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Kayenta is back on the Tesla's tease list.

No sign of construction as of 3/4/2024. The TDLR application start date says 3/15/2024, so I'll keep my disappointment to a minimum.

Without knowledge and rational thought, voting is a poor form of decision making. Sadly, this is evident in many contexts, many of which are more impactful than supercharger placement. I'm curious about the people who are informed enough to know that supercharger voting exists and motivated...

Regarding the likelihood of ICEing (unrelated to frozen water), I've used the CCS chargers in this lot 4 times in the past year and not encountered it in the existing EV charging stalls. Nor have I seen this lot completely full. I was usually there during ski season or summer, so the town was...

Progress? Hmmm.... There is a bucket truck in the background, so hopefully that means CPS or their contractors are about to start work on the transformer installation, but otherwise the site looks like it did in the Sept 5 photos.

I've never encountered any "priority" behavior. Whenever I've been on a V2 and someone else was plugged into the paired charger, I got ~75kW (unless my SoC was too high to accept that much) and it didn't matter if I was first or second to plug in. I didn't ask the other cars how much power...

Ah, so in the last 40 days, they've rotated that little pile of unused conduit 90 degrees. Next month, they can concentrate on sweeping or maybe touch up those stripes.

Shoot, you're right. Google photos shows that bank of xfmrs has been there since 2016. I wonder is CPS is the hold-up on the slow SA installs. It's probably a combination of things, but CPS is a common trait among these. Natalia was built and commissioned pretty quick but it happens to be in...

The 3 pole mounted transformers behind the site look pretty new and are likely the feed for these stations. Hopefully that means this will be a quick build, and not drag on like the other SA area construction sites.

I like seeing new SCs in East Texas, but it's shocking that the recent additions haven't landed on I-20. I doubt this will take much pressure off of Lindale.

A charging station with a roof over it? Wow! That's almost as classy as a gas pump. If they had the option of buying additives for your electrons and an inane "news and entertainment" video playing on a loop, the masses would have no qualms about switching to EVs. ;)

The app says it's live.

I stopped by on 9/30 and there's still no sign of activity. As I think has been mentioned before, there's a transformer for the existing L2 charger which looks way too big for a single L2, so maybe that can be used for the SC if they ever break ground here. Slightly off topic...I saw what...

I bet it would go a lot faster if they didn't have to build all that ICE infrastructure.

Construction has begun. A trench been dug where the charge pedestals will go and conduit for 8 chargers is evident. What looks like two switchgear cabinets are onsite. I think the number of stalls for this site should be dropped from 12 to 8. There's no transformer pad yet and the...

I stopped by last night and found a new utility pole, flagging, markings on the grass, and a dumpster in the most likely location. No fencing, excavation equipment, conduit, or Tesla equipment were present. The dirt around the utility pole looked freshly disturbed. The new pole was not...

Luckily, dumping all our gas and diesel fuel waste into the atmosphere is still free. Thank you, Senator Nichols and friends, for straining out gnats and swallowing camels. 😒

An all too common story in Houston. It is really close to Sims Bayou, so it would be a surprise if that site DIDN'T flood frequently. I do not miss living on the Texas Gulf Coast.

I have been in need of an SC here, but I must say there are not many Teslas nor many other EVs in Panola county. It's odd that this is appearing on the to-do list before points along I-20. The Lindale SC always seems busy so something between there and Shreveport is sorely needed. Regardless...

That might be a good place to plug in your vacuum cleaner, but that's not a feed for a supercharger. Maybe somebody wanted a temporary power tap for construction? My guess is that is has nothing to do with the SC, but time will tell. Edit: I just noticed the last picture of the new pole...

I charged there on both legs of a Houston-Purgatory trip in early January. On one charge, I was alone and for the other there was one other car. However, with only 4 stalls and many miles to the next charger, it's not hard to see how a long queue could form. A Farmington upgrade plus another...

I would think that the 550/64 junction would better serve the bulk of travelers through the area. I'm thinking of it from the Texas perspective where Bloomfield is on the preferred route between SW Colorado attractions like Telluride, Durango, Mesa Verde, etc. and all major population centers...

On Plugshare, that's listed as a future EA site.

Substantially complete, it appears. That one slipped in under the radar. There's something in the water today...lots of SC updates. I'm going to check my driveway and see if there's one under construction there, as well. As a member of the TMC community, I feel ashamed that Tesla knew about...

That's frustrating. At this charger, you might be able to back in catty-cornered behind the parked cars and reach a plug to your port. You'd be blocking two of these funny looking EVs, but I certainly wouldn't feel guilty about that in this circumstance. On the bright side, at least your...

I wonder if there is more on the horizon for Toot'n Totum. They host the newer chargers in Amarillo and have plans for the much anticipated Lubbock site. Lamesa, Dumas, and Dalhart could be useful for Tesla travelers. Maybe even Pampa or Liberal, KS? Anyway, it's always great to see another...

Good job, installation crew. Now get busy in Luling! (or Hamilton or Denton or SA or some unannounced location)

The TDLR permit has an unusually short window: 3/15/23 - 4/15/23. I suppose that either means they've got their plan nailed down or somebody accidentally typed in the wrong year on the end date. I hope it's the former. If there's any location that should not have to wait long on the power...

Construction has begun. It's 4 prefab units for 16 stalls, total. I didn't see any signs of a transformer, ground or pole mounted. It's situated in a bit of a tight space for backing in and pulling out due to the proximity to customer parking for the businesses in the strip-center. The...

Same for me. Tesla replaced the computer and the symptoms appear to be gone. I lost user profiles and all phones had to be repaired (that is, paired again). That turned out to be problematic as my wife picked up the car from the service center and then locked her keys and phone inside the car...

Hallelujah! It only took 305 posts on this thread before we got it going. Nice job, everyone. I was hoping that was fewer posts than the Lubbock SC, so I went and checked the Lubbock thread and it was first declared up and running on ........wait for it......... post #305. Coincidence? Of...

I powered down yesterday, but according to a few posts I read, I think I woke it up too early. I tried again just now and waited a full 8 minutes while the car made a variety of humming sounds. I thought it may have successfully reset the location when it honked and folded the mirrors, but...

I have a 2020 Model Y w/o FSD and have had problems since 2022.44.2. There are a few similarities in our symptoms. Since you have FSD, it's hard to equate software versions between our vehicles. I just described my issues in this post: Camera and navigation issues with 2022.44.2?. The error...

Soon after upgrading to 2022.44.2, we began having problems with in-car camera views, navigation, and autopilot. The vehicle is a 2020 Model Y Dual Motor w/o FSD. Here are our symptoms: On the first drive after the upgrade, which was about 5 miles, I got a message that lane keeping was...

From Tesla.com: As far as I know, they determine if you have "moved" by whether you unplugged, but obviously unplugging but remaining in the charger space would violate the purpose of the rule. Right, if the car is keyed by your phone there's no need to use access card. I keep the access car...

Awesome trip! Thanks for the update. You should expand your writeup and submit it to travel magazines or websites. It would be good for non EV enthusiasts to see what is possible with these vehicles. Most people would assume it to be impossible. That's what I thought when I read your...

Awesome! This was the missing link in my mythical Powder Highway odyssey. I was planning to do that in 2024, so there was plenty of time for gaps to fill in, but the earlier, the better, I guess.

I should have included a picture of that. If my memory is correct, there are no fuses yet. In fact, it didn't look like there were any conductors to get the power down from the pole. The feeders were fastened to the pole and had only a short leader dangling from each one and those leaders...

The transformer is on the pad but not yet connected to the distribution lines. There's been modest progress on the rest of the site, but there's more cable to run and lots of trench filling and landscaping to complete.

This is a huge gap-filler and great news for travelers between the big population centers in Texas and the southern Rockies. This site makes a non-interstate route feasible while the other 4 that Marco dug up improve the capacity along I-40 and I-25. I can't wait! The horizon is getting...

Sonic food, I like. Their bathrooms, not so much. I guess the standard bio break option will be to hike over to Love's and buy another tube of Chapstick as a token of my appreciation. I'm always happy to see another charging option on those long, lonely roads that take me to the mountains, so...

According to Plugshare, there are CCS chargers available at the following locations along your route: Buena Vista, Alamosa, Del Norte, Wolf Creek Ski Area, Pagosa Springs, Durango, Purgatory Ski Area, and Ouray. That's in addition to Bluff (which you already mentioned) and Poncha Springs and...

That's it. I didn't know that non-OEM versions of that thing were available yet, but that looks correct. I just bought the OEM version of that last week and it doesn't seem particularly complicated, so hopefully a knock-off will work fine. They've priced that just $25 below Tesla's price but...

I've been wondering the same thing. I have a 2020 MY LR with the original 19" Continental ProContact tires. My current mileage is 37,716. I estimate that 2/3 of my miles have been on highways. I usually drive like a grandma. Tires have been rotated once. One tire was replaced due to an...

I would say the progress has slowed. All 6 prefab units appear to be mounted but there are still many open trenches and lots of electrical cables still on the spools. There's no transformer yet. It looks like it will be placed east of the chargers, across a driveway. Conduit has been...

I read the same release notes on some recent updates (I think I got them in the July-Aug timeframe). I have no metrics to back it up, but my wife and I both feel like the range estimates have been much better since then. We took long road trip (Houston-Niagara) in September and we noticed the...

You have an awesome trip planned. I think Tectonic summed up well the challenges you will encounter. You have chosen a region with few superchargers and a route that misses the few that are there. It can be done, but you will have to be cautious, patient, and flexible. You will be driving...

This trip looks like an adventure. I love it! However, you have some difficult segments planned for EV driving. Please take a close look at the ABRP route you posted as "My First Try". It has planned an unwise segment for you from Silverton to Telluride. That is a 4WD route that will likely...

Tesla's supercharger voting site is up and Bastrop is the #1 vote getter in Texas. WHY??? I'm pretty sure Bastrop was already in construction (or even open) before the voting began. Stop wasting our Texas votes, people!! Vote for something that Tesla hasn't already committed to...

The last SC added in this area was Amarillo-East and it was about 130 days between TDLR permit and completion. I would say that having it live by Thanksgiving would require a miracle. Live by Christmas would be a lesser miracle. If it's not up by Spring Break, that would be disappointing...