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So far looks like Tofte is the #1 pick in MN. Wilmar 2nd. At first I was disappointed that Grand Marais isn't on the map but the more I think about it Tofte makes a lot of sense. Not only is it close to Lutsen but it's a bit more equidistant between Two Harbors and Thunder Bay, ON. On top of...

Ooh. My next ski weekend up to Mt. Bohemia from southern MN just got a whole lot more awesome! edit: hotels in Houghton need more L2, though.

Here's what a location in Two Harbors opens up for me: I'm seriously tempted to get a hitch adapter for my TM3 now. It's only the MR. I'm in far SC MN and we love camping up near Grand Marais. Right now we tow a 15' vintage TT that's less than 2,000lbs with a 2010 Outback. With just the Two...

That winter ski trip from MN can finally happen! Woo hoo! Huff Hills here I come! ;)

Holy crap! Looks like ND is really lighting up with Superchargers going on-line! Woo hoo! Nice work, NoDak!

I'm thinking as time goes on you get more of a mix of chargers at locations you can choose based on why you're stopping. Roadtrip? You'll choose at least 250kW as you only have time to stop in to grab a coffee. Grocery shopping? You might want the 50kW because you've got a long list and don't...

Man, the Volt actually looks good. So confounding. "Let's do a full BEV instead of just a PHEV. The Volt's styling is pretty good so what should we do for the Bolt styling? Saaaaayyy ... what if we make it look like an over-priced Aveo?"

I hope they speed this up and have it ready by Saturday. I'm staying at a friend's house in SLP and I hope I don't have to drive ALL the way to Robbinsdale just to charge up to head two hours south back to home ... /s

Woo hoo! A Glacier trip from southern MN towing a tiny teardrop trailer is going to get a hell of a lot easier!

I've gone through one MN winter with my Model 3 and for a long trip like that you won't see as bad of a winter range loss as people who do a lot of shorter drives in heavy traffic. You're only warming up the battery and cabin the one time then maintaining it during the drive. If it's only just...

I've heard that before about the width of a teardrop making a huge difference with drag. I am thinking of something no wider than 5ft, in fact. Eventually I want to replace my wife's Outback with the Y but that's going to be a few years away and that will certainly be the new tow vehicle. I...

I grew up in a camping family so going 55-60 while towing is pretty par for the course. If you've got a really nice diesel truck towing well under its capacity you still don't want to go much past 65 because you just can't trust trailer tires these days to be built well enough to not explode...

Thanks for the info! You were saying before you got about 75% of your usual range towing your T@G but your average for the trip was 455 which would be more like 53%. Could you elaborate there? I've got the MR and my mind is currently all obsessed with getting a tiny teardrop camper the same...

Old and busted: "It's ridiculous that the Twin Cities only has two Supercharger locations." New hotness: "It's ridiculous that the Twin Cities only has three Supercharger locations."

Yeah, 75mph is certainly the problem there. I grew up in a family where trailer camping trips were how all vacations were done. 68mph maybe is the fastest you should ever go because those trailer tires are known to blow up on you any faster than that. Invest in a tire monitoring system for sure...

With one set up for pulling in forward! I'm already dreaming of a family trip to Medora with the Model Y towing a lightweight camper making use of that spot as we charge up in Bismarck.

Friday 12:55 p.m. update. ressom hasn't posted an update yet. ;)

OG Roadster.

Stopped by yesterday afternoon and was approached by Dustin Trail who owns the place! He was just as curious as the rest of us about whether the stalls were on-line or not. "Tesla's not the best at communicating that kind of stuff to us." Super nice guy and I thanked him working to get these...

If the Taycan has sales numbers rivaling Tesla that's not bad news for Tesla. It's bad news for the future of ICEs.

I did drive by but not much more to see different than the latest pictures here. No sign of the pedestals but it does look like the work has at least resumed.

I'll see if I can stop by on my way home tonight and snap some pictues. It's right on my commute.

There are several L2 chargers in that area but only four stalls open to the general public at the MOA and the rest at hotels. Check out PlugShare for more info on that. But, yeah, Oakdale or Robbinsdale would likely be more convenient overall unless you're already going to be parked at the MOA...

As of Tuesday when I drove by no new developments. Sorry.

I drove by yesterday afternoon and sorry to say nothing looks to have changed. There is also the older SC in Albert Lea just a mile away, of course.

Hot damn! Excited for my home state entering the 21st Century. :)

From reports I've seen, yes.

Trips to the cities just got a whole lot more convenient! Now it's time to start complaining that we only have two supercharger locations in MSP. ;)

I wonder if the psychological effect there is when you put a charger further away from entrances that tends to also be where people with large trailers and vehicles tend to park because they need extra space.

On Friday afternoon I had time to stop an take a closer look. They've at least landscaped around the spots for the future stalls.

Last I saw on Monday not much progress so I was certainly wrong about progressing like Robbinsdale which sounds like it's just awaiting inspection but everything there is in-place. Still just the metal pipes sticking up from cement footings representing each stall.

Looks to be progressing about the same as the Robbinsdale Supercharger in the cities. I think they expect that one to go on-line some time this month but that could have no bearing on when this one goes live.

Compared to the current AL SC site this one is going to feel like V3. :)