two completely different methods in an effort to remove it.
The primary technique is the pilot program, which is able to assist drivers decide the proper order to strategy a plug and get charging. Nonetheless, this doesn’t utterly remove 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 larger delay.
The second technique has been occurring for years: increasing the presence of Superchargers all through.
As Tesla expands its infrastructure, traces and delays at Superchargers will change into much less frequent. This doesn’t utterly remove the problem, although. EVs are nonetheless promoting, and individuals are adopting electrical vehicles day-after-day.
Now that Tesla additionally permits EVs constructed by different producers to entry Supercharging, the problem is technically even larger than ever. It will likely be a continuing battle to construct as many Superchargers as attainable to make the issue change into so uncommon that it’s basically a non-issue.
The queue may also want to speak with automobiles made by different firms. 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 would possible by no means be utterly out of the query, although, as gasoline station traces nonetheless exist. That is true regardless that gasoline stations can be found on a large foundation.
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