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Minnesota Superchargers (location speculation, discussion)
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Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
With Cheyenne, WY close to coming on-line, it looks like Albert Lea may be the last link in the chain from Colorado to Indiana, a big chunk of the Elon, cross-country route. Any guesses on how long it will talk to complete Albert Lea?
No idea. Construction hasn't started yet, but they are getting all the gear delivered. My son takes regular trips down there, so I will keep the forum updated.
Dragonfly
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Fargo is on the list, but it's in the last batch of superchargers on the map. I'm keeping my eyes open for any activity. I have a few suspect locations near the junction of I29 and I94. The Petro on I94 is at the top of my speculation list at this point. No evidence, just a gut feeling. I've been known to be wrong in the past... very wrong.:wink: http://goo.gl/maps/IFa1E
Just left the Worthington supercharger and had a cup of soup at Ground Round. It will be great when Albert Lea is online, because it was a bit of a stretch to the Worthington stop. I actually stopped at a community college in Albert Lea that had a solar-powered J1772. Props to them, but I'd still prefer a supercharger. If you're interested, you can follow my trip here -- musings on the strait and narrow.. I'm driving from Chicago to LA along the supercharger route.
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
Great Blog!
Unless its up and running, its not worth it to do the out and back to see the Cheyenne Supercharger. Its a pretty good distance off of I-25. See Cheyenne, WY Supercharger - Page 5 and later for current Cheyenne status. Looks like they are waiting on the municipal utility...
Have fun!
Did you stop at the Albert Lea supercharger site to check on construction progress? Thank you for blogging your trip!
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
If possible, have her get pictures of the transformer and other parts. Here is an annotated picture of the parts of a Supercharger site for reference: Tesla Supercharger network - Page 312
And yes, transformers can disguise themselves... :wink:
But those of us heading into MSP could really use one. Here's hoping one turns up on the I35 route to Duluth (as there is large gap currently on the projected map).
I have family in Minneapolis and Saint Cloud. Minneapolis at least is covered in chargepoint stations, but STC is a dead zone. It'd be great to have a supercharger near either location. Looks like I'll be able to overshoot St cloud by 60 miles to hit up Brainerd or Alexandria eventually.
On another thread (don't remember where), someone was told by the Tesla Super-Charging team that their priority for now is inter-city travel, with popular destinations coming later. My guess is that MN will be stuck with what we have for a while. I hope I am wrong!
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