Back-in parking is far safer than going in forward into a parking spot. Many references, for example, randomly, -
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It's a skill that all should have, and practice.
The length of the Tesla Supercharger cables is perfect for Teslas, even though I believe that Tesla was misguided in the charging port location because:
a) When at a curbside charging station the cable (if it even reaches) juts out into traffic and can be snagged by a bicycle and is a problem not just with Teslas but all cars that have their charging port on the driver's side.
b) Home charging means that the car has to be far enough from the wall for the driver's door to open, which consumes about three feet of unnecessary space in the garage, not to mention having to maneuver around the charge cord.
A charging port on the passenger side rear fender allows for easy curbside charging and a very short (3') charging cable to the EVSE at a home garage, and, most importantly, increases usable space between cars in a garage by about 3'. Ask me how I know.
How Tesla is going to deal with their short cables to support other cars without having adapters with cables will be 'interesting'.
Flame suit on.
JoeS.
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On Apr 29, 2024, at 10:20, mattack <mattack@...> wrote:
Funny how Newsom is in front of a Tesla EVSE, but apparently they don't have any larger cords. (I rented a Tesla for one day, and would not buy one unless I could ALSO buy an extension cable so I wouldn't have to park backwards at superchargers.)
The cables are so short, I had to back up so far that my wheels hit the parking curb.
I hope Tesla's new "open for all" chargers also have longer cords.
