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That price seems about right. I paid a similar price for brakes and rotors for my BMW 335i at an independent shop...BUT, I had them put on low/non dusting pads, actually recommended by my shop. I've always used that type of pad on two different BMWs and they perform perfectly with almost zero...

Well, I guess I'm still capable of learning something new every day! I thought the charger capacity was 120kW; In the case of the charger capacity being 144kW, as you state, David99's solution sounds pretty good to me too, MP3Mike! Are you listening, Elon?

Wouldn't half of 120kW be 60kW, so that on an equal sharing situation, whether you were first or second to be sharing, each would get 60kW? If the first person were getting 120kW, then his rate would drop in half upon the arrival of car #2. That wouldn't make me very happy!

I live in Carlsbad and I've been watching the building process of the Carlsbad supercharger for months, took pictures and also posted about it on a number of occasions. So, when I was in the neighborhood on El Camino Real on Tuesday Oct 2, I decided to give it an inaugural test, only if it was...

I was just at the site at Tuesday 1:30 PM. You can just drive in up the hill now, and cruise around through the good looking, nicely marked lot. No one there. All of the 18 urban style chargers are on display, except for the two handicapped ones in the lower lot...they still have black...

This thread has been continued for 20 pages so far with many pictures including drone shots of the La Costa SC site. What has been concluded by member commentators is that the site was permitted for 26 charging pedestals, but it has been reduced to 20, with a potential option to add 6 at some...

I'm going with mid to end August, as well. Most likely, switch flipping at the end of August...if all goes well with inspections. With any of these projects, the most critical is the actual START date!

Great view of the area as it existed. Those of us who have moved to the Carlsbad area more recently don't have the perspective of how it used to look! I spent some time at the site of the new proposed service center yesterday. The building is huge and it will be a great location!

Call in the "Space Force" (DroneMan)!

Great sleuthing!! You know how to get the job done. I should have known that building and development records would be on line. Bringing this discussion back to 7710 El Camino Real and the new 20 unit supercharger at that location, Carlsbad will be a hot Tesla destination. By definition a...

I don't know if there is anything public, that is why I'm asking if anyone who has access, as some have in the past, to look and see if they can find anything to share. If there is nothing now, then some monitoring may be required. Meanwhile, we can "enjoy" the unusual but steady progress being...

Really very sorry, but Tesla can be vindictive as well as secretive. But, if someone can find a C'Bad planning/building public document (I don't know if one exists yet), then all is good.

(Moderator note: this thread was created on 30 Aug 2018 out of posts made in the Carlsbad Supercharger thread) Tesla seems able to keep secrets very well compared to other auto companies. For example, the way Tesla presented the new roadster during the semi-truck reveal...absolutely...

A couple of us have asked questions of supervisors about various aspects of the project (see earlier posts) when we were called over by them. They questioned us about our intensions, and given safety lectures, even though we didn't go inside their barriers. Several weeks ago when asked about...

Sorry about posting about my experience at the Downey supercharger site using urban type chargers, but there have been members questioning the reasoning of using this type of charger at Carlsbad's 7710 El Camino site, and whether they would be adequate here. I, as well as others, had not used...

I have been questioning the reasoning for installing urban chargers versus the regular high-speed chargers we are all used to. I also had never used an urban charger until last Thursday at the Downey supercharger site. All 12 chargers there were the urban type. As we approached my GPS said...

Hokie12's initial drone pictures from May 27 show how much room remains at this site for additional charging units. I can see almost exactly where the 20 units will be located, including the two (handicapped) units in the lower parking lot, and several where the retaining wall begins. However...

My Ouija Board says, "Carlsbad? Hope so, but good luck!" Which military base? If the wedding is at Camp Pendleton, north of Oceanside, then charge at San Clemente (21 stalls). If at one of the Navy bases or the Marine Corps Recruit Depot use San Diego (12 stalls) or San Diego Downtown, which...

I knew someone (at least) in this crowd would have a drone!

Based on the pictures provided by Moonlight, what is the consensus of members regarding what is being built here? It appears to me that they are building retaining walls in this portion of the lot. When the crew placed the initial two I-beams I figured they were building a roof to cover the...

Information from a very credible source (nuff said), don't hold your breath re a supercharger here this year, or even....! Therefore, I'm not wasting any more time driving through this parking lot looking for painted hieroglyphics on the pavement. Perhaps I'll go to the lot to park and go to...

I'm afraid you are correct about those two supercharger sites for 2018. I'm also disappointed that the La Costa site will apparently be somewhat smaller than permitted. I don't know what the reasoning is behind reducing the number of stalls at that potentially busy site.

When I arrived at the supercharger site today, the foreman (the man pictured in black), called me over to ask me who I was. I told him I am a Tesla owner. We chatted for a while about the supercharger site, and these issue were discussed: (1) His company, Mole' is the subcontractor in charge of...

May 22, Tuesday, 12:30pm I just stopped by the site and they are setting the second of the big aluminum I beams vertically in the ground in the upper parking lot...obviously there will be a shed-like structure...perhaps with solar panels(?) There are about a dozen more similar beams lying on...

Thanks for your response 4SUPER9. I was afraid I was missing something else more positive about the urban superchargers that would now recommend that Tesla begin installing them at more of their locations. Perhaps this will only become the "go to" type of charger at places like in the San...

What would be the advantage to having the urban style superchargers versus the "normal" superchargers we see at most sites? My understanding is that the normal superchargers can provide up to 120kWh of power, versus 72kWh for the urban chargers. The normal superchargers share reduced power if...

TerranApart, I think you got the layout correct. The two conduits which originate in the upper parking lot, run downhill to where the fire hydrant is located, make a 90 degree bend as shown and go underground right at the security fence. The conduits go into a ditch, which now appears to be...

I was at the site on Saturday, and because no one was there I was able to get a pretty good look at what was going on. The contractor is moving along at a decent rate of speed, with interesting results, at least for us supercharging geeks! So far, in the upper lot there are nine back-in...

I cruised through the parking lots of The Shoppes at Carlsbad this afternoon (Wednesday, May 2,2018), and noted nothing new happening regarding the 19 proposed superchargers. I went to the mall office located inside the mall to see if someone there had any information about the future location...

Hi Russell, just adding a bit more information for you. Tesla originally placed superchargers no more than 160 miles apart on major routes starting in about 2012. Now, Tesla is filling in more superchargers in more heavily traveled routes, and also adding to blank areas in places like the...

When away from my car, this is the app I use to keep me updated on the location and status of superchargers: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.applimate.superchargers I find it to be very satisfactory.

I noticed today that the Tesla supercharger app finally listed this site as under construction. As late as yesterday, the app still listed the site as just permitted...so I guess the paperwork caught up with the workers. Other construction workers have finally begun work on rehabbing...

The Tesla supercharger site shows 26 stalls; and, probably a coincidence, but before construction started, I actually counted 26 existing lined parking spaces in that lot!

I went by the site this afternoon, Monday 4/25. There was a lot of work being done, asphalt being jackhammered, lots of equipment, and a number of workers present. I was able to climb a few feet into the landscaping to take some photos so you all can get an idea of what is going on. I'm...

Most definitely, any new Superchargers in the San Diego area will be greatly appreciated by the Tesla community.

I will likely never use the proposed two supercharger sites in Carlsbad, because we live nearby, well, perhaps once each to try them out, but we have Tesla friends/relatives from out of state who will use them when they visit. However, the Carlsbad sites should take some pressure off of the...

Tuesday, April 3rd I once again drove through the upper parking lot to check on any supercharger progress. None! There was a Police SUV parked at the end of the site facing me with two officers aboard. I felt concerned that as I had to slowly make a U-turn in front of them to depart that they...

I drove through the "supercharger site" at 7710 El Camino Real (Carlsbad-La Costa) today, Tuesday March 13 at 12:30 pm, nothing happening. Still nine-months to get it done in 2018!

We charged at Tejon Ranch yesterday, Sunday, Feb 18 at about 2PM. We moved from one charger that was only providing about 106 mi/hour to another one that was pumping about 230 mi/hour. The site filled while we were charging with up to three cars waiting (one, a blue Model 3). One charger (the...

Yep, no need to get antsy, I guess. I just go by 7710 all of the time and can't help but drive through the parking lot whenever I get the chance. We are driving up to Fresno on Thursday, so we'll actually see/use some completed supercharger sites. #freeroadtrip

Tuesday 2/13/18...FYI drove through the "designated" future supercharger site today at about 2:00pm. Zero work has been done so far, no equipment, no nothing, except three ICE cars parked! Pretty isolated from the lower gym parking lot, great spot for nooners for lovers This is getting...

I'm also fascinated by gym rats trying to park as close as possible to the gym's front door, particularly with San Diego's almost year-round fine weather. However, it frosts me that customers in general using any parking lot tend to jam up the driving aisles waiting for some non-present driver...

Cosmacelf, really an excellent report on the future supercharger site at 7710 El Camino Real. I've been prowling through the two potential Carlsbad sites since seeing them both listed. The "mall" itself located at 7710 is a very sad old location with a number of business vacancies, but the...