Passed through proposed area this morning. Still no sign of activity. Were some utility markings on the pavement that I don't remember being there a couple of weeks ago ..perhaps a good sign?
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Supercharger - Carlsbad, CA (7710 El Camino Real, LIVE 27 Sep 2018, 26 urban stalls)
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Captrod
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I drove through the "supercharger site" at 7710 El Camino Real (Carlsbad-La Costa) today, Tuesday March 13 at 12:30 pm, nothing happening. Still nine-months to get it done in 2018!
I live real close to the proposed site in la Costa and drive past most days. I haven’t ventured in to see what’s happening but you can see from the road (el Camino real) that a space on the left of the gym is cordoned off with green mesh ( or whatever you call it). It’s a long narrow area, so I presume they cordoned off to put in the power units.
I don't believe that is the area..plus there is not enough room for the 26 SCs mentioned. More likely the upper parking area by gym. Regardless, nothing much getting done anywhere in San Diego.
Captrod
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Tuesday, April 3rd I once again drove through the upper parking lot to check on any supercharger progress. None! There was a Police SUV parked at the end of the site facing me with two officers aboard. I felt concerned that as I had to slowly make a U-turn in front of them to depart that they would notice the lack of a front license plate, would give chase, and I would be dragged out of my car and tasered...the mind plays some crazy tricks when one feels guilty!
Captrod
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I will likely never use the proposed two supercharger sites in Carlsbad, because we live nearby, well, perhaps once each to try them out, but we have Tesla friends/relatives from out of state who will use them when they visit. However, the Carlsbad sites should take some pressure off of the very busy sites up the coast which, should be good for the whole community.
Graffi
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Don't forget that they will also take some of the pressure off of the Qualcomm site, the current San Diego SC.
Captrod
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Most definitely, any new Superchargers in the San Diego area will be greatly appreciated by the Tesla community.
N13MS
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Are you sure that means excavation of the entire lot? My understanding is that USA stands for "underground service alert" in this context, so it might mean that the entire lot needs to be marked for underground utilities, which is standard practice before digging. I would imagine that only some of the lot will be excavated, and which part will be informed by the utility markings.
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It will be in the parking lot overlooking the Equinox gym. It’s the largely empty overflow parking lot. Confirmed by the construction dudes I saw there a couple of months ago. A supercharger build like this can happen in as fast as 6 weeks. My crystal ball guesstimates 3 months for this one. So, August 1st opening day?
