Moderator note: This thread is about a Megacharger for Tesla Semis. The thread about the Patterson, CA (Speno Drive) Supercharger is:
Moderator note #2: It turns out the location under discussion was really a candidate for a Megapack factory, which wound up being located in Lathrop, CA.
My contact for the local utility here (TID) told me that Tesla approached them this week for the installation of a “megacharger” for heavy duty truck EV charging stations. He told me they are asking for about 10 MW of capacity which is a lot but can definitely be done. I couldn’t get the exact location out of him but considering there’s a bit of regional distribution centers and it sits on the I-5, a Patterson location isn’t a bad choice. For reference, Firebaugh can pull about 5 MW if it were maxed out so electric infrastructure wise, it’s about double what Firebaugh is. Of course Tesla, hasn’t really definitively revealed what kind of charging Tesla Semi will be capable of but it is likely to be higher than 250 kW per truck.
Supercharger - Patterson, CA - Speno Dr. (LIVE 29 Aug 2020, 8 V3 stalls)
Just saw this on app and in car map today. Says 8 x 120kw stalls on Speno Drive in Patterson, CA (Sorry for the lousy picture)
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Moderator note #2: It turns out the location under discussion was really a candidate for a Megapack factory, which wound up being located in Lathrop, CA.
My contact for the local utility here (TID) told me that Tesla approached them this week for the installation of a “megacharger” for heavy duty truck EV charging stations. He told me they are asking for about 10 MW of capacity which is a lot but can definitely be done. I couldn’t get the exact location out of him but considering there’s a bit of regional distribution centers and it sits on the I-5, a Patterson location isn’t a bad choice. For reference, Firebaugh can pull about 5 MW if it were maxed out so electric infrastructure wise, it’s about double what Firebaugh is. Of course Tesla, hasn’t really definitively revealed what kind of charging Tesla Semi will be capable of but it is likely to be higher than 250 kW per truck.
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