European SuperCharger rollout updated

[J in MN]

I find it very interesting that the supercharger cabinets at the European stations are open / accessible, while at the US stations they are locked up behind a fence. Is this a building code, aesthetics, cost, or crime issue?

 

[widodh]

I find it very interesting that the supercharger cabinets at the European stations are open / accessible, while at the US stations they are locked up behind a fence. Is this a building code, aesthetics, cost, or crime issue?

Maybe there is more vandalism in the US which they are afraid of? Or it might be a safety thing because there is about 600kW going through those cabinets.

 

[fischca]

We had a nice coffee break at Supercharger startup yesterday in Wilnsdorf, Germany:

It took only one cappuccino for charging and we were free to go

 

[Raffy.Roma]

We had a nice coffee break at Supercharger startup yesterday in Wilnsdorf, Germany:
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It took only one cappuccino for charging and we were free to go

Cool.

 

[widodh]

We had a nice coffee break at Supercharger startup yesterday in Wilnsdorf, Germany:

It took only one cappuccino for charging and we were free to go

Like the "free to go"!

It amazes me how many people took the 19" wheels. Yes, the 21" is beautiful, but the 19" is just more practical.

Great to see the SuperChargers being used actively, that will motivate Tesla to roll them out even faster!

 

[Johann Koeber]

Now that the SuperChargers are open here in Germany,
we can expect reservations to pick up.

This is a game changer.

So far people had to take Tesla's word for it. Now Tesla is changing long distance travel in Europe for good. Difference between theory and practice. Seeing is believing.

 

[Kraken]

My car shows one in Switzerland

 

[marc]

My car shows one in Switzerland

Yes, there is one in Lully (between Zurich and Geneva) !

 

[Sgt Barone]

St. Anton, Austria is now open! 2 charging bays!

http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger/stanton

 

[Mark Petersen]

cool, now I just need some in the northern part of germany (Hamburg, Hanover & Kassel), then I can take my model S on ski holiday in the new year

 

[widodh]

St. Anton, Austria is now open! 2 charging bays!

http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger/stanton

The one in Switzerland also has two stalls.

Any idea why that is? A shortage of power? Parking capacity?

 

[VolkerP]

The one in Switzerland also has two stalls.

Any idea why that is? A shortage of power? Parking capacity?

Here you can see which ones are "open". Total 6 stalls were reported.
http://www.tff-forum.de/download/file.php?id=2112

 

[Cliff Hannel]

For those of you planning trips in cold weather or at high altitude, please try our new (not-yet-published) version of EVTripPlanner as it compensates better for those things. Let us know how accurate it is for your trips. Thanks - and enjoy!

Cold weather/altitude-adjusted planner: http://evtripplanner.com/planner/carview_beta2
Reference sheets & calculations (PDF and XLS): http://evtripplanner.com/calcs.php

We have thousands of users each week now...think Tesla will integrate energy planning into Nav soon????

 

[djromain]

 

[JoeNe]

cool, now I just need some in the northern part of germany (Hamburg, Hanover & Kassel), then I can take my model S on ski holiday in the new year

Hoping for that too. I'm considering to attend CEBIT in Hannover this year.

 

[widodh]

Hoping for that too. I'm considering to attend CEBIT in Hannover this year.

I go to Magdeburg twice a year, a SuperCharger on that route would allow visits to Hannover, Magdeburg and Berlin! That's the E30, the Amsterdam <> Berlin route.

 

[L@urens]

Hamburg area please. I am traveling to Denmark end of April...

 

[Tslynk67]

Yes, get Brussels to Denmark covered please (at Autobahn speeds of course). Ta.

 

[widodh]

It has been a bit quite on this since end of December. Any new locations spotted? Rumors of new locations?

 

[widodh]

I just had contact with Tesla and they told me that they were working on Belgium and the Northern part of the Netherlands.

So good news for the French who want to visit Amsterdam! A SC in Belgium would allow them to go to Oosterhout and visit Amsterdam.

They didn't mention specific locations though.