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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3326598" data-attributes="member: 7900">With regards to Tesla and the times needed for charging, here is a link to diagrams and information on charging time for different electrical outlets.<a href="https://www.tesla.com/support/home-charging-installation/mobile-connector" target="_blank">Tesla Home Charging</a>When we were in Utah, working at an RV park, the park was listed in Tesla's documentation that we were a Tesla charging location.  In truth, just about any RV park could be listed because most of the RV parks had some configuration of parts or all of the 2nd, 4th, and 7th configuration of outlets.  The 2nd image is a normal park 50-amp socket.  The 4th image is a normal park 30-amp socket, and the 7th image is a normal park 20-amp electrical socket.We found that there is a phone app that Tesla owners can get that will give them an idea of how far they can drive on what charge they have in their battery.  What I don't know is how their app can know what their battery charge status is.  We had people coming in that wanted to get 20 minutes of charging so that they would have the power to get to the next charging station.Sorry, but I'm not gonna be buying a Tesla car, and I'm NOT sold on whether their "semi-truck" is going to work out either.  I can't imagine truck stops having lines of charging stations that will charge a truck's battery quick enough for them to continue on with their loads.  And, I also can't see truck drivers wanting to waste time charging a truck when they can be driving one that is on regular diesel.</blockquote>

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