Supercharger — Montrose, CO

[LoudMusic]

The guy in charge of removing the cones drives by and see the inverters are still covered so he doesn't remove the cones.

The guy in charge of uncovering the inverters drives by and see the cones haven't been removed so doesn't uncover the inverters.

 

[runelind]

Someone on the Denver Tesla Club Facebook page was there this weekend and the installer said it would be open next week.

 

[MarcoRP]

Update: Western Teslarado on Twitter

 

[dgpcolorado]

^ The crew of two were pulling cables between the Lincoln Electric box and the two V3 Supercharger boxes when I went by two hours ago.

 

[Tectonic]

Recent article on the supercharger in Montrose:

A look at how EV charging stations could help strengthen Montrose's economy

Oddly, it says that construction will "resume in January" and that the site will be open by "early spring (or sooner)." Seems strange because clearly construction is still happening and it seems like the major components are already in place.

 

[Hydrocarbon302]

I wonder what the commissioning process involves? I’d imagine someone from Tesla has to be on site to do final checks before they turn on the power to their gear, and provision the chargers on their system. The same goes for the third party chargers.

 

[PLUS EV]

I wonder what the commissioning process involves? I’d imagine someone from Tesla has to be on site to do final checks before they turn on the power to their gear, and provision the chargers on their system. The same goes for the third party chargers.

That is correct. It's often a major delay especially for rural superchargers like this one. A Tesla employee will have to come out from (most likely) Denver to test and activate the supercharger.

 

[John Stuckey]

Hopefully Denver since there are no construction sites from Canada to Mexico and California coast to Ohio to distract anyone.

 

[MarcoRP]

Already open!!

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Already showing up in navigation.

 

[Tectonic]

Already open!!

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Wow, that was fast! For once, the proclamation that

the installer said it would be open next week.

was correct!

 

[MarcoRP]

Yes!! Barbara Bynum on Twitter

 

[LoudMusic]

That's exciting! I'll be in the neighborhood next month and likely needing several charges there. Are there any recommendations for food and quick activities nearby?

 

[dgpcolorado]

Took another two hours of shoveling to get my 370 foot driveway clear (on top of eleven hours a few days ago — 27 inches of snow the last week) but I made it!

 

[LoudMusic]

I wonder if this install crew will head down to Clayton, NM. That location has had a permit for nearly 150 days.

 

[PLUS EV]

Wow, that was fast! For once, the proclamation that


was correct!

This is literally a first lol.

 

[Mr. Jim]

The Town of Ridgway, 25 miles south of Montrose, was also contacted by Tesla about a Supercharger Station a couple of months ago. The Town Council approved one of the suggested locations (I was at the meeting) but I have no idea if Tesla will actually pursue that location. Montrose, at the intersection of US 50 and US 550, seems like a better site.

My guess at the time was that Ridgway was a backup for Telluride in case there were difficulties with finding a location there (parking is limited and land values are very high).

I had a friend move from here to Ridgway aa few months ago so I plan to visit him next summer and it would sure be nice if they built one there.

 

[dgpcolorado]

I had a friend move from here to Ridgway aa few months ago so I plan to visit him next summer and it would sure be nice if they built one there.

With the new Supercharger Station in Montrose, Ridgway now seems unlikely. There is free 8 kW Level 2 charging in Ridgway if you want to hang out in town for awhile.

 

[dgpcolorado]

That's exciting! I'll be in the neighborhood next month and likely needing several charges there. Are there any recommendations for food and quick activities nearby?

Not sure which cafes on Main Street are open, given the coronavirus situation. There is a Burger King about four blocks away on US 50.

If you have time, you could visit Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. This time of the year the road is usually closed beyond the visitors center (except for skis and snowshoes). The first overlook should be open as well as the one near the visitors center (trail to that overlook will be snowpacked).

Not a lot to do near the Supercharger Station, save for small stores and small restaurants on Main Street. Supermarket four blocks to the southwest if you need to do any grocery shopping.

This is a winter picture of Black Canyon from the first overlook:

 

[RubberToe]

Took another two hours of shoveling to get my 370 foot driveway clear (on top of eleven hours a few days ago — 27 inches of snow the last week) but I made it!

DGP,
Do we need to set up a gofundme to get you a snow blower, or was that 13 hours using a snow blower? Either way, seems pretty clear a new snow blower is in order...

RT