vespax
Member
I emailed Tesla at [email protected] about 6 months ago suggesting they place a charger in Ridgeway instead of Montrose and Telluride. It would be more efficient in the region. Never heard back from them.
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Colorado Superchargers (location speculation, discussion)
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No. I think the last new Supercharge in Colorado was the urban Supercharger that opened in Aspen in July 2018.
It looks like Idaho Springs is probably the next one to open, based on what people have found so far.
Seems like the tech center one is really needed but a long ways off. I've literally never seen an open stall at Park Meadows.
If you'd been there at 11:59 pm on 12/31/19, you would've seen 9 out of 10 of them were empty. Don't ask me how I know.
Don't worry, it's cream soda.
Maybe it’s because I live and work in the DTC area but that location to me seems like it would be more for people who live in apartments with no charging available versus necessary for long distance travel. Granted I only used the Park Meadows SC when I first got the car and couldn’t even L1 charge at home and a year ago first thing in the morning was the only time I saw Park Meadows SC less than half full.
Personally(selfishly) I’d like to see the Walsenburg SC built next and then one somewhere between Vail and Eagle so you can chose between Idaho Springs, Edwards/Eagle, and Glenwood which I would hope would spread out the demand.
Personally(selfishly) I’d like to see the Walsenburg SC built next and then one somewhere between Vail and Eagle so you can chose between Idaho Springs, Edwards/Eagle, and Glenwood which I would hope would spread out the demand.
What car so you have? We can easily make it to Durango with a quick 19 minute charge in Poncha Springs. However, it would be nice if there was a Supercharger in Durango. Fortunately the DoubleTree has 2 Tesla destination chargers and 2 J1772.
Conifer will hopefully be coming this year. We don't need it but it might be helpful for people coming from downtown, east of Denver or those with smaller battery capacities.
dgpcolorado
high altitude member
Alamosa would help with trips from the Front Range to Durango as well as to Great Sand Dunes NP. I'd like to see Conifer because it would mean shorter stops in Poncha Springs and Boulder, now well over an hour.
However, it seems clear that Tesla is focused on expanding capacity in areas that are crowded, such as California and the East Coast, rather than expanding the reach of the Supercharger network. Can't argue with that approach although it is disappointing for those of us who live and travel far from the Interstate highway system.
So, Idaho Springs is under construction on the heavily trafficked I-70 route. Alamosa, Conifer, Steamboat, Montrose, Telluride? No apparent progress.
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Solarman004
Member
I'm also waiting for Walsenburg. It first showed up on the Tesla SC map as "end of 2018."
I did some aerial reconnaissance last month checking out both interchanges and could find zero signs of construction. There are very few likely locations for this SC in Walsenburg, the most probable being at the northern I-25 interchange.
Um.. two new stations for you guys in and around Denver.
Thornton, CO: 237 E 120th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233
Brighton, CO: 5112 E Bromley Ln, Brighton, CO 80603
Thornton, CO: 237 E 120th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233
Brighton, CO: 5112 E Bromley Ln, Brighton, CO 80603
Nice and thanks. Looks like they are both at Kum & Go, as in Idaho Springs. Don't forget to add to supercharger.info!
Now we just need signs of construction in Wheat Ridge!
sdoorex
Member
A K&G partnership could be great for Colorado since they have been expanding a lot recently and have some convenient highway locations. I wonder if they could also end up hosting the Steamboat and Conifer locations?
It happens but maybe not as often as in the past. We found a couple back in 2016 and 2017 that weren't on the Supercharger map.
HillCountryFun
Member
I just got back from Conifer. Nothing there yet.
Thanks for going...I took the easy way out and called but you never know if the answer you get is accurate.
It was just a few minutes down the road and I was able to check a few other potential locations as well. Unfortunately, nothing spotted so far.
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