New Oregon Superchargers (2018)

[GHammer]

I just did my first road trip from Seattle to Redding. Return trip via Klamath Falls & Bend. I have to say there are some really crappy Supercharger locations - Grants Pass and Klamath Falls in particular.

Looking forward to Redding & Roseburg and hope they are at a decent location.

Face it, it's Grants Pass and Kalamath Falls, are there any locations that wouldn't be crappy?

 

[PLUS EV]

I remember when Grants Pass was 4 stalls and Klamath Falls didn't exist. I'm just happy they are there and reliable! I'm guessing gstephens is a new owner.

 

[Rocky_H]

I remember when Grants Pass was 4 stalls and Klamath Falls didn't exist. I'm just happy they are there and reliable! I'm guessing gstephens is a new owner.

Yeah, I remember all the way back when there were no Superchargers on either highway 20 or 26 to get across Eastern Oregon. Oh, wait....

 

[PLUS EV]

Yeah, I remember all the way back when there were no Superchargers on either highway 20 or 26 to get across Eastern Oregon. Oh, wait....

Keep banging that drum...

 

[Plan B]

Face it, it's Grants Pass and Kalamath Falls, are there any locations that wouldn't be crappy?

lmao

 

[Plan B]

They need a charger in Albany/Corvallis area.

 

[Rocky_H]

Keep banging that drum...

It's the other side of my "Fix the USB song ordering that you broke in v 8.0" drum. So yes, percussion performances shall continue.

 

[Erleichda]

Well, until the Newport charger is in you can always rent our vacation home there which has a HPWC...! meredithlodging.com/vacation-rentals/holiday-beach-house

 

[PLUS EV]

Well, until the Newport charger is in you can always rent our vacation home there which has a HPWC...! meredithlodging.com/vacation-rentals/holiday-beach-house

Okay, that's enough spam for now.

 

[Erleichda]

Or a PSA...

 

[pdx_m3s]

Any word on the Roseburg, OR Supercharger? It will cut out one stop on our Portland-to-Sacramento route.

 

[Vic_F]

Yep, part of the same large triangular hole.

Tesla should re-deploy older superchargers into the Tesla Bermuda Triangle as they deploy newer to high volume sites. I got no reply from supercharger team when I suggested it ( sans the triangle comment)

 

[acarney]

Any word on the Boardman, OR supercharger?

 

[floatplane]

I don’t understand why Newport would get an SC when it’s quite close to Lincoln City SC. There’s a big gap on the coast highway from Lincoln City to Bandon. It really needs to be installed in Florence or even Reedsport which both have routes inland too.

 

[eustachio]

Any word on the Roseburg, OR Supercharger? It will cut out one stop on our Portland-to-Sacramento route.

Seems like it has been planned since 2017...not very encouraging.

 

[Guvnah]

I don’t understand why Newport would get an SC when it’s quite close to Lincoln City SC. There’s a big gap on the coast highway from Lincoln City to Bandon. It really needs to be installed in Florence or even Reedsport which both have routes inland too.

When I first noticed Newport was added as a future SC I had a similar thought. The best reasoning I can think of is that it serves the Corvallis/Albany and Eugene/Springfield coast-bound drivers better than Lincoln City. In my opinion, from Florence North to Devil's Punchbowl is one of the two best stretches of Oregon Coast. I would imagine for drivers headed to the coast from those two metro areas Lincoln City is out of the way for most coast trips.

An interesting exercise would be to rank Oregon priority superchargers from the Tesla perspective. I don't think Newport SC is high up the list! And, of course, North of California priority is in finishing a trans-Canada route as well as filling out dense Washington and Vancouver-clustered areas with high concentrations of Tesla drivers.

 

[ilovemycoffee]

For Newport, if the SC is at the Rogue Brewery it’s a no brainer. Otherwise, Florence would be a better midway point between Lincoln City, Bandon and Springfield SC’s

 

[pdxrajiv]

For Newport, if the SC is at the Rogue Brewery it’s a no brainer. Otherwise, Florence would be a better midway point between Lincoln City, Bandon and Springfield SC’s

An SC at a good brewery is always a good idea.

 

[pdx_m3s]

An SC at a good brewery is always a good idea.

Watch out for idle fees!

 

[Guvnah]

I noticed a comment in a Tesla FB group:

"While charging in Burns yesterday, the Chamber of Commerce advised that Tesla had pulled a permit for 8 Superchargers. A much needed location for Central Oregon." Thanks Sue!

Of course I also noticed on Oregon's permitting website: "ePermitting will be closed Monday, Nov. 11th in Observance of Veteran's Day and will resume business on Tuesday, Nov. 12th." So I can't look it up!