Agreed. I would guess that model S/X demographics tends more toward those with homes and private garages, while a lot of the appeal of the model 3 is the younger professional living in apartments/condos. That changes some of the assumptions around charging habits/needs.
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Agreed. I would guess that model S/X demographics tends more toward those with homes and private garages, while a lot of the appeal of the model 3 is the younger professional living in apartments/condos. That changes some of the assumptions around charging habits/needs.
A 120v at a friends house is slow but good enough if staying a while. When I travel, I pick hotels with EV chargers whenever possible. Gives you a good head start even if it’s more $$. Most of the well traveled routes are well covered in WA now.
Could we stay on topic: Bothell SC news? Send the other stuff to the general SC threads.
im.thatoneguy
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"as part of our commitment to make Tesla ownership easy for everyone, including those without immediate access to home or workplace charging, we are expanding our Supercharger network into city centers,as part of our commitment to make Tesla ownership easy for everyone, including those without immediate access to home or workplace charging, we are expanding our Supercharger network into city centers"
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This is on topic, expect people without home charging to use this Supercharger and don’t give them a hard time about it.
You see a lot more Teslas in the Bay Area and SoCal than you do in the Seattle area. And I realize there are a lot now in the Seattle area.
Superchargers by state:
CA-139
WA-17
OR-14
Population by state:
CA-40 million
WA-8 million
OR-4 million
The ratio does not seem that out of whack. OR has more superchargers per capita than WA, but that makes sense because it is geographically bigger, so those OR superchargers are there to enable interstate travel moreso than the WA superchargers.
CA also has more superchargers per capita than WA, but there are also far more Teslas per capita there than in WA, even if WA is #2 in the country in Teslas per capita (at least it was when I looked it up a year or two ago and I doubt that has changed based on what I've seen).
If you're only looking at SCs for charging then yes you are limited if you have a 60 or 75. Question though, when was the last time you went somewhere, other than a remote camping site, where there was no electricity?
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Yup, totally agree. It depends on your living/working situation ie access to charging options where your vehicle sits the longest.
Urban was in part put forth as a bandaid for MUDs but design was focus more on size to provide a charge post that worked better for high-density urban with limited space for the oversized 120 kW post.
There will be a rapidly expansion of charging options for MUDs in the coming year.
SCs (fast charging) in not sustainable long-term and does not maximize the use of the existing power grid. The need for fast charging is real for long-distance travel and has been needed to remove a barriers/reservations of consumers looking enter the EV market.
We all know the long-term sustainable solution but frankly there is not a EV charging company currently focused on it, including Tesla.
Legacystar
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i work in the North Creek Parkway business complex, this is less than a mile from me, so going to be super helpful! i will try my best to check on the status of this install, i'm a 2 week old tesla owner, so bear with me, i'm not exactly sure what to look for when it comes to new installations.
Just take pics and post them here and everyone else will fill in the blanks. Particular focus should be on the transformer (or lack thereof) and any closeups of the specs on the transformer (large green metal box) or supercharger cabinets (large white upright boxes).
Legacystar
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Passed in there yesterday, no changes to start Alset posted. Can't tell where the stations are going to be, inside or outside. Alset, you said you saw the layout, did it specify ?
Reference my early post...
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Current layout is switchgear and cabinets outside with posts located inside. H&M has been on-site pretty much everyday. I'll see if their open to providing an update on Monday.
Seattle Tom
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Some minor activity in Bothell. They now have the stalls taped off. They have roped off 11 spaces so 10 superchargers? Do they ever install an odd number?
They are on the far corner of the upper garage, directly behind where the upgraded transformer will be.
They are on the far corner of the upper garage, directly behind where the upgraded transformer will be.
Seattle Tom
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I’m sure it will open for charging later today. 
goneskiian
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They do. Ellensburg has only had 5 for, like, forever.
I don't recall any other odd ones though.
Thanks for the update on this! Great to see some progress! That is if caution tape can be considered progress!
Seattle Tom
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Correction. They brought out a pylon and taped off 12 spots. Makes more sense!
That’sa good sized urban supercharger.
That’sa good sized urban supercharger.
Legacystar
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Really excited this is progressing so fast. I live in Renton, work in Bothell, so there is no convenient supercharger for me. I also live in an apartment and can't charge there. Work let's me use a 120volt outlet, but that glacially slow. This will be a regular charging/lunch stop for me !!! Do we know if these will be 72kwh or 150?
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