Foschas said:
Sort of off/on topic
Is this the future of Tesla supercharging when the model 3 is more prevalent?
https://reddit.com/r/cars/comments/821zzc/mountain_view_california_tesla_supercharger/
It depends.
One of the good things they did with the Model 3 ("good" is a relative term, but in my opinion good means good) is to charge for Supercharging. This should help alleviate situations where people go down to their local Supercharger to get some free electricity, even when they otherwise have access to a charge at home. Combined with additional buildout of the SC network (and even "destination" chargers at workplaces and apartment complexes), I think that most sites will not see overcrowding.
But for sure, there are areas (particularly those in more urban areas where owners without dedicated at home charging) will see a great increase in traffic. It will be interesting to see how Tesla manages the increasing demand for Superchargers in those areas.
This is really no different a problem than that facing ALL EVs--there will be some growing pains associated with growing numbers of EVs on the road and the struggle to make sure there is enough charging infrastructure to match. In my opinion, free charging is the root of the problem. If you don't charge at least a nominal fee, you get people that will take up a spot just because they can. I like a free charge as much as the next guy, but I think the rush to provide free charging to encourage EV adoption has set the unrealistic expectation that charging should be free, which is absurd considering how much we pay for gasoline!