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I assure you, my question is sincere and I don't appreciate being dismissed like that.

From the article:

  the Tesla predicts 40 minutes of charging is required to 
  juice the battery to its 230-mile-ish “daily limit”—and no 
  meal coinciding with the stop, I’m left to pace around an 
  empty Hobby Lobby parking lot.
I can't say either way, but that doesn't sound near an interstate exit with places to eat (but I'll grant that enthusiast press often embellishes for effect, could have been right next to a Waffle House). Compared with a gas station, an empty parking lot seems to be a riskier place to be waiting around.



It would be stupid to steal a Tesla for anything other than a joy ride and unless you're talking a hostage scenario I don't know what about a Tesla driver suggests they have a large amount of cash on them.

As for the specific place they author was at, it's directly off the interstate and other than the Hobby Lobby there is an Outback Steakhouse and a bank directly by the charger. As well as a Home Depot, a movie theatre, McDonalds, Wendy's, Best Buy and tons of other stuff. It sounds like an awful suburban strip mall, but not a place where you should be worried about a car jacking.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tesla+Supercharger/@41.313...


> It would be stupid to steal a Tesla for anything other than a joy ride and unless you're talking a hostage scenario I don't know what about a Tesla driver suggests they have a large amount of cash on them.

I agree. But driving around in a very expensive car is a great way to signal you have other very expensive things like fancy phones, laptops, watches, etc., that can be quickly disposed of for cash.

> It sounds like an awful suburban strip mall, but not a place where you should be worried about a car jacking.

Violent crimes of all sorts happen in suburban strip malls all the time. Guess it never happened for you. Didn't find any crime maps available for the area. I would expect Tesla to locate stations in good areas based solely on good business sense.

I get that Teslas are interesting cars and their owners like to defend them, but to pretend there are no personal security considerations for Supercharger stations strikes me as irrational.


I don't have a Tesla and don't care if someone who has a Tesla gets robbed any more than I do if someone in any other make of car gets robbed. The bottom line is that the charging station in question was in a safe populated area with plenty of dining an entertainment options near by.

If the author decided instead to stand by the car looking rich and vulnerable that is no fault to Tesla. You can also be robbed at a gas station, which are places unlike superchargers that require you to have money.


> that doesn't sound near an interstate exit with places to eat

I think you've misunderstood the author. He just ate lunch at previous station, that's why there are no meal coinciding with this stop. Not the lack of places to eat.


I can't say much about stations in general, but the Macedonia station is on the far end of large parking lot full of big box stores. Hobby Lobby, Lowes, etc. I would feel safe, if also bored, hanging out there.




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