Supercharger - Albuquerque, NM - Louisiana Boulevard Northeast

[ölbrenner]

Even old Model Ses are better off at v3 though, especially now that someone can plug into your paired v2 and drop your charge rate. Really don't think any expectation of behavior modification is reasonable here.

This exactly illustrates the issue....drivers who will pull in next to you when there are plenty of other open V2 pairs available...old model drivers that will pull into V3's even when there are plenty of open V2 pairs available, etc.
Sadly I have to agree that nowadays, it would be an unreasonable expectation for these drivers to learn or care about such things.

Anyways back to ABQ specific talk....

 

[Andy Lim]

So.. Anybody know when its going to be open?

 

[Vettepartz]

That is the 250 kilowatt question..............

 

[ölbrenner]

So.. Anybody know when its going to be open?

Hopefully soon, as I'll be passing through ABQ this Sunday

 

[JayTaos]

Looks just about done, transformer and all.

 

[ölbrenner]

Cool! Was planning on stopping by today to check progress, but with the snow flurries we decided to top off in Gallup and drive straight thru to Santa Fe.

 

[E-GAL]

We drove by yesterday on our way south from Durango, headed for Truth or Consequences. There was a large crew that seemed to be pulling wires to the transformers. It'll be a few days yet before it's up and running, but it was reassuring to see so many busy workers.

 

[ABQP3D]

Still going today. 4-5 guys working.

 

[Rivoman]

Fingers crossed on this. Heading through on Thursday morning.

 

[Operator64]

3-14-22 update

 

[ABQP3D]

Lots of activity today including guys in button downs. Talked to one of the guys who said they were "hooking everything up today" and that it should be up this week.

 

[Sasmania]

Sadly, the one pull-in seems fairly useless unless you just have a bike rack as there isn't much space to avoid blocking traffic. Oh well, at least this site will take most of the traffic away from the original V2 that has better pull-ins.

 

[ABQP3D]

Not on the app or in the car yet, but we're cooking! @MarcoRP

 

[ölbrenner]

Thanks for the report! Will be traveling through ABQ again next weekend, this will be a welcomed charge stop addition.

 

[PLUS EV]

Not on the app or in the car yet, but we're cooking! @MarcoRP

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[Vettepartz]

I am thinking that if it is not in the cars we own yet, then we cannot do the battery pre-conditioning. If that is the case, then we won't be able to get the maximum charging rate. Does my logic make sense, or am I missing something?

 

[nh-srt8]

I am thinking that if it is not in the cars we own yet, then we cannot do the battery pre-conditioning. If that is the case, then we won't be able to get the maximum charging rate. Does my logic make sense, or am I missing something?

When you select a supercharger in the route planning then pre conditioning will start. Of course you need enough time to bring the battery up to ideal temperature plus a low state of charge so if you select 5 minutes away from the charger then it won't be much benefit.

 

[thedanl]

I am thinking that if it is not in the cars we own yet, then we cannot do the battery pre-conditioning. If that is the case, then we won't be able to get the maximum charging rate. Does my logic make sense, or am I missing something?

A workaround for now might be to route to the other supercharger in ABQ, though since the other is V2 full speeds probably won't be achieved but better than nothing I'd imagine.

 

[PeteC89]

I have done that too. Route to a nearby charger (assuming there are any) and just before you get there reroute to the new one which isn't showing yet. Won't be full preconditioned, but should help. I've also done the opposite when trying to squeeze a little more range out, to route to a non-SC address nearby & then let the SC condition the battery. Longer time to charge, but keeps the range from dropping down into anxiety territory.

 

[dgpcolorado]

New Albuquerque site was getting heavy use yesterday despite not being in nav yet:

At least twelve of sixteen stalls were working, although the first one I tried wasn't.