Permit posted in the OP mentions Tesla by name and has a valuation of <100k. That's gonna be a supercharger the vast majority of the time.
Supercharger - Auburn, WA
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I know I know. I hope this is a super charged too. I just don’t trust valuations ever since sound transit valued my two-year-old S75D at $80,000
I don’t have any advanced knowledge, but looking at the satellite map, a great location would be on the north side, on Outlet Collection Way across from the Walmart gas station. There looks to be buried power, with several distribution boxes, and this is significantly away from the entrance. They could put up to 30 stalls, or just 8-12, with additional space reserved for the future, or even Electrify America stations. Another possible location would be on the WSW corner, again on Outlet Collection Way, but I didn’t see any electrical there.
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What a long strange trip its been.
After my trip last week to LA, I think it would be better for this location to have 72kW urban chargers. Everytime I went to a an LA area 120kW SC i was paired up and was always on the short end of the stick and stuck at 30-60kW.
Yes, at the busy stations it doesn't make much difference. The 120kW installs are probably slightly faster overall, but the 72kWs are more consistent. In terms of planning and getting places on time, consistency is arguably more important.
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Wow if it's supercharger, then Tesla owners will be able to go Paradise, Mt Rainier! finally!
I have it on good authority that this is slated for 12 - 120 kW stalls at a minimum. Level 2s would be a great idea for this particular use just wonder if the property owner is open to them.
Cheers!
Agreed, I'd imagine both are in the works. I would suggest looking for open permit applications in Tumwater, WA as that is a good in/out location for a number routes off the I-5 for the southend.
Seriously Tacoma needs one. Or at least I need one, I visit every 6 months or so and the house I stay at, I can't even draw at 110, electrical is so old. Driving to Centralia or Lynwood sucked. Auburn is a definite step up though! Maybe they will get the new superchargers in Tacoma if it takes a while
Is that another fruitful hint Resolute Soul? I spent some time on the Tumwater permits search page, but it's not designed very well for searching. I can tell that since 2019 there does not seem to be any new permits filed for Tesla chargers. I'm hoping it was filed already in 2018?
Is that another fruitful hint Resolute Soul? I spent some time on the Tumwater permits search page, but it's not designed very well for searching. I can tell that since 2019 there does not seem to be any new permits filed for Tesla chargers. I'm hoping it was filed already in 2018?
Yes, filed 2018, but not full building permit and electrical is WA L&I which will be pulled by the contractor once awarded to them. You could also try searching utility permit applications...
Thanks! I found something, looks to be related to the fencing enclosure for the supercharger equipment:
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Looks to be on the Pilot Travel Center property.
Address: 2430 93RD AVE SW TUMWATER WA 98512-1027
Permit
Looks to be on the Pilot Travel Center property.
Address: 2430 93RD AVE SW TUMWATER WA 98512-1027
That's 34 saved round-trip miles for someone visiting Seattle from Portland. Also this is probably the much sought after Olympia Supercharger for people heading to the coast.
Yes but still about a 10 mile detour for people heading out to the coast and a 20 mile detour for me on my Seattle-Olympia-Seattle trips. Admittedly much better than the current 44 and 54 mile detours.
I will stop complaining when something gets put in on I-5 between Seattle and Olympia. I am not picky as to where it goes on that stretch!
Anyways another thread has been created for the Tumwater supercharger, so we can take the discussion over there.
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This one is super close to pacific raceways! When bringing your model 3 to a track day you can easily get “refill” between sections. Just like those people doing at SoCal.
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