Supercharger - Carlsbad, CA (7710 El Camino Real, LIVE 27 Sep 2018, 26 urban stalls)

[ecarfan]

Moderator note: please stay on topic, which is the under construction Carlsbad Supercharger, not the Baker Supercharger or the home charging for @X-drvr which can of course be discussed in a separate thread in a different forum.

Thank you.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Went by there today and they were still wiring. I was hoping they would be finished the wiring by the end of this week, but didn’t look like were moving very fast since they still have the protective covers on the SC inverter cabinets. I guess we’ll know this weekend.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Please, this topic of locals congesting SCs has been beaten to death over the last 4 years. Please continue to beat that shred of a dead horse elsewhere.

(Moderator note: Yes, and the thread for that is here For discussing the issue of locals charging at California Superchargers )

 

[N13MS]

In an effort to change the subject, here are more progress photos...

It appears the cabinets are wired and they are currently digging up the parking lot.

It’s coming together

 

[Cosmacelf]

I hope it is wired. Did they just put those covers back on the SC inverter cabinets after wiring them? I guess they did. Presumably they are now getting the ground ready for paving.

 

[markb1]

In an effort to change the subject, here are more progress photos...

It appears the cabinets are wired and they are currently digging up the parking lot.

It’s coming together

Why are they digging it up again?

 

[bkp_duke]

Anyone poked around this location? Just curious if they are putting in PowerPacks + Solar here, as was indicated would be the evolution of SpC stations.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Why are they digging it up again?

My guess is that they are getting the ground ready for paving.

Anyone poked around this location? Just curious if they are putting in PowerPacks + Solar here, as was indicated would be the evolution of SpC stations.

No solar and no powerpacks.

 

[JeffnReno]

Battery cells for powerpacks and powerwalls are probably going to be in short supply until the supply catches up with demand for them at the Gigafactory. They need more workers and lines cranking them out faster just to meet the Model 3 needs.

 

[ecarfan]

Moderator note: a large number of posts have been moved to For discussing the issue of locals charging at California Superchargers . For obvious reasons.

Please stay on topic. Thank you.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Went by there Friday at 4pm. Unexpected progress! Looked like they had just finished paving.

All the SC stalls on the top have cabinets on them, but the two handicap ones below are still cabinet-less, and one of the stalls still hasn't had the wires pulled (but the other one has):

Not sure what they are doing here around the transformer location. Building a fence around a transformer? I've never seen that before, but there's always a first time.

The rest of the upper parking lot looks finished except for cleaning up.

Mid to late August still looks possible for opening...

 

[JeffnReno]

Went by there Friday at 4pm. Unexpected progress! Looked like they had just finished paving.

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All the SC stalls on the top have cabinets on them, but the two handicap ones below are still cabinet-less, and one of the stalls still hasn't had the wires pulled (but the other one has):

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Not sure what they are doing here around the transformer location. Building a fence around a transformer? I've never seen that before, but there's always a first time.

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The rest of the upper parking lot looks finished except for cleaning up.

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Mid to late August still looks possible for opening...

Looks like a combination of back-in and pull-in stalls. Can hardly wait to visit this location in Jan.'19. Thanks for the updates and pictures along the way.

 

[4SUPER9]

I am confident that this site will immediately become the busiest site in So. Cal. Mark my words and check out the screen at Kettleman a month after this opens. Forget any locals charging, this site is far more convenient for visiting San Diego. San Clemente is just a bit too close to LA. Carlsbad will allow people to arrive with a lower SOC, be closer to SD where we can move around and get back to this location before going home. More so, this location just makes sense for travelers. Qualcomm just sucks all the way around. Let the locals have that site!

 

[Cosmacelf]

There will be lots of locals at Carlsbad too. I think we’ll start to see lots of new Equinox gym members who own Teslas.

 

[JeffnReno]

I am confident that this site will immediately become the busiest site in So. Cal. Mark my words and check out the screen at Kettleman a month after this opens. Forget any locals charging, this site is far more convenient for visiting San Diego. San Clemente is just a bit too close to LA. Carlsbad will allow people to arrive with a lower SOC, be closer to SD where we can move around and get back to this location before going home. More so, this location just makes sense for travelers. Qualcomm just sucks all the way around. Let the locals have that site!

I'm hoping that some of the Qualcomm traffic is relieved by this one opening so it becomes less congested and more available for travelers in that area.

 

[tc521]

Will these be urban or traditional superchargers?

 

[markb1]

Will these be urban or traditional superchargers?

Urban, like it says in the thread title.

 

[ecarfan]

Moderator note: 3 posts (including mine) have been moved to their own thread at Recent Supercharger openings in California since they were not about the topic of this thread, which is the Carlsbad Supercharger.

 

[GoBlue88]

Moderator note: 3 posts (including mine) have been moved to their own thread at Recent Supercharger openings in California since they were not about the topic of this thread, which is the Carlsbad Supercharger.

My post was about the number of stalls at the Carlsbad Supercharger. Seems that is directly about the Carlsbad Supercharger under any objective criteria. Does a comment about how I won't be using it somehow make it not about the Carlsbad Supercharger? Don't you think you are being a wee-bit tight here?

I'm struggling with the comment that a 20-stall SpC is considered "underbuilt" in this location. Seems like an embarrassment of riches to me. Unless of course you get a ton of locals plugging in while shopping at the mall.

FTR, while I live very close to this SpC, I will never use it. Charging at home is so much more convenient anyway.

 

[PHYLLIS]

My post was about the number of stalls at the Carlsbad Supercharger. Seems that is directly about the Carlsbad Supercharger under any objective criteria. Does a comment about how I won't be using it somehow make it not about the Carlsbad Supercharger? Don't you think you are being a wee-bit tight here?

I think your comment was appropriate.