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    Supercharger - San Diego CA - A Street (LIVE 27 Jun 2018, 16 Urban type)

    Photo from 7:30 am Sunday morning 7/8/2018 . I arrived in SD late last night with low SOC. Based on previous posts, I assumed that 24/7 access had been worked out. I find it incredulous that Tesla would have entered a lease that did not specify 24/7 access to the superchargers. There's no way...
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    S85 Battery Degradation

    I have a March 2013 P85 with original "A" battery and 39k miles. My 90% is 224 and 100% is 252 rated miles. I keep it charged to 60 to 80% nearly all the time except on trips. I estimate about half of the 39k miles are trips with supercharging. Supercharging has become noticeably slower. Yes...
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    Model S Technical / Mechanical Issues

    I had a similar problem. I was driving from Yuma to Gila Bend SpC. I had AC in range mode and I arrived with zero miles remaining. Temperature was around 110 deg F. After I plugged in, it took about 15 minutes for charging rate to ramp up. I had the Vehicle Systems Being Cooled message. I took...
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    Supercharger - Yuma, AZ

    Stopped by Yuma about an hour ago. 1b was in use. We plugged into 2a with 40% SOC. Charge rate was fluctuating, climbed to 80 kW, quickly dropped off, then slowly started to ramp up again. We had plenty to get to El Centro so we unplugged. 1b was still charging when we left. Driver wasn't around...
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    Supercharger - Yuma, AZ

    I called Tesla. At present, two SCs are in use. They may be operating at reduced rate. This doesn't sound like a transformer failure. Tesla SC team has been dispatched. Tesla Support suggests calling 877 79Tesla for updates if traveling to Yuma.
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    Supercharger - Yuma, AZ

    I'm leaving for San Diego in the morning. If I range charge in Gila Bend, I can make it to El Centro. I believe this route will be quicker even with the additional charging time in Gila Bend. I hope a replacement transformer is located quickly. I'm a little surprised that Tesla did not send an...
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    Supercharger - Yuma, AZ

    Just heard from Scottsdale Service Center that Yuma supercharger is down. The transformer failed.
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    Scottsdale to Syracuse, NY via Flagstaff to Blanding

    I would suggest that you try Flagstaff Holbrook Blanding route. EVtripPlaner has Holbrook to Blanding at 249 rated miles with speed at 1.1 and 800 lbs. payload. Flagstaff to Blanding is 252 actual miles and EVtripPlaner puts it at 278 rated miles. Check windyty.com before you leave. If it looks...
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    Solar happenings

    Robert, I'm curious about the AZ POCOs. Based on wikipedia, they are not part of any ISO. Who handles the dispatch? Is it up to the individual assets like Palo Verde nuclear plant to control output? Have you ever seen an hourly load profile for SRP or APS like the...
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    Technical Solar PV question

    That's why I invested the time to model my system with System Advisor Model System Advisor Model (SAM) | I already have 18kW of PV installed which has eliminated my on peak use and I wanted to evaluate the payback by installing enough solar to cover all of my usage. PV Watts was giving me...
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    Technical Solar PV question

    nwdiver, The System Advisor Model on the NREL site will give you the answer. The program allows you to input the modules, strings, inverters and azimuths of each string. If you have your hourly kW consumption data from your utility, you may upload that as well. SAM also has a rate plans database...
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    Supercharger - Indio, CA (LIVE, 36 V3 + 8 V2 + 2 Urban stalls)

    I forgot to mention that the Indio SC seems to be in an AT&T dead zone. We have Sprint iPhones and neither of us could connect to the car via Tesla app. We even went back to the car and switched to Always Connected to no avail. The console display showed 1 or 2 bars.
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    Supercharger - Indio, CA (LIVE, 36 V3 + 8 V2 + 2 Urban stalls)

    Yes, I charged in Indio on Saturday, 9/27/14. While I was there, I saw two other cars charging.
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    Supercharger - Indio, CA (LIVE, 36 V3 + 8 V2 + 2 Urban stalls)

    I took the northern route from N Scottsdale to San Diego via Quartzsite and Indio SCs. Total travel time 7:15. Google puts this route at 431 miles and 6h 11 min. The better spacing of SCs yielded a lower overall travel time vs waiting in Yuma to get a full charge. I expect when El Centro is...
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    Supercharger - Independence, MO

    It's curious that Kansas City is not on the Supercharger map going out to 2015.
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    Kansas City, MO area Hotel with EV charging

    Hampton Inn & Suites - Country Club Plaza, 4600 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64112 has made available to registered guests two Clipper Creek HCS-60 Level 2 chargers with J1772 connectors. These chargers are rated at 48 amps or 11 kW. The chargers are located on the 1st level of the parking structure...
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    Watching for I-70 Superchargers from Denver to St. Louis

    Hampton Inn & Suites - Country Club Plaza, 4600 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64112 has made available to registered guests two Clipper Creek HCS-60 Level 2 chargers with J1772 connectors. These chargers are rated at 48 amps or 11 kW. The chargers are located on the 1st level of the parking structure...
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    Installing Solar at Your Home

    The array is within 30 feet of the house which is two stories with a peaked roof. In the winter months, there is significant shading in the afternoon.
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    "Vehicle Systems Very Hot. Charge Speed Reduced"

    Follow up - I took the car in for its annual inspection last week. In reviewing the logs, tech found "thermal alert present", fault code THC_w0130_radLeftShutrNoFeedbk. Performed activation test, found left shutter faulty, replaced, performed thermal test, no further faults at this time. So, I...
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    Installing Solar at Your Home

    I have an 8k sq. ft. all electric house. In December 2012, I installed a 17.9 kW DC array ( 70 Solarworld 255 panels) with Enphase M215 inverters. Cost was $62k or $3.47 per watt DC or $4.11 per watt AC. Solar production was 29.8 MWh for 2013 or 40% of total usage. The array is tilted 13 deg. @...
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    "Vehicle Systems Very Hot. Charge Speed Reduced"

    On a recent trip from San Diego to Phoenix, we used the SCs at Yuma and Gila Bend. Ambient was around 105 and we had the AC in range mode. I charged in Yuma to ~130% of the rated range to Gila Bend. With about 60 miles to Gila Bend, we had 90 miles rated remaining so I picked up the pace a bit...
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    Lifetime Average Wh/mi

    4/5/14 6,458 miles 2,157kWh total 334 wh/mi 21" w/ Conti's P85 Delivered 3/19/13
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    Arizona - Phoenix and Tucson Corridor

    I've driven on a high banked speedway at a charity event. For liability reasons, these events are tightly controlled with a lead vehicle maintaining a safe (boring) speed and a chase vehicle keeping the group bunched up to prevent someone from hanging back in order to get a bit of room to run...
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    Model S Technical / Mechanical Issues

    stability control disabled I had two warnings pop up, stability control disabled and air suspension failure. No prior indications of problems. Service report lists cause as: Faulty yaw rate/lateral acceleration sensor, Correction: Brake Sensor Cluster. I requested the SC update to 4.5. The...
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    Arizona - Phoenix and Tucson Corridor

    I was waiting in my car from 7:45 am to 9:30 am after a 45 minute drive, so the interior was already cool. I was in the shade for the first hour. Range dropped 12 miles with the A/C set to 70. I would not say the A/C power consumption is insignificant.
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    Arizona - Phoenix and Tucson Corridor

    I took delivery in March but I waited until 6/4 to register thinking that I would get the 1% reduction. No such luck. I was charged the old rate of 6.6% at the Paradise Ln Scottsdale location.
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    Lifetime Average Wh/mi

    2013/05/23 Model S P 338 Wh/mi avg 1919 miles 649.3 kWh Total Energy 85 21 1
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    Alternative Energy Powered

    We knew that the house would start shading the panels in the afternoon from October to late March. With Enphase micro-inverters, the unshaded panels continue to produce. Whereas with a string inverter, once a few of the panels are shaded, the entire array shuts down. I relied on the installer's...
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    Alternative Energy Powered

    17 kW solar array I have a ground mounted 70 panel Solar World SW255 with Enphase invertors installed Dec. 2012. The array is tilted about 10 deg south and 5 deg west. It is optimized for summer on peak (noon to 7pm) production. December production averaged 58 kwh. Most recent 30 days, the...