Supercharger - Alameda, CA (LIVE 15 Dec 2018, 12 stalls)

[emupilot]

I see the document you uploaded, but I don't see anything about WHERE the station would be. Sure there is the 523 address, but as I said, those many maps apps show that being in different locations around the mall. What are you seeing?

-Randy

supercharge.info now shows the precise location of the supercharger.

 

[israndy]

I think they have to put a single point on a map, but perhaps that isn't THE location, I put the address from the permit into Google Maps, Bing Maps, and Apple Maps and got three different corners of the mall and none of them were where Supercharge.info has it.

I am guessing it's time to update the map of Superchargers, it still shows we will get our Supercharger in Summer 2018 and that ended yesterday. I walked around the mall last night and didn't see anything Tesla related. Guess the map guy will be in Monday and fix them all up.

-Randy

 

[israndy]

Just walking back from the mall near my house and saw this:



Thus begins the construction of the Alameda Supercharger. And it looks like supercharge.info had it's location precisely right. Wonder who they know on the inside. If you wanna know how perfect this is for me, my HOUSE is on that map above.

I ran into one of the construction guys who was driving by (leaving? coming?) and he told me they don't start until Monday, also told me it is scheduled for opening in December (X-mas present). He says the chargers are NOT in that shipping container, OK. The pipes that are dug up are the old water pipes (irrigation?) that had to be capped off before they began digging.

We had a power outage yesterday before dawn and the only sound was that HUGE generator in the last pic. Would have been a good time to add the lines for the Superchargers. It was only out of 20 minutes or so, a breaker blew in Oakland the say.

So do we start a NEW thread that says it's under construction or can a moderator change the title of the thread?

-Randy

 

[ecarfan]

Thanks Randy. I updated the thread title. Although I don’t see evidence of Tesla equipment crates onsite, I’ll take your word for it that the person you spoke with said it was construction for a Tesla Supercharger.

 

[BM3LRPUP19]

Yeah!!!

 

[grumMobile]

Photos show some conduits out of the ground and markings for future Superchargers. I also see one conduit near the main transformer for the site

 

[grumMobile]

 

[grumMobile]

 

[israndy]

Photos show some conduits out of the ground

I did ask about that, and as I said above, those are pipes for water. I was there this AM and they were taking delivery of the conduit, I imagine they will be digging today.

-Randy

 

[grumMobile]

I think you are right. Conduit should be bigger and gray

 

[israndy]

I just noticed Tesla's page for Superchargers changed. It said "Coming Summer 2018" about the Alameda charger last Friday, now it says "By end of 2018", which is December, which the construction guy told me too.

-Randy

 

[jdber]

I was wondering when they were going to start, since it said it was expected by end of summer. I'm really looking forward to having this around soon.

 

[israndy]

Tell me to stop when I post too much, but FYI: Monday they had a crew cut down the plants that were in the way, Today they finished trenching behind where half of the spaces will be, there is a crosswalk that separates the two areas and they have yet to work on the other side:

-Randy

 

[ecarfan]

Tell me to stop when I post too much...

As long as you are on topic, don’t ever stop Randy...

 

[israndy]

Today that dug from the trench to a pit that is in a section of blacktop that they cut out.

And they covered the pile of dirt with a tarp.

Tune in tomorrow

-Randy

 

[teamleal]

How many potential spaces do you see? There are a fair amount of teslas cruising the mean streets of alameda.

 

[israndy]

There really are, I was the 5th Model 3 parked near our breakfast place Marti's this morning. The plan says there will be 12 spaces, so I figure 6 and 6 on either side of the walkway. Looks like Friday they got more supplies delivered, and continued to dig where they removed the tarmac. There is now a large enough area for an equipment closet to go, but they have only laid down some conduit/pipes in that area, perhaps they need to bury it all very far underground. We will see.

They now have very big piles of dirt on both sides of the construction and have hay batting to keep the tarps down.

-Randy

 

[teamleal]

Cool thanks! 12 will be a nice backup for quick charge. Hopefully they have an attendant like they do at Foster city.

 

[israndy]

This should have been posted yesterday, sorry, it's almost time to go see what they did today

Obviously, they got more stuff. Still curious when the chargers are going to arrive. Maybe those is them on the pallets

Well, looks like we know why they cut out the parking space. Looks like this is when the charger cabinets will live. Or I guess this could be the pull-in-forward style charger, though if you are towing a trailer it will block the parking lot still. This is a busy lot.

Wonder if the taco truck caravan was here last weekend. I didn't see them. Hopefully, they still bring the gastronomical delights with all this going on.

Reverse angle on the view

Same view of the trench, filling up with conduit and water, this is groundwater intrusion, we are feet from the ocean, but it hasn't rained here since March when I got my Tesla. Literally drove home in the only rain since I got the car 7 months ago.

Bonus shot. That's the charger at the mall at the end of my lagoon. Easier to see when the construction guys are moving the equipment. It was just a nice sunset last night when I got home.

-Randy

 

[israndy]

OK, going on vacation for a week (is it vacation if you are retired?) so there will be no updates. Here is Tuesday's photo, looks like they added more pipe.

-Randy