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Supercharger - Independence, MO
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basf_audio
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This makes me happy. Oh so happy... I've asked one of my family members who lives in Kansas City to take a drive for me but I can't seem to get them as excited to drive out of their way as I would be...
Bugeater
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Today my sister-in-law sent my wife a picture of the snow in their back yard in Prarie Village right next to KC. So I'm not surprised they don't want to go there today.
Kansas City SuperCharger--What's Happening?
Lookie lookie we've got ourselves a supercharger in Independence! Stopped by today and it is next to the Bass Pro shop as someone said. The new Stoney Creek hotel is nearby but not sure if it is open yet. Other than that there is not much within walking distance.
Six stalls. I plugged in and it works! The only thing I noticed is that the "for service call this number" stickers on the stalls do not have a phone number on them, so maybe Tesla is waiting on having a support contract in place before advertising the supercharger as available?
Two contractor guys came by and were finishing the wooden fencing. we're really happy to see the car. Had heard about the one in St Louis being next but didn't know much.
Happy charging!
Lookie lookie we've got ourselves a supercharger in Independence! Stopped by today and it is next to the Bass Pro shop as someone said. The new Stoney Creek hotel is nearby but not sure if it is open yet. Other than that there is not much within walking distance.
Six stalls. I plugged in and it works! The only thing I noticed is that the "for service call this number" stickers on the stalls do not have a phone number on them, so maybe Tesla is waiting on having a support contract in place before advertising the supercharger as available?
Two contractor guys came by and were finishing the wooden fencing. we're really happy to see the car. Had heard about the one in St Louis being next but didn't know much.
Happy charging!
Oh Yea!! Thank you for going by. Please post pics if you shot any and a specific address would be great since it's not live on the Nav yet.
Lookie lookie we've got ourselves a supercharger in Independence! Stopped by today and it is next to the Bass Pro shop as someone said. The new Stoney Creek hotel is nearby but not sure if it is open yet. Other than that there is not much within walking distance.
Six stalls. I plugged in and it works! The only thing I noticed is that the "for service call this number" stickers on the stalls do not have a phone number on them, so maybe Tesla is waiting on having a support contract in place before advertising the supercharger as available?
Two contractor guys came by and were finishing the wooden fencing. we're really happy to see the car. Had heard about the one in St Louis being next but didn't know much.
Happy charging!
There were pics in his post that you quoted...? Mobile browser not showing pics perhaps?
RE: address -- Google says:
18001 Bass Pro Dr, Independence, MO 64055
Google Maps link
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
Great to see Independence open!
Missouri now has an operational Supercharger. There were 9 states of the contiguous 48 without operational Superchargers, now there are 8.
Missouri now has an operational Supercharger. There were 9 states of the contiguous 48 without operational Superchargers, now there are 8.
Weird, I'm on a PC browser (Chrome), no indication that there are or were pics attached...strange. (work machine, so maybe blocked)
edit:Tried IE (same machine) and no pic.
edit2: Using my iPad browser I can see them. Thanks. And oh God are they beautiful for a long waiting Missouri owner!!
The second picture is a nice illustration of something I've wondered about with superchargers. Why aren't they installed facing the opposite way, so the cable connection is close to the car's charge port rather than coming from the far side of the stand? It would give more slack if the cable attached to the side closest to the car.
mspohr
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This is good news but it still leaves a long stretch across Missouri to Springfield, IL (300+ miles) without a Supercharger.
What's wrong with Missouri?
I'm planning a trip across I-70 in a few weeks and it looks like I'll be stuck in Missouri. I don't want to travel north out of my way.
Columbia, MO would split the difference but no Supercharger there.
What's wrong with Missouri?
I'm planning a trip across I-70 in a few weeks and it looks like I'll be stuck in Missouri. I don't want to travel north out of my way.
Columbia, MO would split the difference but no Supercharger there.
mspohr
Well-Known Member
Good news! Looking better now... supercharge.info shows a permit for 25 days so hopefully construction will be complete soon.
Independence to St. Charles is 218 miles which should be possible if it's not too cold, etc.
samcarney
Sam C
Columbia, MO has 2 Chargepoint public chargers within walking distance to the Stoney Creek Hotel. Only a 25 mph charge rate, this requires an overnight stay, but is better than going north. I made this trip a few weeks ago. Springfield, IL SC's to Columbia, Mo to Topeka, KS SC's then on to California. I posted this in a different thread
Watching for I-70 Superchargers from Denver to St. Louis
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mspohr
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Thanks, that looks like a good option. I will have to stop and sleep at some point during the trip. I can try to plan to arrive there in the evening.
basf_audio
Member
This makes me so excited!! And yes - there are plenty of Saint Louis Tesla owners that would be happy to lend a 100 amp HPWC charger for any usage before the SC is open in Saint Charles.
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Stoney Creek Hotel does look like a good option if it was a good place to stop for the night. I'm passing through next week and was going to stop at an RV Park near Columbia called Pine Grove to charge at 50A. I am heading west so I planned on topping off at the Tesla St. Louis Service Center so will only need a little boost to get to the newly opened Independence supercharger (depending on how cold it is).
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Maybe because there would be much more torque on the extremely thick and inflexible cable if the pedestal were flipped? Just a guess.
We've used about a dozen different charging stations and the only one where the cable length is marginal is Milford, CT. Those are original first gen pedestals; I've heard they will be soon / have been recently upgraded, but haven't been there this winter.
Maybe because there would be much more torque on the extremely thick and inflexible cable if the pedestal were flipped? Just a guess.
We've used about a dozen different charging stations and the only one where the cable length is marginal is Milford, CT. Those are original first gen pedestals; I've heard they will be soon / have been recently upgraded, but haven't been there this winter.
when I saw that the independence supercharger is next to the new Stoney creek hotel there, it made me think that maybe they would put the Columbia supercharger at the Stoney Creek in columbia? however it is not next to I70 so not the best location. But I know a few of us would be happy with a supercharger anywhere in Columbia!
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