Supercharger - Burlington, NC

[techmaven]

Any idea on a completion date?

Ideally, I'd like to take road trip to Charlotte at the end of the month from Richmond. Hopefully it's up by then.

There seem to be a few good charging options for uptown Charlotte. I'm curious how often the two EV chargers in front of the Bank of America building are used or ICE'd.

 

[ManishP]

They are seldomly used. You should not have a problem getting space. Also, many of the parking decks have EV spaces with chargers.

 

[Eggplant]

Completion dates for the Burlington SC are only guesses. They appear to be moving along quickly though. *seems like* they could be done in a matter of a week or two.

I've read that often the supercharger sites are operational some time before an announcement/opening ceremony.

 

[Sgt Barone]

Any updates on this?

 

[Eggplant]

I was going to try an swing by this weekend and check on progress. From other supercharger threads it seems like they contact locals about five days in advance of the opening.

 

[Sgt Barone]

Thanks Eggplant. If you could swing by and snap a few pictures, that would be great.

 

[jandkw]

Thanks guys for the construction pictures and I couldn't wait to try out my S60 for the first time. I wonder if they plan to have a little celebration when the Burlington SC is complete. @doctrewho, thanks for pointing out the Roanke Rapids and/or Rocky Mount on I95 SC locations. It will make my trip to NJ/NYC a reality. It may be a little detour to go through that route instead of I85 to Richmond but the near 200mi may be a little too tight for my S60. Cary to Roanke Rapids, Richmond, DC and then Jersey seems to be the way to go. I couldn't wait.

 

[ggbjr]

Thanks guys for the construction pictures and I couldn't wait to try out my S60 for the first time. I wonder if they plan to have a little celebration when the Burlington SC is complete. @doctrewho, thanks for pointing out the Roanke Rapids and/or Rocky Mount on I95 SC locations. It will make my trip to NJ/NYC a reality. It may be a little detour to go through that route instead of I85 to Richmond but the near 200mi may be a little too tight for my S60. Cary to Roanke Rapids, Richmond, DC and then Jersey seems to be the way to go. I couldn't wait.

That's my trip home too. Will have to compare notes. I just grabbed the CHAdeMO adapter too, as they're getting more common around DC. Think this trip might soon be a reality in a 60.

 

[dflye]

Swung by this morning to check on progress, no workers on site around 8:30 AM, so not sure what the current ETA is or when they'll be heading off to work on the other SCs in NC.

 

[Eggplant]

Foiled again! Curse you dflye!

Thanks for the pics.

 

[dflye]

Foiled again! Curse you dflye!

Thanks for the pics.

:tongue: Sorry, I have a habit/hobby (geocaching) that makes me drive long distances to walk the dog each day, on the weekends I go way out of my way, so was headed to the nearby Lake Mackintosh park.

 

[JayBoy]

I was told by the construction guy that the opening "wingding" would be Thursday, but I haven't found confirmation of that....who would know?

 

[ChrisC]

I doubt they would schedule a ribbon cutting that close when the site isn't even finished yet. Perhaps this Thursday was their target date for construction completion. Ribbon cutting would be a few days after that.

 

[doctrewho]

Just got an email from Tesla stating that the opening is on Thursday at 10am.

 

[Sgt Barone]

Just got an email from Tesla stating that the opening is on Thursday at 10am.

Excellent! Great to hear.

 

[JayBoy]

doctrewho,

How did you sign up to receive emails from Tesla?

Thanks,

Jay
Black P85

 

[ggbjr]

Yeah, I'm wondering about their catchment area, because I'm in raleigh and didn't get anything. Not sure it matters, just wondering.

 

[Eggplant]

I believe doctrewho got a response from David at the service center when he asked. (answering for him as I know he's on vacation)

AFAIK no one has any official news about the opening from Tesla. I live 25 miles away in Hillsborough and I've not had any official word.

 

[dflye]

Ah, was wondering about the lack of getting an email myself!

I wonder if David got the date correct or not at this point, the Raleigh service center was complete chaotic madness when I was by there today to have them inspect some undercarriage damage from high-centering my car; they have a new facility a block or two away from the existing one that is about 4x the square footage. They have moved the 2 lifts over there, in the process of installing a third lift. LOTS more space for them to work on vehicles, warehouse parts and house staff. The original service center is getting a makeover to become more like a regular showroom (with the various sample materials / infomation computer, etc)

[edit one]
Doh, just saw an email from a friend linking to a news article indicating that may in fact be the real date:

Tesla to open first high-speed charging station in NC | .Biz blog | NewsObserver.com

[edit two]
Confirmed with David that 10am Thursday is indeed the planned time, barring any holdups with the utility side of the installation. Due to the not quite 100% certainty of it being fully operational, an official email has not yet been sent. So he says for local owners not to feel that they are being overlooked, more that Tesla is being extremely cautious to ensure that date and time is solid. Which does also explain why some other SC openings have had the official email show up barely before the ribbon is cut.

 

[doctrewho]

I believe doctrewho got a response from David at the service center when he asked. (answering for him as I know he's on vacation)

AFAIK no one has any official news about the opening from Tesla. I live 25 miles away in Hillsborough and I've not had any official word.

Yep that's exactly it. Sad to be missing the opening though. :-(