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Caught this on social media in Mildura right near The Gateway and Dan Murphy's this week. Sure looks like the footings for a new supercharger location (edit: it was posted this week).

If that's true hats off to them for being so quick off the mark, it was a private number so I let Google screen it and all I got was the transcript. They basically said more info will be emailed to the email address registered with my vicroads account or I can keep up to date with the latest...

Why did someone from the Department of Transport call me to tell me to expect an email? weird.

Just got tweeted:

Asphalting is all complete and today a "Tesla Service" Model S was in attendance and they had the pedestals open and were working on them, maybe final checks and/or wiring? They also had some workers cleaning down the area (they'd left some mud and dirt in some of the non-Tesla parking bays).

Minor update not requiring a photo, the hole around the transformer foundation has been filled and packed and looks to be just waiting for an asphalt topper. In terms of earthworks that appears to be the final outstanding item. Probably now a long wait for Powercor to energise the transformer 🤣

The big hole explained. Currently being installed 1 x 2000kVA 22kV upgrade for the carpark 🤣

Bit more work done. Cable cabinet installed, lines painted, big hole dug and a bit of a mess made to one of the charge posts. It also looks like they ran extra conduits to allow for 3 more charger cabinets and you can see where they capped them in front of the existing 3.

Two of the cabinets say 3 outputs and the 3rd one says 4 outputs but otherwise the plates are identical (volts, amps, inputs/outputs etc.) and there does appear to be another cabinet coming to cap/route cables to the pedestals.

ahha! I just remembered my dashcam could see the cabinets. 3! 😅

The interesting thing about this location is that the staff from the medical centre directly opposite over the road would park right where these superchargers are as they are normally empty during the day because they are the furthest from the shopping centre. I will be intrigued to see if they...

I think it was 3? Could have been 2.. if no one gets to it sooner I'll be there again on Friday to confirm.

As someone who lives in the area and drives through and shops in Lucas almost every day, the growth in that area is staggering. It seems to never end, I think I have had to deal with road works due to new estates being developed for 5 solid years now without a break 😩

Yes large white cabinets are there right now, much larger than the ones at the other site. They are on a concrete section between the 2 pedestals off on their own and the group of 8 together, just to the right of my photo :rolleyes:

10th pedestal installed today in a position that could allow for charging if you're towing if they did a little bit of gardening 🤣 edit: oh wait that was there the last time I visited I just didn't notice 😂 I was in too much shock seeing new superchargers on my usual shop.