What I love more than anything is the give and take between you two. It makes me feel great as a dad to see you and your son enjoy each other's company so much. Thank you.
Not a "Battery" at most supercharger stations, I think it is mainly a transformer/rectifier to take mains AC and convert it to DC for the cars. There may be batteries at ones with solar tho, (altho probably not, they probably just sell extra solar generation to the grid, and buy back when a car charges) ... Maybe do a what's inside a supercharger, not sure how Tesla would feel about taking a chainsaw to their chargers tho :D
Brant Wedel I agree but I disagree. Tesla may use their battery’s to charge during the day then the battery’s recharge at night to save money. Electricity is cheaper at night. Transformers normally are in big green boxes or big grey boxes. Those are just battery chargers and inverters.
+Dylan Reischling, yep I think you are right, looking at the video of the solar powered station, there are at least 4 distinct enclosures, vs 2 at standard installations, so the additional ones are likely a solar inverter and battery enclosure. And matches up with Elons plan: electrek.co/2017/06/09/tesla-superchargers-solar-battery-grid-elon-musk/
Video was too long. Halfway through it, I got hungry so I left it playing and went to the kitchen to fix myself a sandwich. But then I found out that I'm out of mayonnaise so I went to the store to get some. There, I saw the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my whole life. But I'm really a shy person so I took up a three-year personality development course so I can introduce my self. She was very friendly and all, but unfortunately, she has a boyfriend. So I said, all good, I'm a mature person. I want the best for her and I harbor no illusion that I am the best person for her and she seems happy with her boyfriend, so I did not bother her anymore. But we kept in touch and we became friends and I got over my crush on her. Then she broke up with her boyfriend, we drank some alcohol because of it, I told her she'll be fine and I wished her well. I still think she's the most beautiful woman in the world, but like I said, I am over my crush on her. It was like five years already when I first saw her. Besides, I am quite happy with the friendship I developed with her. It was more important than a crush. So we kept hanging out, drinking, having coffee, and all. I had a girlfriend, she started dating other guys. My girlfriend wants to live some other life without me in it, so I said, okay, I want the best for you and I want you to pursue your happiness. My lady friend and I drank alcohol about it, and she gave me the same advice I gave her when she was in that position and I became okay with the breakup immediately. But we were really drunk, so she spent the night in my apartment. I only have one bed, so you know what that means: She took the bed and I slept on the couch. But on the couch, I really can't sleep. Something was bothering me. So I tossed and turned for about three hours, then I finally can't take it anymore, I stood up and went straight to my room where she's sleeping. I approached the bed, gently sat on it and I reached for her shoulder to pull her closer to me. She stirred and woke up. She asked what's up. I told her, you know, the first time I saw you, I was watching a video and left it playing to get my self a sandwich then went to the store to get some mayo then I got distracted by life that I forgot to finish the video. She said, you know what, I've been wondering about a weird noise in your night drawer. So we opened that drawer and lo and behold, there's my phone and this video still had four minutes of play time on it.
Exactly! This guy and his son, Ben Sullins, and a Digital Nomad provide the most misinformation about Tesla ownership and get rewarded the most because they always produce content without intelligence and ignorant viewers give it a thumbs up leading more sheep to the slaughter. Tip 1 should be to never let the charge drop below 20% if at all possible. Letting it drop to 0% is the fastest way to degrade the battery and shorten its life as well as always supercharging to 100%. The slow speed of charging when they arrived was due to the battery being drained so low, which is why moving to another charging station didn't help until it was slowly charged up to decrease heat. I've owned a new Model X since December 2017 and I encourage everyone to go to Tesla's website and download the owner's manual of the model of their choice and read it before and after purchase instead of listening to this misinformation.
David Blakley Him and son are two of the most clueless people I've seen one UA-cam. I can't believe they think they are a "science" channel. People learn nothing from this because they have no clue what's inside. He doesn't know how something works so he tears it apart and doesn't even study what's inside, he just wants to see shiny wires. They remind me of curious monkeys but that might be a compliment.
It's actually more affordable than you think. The last car we bought was a C-class Mercedes, MSRP $34,800. Over a five-year period after fuel cost, maintenance, car registration, and extended warranty, the Tesla Model 3 is actually cheaper (with $7,500 tax break). And the best part of owning a Tesla is that Tesla keeps sending us free software updates. Love this company! I'm going to do a side-by-side video that shows the difference.
Great video, with the charging though I think temperature has to play a factor as well. Like living in a climate that's cold in the winter plays a factor as well. Loved this video and the tips you have to offer.
That's funny, the same day that you guys posted this, I was doing my first Tesla road trip out in your neck of the woods. Went from Vail, Colorado out to the Bonneville salt flats and back.
I'm an electrical engineer who works in the telecom field, and I design DC power systems for 48V applications. Here's a rundown of what I suspect is at each Tesla supercharger location. Tesla comes off the grid based on what's available. A transformer is set on site that probably allows them a 277/480V AC input. Cabinets on site house rectifiers, which convert the 277/480V AC power into 400V DC power. At 120kW per station, the rectifiers are outputting about 300A of 400V DC power plus a little extra to account for voltage drop. An 8 station 120kW supercharger location needs 960kW of AC power plus the extra for v drop. This means that the supercharger location needs about 1200A -1300A of 277/480V AC power. Depending on the distance and allowable voltage drop (DC voltage drops rapidly over distance and requires a larger gauge cable), I suspect that 4/0 gauge cable is run to the stations themselves. I do know that tesla is coming out with their 3rd generation superchargers. If they had planned for this, they probably overbuilt or have the capability to do modular upgrades to their rectifier systems. With 3rd generation superchargers, you are looking at 250kW of power to each station, so 600A of 400V DC power. All cabling would need to be upgraded as well. Adding onto all of this, a solar grid can be installed with DC-DC converters that convert the 12V DC power generated from the solar cells to 400V DC. I would suspect that locations with solar arrays also have batteries to store energy when demand for the superchargers isn't there.
Thank's for your comment. Perceptions are easily flawed but, fortunately, corrected with knowledge. People prefer to see the glossy side of things, but the Laws of Physics will not change simply due to a lack of knowledge. Good stuff.
Have a microphone outside ur car Connect it to something that has Bluetooth Get ur AirPods Connect it to the device that has Bluetooth Now u have enhanced hearing of the outside world
Good video when you guys were in baker in that facility I wanted to point out that in parts of Cali there are actually bigger super charging stations that have the same amount of chargers with solar panels but also have a lounge where Tesla owners can only enter if they use the code the car gives them and you enter into a door code and you can get free soda and sandwiches
I’ve also been to Prim and Yermo! I personally live in Las Vegas but whenever I visit my dad In Cali I stop by Prim to get snacks, drinks, and get gas. I have just recently been to Yermo and got this amazing pizza and beef jerky.
They should have extra batteries on Tesla’s so when your driving and it’s sunny the navigation can store/use solar power from the car, the car can have a solar panel on the roof and if it’s not sunny or the amount generated by sun is less than how much is being used then the navigation can route to a supercharger. This is a much better idea.
One time I was on a school trip to Toronto(Canada) and on the way there, we saw around 5-10 Tesla's Model S, X, and 3's which were all driving on autopilot. Which me and my classmates all found funny.
So awkward when he keeps referring the transformers to batteries... Even the solar panel ones dont store to battery power.. That is used to generate revenue by selling back to the grid and uses solar only when someone is charging.
You should visit the Kettleman City, CA Tesla Supercharger location, besides it having the same number of chargers like the Baker, CA location the Kettleman City location is the only one in the United States with its own lounge that only Tesla owners can get access to.
FYI, 1A & 1B are not always paired. Each paired set of chargers has the capability of charging 130 kW between two vehicles. 1st vehicle gets priority charging with remainder going to 2nd vehicle. If you're at an urban supercharger, everyone gets (up to) 70 kW and no sharing matrix exist.
Great video. At 4:33, however, your issue wasn't that there was anyone slowing down your charge rate, your vehicle was slowing it down. Though your tip about pulling in with a low battery is valid, if you go under about 10-15 miles of range showing, your charge rate will be slow for a short time while the thermal management sorts out an optimal charge rate. So while it's true you should plan on arriving at a low state of charge, the 5 miles you rolled in with was too low and it took a short time to optimize the battery pack for full current.
Fact check: the largest Tesla Super Charging station is in Lilac Mall Shanghai, China. It has 50 charging slots. From another humble Tesla owner who has visited that location once. Great Video!
I’ve concluded that supercharging accelerates battery degradation. My car did not supercharge for 18 months, and it retained all its charging capacity. A couple months since i started supercharging, an my batery has lost 4 miles from its max range. Supercharging, particularly from close to 0 %, stresses the batteries. They do overheat a little, in spite of the heat mgmt system
A friend of mine started supercharging since they got put in at a gas station just a few minutes away from his home, and he told me the exact same thing and that's why I've been hesitant using a supercharger since after nearly 9 months it retained all its charging capacity whilst his car (around 11 months) after a few months of supercharging is down 7km (4.3 miles). I don't really have a need for fast charging, so I think I'm just not going to risk it.
A tip I have for those that hate to wait in superchargers: manage your battery efficiently by charging at locations with more chargers (could be worded differently but thats the best I can put it). I'll use an example from this video. Instead of nearly depleting his battery and charging at Primm, he could've charged for 15-20 minutes at a Las Vegas location and then proceed directly to the Baker Supercharger. This way, he avoids potentially having to wait at Primm, which if you ask me is like a dead zone so more people are likely to charge there, and can cut straight to Baker and get his sufficient charge there. You may have no choice as there aren't many supercharger locations along your route, but if you're like me and live in the California West Coast, you have your options as there is plenty of chargers over here. Also the abundance of the 40 chargers are in preparation for the model 3s, that will most likely be for the many drivers looking for a charge in their LA-Las Vegas road trip.
I can see when the first gas powered cars came out people doing the same thing. " we dont have another gas station for 20 miles! ..Look this one has 3 pumps!'
It's against the law in some states to drive with earbuds/headphones on. But in a lot of them it's only an infraction if you get into a wreck and you were wearing them. In others you can get pulled over and be ticketed.
Driving with both earbuds in is illegal in most states. If you are gonna use earbuds at least only use one, and in your right ear so you could still hear the sounds of the road
The larger cabinets are battery packs, the smaller ones are the transformers or ‘cabinets’. Some charging stations have batteries for backup and load balancing. For instance, it puts a huge strain on the grid to have a 12 stall supercharger running at peak performance (122kW per cabinet, 2 stalls per cabinet, 6 cabinets total = 732kW). If just two cabinets can be temporarily shifted to the batteries, it lessens the load on the grid by 244kW. They can charge when power is off peak, or in the case of superchargers that have solar (like Baker, CA) they can store the solar power locally and dispense that to as many cars as possible for the cleanest (and cheapest) electricity available. Not all superchargers have batteries, but all have transformers. Transformers take the Alternating Current (AC) line electricity and convert it to Direct Current (DC) that can be fed straight in to the battery. Most AC chargers, like your standard HPWC or J1772 plug, provide AC power to the car where the onboard charger (transformer) converts it to DC to charge the battery. Also, when you have an EV, your best charging rates will happen between 20% and 70%. The reason their charge started so low was because resistance builds in the battery as the state of charge gets lower. The best way to explain charging a battery would be like filling up a water bottle. If you start too fast, water ricochets on the bottom of the bottle and shoots back out, and if you don’t slow down before you get to the top, it’ll overflow. The difference with a battery is when it ‘overflows’ in that way, it becomes unstable and catches fire. The chargers limit the current being sent to the vehicle to stop these incidents.
4:49 "Some of the batteries run slower than others." It's possible the battery of the supercharger was depleted by someone else already charging there. They don't charge as fast from the grid as you are draining them while charging. (That's kind of the point, they buffer the impact to the grid.)
Yes he is almost entirely clueless about lithium ion batteries and charging them. Poser of the largest magnitude. He may actually believe the crap coming out of his mouth.
I always thought, that the batteries do last the longest time in the long run, when you keep its charge between 20 and 80 percent. So do not run the battery to 3 or 5 %, so the battery is lasting longer in terms of durability and charging cycles.
Cool 76 if you use their referral code by September 16th, after that it is super cheep. About $8 instead of the $40 it would take to fill up an ICE vehicle or the $80 to fill up a Hydrogen vehicle.
SAVIOR OMEGA today is the last day to get free supercharging for life on all models. After that it's a hundred dollar credit. (Elon extended it for two days because they were having trouble with the system.) But tomorrow free supercharging will be gone. However it still costs way less than am ICE car so it's totally worth it.
At 1:48 I think it has more to do with how batteries work than the car being smart. It's the same for all rechargeable batteries. The fastest charge is low to 80, but then the last bit takes a lot longer.
NO GA the next battery will be so smart it will take electricity or gas. It will take whatever you give it. It will be the first bi-battery. I got dibs on patten.
So, all the things you are saying are “batteries” are actually just distribution panels that will go to each bay. If you look around 8:04ish those big gray boxes are actually where the service comes in from the electrical provider and goes to the transformer where it then goes to your distribution. Now when you identified the solar panels at around 7:23 you are correct that is the battery. And the only battery on site. They most likely only control the lighting.
Wow...I just pull up to a gas station (any GAS station and ANY pump) select my grade and fill in less than 5 min and have about 300 mile range....love my ICE car !
Baker California isn't actually the worlds largest supercharger station, it's in China, but Europes largest is actually 3 minutes away from where I live, it's "Nebbenes" with 44 stalls
MierDv I laugh at the non Tesla owners, that don't know that when I'm at home or at my hotel, the car is charging, and will be full and ready to go in the morning. You only need the Superchargers when travelling between cities during the day.
1:45 First tip is bad for your battery health. It's true that the lower the battery, the faster the charge, but it's also true that the faster the charge, the worse it is for your battery health in the long run. Running your battery to empty is VERY bad for battery health too. I know you said to only run it low, but there's no reason to risk it.
For regular commutes you likely won't do any of that only for long trips. Most people's commutes are about 30-60 miles and those cars can handle it without charging in between. Just charge it overnight when you get back home.
Stall A and B share a Transformator, NOT a battery.
That's so funny
Beware the transformators are coming for us!
What I love more than anything is the give and take between you two. It makes me feel great as a dad to see you and your son enjoy each other's company so much. Thank you.
Not a "Battery" at most supercharger stations, I think it is mainly a transformer/rectifier to take mains AC and convert it to DC for the cars. There may be batteries at ones with solar tho, (altho probably not, they probably just sell extra solar generation to the grid, and buy back when a car charges) ... Maybe do a what's inside a supercharger, not sure how Tesla would feel about taking a chainsaw to their chargers tho :D
Brant Wedel I agree but I disagree. Tesla may use their battery’s to charge during the day then the battery’s recharge at night to save money. Electricity is cheaper at night. Transformers normally are in big green boxes or big grey boxes. Those are just battery chargers and inverters.
Brant Wedel just to clarify, it would be a transformer rectifier, not transformer inverter. Rectifier goes AC to DC, inverter goes DC to AC
Thanks +griffith211 I suspected inverter wasn't the right term, fixed to say rectifier! :)
+Dylan Reischling, yep I think you are right, looking at the video of the solar powered station, there are at least 4 distinct enclosures, vs 2 at standard installations, so the additional ones are likely a solar inverter and battery enclosure. And matches up with Elons plan: electrek.co/2017/06/09/tesla-superchargers-solar-battery-grid-elon-musk/
Yes they are rectifiers. Not batteries.
Video was too long. Halfway through it, I got
hungry so I left it playing and went to the
kitchen to fix myself a sandwich. But then I
found out that I'm out of mayonnaise so I went
to the store to get some. There, I saw the most
beautiful woman I have ever seen in my whole
life. But I'm really a shy person so I took up a
three-year personality development course so
I can introduce my self. She was very friendly
and all, but unfortunately, she has a boyfriend.
So I said, all good, I'm a mature person. I want
the best for her and I harbor no illusion that
I am the best person for her and she seems
happy with her boyfriend, so I did not bother
her anymore. But we kept in touch and we
became friends and I got over my crush on her.
Then she broke up with her boyfriend, we drank
some alcohol because of it, I told her she'll be
fine and I wished her well. I still think she's the
most beautiful woman in the world, but like I
said, I am over my crush on her. It was like five
years already when I first saw her. Besides, I
am quite happy with the friendship I developed
with her. It was more important than a crush.
So we kept hanging out, drinking, having
coffee, and all. I had a girlfriend, she started
dating other guys. My girlfriend wants to live
some other life without me in it, so I said,
okay, I want the best for you and I want you
to pursue your happiness. My lady friend and
I drank alcohol about it, and she gave me the
same advice I gave her when she was in that
position and I became okay with the breakup
immediately. But we were really drunk, so she
spent the night in my apartment. I only have
one bed, so you know what that means: She
took the bed and I slept on the couch. But on
the couch, I really can't sleep. Something was
bothering me. So I tossed and turned for about
three hours, then I finally can't take it anymore,
I stood up and went straight to my room where
she's sleeping. I approached the bed, gently
sat on it and I reached for her shoulder to pull
her closer to me. She stirred and woke up.
She asked what's up. I told her, you know, the
first time I saw you, I was watching a video
and left it playing to get my self a sandwich
then went to the store to get some mayo then
I got distracted by life that I forgot to finish
the video. She said, you know what, I've been
wondering about a weird noise in your night
drawer. So we opened that drawer and lo and
behold, there's my phone and this video still
had four minutes of play time on it.
Underrated comment 🤯
Good comment, but way too long ;)
This comment was longer then the video
When’s the book coming out
nice pasta
Tip #1 - run your battery down as much as possible
Tip #4/5 - stop as often as possible
Hmmmm....
Exactly! This guy and his son, Ben Sullins, and a Digital Nomad provide the most misinformation about Tesla ownership and get rewarded the most because they always produce content without intelligence and ignorant viewers give it a thumbs up leading more sheep to the slaughter. Tip 1 should be to never let the charge drop below 20% if at all possible. Letting it drop to 0% is the fastest way to degrade the battery and shorten its life as well as always supercharging to 100%. The slow speed of charging when they arrived was due to the battery being drained so low, which is why moving to another charging station didn't help until it was slowly charged up to decrease heat. I've owned a new Model X since December 2017 and I encourage everyone to go to Tesla's website and download the owner's manual of the model of their choice and read it before and after purchase instead of listening to this misinformation.
i thought you should never let it go below 10% and never above 90% except on a trip?
Basically all of his tips and information is totally wrong 😑😑
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David Blakley Him and son are two of the most clueless people I've seen one UA-cam. I can't believe they think they are a "science" channel. People learn nothing from this because they have no clue what's inside. He doesn't know how something works so he tears it apart and doesn't even study what's inside, he just wants to see shiny wires. They remind me of curious monkeys but that might be a compliment.
Anyone just watch this because they want a Tesla but will never get one ? Lol
It's actually more affordable than you think. The last car we bought was a C-class Mercedes, MSRP $34,800. Over a five-year period after fuel cost, maintenance, car registration, and extended warranty, the Tesla Model 3 is actually cheaper (with $7,500 tax break). And the best part of owning a Tesla is that Tesla keeps sending us free software updates. Love this company! I'm going to do a side-by-side video that shows the difference.
Nicholas Nebelsky I wouldn’t say a Mercedes is exactly affordable lol.
Nicholas Nebelsky well the tax reduction is basically gone
DailYxDosE cmon he took the c class as an example which in fact is pretty afffordable. And if not new then pre-owned
Mere W yep
3:49 man almost said rob 😂😂 I’m dead
This has likely been said already, but there are multiple 50-stall Superchargers in China. 40 is the biggest in the US though.
Wow
The biggest one has 72
Great video, with the charging though I think temperature has to play a factor as well. Like living in a climate that's cold in the winter plays a factor as well. Loved this video and the tips you have to offer.
The reason there is so many is probably to intimidate the Shell next to it, it’s probably much cheaper than Shell.
1,350,000 views... 99,80% of viewers don't even have a Tesla.
dDawid I got a tesla
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@@6xavierflores congrats
Ikr
Nice. Envy of all is YOU and YOUR SON having most memorable time thru Tesla. Enjoyed your show!!! Thanks
That's funny, the same day that you guys posted this, I was doing my first Tesla road trip out in your neck of the woods. Went from Vail, Colorado out to the Bonneville salt flats and back.
I'm an electrical engineer who works in the telecom field, and I design DC power systems for 48V applications. Here's a rundown of what I suspect is at each Tesla supercharger location. Tesla comes off the grid based on what's available. A transformer is set on site that probably allows them a 277/480V AC input. Cabinets on site house rectifiers, which convert the 277/480V AC power into 400V DC power. At 120kW per station, the rectifiers are outputting about 300A of 400V DC power plus a little extra to account for voltage drop. An 8 station 120kW supercharger location needs 960kW of AC power plus the extra for v drop. This means that the supercharger location needs about 1200A -1300A of 277/480V AC power. Depending on the distance and allowable voltage drop (DC voltage drops rapidly over distance and requires a larger gauge cable), I suspect that 4/0 gauge cable is run to the stations themselves.
I do know that tesla is coming out with their 3rd generation superchargers. If they had planned for this, they probably overbuilt or have the capability to do modular upgrades to their rectifier systems. With 3rd generation superchargers, you are looking at 250kW of power to each station, so 600A of 400V DC power. All cabling would need to be upgraded as well.
Adding onto all of this, a solar grid can be installed with DC-DC converters that convert the 12V DC power generated from the solar cells to 400V DC. I would suspect that locations with solar arrays also have batteries to store energy when demand for the superchargers isn't there.
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Thank's for your comment. Perceptions are easily flawed but, fortunately, corrected with knowledge. People prefer to see the glossy side of things, but the Laws of Physics will not change simply due to a lack of knowledge.
Good stuff.
Tesla should create cars with built in solar on the bonnet or roof........ that way your car still charges itself while driving
Hopefully, well have the technology to make them look like the car so the car looks nice
That would be cool but I think most companies wouldn't do that because they wouldn't be able to make money from charging people to charge the car
@@angelh42 well it would save them money if they didnt have to build charging stations and battery storage at thr parking lot.
@@TheIcool76 Yeah, but they would have to put research into solar panels and they would have to put them on cars which solar panels are very expensive
But I do think they might eventually do it
This is like when Michael Scott tried to give survival wilderness tips.
I dont have tesla why am i here?
Edit:Omg i got 530likes😆
Same
Yeah i guess
Most of us probably don't own a Tesla either lmao.
There is no tesla in my country and im still watching this😂
Because you want one!
You can get in trouble for driving with headphones in lol. Distracted driving.
I drive with headphones all the time and never got pulled over, but one time I had airpods in and a cop pulled me over
#auto_pilot_is_life
Have a microphone outside ur car
Connect it to something that has Bluetooth
Get ur AirPods
Connect it to the device that has Bluetooth
Now u have enhanced hearing of the outside world
@@dakterwakz lmao
Since when?!😂😂that’s new
I’m just a kid but I enjoy ur videos I want a Tesla for my first car
Same
Good video when you guys were in baker in that facility I wanted to point out that in parts of Cali there are actually bigger super charging stations that have the same amount of chargers with solar panels but also have a lounge where Tesla owners can only enter if they use the code the car gives them and you enter into a door code and you can get free soda and sandwiches
The reason it was charging slowly at the first supercharger was because the car’s battery was too low. The car charges slowly below 15% SoC
There’s 5 superchargers in my whole state 😂 one in the middle in Birmingham
One in Athens 20 mins from Tennessee. One in Steele and one in Auburn
Whats inside a Tesla charging station
Edit:omg thx for the likes
Yes
electricity
Sometimes.
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Such a member thing to say - "there's the casino and there is the outlet shopping mall, lets go shopping"..Love it! Love the content guys!
If you click the charge button 10 time is goes rain bow try it
They done it when showed easter eggs
I’ve also been to Prim and Yermo! I personally live in Las Vegas but whenever I visit my dad In Cali I stop by Prim to get snacks, drinks, and get gas. I have just recently been to Yermo and got this amazing pizza and beef jerky.
They should have extra batteries on Tesla’s so when your driving and it’s sunny the navigation can store/use solar power from the car, the car can have a solar panel on the roof and if it’s not sunny or the amount generated by sun is less than how much is being used then the navigation can route to a supercharger. This is a much better idea.
One time I was on a school trip to Toronto(Canada) and on the way there, we saw around 5-10 Tesla's Model S, X, and 3's which were all driving on autopilot. Which me and my classmates all found funny.
So awkward when he keeps referring the transformers to batteries... Even the solar panel ones dont store to battery power.. That is used to generate revenue by selling back to the grid and uses solar only when someone is charging.
Thanks for the information ! Rewarding myself with a Tesla for Christmas
You should visit the Kettleman City, CA Tesla Supercharger location, besides it having the same number of chargers like the Baker, CA location the Kettleman City location is the only one in the United States with its own lounge that only Tesla owners can get access to.
FYI, 1A & 1B are not always paired. Each paired set of chargers has the capability of charging 130 kW between two vehicles. 1st vehicle gets priority charging with remainder going to 2nd vehicle. If you're at an urban supercharger, everyone gets (up to) 70 kW and no sharing matrix exist.
Great video. At 4:33, however, your issue wasn't that there was anyone slowing down your charge rate, your vehicle was slowing it down.
Though your tip about pulling in with a low battery is valid, if you go under about 10-15 miles of range showing, your charge rate will be slow for a short time while the thermal management sorts out an optimal charge rate.
So while it's true you should plan on arriving at a low state of charge, the 5 miles you rolled in with was too low and it took a short time to optimize the battery pack for full current.
No one has reminded me more of Ryan Reynolds than you. Worth a watch just for that. Good video too.
I like international travel videos you make more than domestic travel videos, plz make more of them. My favorite one was the carcassonne, France one.
I randomly ventured into your channel. But I gotta say your son is SMART!! Subscribed for future content !!!!
Be careful in Primm - lots of Powder Gangers nearby, and I doubt they'll let you charge your Tesla.
Greg keep a weapon
Will be getting mine tomorrow. Obsessively watching over videos to get some knowledge.
The charging speed obviously needs improving. It takes me about 5 minutes to fill my 48g diesel tank which gives me 700+ miles of range in my pickup.
but how much are you paying for gas?
carrierzone how much is the electricity from one of these
Fact check: the largest Tesla Super Charging station is in Lilac Mall Shanghai, China. It has 50 charging slots. From another humble Tesla owner who has visited that location once. Great Video!
Just keep working and your dreams “Should” come true.
I love how natural you guys are on camera
Some of the superchargers run AAAABBBB setup instead of ABABABAB. Tip 2.5
Agile method
This is the most useful vlog I have ever seen...& it's entertaining too.
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"It's been a while since we've gone on a travel" 😂😂😂
I’ve concluded that supercharging accelerates battery degradation. My car did not supercharge for 18 months, and it retained all its charging capacity. A couple months since i started supercharging, an my batery has lost 4 miles from its max range. Supercharging, particularly from close to 0 %, stresses the batteries. They do overheat a little, in spite of the heat mgmt system
A friend of mine started supercharging since they got put in at a gas station just a few minutes away from his home, and he told me the exact same thing and that's why I've been hesitant using a supercharger since after nearly 9 months it retained all its charging capacity whilst his car (around 11 months) after a few months of supercharging is down 7km (4.3 miles). I don't really have a need for fast charging, so I think I'm just not going to risk it.
What you save from gas you spend it while waiting to charge 🤣
Time is money
We just did 120K miles in a P85 Tesla. Our #1 tip is use www.evhotels.org to find all those J1772's to charge your car while you sleep.. very useful!
Now that is a lot of favorite chargers.
Tesla should use a picture of you for there commercials! These famous people drive a Tesla!!! Love you guys!
tesla's don't have commercials mate
Actually, this IS one of Tesla's commercials ;-)
@@brantwedel is it? Never heard of it, can you post a link?
They have little ads
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1:52 Props for explaining why Tesla limits charging speeds for more charged batteries :) Nailed the reasoning! - Engineer at Cal Poly Pomona
What if you drive to the charge location with very little battery left and the charging stations are out of service?
steve kno well rip you
Hope a wall socket nearby for like few hours charging
Props on the blue stripe ring. Thanks for supporting our officers
Thanks for the tips gonna help 👍 great vid
That outlet mall is nostalgic for me
First!!!! I definitely will be taking notes on this video. Man, I miss driving that car.
Sadly, you were not first
Hunter DeVries bad idea.
A tip I have for those that hate to wait in superchargers: manage your battery efficiently by charging at locations with more chargers (could be worded differently but thats the best I can put it). I'll use an example from this video. Instead of nearly depleting his battery and charging at Primm, he could've charged for 15-20 minutes at a Las Vegas location and then proceed directly to the Baker Supercharger. This way, he avoids potentially having to wait at Primm, which if you ask me is like a dead zone so more people are likely to charge there, and can cut straight to Baker and get his sufficient charge there. You may have no choice as there aren't many supercharger locations along your route, but if you're like me and live in the California West Coast, you have your options as there is plenty of chargers over here.
Also the abundance of the 40 chargers are in preparation for the model 3s, that will most likely be for the many drivers looking for a charge in their LA-Las Vegas road trip.
You should put it on airplane mode so it can charge faster
Lol
The best part was is you spending time with your son! Priceless!!!
Yall know it's illegal to drive with headphones in right
rinnikinn it’s not
@@thosebastardsliedtome4161 It is, unless it is a single ear type earpiece.
Yea I never heard of that until now 😂😂and i just got done taking drivers education wild
Not in my state
I can see when the first gas powered cars came out people doing the same thing. " we dont have another gas station for 20 miles! ..Look this one has 3 pumps!'
Pro tip for your future vlogs: you don’t need to point at literally EVERYTHING. This video is 99% your left hand pointing at things.
West Coast is the best coast. I agree even though I live in Pennsylvania
Don’t drive with earbuds in your ears it’s not safe
Tyler MacDonald how?
so your saying that driving with loud music is not safe
It's against the law in some states to drive with earbuds/headphones on. But in a lot of them it's only an infraction if you get into a wreck and you were wearing them. In others you can get pulled over and be ticketed.
Driving with both earbuds in is illegal in most states. If you are gonna use earbuds at least only use one, and in your right ear so you could still hear the sounds of the road
There are deaf drivers out there
The issue I have is the time you have to wait for the battery to charge...meanwhile with a gas station it takes less than five minutes.
The larger cabinets are battery packs, the smaller ones are the transformers or ‘cabinets’. Some charging stations have batteries for backup and load balancing. For instance, it puts a huge strain on the grid to have a 12 stall supercharger running at peak performance (122kW per cabinet, 2 stalls per cabinet, 6 cabinets total = 732kW). If just two cabinets can be temporarily shifted to the batteries, it lessens the load on the grid by 244kW. They can charge when power is off peak, or in the case of superchargers that have solar (like Baker, CA) they can store the solar power locally and dispense that to as many cars as possible for the cleanest (and cheapest) electricity available. Not all superchargers have batteries, but all have transformers.
Transformers take the Alternating Current (AC) line electricity and convert it to Direct Current (DC) that can be fed straight in to the battery. Most AC chargers, like your standard HPWC or J1772 plug, provide AC power to the car where the onboard charger (transformer) converts it to DC to charge the battery.
Also, when you have an EV, your best charging rates will happen between 20% and 70%. The reason their charge started so low was because resistance builds in the battery as the state of charge gets lower. The best way to explain charging a battery would be like filling up a water bottle. If you start too fast, water ricochets on the bottom of the bottle and shoots back out, and if you don’t slow down before you get to the top, it’ll overflow. The difference with a battery is when it ‘overflows’ in that way, it becomes unstable and catches fire. The chargers limit the current being sent to the vehicle to stop these incidents.
4:49 "Some of the batteries run slower than others." It's possible the battery of the supercharger was depleted by someone else already charging there. They don't charge as fast from the grid as you are draining them while charging. (That's kind of the point, they buffer the impact to the grid.)
*Why am I watching this?!?! I'm too poor for a Tesla!!!*
Dan looks like such a baller in the Tesla with the gold ray bans on... living the life.
This guy has no knowledge about electricity at all
He just made a mistake
Yes he is almost entirely clueless about lithium ion batteries and charging them. Poser of the largest magnitude. He may actually believe the crap coming out of his mouth.
Draining the battery close to 0 is really bad for the life of the cells. This is horrible advice.
chris it's weird he doesn't study this stuff when he owns an electric car. He puts zero effort into anything.
chris Yeah. My dad who owns a 3 said to keep it around 20 - 80.
I always thought, that the batteries do last the longest time in the long run, when you keep its charge between 20 and 80 percent. So do not run the battery to 3 or 5 %, so the battery is lasting longer in terms of durability and charging cycles.
I live in Israel and I love watching your videos
The cockies at double tree are sooo sooo good🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
I got 12 cookies at double tree. Best cookies ever.
Eshaan Sharma morning I love the challenge
Eshaan Sharma lol why
Desis will be Desis....
As a LEAF owner.. we need some of those gargantuan charger hubs in atlanta... and every shopping+movie center needs to have chargers by 2022
So is it free to charge? . No payment at all to charge your car??
Cool 76 if you use their referral code by September 16th, after that it is super cheep. About $8 instead of the $40 it would take to fill up an ICE vehicle or the $80 to fill up a Hydrogen vehicle.
for most Tesla's, yes it's free
Its not free for the model 3 but it is for the model X and S I believe
SAVIOR OMEGA today is the last day to get free supercharging for life on all models. After that it's a hundred dollar credit. (Elon extended it for two days because they were having trouble with the system.) But tomorrow free supercharging will be gone. However it still costs way less than am ICE car so it's totally worth it.
i thought S and X got free charging for life but 3's didn't get unlimited charging, just credit every year?
At 1:48 I think it has more to do with how batteries work than the car being smart. It's the same for all rechargeable batteries. The fastest charge is low to 80, but then the last bit takes a lot longer.
Who wants a tesla so bad I do
HARRY RYDEN I don’t. But another would be awesome. 👌
@tragedy unnoficial you can't get a tesla with any regular job man
HARRY RYDEN I just got one
I'm just a kid like almost 9 but I enjoy your video. And I want a Tesla model X.
Tesla should a make a car that runs on gas that way you dont have to stop and charge it all the time
NO GA it would take away the fact about TESLAS BEING ELECTRIC make it seem common
NO GA the next battery will be so smart it will take electricity or gas. It will take whatever you give it. It will be the first bi-battery. I got dibs on patten.
Idk why these are so entertaining
Lincoln do you have full time glasses? Because I do
Same
Love this video. I just wish that we had charging stations like the west coast. Pretty sure this will change. 👍
We got quite a few on the East Coast. The interior is not quite as well covered yet.
Holy, love the Beam shirt!
So, all the things you are saying are “batteries” are actually just distribution panels that will go to each bay. If you look around 8:04ish those big gray boxes are actually where the service comes in from the electrical provider and goes to the transformer where it then goes to your distribution. Now when you identified the solar panels at around 7:23 you are correct that is the battery. And the only battery on site. They most likely only control the lighting.
I don't think I have enough patient to take a road trip in a Tesla... I like my 2 minute fillups too much to spend this kinda time to charge a Tesla.
Thx this will help once I get a Tesla I also love your vids
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If life is never making a profit then yeah, Tesla is life...
@@babochee Not at all, If life makes you feel happy ..
then yeah Tesla Is Life !!
Wow...I just pull up to a gas station (any GAS station and ANY pump) select my grade and fill in less than 5 min and have about 300 mile range....love my ICE car !
Why did you have to touch everything in that candy store
iGlitchyGamer it’s a California thing. So touchy feely.
Baker California isn't actually the worlds largest supercharger station, it's in China, but Europes largest is actually 3 minutes away from where I live, it's "Nebbenes" with 44 stalls
*All Tesla owners gonna laugh at that gas station*
ArJuN Mangal I laugh while passing all gas stations! HaHa!
I laugh at the Tesla owners as I'm already at home or the hotel while you're still charging.
@@MierDv i dont have a tesla so im not a fan boy but actually it charges fast
MierDv I laugh at the non Tesla owners, that don't know that when I'm at home or at my hotel, the car is charging, and will be full and ready to go in the morning.
You only need the Superchargers when travelling between cities during the day.
ArJuN Mangal not true. What you mean is, “ALL electric car owners will laugh at gas stations.”
1:45 First tip is bad for your battery health. It's true that the lower the battery, the faster the charge, but it's also true that the faster the charge, the worse it is for your battery health in the long run. Running your battery to empty is VERY bad for battery health too. I know you said to only run it low, but there's no reason to risk it.
Bro Why are you wareing earbuds when ur in a car with speekers
Owen Trixxter becash baby Lincoln didshnt like the mushic while playing hish fortnite
He uses them for calls
Pedro Aguilar and? That’s still bad.
s_lx I guess
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Do Not use earphone while you driving
Marvel Yael Funata my thought too!
I only use it when I'm using the phone, not to listen to music
@@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY in alot of states, using both earbuds is illegal while driving..just use one.
Please the car drove itself, he is just another passenger
@@rickslife Okayy 👍
The largest two super charging stations are in China. One in Shanghai, another in Beijing. Each has 50 superchargers.
The whole charging and what not gave me a headache. I don’t think a Tesla is for me.
For regular commutes you likely won't do any of that only for long trips. Most people's commutes are about 30-60 miles and those cars can handle it without charging in between. Just charge it overnight when you get back home.
3:50 um, that thing behind the fence is not a big battery. It’s a junction box from utility lines to distribute to each “charger”
Don't your daughters fell left out because you are just with Lincoln
He's the favourite child.
Wait, he has daughters ?
I used to live in Arizona but moved to Georgia. Weather here is not the best (always humid). As they all say "Grass is Greener on the other side".