Supercharger and Service center: Houston, Texas @ Airtex Industrial Center

[SW2Fiddler]

Returned on my way back from Conroe to find a more interesting situation ...on the half shell.

 

[polything]

wondering if they will be energized on Friday. i will be there early to supercharge for the first time ever (Don't tell Elon)

 

[SW2Fiddler]

wondering if they will be energized on Friday.

Yes they will. See you there!

The stalls are numbered sequentially.

(1A -- 1B -- 2A -- 2B etc.)

 

[SW2Fiddler]

The location's Wi-Fi extends to the front curb SC stalls. Now that's service.

And Pearlie May gets official bragging rights...

 

[Vgsllc1]

This is great!

 

[SW2Fiddler]

Added to Plugshare... Of course I had to call them "HPWCs" and submit a change request to modify to SuperCharger / DCFC.

Tesla - North Houston

 

[TexasEV]

Do superchargers need to be added to Plugshare manually? I thought they pull that info from Tesla directly, just like with ChargePoint and Blink chargers.

 

[republic]

Do superchargers need to be added to Plugshare manually? I thought they pull that info from Tesla directly, just like with ChargePoint and Blink chargers.

What they really need is real-time usage data, like with the paid charging networks.

 

[VirtualE]

Lots of Tesla owners at the grand opening of the supercharger and tesla service center.
Tesla is not a brand, it is a life style

 

[moorelin]

New facility is very impressive!

 

[SomeJoe7777]

Stopped by there last night, took these pics:


3 cars charging:

Supercharger cabinets visible in the window:

4th supercharger cabinet, apparently to be used by the service center when testing vehicles:

Also stopped by briefly this evening for the owner's opening reception. As I was leaving, took a few pics:


Beautiful Sig Red parked in front, VIN S009xx. License plate is "I♥TSLA":

Lots of owners visiting:

 

[SW2Fiddler]

Another angle of the lit-up chargers from tonight

The TesLounge will be keypad-accessible for your refreshment while Supercharging. Yes, 24 hours. The second of its kind in the U.S.

 

[HillCountryFun]

Does anyone know if they used the new liquid cooled charging cables on the SuperChargers?

 

[SW2Fiddler]

Does anyone know if they used the new liquid cooled charging cables on the SuperChargers?

I kind of buried this finding in a large post, #8:

The SC cabinets are inside the service bay, which has big windows in front and two doors and a loading dock in back.
Stalls are poured in the curb up front.
Normal "thick" Supercharger cables (I knew people would ask this).

 

[SW2Fiddler]

I had to kindly point out to them that their Delivery Experience room has both of its NEMA 14-50 outlets installed "upside down," the ground is on the bottom which makes for awkward hangage of the UMC.
That's all I have in the way of critique. It's huge and gorgeous and even the service people are excited ("A real wash bay! With a drain!"). Room for a double-digit number of repair lifts.

 

[TexasEV]

Does anyone know if they used the new liquid cooled charging cables on the SuperChargers?

It was reported in another thread that Mountain View will be the only site for these while they're being tested for at least 6 months.

 

[HillCountryFun]

It was reported in another thread that Mountain View will be the only site for these while they're being tested for at least 6 months.

Interesting...thanks!

 

[Vgsllc1]

How do you access the TesLounge?

 

[SW2Fiddler]

How do you access the TesLounge?

For now it's only business hours, they need to put in the permanent doors and set up the keypad system etc.
Soon.
The access code gets sent to your phone but I don't know if it's thru the App or just texted to you...

 

[TexasEV]

For now it's only business hours, they need to put in the permanent doors and set up the keypad system etc.
Soon.
The access code gets sent to your phone but I don't know if it's thru the App or just texted to you...

It was reported that at Cincinnati service center/supercharger the code appears on the screen when you plug in.