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The answer to this question is YES, and Tesla explicitly supported installation with the HPWC with 277 line-to-neutral on a 4-wire 3-phase 480 supply. But Tesla removed this installation option from their most recent HPWC manual because it turned out that 277 Volts was a bit too close to the...

Since the wait has now been two months, I contacted Dominion to find out what's going on. After sending them detailed info on the location, etc., they replied: "Our records show that the work request number 10106059 is scheduled to start construction on 08/29/2017." If nothing happens by then...

I'm familiar with both the St. Louis area and the Charlottesville area. The Charlottesville SC is miles away from the the recent events in that town, just like Ferguson is roughly 10 miles from the St. Charles, MO, SC. These riots are very localized and "staged". A few blocks away and you...

Recent post on status of upcoming North America Superchargers at Tesla Supercharger network lists Charlottesville as "awaiting transformer". Based on what I've seen at similar-sized sites, it's going to be a 750 kVA green behemoth weighing about 6,000 lbs. What's in the pen in the pictures...

Something seems off still. Coming from St. Louis it routes me through Grove City, OH to get to Beckley, WV, without stopping at the Charleston Supercharger (even though I'd drive right by it), a distance of about 210 miles. So why can't it route me from the Lexington KY supercharger which is...

Yes, it's showing on the navigation map in my Tesla so it indeed must be official. But Tesla has apparently not yet entered all the data into their computer systems. If I navigate eastward through West Virginia where I-64 would be the shortest route, it still routes me the longer way around...

I would not trust this Supercharger to be fully operational until it shows on the official Tesla nav map or telsa.com supercharger map. They could be running tests and they might take it offline for periods of time.

I'm guessing the Tesla installation crew might have moved on to Charlottesville, VA, where they started digging yesterday. See separate thread in this forum with pictures. The Tesla Supercharger map shows Beckley, WV as the closest location to Charleston that is on the schedule. Wouldn't be...

Can't wait for the Supercharger to get turned on! I've spent hours charging at McDonald's in Hurricane, WV, BLINK charger at 30 Amps just to bridge the Supercharger gap on I-64 between Lexington KY and Lexington VA. Also did Hawk's Nest State Park one time, and another time boosted up at the...

I've used that McDonald's charger. Screen is hard to read, but you can get it going if you hold your BLINK card up to the reader. Unfortunately, it's set up for only 24 Amps and 208 Volts.

When you say there is already a transformer there, I take it you mean that's a good place to tap into the same feed that goes into that transformer. Most likely that transformer won't be of the right kind, or big enough. The power transformers for Tesla 8-spot Superchargers are typically...

Just now called charger technical support at 650-681-6133. The guy said they took the 277 Volt Wye configuration out of the manual because that's too close to the max of 282 Volts for Tesla on-board chargers. Presumably at 282 Volts, the charger will interrupt and go into a fault mode...

I paid $1250 to run 240 V 100 Amp service about 90 feet to my garage through basements and attics. That included a breaker box in the garage and several 240 outlets. What's the breakdown in your estimate? I wouldn't be surprised if half the cost is rewiring your existing main panel...

Clearly shows that some motel operators are not the brightest bulbs in the business world. I guess it never occurred to them that they are looking at a business opportunity. They might have realized that none of the other motels in the area are offering EV charging and they could get the jump...