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Just curious for those who are driving Teslas or other EVs.
Is finding a charging station extremely hard in Hong Kong?
I heard the charging infrastructure is quite bad here since there are not that many supercharging or 3rd party electric charging stations. And even if there are, they're located inside paid parking lots.
Anyone can give me some more insight regarding charging Teslas or electric cars?
I'm tempted to get a Tesla Model 3 but a major concern is being able to find a charging station easily.
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19-06-2019, 03:09 PM #1
Tesla or EV owners: Is finding a charging station hard?
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19-06-2019, 05:57 PM #2
err you can find many Teslas charging stations on Teslas website itself or use google maps and search Electric Charging station.
https://www.tesla.com/en_HK/findus#/...me=Hong%20Kong
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19-06-2019, 06:18 PM #3
The Tesla charger in Cyberport is busier than some streets in HK were on 616.
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19-06-2019, 06:26 PM #4
Actually I should reword my question.
I should have asked whether there is always a long queue at the supercharging stations?
Is it hard finding a charging station that is not taken up by someone else?
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20-06-2019, 05:30 AM #5
I never have a problem finding public charging places, there is over 2000 in HK!
I don't drive a Tesla!
EV_Charger_Locations_eng_01-2.xlsAs at Dec 2018, there are some 2,166 public EV chargers, including
– 824 medium chargers
– 498 quick chargers (>20kW)Last edited by emx; 20-06-2019 at 05:39 AM.
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20-06-2019, 05:36 AM #6
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20-06-2019, 10:05 AM #7
Actually I have to check...not sure if they have that option at my car park
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20-06-2019, 10:09 AM #8
Oh really for some reason I thought the electric charging infrastructure in HK is inadequate. I guess it’s getting better now.
Do you find it easy to use at all? How much do you pay on a single full charge? And can you reserve spots in advance before you go there and charge?
The link doesn’t work, do you mind reposting it?
thanks!
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21-06-2019, 05:33 AM #9
Yes
Some charge connectors are free, some you pay a small fee, if you use Tesla superchargers you will have to pay as the Model 3 does not come with lifetime free supercharging. I am not sure what the market rates are, but it is certainly way cheaper than paying for petrol in HK.How much do you pay on a single full charge?
No.And can you reserve spots in advance before you go there and charge?
https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/e...motion_ev.htmlThe link doesn’t work, do you mind reposting it? thanks!
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18-10-2019, 08:25 AM #10
I've been driving a used 2015 Tesla Model S for about a year in HK.
I have no problems driving to any HK supercharger since HK is so small. During peak times, you can get a spot in 10-15 min or less. Rarely have I waited more than 30 min. If availability is important to you, supercharge at non-peak hours.
Since Teslas use type 2, you can basically use every non-tesla charging station with type 2. Type 2 is found everywhere in HK. Almost all chargers are free in HK.
I actually prefer the slower destination or non-tesla chargers because you don't need to move the car when it's full.
Unless you need to newest model, I suggest you get a used model s with warranty and free supercharging. Buying new is very expensive. Downside is model s is a big car.
Be aware, full autopilot systems and summon featured are disabled in HK I believe. Same with a lot of updated features you get in US on V10 like watching videos or web browsing, you cannot get in HK. I don't care for any of those features anyway, I'm just happy I don't pay for petro.
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