Does anyone have any information about the Bristol Supercharger that recently popped up on the map?
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Supercharger - Bristol, VA
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Looks like it is right off of I-81 in a shopping center with a bunch of shops / restaurants. It looks to be a good location. 428 Pinnacle Pkwy. Briston, TN.
It's just another one of the 'coming in 2017' SpC's... 
Meaning, I wouldn't expect more information.
And, sorry, it's not 'anywhere', it's in the middle of the name 'Bristol', like every other 'planned' new SpC is in the middle of a place name; all of them are the same, if you zoom in far enough.
Meaning, I wouldn't expect more information.And, sorry, it's not 'anywhere', it's in the middle of the name 'Bristol', like every other 'planned' new SpC is in the middle of a place name; all of them are the same, if you zoom in far enough.
Thinkje
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Excellent! You would think for the new sites that actually have planning and locations in place, they would have pinned them in place and not on the name....
I suspect in the rush of getting the hundreds of 'coming in 2017' sites on the map, they just automatically placed them on the names and without local knowledge (like this linked thread), you (or I, I'm not local ) can't tell if it's a TBD or halfway-done.Glad to see it's actually happening. I do wish they had had more then 'TBD' for a category for new and expansion. Could have used. expanding, TBD, and in progress.
Excellent! You would think for the new sites that actually have planning and locations in place, they would have pinned them in place and not on the name....
Glad to see it's actually happening. I do wish they had had more then 'TBD' for a category for new and expansion. Could have used. expanding, TBD, and in progress.
I'm pretty sure the vagueness is intentional. Tesla would just as soon avoid a crowd of lookie-loos until a charger is ready to open. (One "coming soon" supercharger, in San Mateo, CA, was initially pinned to the mall where it's expected to go in and was later changed to the neighborhood name on Google Maps.)
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I was just looking on the tesla website and it says there is a new supercharger coming to Bristol TN/VA in Q3. It's odd because it's very close to an existing supercharger and based on the interstates I would think it would behoove them to place it a little more strategically. Any thoughts on why they'd put two superchargers in a smaller city relatively close to one another?
I was just looking on the tesla website and it says there is a new supercharger coming to Bristol TN/VA in Q3. It's odd because it's very close to an existing supercharger and based on the interstates I would think it would behoove them to place it a little more strategically. Any thoughts on why they'd put two superchargers in a smaller city relatively close to one another?
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Well, first of all that pin could just as easily mean that they are going to expand the existing supercharger in Bristol, TN, as opposed to build a second location nearby. Secondly, optimal spacing for supercharger network coverage is like #10 on Tesla's list of considerations in where to put future superchargers. If the pin isn't for an expansion of the existing supercharger, I'd bet that the new location will be at the Sheetz gas station in Bristol, VA. Since Tesla has a partnership with them for hosting superchargers, Tesla'll install one basically anywhere Sheetz would like to have one regardless of whether the location is particularly needed or not based on existing coverage and usage.
Chuq
Active Member
Four years later... update from the supercharge.info forum - Bristol supercharger spotted under construction at the Sheetz (2415 Lee Hwy).
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Supercharger - Bristol, Virginia at Sheetz
Came across a new Supercharger being built at a Sheetz in Bristol, Va. That’s not on the Map yet. Address is: 2415 LEE HIGHWAY BRISTOL, VA 24202 Store #599
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eladts
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Four years later... update from the supercharge.info forum - Bristol supercharger spotted under construction at the Sheetz (2415 Lee Hwy).
Supercharger - Bristol, Virginia at Sheetz
Came across a new Supercharger being built at a Sheetz in Bristol, Va. That’s not on the Map yet. Address is: 2415 LEE HIGHWAY BRISTOL, VA 24202 Store #599
@Chuq @MarcoRP @corywright @tes-s The exact location seems to be 36.628538, -82.148888.
Chuq
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Bristol, VA
Along Primary Interstates: I-81
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-11, US-19, US-58, US-421
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None
I-81
From: Bristol, TN - 8 miles
To: Wytheville, VA - 69.4 miles
Diversion: 1 miles
From: Start (I-40 near Dandridge, TN) - 81.6 miles
To: Salem, VA - 133.6 miles
US-11
From: Bristol, TN - 8.1 miles
To: Wytheville, VA - 68.4 miles
Diversion: 0.2 miles
From: Knoxville, TN - 133.4 miles
To: Salem, VA - 137.8 miles
US-19
From: Bristol, TN - 8.1 miles
To: Mt. Hope, WV - 143.9 miles
Diversion: 0.7 miles
From: Atlanta, GA - 336.8 miles
To: Weston, WV - 266.3 miles
US-58
From: Bristol, TN - 8 miles
To: South Boston, VA - 228.1 miles
Diversion: 1.1 miles
From: Start (US-25E Cumberland Gap, TN) - 100.9 miles
To: South Hill, VA - 280.8 miles
US-421
From: Colfax, NC - 161.2 miles
To: Bristol, TN - 8.3 miles
Diversion: 6.6 miles
From: Greensboro, NC - 167.1 miles
To: Lexington, KY - 239.4 miles
Version 3 in the Bristol,TN/VA area.
Along Primary Interstates: I-81
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-11, US-19, US-58, US-421
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None
I-81
From: Bristol, TN - 8 miles
To: Wytheville, VA - 69.4 miles
Diversion: 1 miles
From: Start (I-40 near Dandridge, TN) - 81.6 miles
To: Salem, VA - 133.6 miles
US-11
From: Bristol, TN - 8.1 miles
To: Wytheville, VA - 68.4 miles
Diversion: 0.2 miles
From: Knoxville, TN - 133.4 miles
To: Salem, VA - 137.8 miles
US-19
From: Bristol, TN - 8.1 miles
To: Mt. Hope, WV - 143.9 miles
Diversion: 0.7 miles
From: Atlanta, GA - 336.8 miles
To: Weston, WV - 266.3 miles
US-58
From: Bristol, TN - 8 miles
To: South Boston, VA - 228.1 miles
Diversion: 1.1 miles
From: Start (US-25E Cumberland Gap, TN) - 100.9 miles
To: South Hill, VA - 280.8 miles
US-421
From: Colfax, NC - 161.2 miles
To: Bristol, TN - 8.3 miles
Diversion: 6.6 miles
From: Greensboro, NC - 167.1 miles
To: Lexington, KY - 239.4 miles
Version 3 in the Bristol,TN/VA area.
Thinkje
Member
The car map has Bristol, VA labeled correctly until you navigate to it, then it calls it South Boston.
This started happening shortly after South Boston opened.
This started happening shortly after South Boston opened.
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