Taking our Tesla to Vero Beach for the first time

[386chad]

Hi all, wanted to see if any fellow EV owners had to been to Vero Beach lately and what the charging situation was like. We've been DVC members since 2017 and never been to Vero, so if you have any other tips or things to see locally or great places to eat, fill me in on those as well!

 

[muppets3d]

Doesn't the Tesla map app in the car tell you where the chargers are?

 

[386chad]

Doesn't the Tesla map app in the car tell you where the chargers are?

I'm guessing you don't drive an EV?

Yes, a Tesla does everything for you as far as routing and charging as you travel. It even tells you if there is a supercharger stall down and how full a station is, and how many open spots there are. It shows you what's around as far as amenities, places to eat, shop, restrooms, etc.

What I'm asking is about the state of destination charging. What does the resort itself have in place for EV owners? If it's like WDW, the destination charging infrastructure is quite poor. This is not something the car can tell you as Tesla doesn't install or control, and rarely has any online access to destination chargers.

The reason it's important is then you don't have to leave the resort to get the car charged. It can be just like being at home, always have a relatively full charge for the day. The car uses a little energy while parked if you enable things like cabin overheat protection or sentry mode.

So having a destination charging solution is important. Every other hotel chain, like Holiday Inn Express, Hilton, Portofino Bay at Universal Orlando, they all are awesome in this regard. But DVC has never gotten the memo that electric vehicles are a thing now.

We were recently at Wilderness Lodge. They have a single charger to supply that entire resort, that you pay for (all the other hotels mentioned there's no charge) that's been installed by a 3rd party, split into 2 plugs, rarely works, and when it does, it can take 24+ hours to charge up to 90% from 10%. And if someone else plugs into the sister plug, it halves the kW you get, so you can double that time.

I wondered if Vero Beach was a bit better since it's a bit off the beaten path a bit. There is a supercharger station showing on the map as you head into the area, so that may be the only charging available.