Supercharger - Brentwood, MO

[okcor]

Saw some rumblings about this in the STL Tesla Facebook group, and pictures of shipping containers in this location but no confirmation they're for Tesla. However, I just did a search on the Missouri OneCall system for utility marking, and guess what I found?

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38°37'36.2"N 90°20'38.9"W · Brentwood, MO 63144

Brentwood, MO 63144

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Is that enough to get it added to the map @MarcoRP ?

 

[MorrisonHiker]

I think @MarcoRP might be taking a break, so tagging @Chuq , just in case.

 

[tpm1999]

A much needed supercharger that is just few miles from Downtown and Clayton.

 

[Chuq]

Now added - a new one in @BlueShift's home town!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Brentwood, MO

Along Primary Interstates: I-64
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-40, US-61, US-67
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

I-64

From: I-70 at Wentzville, MO - 31.7 miles
To: Mount Vernon, IL - 84.8 miles
Diversion: 0.7 miles
To: Haubstadt, IN - 165.4 miles

To: Collinsville, IL (I-64, I-55) - 20.8 miles
From: Mehlville, MO (I-255, I-270, I-64) - 19.5 miles (circuitous, but faster than the shortest route)
From: Rolla, MO (I-44, I-270, I-64) - 105 miles
To: Osage Beach, MO (I-64, I-70, US-54) - 168.2 miles
From: Columbia, MO (I-70, I-64) - 111.4 miles
To: Hannibal, MO (I-64, I-61) - 108.1 miles

Version 3 splitting a gap on I-64 of 115.5 miles from the start of I-64 to Mount Vernon, IL.

 

[okcor]

Any theories on what all of the shipping containers previously at the site are for?

I've noticed Mobile Mini branded containers in other Midwest SC construction photos, wondering if Tesla's been leasing this spot for awhile and using it as a staging area for SC equipment due to STL's central location. Or it has nothing to do with Tesla.

 

[okcor]

Photos from the STL Tesla FB group show this under construction! @Chuq @MarcoRP

 

[Swtwsws6]

Good to see more in our area/midwest. The one in Collinsville is underway as well. However I still think this area really needs one along the I64 corridor on the Illinois side of the river. Fairview, O'falllon, Shiloh area. Someone traveling east/west along I64/I70 has Mt.Vernon, IL and St.Charles but nothing in between. This location technically fill that void however its not the best route normally, plus honestly that area is a traffic congestion nightmare, especially during rush hours and weekedns. Its too hard too access easily and quickly from the interstate, so I see it more of an urban local charger than a traveling route stop.

 

[okcor]

Good to see more in our area/midwest. The one in Collinsville is underway as well. However I still think this area really needs one along the I64 corridor on the Illinois side of the river. Fairview, O'falllon, Shiloh area. Someone traveling east/west along I64/I70 has Mt.Vernon, IL and St.Charles but nothing in between. This location technically fill that void however its not the best route normally, plus honestly that area is a traffic congestion nightmare, especially during rush hours and weekedns. Its too hard too access easily and quickly from the interstate, so I see it more of an urban local charger than a traveling route stop.

If the in-car nav tells people to take Brentwood Blvd to Rose Ave then it's not so bad. If it routes people down Eager Road through the Target parking lot, forget about it.

 

[hpierson28]

Anyone been by this site recently with a progress update?

 

[okcor]

Anyone been by this site recently with a progress update?

These photos are from the STL Tesla Facebook group, lots of good progress, I have a feeling this one's going to be done sooner rather than later. I wonder how this one flew under the radar for so long, surely the permit stage had to take months.

 

[jvonbokel]

I'm not sure who to alert, but it looks to me like this location will in fact be 12 stalls, rather than 8. I counted 12 of the pre-cast pedastal mounts (11 visible in the picture below).

Framing for concrete pads. I think the cylindrical base on the right is for a light pole.

Looks like a transformer pad

No idea what this is. Possibly unrelated to the Superchargers.

Conduit top left seems to route to the impending concrete pads, on down to the bottom right here...

... and continues across the parking area, suggesting the stalls may be a pretty good distance from the charging equipment.

 

[jvonbokel]

Another local owner went by today with his drone and got some aerial shots (link).

Red: wiring and/or pre-cast pedastals in place for 12 stalls
Green: precast stall pedastals awaiting installation
Blue: Concrete pad for charging cabinets and electrical equipment
Purple: Transformer pad

 

[CardsFan]

All 12 bays looking nearly finished at the charger going into the Brentwood, Mo, parking lot. And looking close to done.

 

[CardsFan]

Kinda fun, too, to see inside one - not that it means much to this non-electrician.

 

[Korruptor]

Almost ready!

 

[TomServo]

It's exciting to see another V3 SC'er location about ready to power on, especially in the mid-west.

 

[Placeman]

It's exciting to see another V3 SC'er location about ready to power on, especially in the mid-west.

How can you differentiate a V2 from a V3? Do they look different?

 

[PCMc]

How can you differentiate a V2 from a V3? Do they look different?

One way is by the charging cable. The V3 is a slightly small cable and is liquid cooled.
The other, and probably easier to spot, is the marking. V3 locations are in groups of 4 four stalls off of each charging cabinet. You'll see them marked as 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, etc.

 

[Schulz1983]

Has anyone been by in the last few days to see if this is going? I can run by if not. Only work a couple miles away.