2017 Supercharger Plan: New Chicago city location?

[xrayangiodoc]

In other pay garages where there are Superchargers a Tesla owner is granted a free hour for charging. Then again, this is Chicago....

 

[Bebop]

Something about this that bugs a lot, more so having to pay to go in the garage. Then again this SC seems to be designed for those are actually going to park and go shopping.

Kind of sucks if you just want to go in for a quick charge and go.

 

[grichard]

Yeah, it's annoying... but then again... who drives right through the middle of downtown Chicago on a road trip? Anybody not actually stopping in Chicago would be driving up the interstates, with several other SCs to choose from.

(Well, it's not a very *good* rationalization, but it's something...)

 

[memcd]

Something about this that bugs a lot, more so having to pay to go in the garage. Then again this SC seems to be designed for those are actually going to park and go shopping.

Kind of sucks if you just want to go in for a quick charge and go.

If you want a "quick charge and go," just go over to the Grand Ave service center. It's only 5 minutes away and superchargers available on the side of building.

 

[harcocjh]

Went to the owners' event a month or so ago and learned that the Lincoln Park location will be in an area near North and Clybourn.

Awesome! That's less than a mile from where I work so in the off change I need to top off I can do it there!

 

[ChadFeldheimer]

There's been slow but steady progress in the Aqua garage. One of the six existing ChargePoint stations has been moved to make room for the Superchargers. And these 5 Supercharger cabinets arrived recently:

 

[Bebop]

Nice. Good to see some progress at the Supercharger stations being built around the Chicagoland Area.

 

[ReadyAimFire]

Signs are up and "TESLA" is being painted on many of the corresponding walls. The brown electrical cabinets shown in the earlier posts and wires look like they have been installed. However, I didn't see any charging station units yet. Interestingly, some of the Tesla signs indicate a 30min limit on parking. So, fingers crossed....We may be very close to relieving the pain of having to charge at the super slow and always crowded Grand Ave location.

 

[ChadFeldheimer]

Today I asked someone working on site when they expected the chargers to be operational. He said he thought it might another 2 weeks.

 

[billyripkin]

I just spoke to the manager of the garage. They thought it may be ready by next week and they had no information on how the parking rates were going to work. So basically they don't know anything at this point. Helpful....

 

[MP3Mike]

I saw one article say that these were supposed to be open today and that they are a new style of dedicated 72kW chargers. (Not paired stalls.)

Tesla unveils new ‘urban’ Supercharger with a slower dedicated charge rate
Tesla Targets City Centers for Supercharger Network Expansion

@BlueShift Time to update your map, Tesla shows they are live. And maybe there needs to be a new symbol/color for these 72kW chargers.

 

[ReadyAimFire]

Confirmed operational. Just charged there

 

[MP3Mike]

So how did they keep the new stall design secret until they were live? Nobody checking on the status? Did they wait and put them in at the last minute last night? Covered by big black garbage bags?

 

[VikH]

Confirmed operational. Just charged there

What is the parking validation process to charge?

 

[krtrice]

I posted more photos of the charger to Reddit Say hello to Tesla's new superchargers • r/teslamotors but here are a few additional photos of the space and signs

for others in the area that might use it.

 

[krtrice]

The location and validation process don't seem ideal. This isn't the easiest to access location in town being that it's very far east near the water (I just happen to live in the neighborhood). Exiting the garage put me on Wacker Drive headed toward Lake Shore Drive, which is not the most convenient place to turn around if you don't wanna go in that direction.

Cost - I was charged $20 for charging for less than 10 minutes. Yikes...

 

[MP3Mike]

I posted more photos of the charger to Reddit Say hello to Tesla's new superchargers • r/teslamotors but here are a few additional photos of the space and signs

Thanks for the pictures. Did you happen to see/get any pictures of the electrical cage? (Assuming there is one with Supercharger cabinets, etc.)

 

[krtrice]

Thanks for the pictures. Did you happen to see/get any pictures of the electrical cage? (Assuming there is one with Supercharger cabinets, etc.)

Ah, no sorry. The edge of it was captured in one of the photos posted above, but I didn't think to take a photo of it directly.

 

[ReadyAimFire]

So how did they keep the new stall design secret until they were live? Nobody checking on the status? Did they wait and put them in at the last minute last night? Covered by big black garbage bags?

Yes, see my post from a couple weeks ago. The chargers were first covered in large garbage bags. And, last week, they went a step further by blocking off the entire area from view

 

[billyripkin]

I called the garage (312) 233-0117) and yes you will be charged the same as anyone else when you come to charge your car. $20 minimum. Thank but no thanks Tesla.....