Position charge port BEHIND the power outlets

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jstrickland

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First, thank you for placing it on the rear left of both vehicles so that they're not taking up two spaces when they charge at certain Supercharger sites.

After looking at the 360 view of the Traveler and considering the placement of the spare tire, you're going to want to close the distance between the charge port and the NACS charger. At some V3 Tesla Supercharger sites the charging pedestals have been centered behind their parking space so the charging cable may be a bit stretched to reach the charge port in that current forward position, if the Traveler has the spare tire on back.

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I actually think putting it on the front passenger side would be better. That would work for most charging stations while still allowing easy access to chargers when towing.

There are over 10,000 NACS charging stalls in the US & Canada that were built to favor a charge port placed on the rear left side of the EV.

As far as towing, some sites are starting to have or add a pull through charging stall.
 
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I actually think putting it on the front passenger side would be better. That would work for most charging stations while still allowing easy access to chargers when towing.
When I first saw the Terra I thought the Harvester port was the Charging Port
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There are over 10,000 NACS charging stalls in the US & Canada that were built to favor a charge port placed on the rear left side of the EV.

As far as towing, some sites are starting to have or add a pull through charging stall.
That’s why I was thinking front right would be ideal. Would have the same effect as rear left but also let you pull front end in, not only for towing trailers but if you have a cargo mount or something similar that makes backing all the way in and getting the charger to reach difficult.
 
There are over 10,000 NACS charging stalls in the US & Canada that were built to favor a charge port placed on the rear left side of the EV.

As far as towing, some sites are starting to have or add a pull through charging stall.
But they would work just fine on the front right side, with the added benefit that you wouldn’t need to back in to the space, and they’d be on the curb side for street charging. Tesla made the wrong decision on port placement, it’s irritating when others blindly do the same because that’s the way Tesla does it. That’s the same kind of thinking that lead others to do everything on touch screens.
 
There are over 10,000 NACS charging stalls in the US & Canada that were built to favor a charge port placed on the rear left side of the EV.

As far as towing, some sites are starting to have or add a pull through charging stall.
Front passenger would effectively be the same as rear driver's side as far as being compatible with older Superchargers. You'd nose in instead of back in but you'd take the same space.
 
If they put it on the rear driver side as it appears they're going to do, We won't be able to tow with the vehicle nearly as easily and trouble-free as I can do with the Lightning--it's less hassle to take up two SuperCharger spots than to unhook. I don't know whether I would give up the Lightning for the Scout if they put the charge port in the wrong place. They should seriously reconsider the location.