Supercharger - Bakersfield, CA - Camino Del Rio Ct (LIVE 22 Dec 2023, 20 V3 stalls)

[ratsbew]

Crazy that it's so busy on day 1. Wonder where those people were charging before?

Tesla really needs a charger on HWY 58 east of Bakersfield before you head up the mountain...maybe at the intersection of East Bear Boulevard Mountain road. Google Maps

Tesla has a permit for a charger in Tehachapi, but it seems odd to put it at the top of the mountain when you have Mojave just on the other side. You lose 4,000' going west out of Tehachapi and can get from Tehachapi to Bakersfield on 5-10% due to the elevation loss.

 

[1100MCM]

Crazy that it's so busy on day 1. Wonder where those people were charging before?

Tesla really needs a charger on HWY 58 east of Bakersfield before you head up the mountain..

There's something in the works there but we'll have to start a new thread for that at some point.

 

[Mrbrock]

Crazy that it's so busy on day 1. Wonder where those people were charging before?

Tesla really needs a charger on HWY 58 east of Bakersfield before you head up the mountain...maybe at the intersection of East Bear Boulevard Mountain road. Google Maps

Tesla has a permit for a charger in Tehachapi, but it seems odd to put it at the top of the mountain when you have Mojave just on the other side. You lose 4,000' going west out of Tehachapi and can get from Tehachapi to Bakersfield on 5-10% due to the elevation loss.

There's something in the works there but we'll have to start a new thread for that at some point.

As @1100MCM mentioned, no permits yet but something is brewing near Edison. Once the plans hit the Kern County site, you'll see a new thread. Coincidentally, Tesla is working on a $13mil project at Lost Hills so they will be busy in Kern County for a while.

 

[manuel garcia]

As @1100MCM mentioned, no permits yet but something is brewing near Edison. Once the plans hit the Kern County site, you'll see a new thread. Coincidentally, Tesla is working on a $13mil project at Lost Hills so they will be busy in Kern County for a while.

Do we know what kind of project in lost hills? Is it adjacent to the recently opened superchargers there?

 

[phxazcraig]

I stopped here to charge up on the way to Hanford on January 26th. I was actually not too pleased that they put the SC's across the street from the restaurants other than Black Angus. The chargers were very busy, even though it was just a Thursday evening. Four of the stalls closer to Black Angus were down - unlit and charging cords wrapped around. Lots of cars came to use them, realized they were down, then moved to one of the few remaining open stalls. I sat there about 25 minutes, and several times all stalls were full. Could certainly have used the ones that were down, but at least the ones that were up were giving a full 250kwh.

 

[PLUS EV]

I stopped here to charge up on the way to Hanford on January 26th. I was actually not too pleased that they put the SC's across the street from the restaurants other than Black Angus. The chargers were very busy, even though it was just a Thursday evening. Four of the stalls closer to Black Angus were down - unlit and charging cords wrapped around. Lots of cars came to use them, realized they were down, then moved to one of the few remaining open stalls. I sat there about 25 minutes, and several times all stalls were full. Could certainly have used the ones that were down, but at least the ones that were up were giving a full 250kwh.

What exactly were you not pleased about?

 

[Speight]

What exactly were you not pleased about?

Sounds like they'd prefer if there were more restaurants in easy walking distance without crossing a busy highway? Despite Carls Jr. being 400 ft away as the crow flies, it requires crossing three times at the same traffic light to reach it on foot.

 

[phxazcraig]

What exactly were you not pleased about?

Most of the food/restroom options were across a busy street. Black Angus only option nearby.

 

[Mrbrock]

Most of the food/restroom options were across a busy street. Black Angus only option nearby.

Tesla doesn’t solely pick locations based on amenities. They are under no obligation to provide anything to you as a customer. Sure, it’s nice to have ameneties but they pick sites because of good lease deals and locations.

 

[Mrbrock]

Do we know what kind of project in lost hills? Is it adjacent to the recently opened superchargers there?

Supercharger - Lost Hills, CA - Highway 46E (Potential Planning Review)

This might be way too early but stumbled onto this planning submission in the Kern County System. Looks to be for some type of zoning change but the parcel number appears to lead to a 26+ acre piece of land on Highway 46 on the opposite (east) side of I5 from where the current site is not yet...

teslamotorsclub.com

Across freeway to the east. 113 acres. $13 million.