{"id":237043,"date":"2022-12-31T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T13:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=237043"},"modified":"2022-12-31T14:10:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T13:10:42","slug":"global-holiday-chaos-long-queues-as-tesla-drivers-overwhelm-charge-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=237043","title":{"rendered":"Global Holiday Chaos: Long Queues as Tesla Drivers Overwhelm Charge Points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"542\" data-attachment-id=\"237047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=237047\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-976\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?fit=723%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?resize=723%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-976.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2022\/12\/30\/tesla-worldwide-holiday-chaos-long-queues-as-drivers-overwhelm-charge-points\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tesla-worldwide-holiday-chaos-long-queues-as-drivers-overwhelm-charge-points\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"237049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=237049\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0ban_private_cars_tesla.webp?fit=700%2C517&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,517\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0ban_private_cars_tesla\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0ban_private_cars_tesla.webp?fit=700%2C517&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0ban_private_cars_tesla.webp?resize=723%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237049\" width=\"723\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0ban_private_cars_tesla.webp?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0ban_private_cars_tesla.webp?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla fans all over the world are learning the hard way they should have bought a hybrid or a second vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From Britain;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tesla owners\u2019 fury at Christmas electric car chaos: Drivers demand more charging stations after the UK\u2019s 6,712 rapid charge points for 420,000 electric vehicles leaves people waiting for THREE HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Motorists say more charging points are needed to cater for the electric cars&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Vehicles were logjammed in Hertfordshire, Cumbria, Westmorland and Telford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The queues came as millions took to the roads to get home for the festive period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Are you a Tesla driver who was stuck? Email dan.sales@mailonline.co.uk&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Dan+Sales+For+Mailonline\">DAN SALES FOR MAILONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PUBLISHED:<\/strong>&nbsp;20:51 AEDT, 29 December 2022&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>UPDATED:<\/strong>&nbsp;02:40 AEDT, 30 December 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Electric car drivers have called for more charging points to be installed across the UK after some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/tesla\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tesla<\/a>&nbsp;owners were left queuing for three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Chaos engulfed the electric motoring network as demand appeared to outstrip supply in come areas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to data from&nbsp;<a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zap-map.com\/statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zap Map<\/a>&nbsp;there are currently 6712 rapid and ultra-rapid charging devices, across locations in the UK catering for the 420,000 plus cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Members of a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/facebook\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;group called \u2018Tesla Owners Club UK\u2019 expressed their frustration at the queues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11581987\/Drivers-demand-electric-car-charging-points-Britain-Tesla-owners-forced-queue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11581987\/Drivers-demand-electric-car-charging-points-Britain-Tesla-owners-forced-queue.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the USA,&nbsp;<s>a few weeks ago<\/s>&nbsp;(this story is from 2019, correction below);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photos showed Tesla Supercharger stations faced long lines during holiday travel, revealing a big hurdle for EV makers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/author\/mary-meisenzahl\">Mary Meisenzahl<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Dec 6, 2019, 4:27 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As electric vehicles become more common, access to charging stations can increasingly result in long lines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/tesla\">Tesla<\/a>&nbsp;owners posted videos and photos of long lines and broken chargers at Tesla Supercharger stations on social media around Thanksgiving.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">These complaints indicate that Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers will have to build more charging stations, and convince customers that they\u2019re reliably available before the cars really take hold,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-supercharger-station-videos-reveal-ev-obstacle-2019-12\">Business Insider transportation reporter Mark Matousek wrote<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and some Tesla and other electric vehicle owners faced extra inconveniences when it came time to charge their vehicles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla owners can typically do most of their charging at home, but at certain points demand spikes, according to Karl Brauer of Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tesla-supercharger-station-videos-reveal-ev-obstacle-2019-12\">via Business Insider transportation reporter Mark Matousek<\/a>. One of those times is around holiday travel when road trips are more common and people would need to stop to recharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Like other electric vehicle companies, Tesla is expanding its charging network, although apparently not fast enough to prevent long waits over the holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One California charging station had a line down the block of cars waiting to charge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So there are a few people at the  big 40-stall Tesla Supercharger in Kettleman City. \ud83d\ude15 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KA41DOoZXy\">pic.twitter.com\/KA41DOoZXy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alyssa (@lyssabits) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lyssabits\/status\/1200984876377182209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/holiday-travel-long-wait-times-for-tesla-chargers-2019-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/holiday-travel-long-wait-times-for-tesla-chargers-2019-12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"452\" data-attachment-id=\"237051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=237051\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-977.png?fit=1000%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-977\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-977.png?fit=723%2C452&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-977.png?resize=723%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-977.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-977.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-977.png?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From Australia;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tesla chaos strikes: Long Christmas holiday queues for charging station reveals the harsh reality of owning an electric vehicle in Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dozen Teslas seen waiting to recharge at charging bay in Wodonga, Victoria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A long queue of Teslas were also seen in a carpark in Coffs Harbour, NSW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Many blasted the lack of infrastructure set up to meet demand of EVs in Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Do you know more? Email tips@dailymail.com&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Eliza+Mcphee+For+Daily+Mail+Australia\">ELIZA MCPHEE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PUBLISHED:<\/strong>&nbsp;13:33 AEDT, 29 December 2022&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>UPDATED:<\/strong>&nbsp;12:51 AEDT, 30 December 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Tesla drivers have been forced to wait in 90-minute queues at charging stations as thousands take to the roads over the holiday period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Queues for charging stations have been spotted nationwide, including in Victoria and NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The huge queues have angered Tesla owners, with many blasting Australia\u2019s lack of electric vehicle infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11580989\/Tesla-owners-waiting-large-queue-charging-station-Wodonga-Victoria-NSW-border.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11580989\/Tesla-owners-waiting-large-queue-charging-station-Wodonga-Victoria-NSW-border.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"237053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=237053\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-978.png?fit=634%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"634,357\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-978\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-978.png?fit=634%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-978.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237053\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-978.png?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-978.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Building enough chargers to handle these surges in demand might reduce the queues, but someone would have to pay for the capital costs and upkeep of hundreds of chargers which would lay idle for most of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If only there was a way to recharge a vehicle quickly, so a small number of charge points can service an unusually large number of automobiles without a serious additional delay. Say an energy containing liquid which could be transferred rapidly to the vehicle, to facilitate a fast turnaround when recharging lots of vehicles in a short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Correction (EW): The US story is from 2019. 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