Supercharger - Alamosa, CO

[MorrisonHiker]

I contacted the city of Alamosa concerning the planned Supercharger. They said that there was talk of a Supercharger about a year ago but so far no plans have been submitted and no permits have been issued. It looks like this one might slip to 2018.

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It looks like Alamosa is on Tesla's map again, this time with a target opening of Q2 2023.

 

[dgpcolorado]

^ Hope springs eternal?

Perhaps this time it will really happen. With so many new stations coming to northern New Mexico, surely Tesla can manage to build one in Alamosa!

 

[krsgio]

Believe it when I see it lol.

 

[JamesEarl15]

I dont know any of the sites down there but all we need now is Pagosa or Durango and CO would be set

 

[Tectonic]

Yeah, let’s hope it’s for real this time! Funny to look back at the beginning of this thread, with folks lamenting that it probably wouldn’t get built until 2018, lol!

 

[SageBrush]

Funny to look back at the beginning of this thread, with folks lamenting that it probably wouldn’t get built until 2018, lol!

"When in doubt, whine."

Or so TMC can read

 

[Tectonic]

"When in doubt, whine."

Or so TMC can read

Just meant that some of these sites can take a LOOOONG time to come to fruition. I sure hope we're not still waiting for it in another 5-6 years!!

 

[Tectonic]

Anybody looked around town recently for possible signs of construction on this one? Either City Market or Safeway would be good, but who knows…

 

[krsgio]

Allegedly permit has been filed for the parking lot of First Southwest Bank on Main St.

 

[JamesEarl15]

Allegedly permit has been filed for the parking lot of First Southwest Bank on Main St.

That is correct… permits were filed and I bet they have already started construction as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632099500050493441

Can we update this to permit , please?

 

[Tectonic]

That is correct… permits were filed and I bet they have already started construction as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632099500050493441

Can we update this to permit , please?

Great news! A bank is an unusual host for a supercharger, though. I wonder how they'll react when people start coming in and asking to use the bathrooms?

 

[Fleg]

Great news! A bank is an unusual host for a supercharger, though. I wonder how they'll react when people start coming in and asking to use the bathrooms?

That bank also has a charge point charger in their back parking lot.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Alamosa, CO

Host Type: Bank
Host: First Southwest Bank
Along Primary Interstates: None
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-160, US-285
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

US-160
From: Start (US-89 west of Tuba City, AZ) - 392.2 miles
To: Trinidad, CO - 111.7 miles
Diversion: 0 miles
To: End (US-67 southwest of Poplar Bluff, MO) - 1072.9 miles

US-285

From: Santa Fe, NM (v2) - 149.1 miles
To: Poncha Springs, CO (v2) - 92.6 miles
Diversion: 0.7 miles
From: Pecos, TX (v2) - 496.4 miles
To: Conifer, CO - 204.4 miles

Filling a hole southern Colorado.

 

[electrons4u]

Excellent news. I voted for Alamosa twice, along with Durango and some other locations. This is speeding up and it's great to see.

On 2023-02-15 Tesla said, "Our US network will more than double by the end of 2024 to support our growing Tesla fleet and new EV customers"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625798925017059328

 

[PLUS EV]

Excellent news. I voted for Alamosa twice, along with Durango and some other locations. This is speeding up and it's great to see.

On 2023-02-15 Tesla said, "Our US network will more than double by the end of 2024 to support our growing Tesla fleet and new EV customers"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1625798925017059328

Narrator: It will not more than double.

 

[brandude87]

Glad to see this supercharger finally getting a permit. A supercharger here and in Durango are so badly needed!

 

[brandude87]

Narrator: It will not more than double.

That would be extremely impressive if they could pull that off. As of 2/10/23, Tesla had 4,750 supercharger stations, leaving 689 days until the end of 2024. To achieve their goal of doubling that, they would need to install 6.9 stations per day, whereas over the previous year, they had installed stations at a rate of only 4.2 per day.

 

[SageBrush]

That would be extremely impressive if they could pull that off. As of 2/10/23, Tesla had 4,750 supercharger stations, leaving 689 days until the end of 2024. To achieve their goal of doubling that, they would need to install 6.9 stations per day, whereas over the previous year, they had installed stations at a rate of only 4.2 per day.

If Tesla builds to also accommodate CCS the number of plugs per station will be a good 1.5 - 2.0x greater than in the past. I'm pretty sure that Tesla counts in growth by plugs and not by locations

 

[gsmith123]

Between Dec 2020 and Dec 2022 they roughly doubled the number of plugs (according to supercharge.info)

 

[GoCanes]

There are a number of restaurants and pubs in the area. Plus the public library a few blocks away has public restrooms.