It is 30A. It is probably only 6.0 kW, though, no matter what the description says. Most public stations have 208V service, so 30 amps times 208 Volts gets you a bit over 6,000 Watts. This means about 30 kph. If you're lucky and it's 240V you'll get 35-36 kph.
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Supercharger - Buffalo, NY
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It is 30A. It is probably only 6.0 kW, though, no matter what the description says. Most public stations have 208V service, so 30 amps times 208 Volts gets you a bit over 6,000 Watts. This means about 30 kph. If you're lucky and it's 240V you'll get 35-36 kph.
1101011
Proud TSLA/SCTY shareholder since 2013.
Thanks for the update xray. Any hints from this crew as to where they are headed next?
Check on plugshare, there are two Tesla owners with 80 amp HPWCs in the Buffalo area. Minimum 30 mile per hour or 60 if you have twin chargers.
Indeed, you would do better at a NEMA 14-50 outlet in a campground than the 30 amp ChargePoint chargers. I leave the J1772 connectors (which tend to be the 30 amp chargers) filtered out on Plugshare because there are usually better options around.
xrayangiodoc
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I had asked one of the guys if they knew what was the next site and he denied any knowledge.
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These chargers will typically charge your Model S at around 18-19 miles an hour.
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These chargers will typically charge your Model S at around 18-19 miles an hour.
Peter_M
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If you filter out J1772 you might miss out on some 70A or 80A stations provided by Sun Country Highway. SCH is mostly in Canada but they are expanding in the US, such as the Best Western in Syracuse.
Buddyroe
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That's almost as funny as Mark Curry (from Hanging with Mr Cooper), "Hey man, check this out, you wanna buy some monkeys?"
Mark Curry Hbo Special (stolen monkeys starts around 2:21, but the whole thing is funny as heck).
I've seen weirder cases of theft. When it comes to copper, dumb thieves will do anything.
xrayangiodoc
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Stopped by Sears to get a new hose so I walked over to the site. Concrete hadn't yet been poured. Scheduled for 1 PM. Rebar and plastic had been placed at the slab site in preparation for the pour. Stall posts had been backfilled with the concrete form tubes sticking up waiting for the pour. Spoke with a worker who was concerned about getting the transformer delivered and set up by NYSEG. Seems that the woman at NYSEG who was involved in the order is on vacation! Didn't realize that NYSEG was a Mom and Pop operation! Anyone have some pull with NYSEG?
The NYSEG transformer is supposed to go on the pad that has been placed over the concrete vault. The crew is supposed to be on the job on Saturday.
The NYSEG transformer is supposed to go on the pad that has been placed over the concrete vault. The crew is supposed to be on the job on Saturday.
kushari
Model X 100D
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I just ordered a 70D and I was trying to find the most efficient way to get to NYC from Toronto, I used the supercharger.info site to look and I noticed Buffalo is a vital to being able to go that route. Is there a better way currently until this one gets built? Also how long does it usually take for them to build a station and how often does it happen where stations would be at capacity with cars at each charger? Finally is there a better site that you can user google maps and input the start and destination and it factors in range and superchargers? P.S. I'm glad to join this awesome group of forward thinkers.
Peter_M
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on your order!
If you just ordered your car, the Buffalo supercharger should be up and running long before you get it. As for fully occupied supercharger locations, I've never encountered one more than half full in my 30 or so supercharger stops. It apparently happens in some of the busier stations in California, but it's really rare elsewhere. As for route calculation with charging stations, I know of 3 options: the Model S's Trip Planner (although that software is in beta and still pretty shaky), EV Trip Planner and PlugShare's new trip planner.
xrayangiodoc
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Had to check on the site around 3 PM on Saturday. Pad has been poured and Supercharger equipment is now uncrated and on the pad. Concrete has also been poured around the Supercharger stall frames. The pad for the NYSEG transformer is still empty
1101011
Proud TSLA/SCTY shareholder since 2013.
Hopefully the lady in charge of that at NYSEG comes back to work on Monday...
jpw1116
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Just wondering, will the bumpout of the transformer and chargers pose any issue for snow removal in the confines of that lot, as opposed to locating them on the lawn area? It seems like a straight plowing path along the stalls may have been better, had they been able.
I suppose if the station's in regular use, though, there won't be any freezing adjacent to it~!
I suppose if the station's in regular use, though, there won't be any freezing adjacent to it~!
kushari
Model X 100D
I'm wondering if they are going to star making the super charging stations solar powered and put the industrial version of their batteries as a storage unit.
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