Potential Supercharger- Yorkdale Mall, ON

[jamessssshi]

Saw a friend recently posted this into our group chat. Not sure if it’s going to be a new Supercharger or destination charging spot.
It’s located at P1 of Yorkdale Mall Holt Renfrew Parking lot.

 

[Big Earl]

I think you’re looking at the beginning of an urban supercharger. Nice find.

 

[Drone Flyer]

It's already equipped with the HPWC/s if you look closely on the pillars.

 

[anicolao]

HPWCs should be plenty for Yorkdale ... as you'd be stopping at the mall for at least 1h, that gives you 74km of range if they don't cheap out on the power. Though as I write that I note that almost every destination charger I've used has been 40A instead of 80A.

 

[Big Earl]

HPWCs should be plenty for Yorkdale ... as you'd be stopping at the mall for at least 1h, that gives you 74km of range if they don't cheap out on the power. Though as I write that I note that almost every destination charger I've used has been 40A instead of 80A.

Lots of urban superchargers are getting installed in shopping malls and other types of central shopping districts in the US. They’re 72 kW peak output, not shared, and will fully charge a car in about an hour and a half or so. Tesla offers these as a primary means of charging to city dwellers who may not have access to charging infrastructure where they live (apartments, condos, houses without driveways).

 

[Phillip L]

I would bet that they are HPWC chargers like anicolao says. The signs are already up, usually about the last thing to go up at a Supercharger instillation.

 

[RAM_Eh]

If you look at the picture the HPWC is already installed.

 

[Big Earl]

I figured the HPWCs were already there and they’re upgrading them to Superchargers. Are the HPWC installations new or have they been there?

 

[MarcoRP]

New, I’ve never seen anything like it on photos. There is already a Tesla dealer here w/ their own chargers.

 

[Struja]

Yorkdale is probably the busiest suburban mall in the GTA, so if they are adding SC's the signage needs to be really good to keep them from being ICE'd.

 

[RAM_Eh]

I figured the HPWCs were already there and they’re upgrading them to Superchargers. Are the HPWC installations new or have they been there?

My company did the east and the south expansion there at Yorkdale. These are new.

My profile picture is from the 2013 south expansion in the Tesla area.
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[RAM_Eh]

Yorkdale is probably the busiest suburban mall in the GTA, so if they are adding SC's the signage needs to be really good to keep them from being ICE'd.

They should have put them down on the new P5 level. Even during Christmas there is always parking there.

Yorkdale put 5 levels of underground parking during the east expansion for TTC commuter/employee's. TTC did not go through with the deal due to costs so 99% of the time it is empty there while parking above ground is extremely hard to find.

 

[mahagala]

nice, gonna check it out this weekend!

 

[ytwytw]

Prime location, Prime parking, Prime fun

It's better than Vaughan Mills as it wont be any idle fee

 

[sakimano]

New, I’ve never seen anything like it on photos. There is already a Tesla dealer here w/ their own chargers.

And they use hpwc

they have a few dedicated spots. Maybe theyre just moving

 

[sakimano]

HPWCs should be plenty for Yorkdale ... as you'd be stopping at the mall for at least 1h, that gives you 74km of range if they don't cheap out on the power. Though as I write that I note that almost every destination charger I've used has been 40A instead of 80A.

Would that matter for people with single chargers (2014-2015 cars)? I know they've since changed the onboard chargers

 

[skhenry81]

Are you sure these aren't just spots for the Tesla store that is in the mall? They have cars there for test drives that does spots may be for.

 

[jamessssshi]

I think Tesla snow charging spot is at the other side of the parking lot. If only HWPC will be good for a free charge while shopping

 

[mahagala]

looks like those are for tesla test drive only spot...

 

[MarcoRP]

Really!?