Captrod
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When away from my car, this is the app I use to keep me updated on the location and status of superchargers:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.applimate.superchargers
I find it to be very satisfactory.
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Supercharger - Carlsbad, CA (7710 El Camino Real, LIVE 27 Sep 2018, 26 urban stalls)
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.applimate.superchargers
I find it to be very satisfactory.
Ok, it's probably a great place to find consolidated supercharger information. But it's not official, and I think it's unlikely they have any information about superchargers under construction that we don't already have.
Point taken.
The “permit found” text came first and then I neglected to remove it once I added the “construction stated” text.
Went by yesterday. Wasn't super busy during lunch. This picture shows what looks like the conduit for either extending the HV line to the upper parking lot, or for the 480V feed to the upper parking lot. The upper parking lot is behind the fencing.
I wonder if that will pass a code inspection, or if they are going to be forced to relocate it further away from the hydrant?
I was wondering the exact same thing.
They didn’t need to run it by the hydrant. They could have trenched a bit left of that hydrant and missed it entirely. To me it reeks of expediency in trying to not have to core drill through that retaining wall. And they needed to use metal conduit as a result.
Don't be so sure. People here are pretty intelligent and have found plenty of errors through the years. I have personally notified Tesla about one during the construction process and they made corrections based on my call.
Given the amount of re-work we have seen Supercharger installation contractors do because of code issues/poor decisions I'm not sure I agree. (In any case if I was paying for the work that wouldn't fly and I would make them re-do it even if it passed a code inspection.)
Doug Martoccia
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Probably not worth the bother just yet. All there is is trenching and a pile of 3-4 inch electrical conduit. Hard to imagine anything but a supercharger site needing that much electrical conduit of such a large size.
There isn't much room on site for equipment laydown until they get the underground work done and the site re-leveled so I doubt you'll see Tesla crates just yet.. They have been busily working both times I cruised by recently though. I pass here 2X a week. Might be easier to snoop on a Sunday when activity is down.
Most of this shopping center is old and mangy looking, but the owner seems to be doing a lot of construction work on the structures to spruce it up contributing to the safety issue of wandering around. There is a new fancy looking building housing a gym right along La Costa just downhill from the site. That parking lot area was 95%+ full at noon on a Tuesday. Maybe a third of the rest of the structures look empty. Those parking lots were less occupied. If they get this shopping center fixed up, there really isn't a ton of parking though this lot is up a hill and the least convenient area to the shops.
Getting close means either climbing a dusty, slippery hill or dodging the construction equipment that is zipping around from all the activity. There are also power lines and trees so anyone using a drone needs to take care. And like I said, there isn't much beyond dirt right now.
Went by there this afternoon. It was busy. They are still actively grading, but it looks like they've buried most if not all their conduit already.
First up, here's the parking lot from the point of view of the parking lot entrance. They have cut out some of the hillside, so presumably some equipment is going to go there. SC cabinets? Switch gear? Solar battery packs? You can see four gray conduits sticking up in front of the white wall - those are where SC pedestals will go. Also note the steel plates on the road leading to the parking lot - I'd guess that's the tie in for the high voltage line.
They completed these huge conduits by the (abandoned?) fire hydrant:
These conduits feed a lower area that looks like it is getting a major reconstruction shown below. You can see the two big red capped conduits poking out of concrete cubes. It also looks like they are building some new pretty big concrete pads here.
Finally, near the entrance to the parking lot, I noticed a pile of hefty metal girders. Supports for overhead PV panels?
First up, here's the parking lot from the point of view of the parking lot entrance. They have cut out some of the hillside, so presumably some equipment is going to go there. SC cabinets? Switch gear? Solar battery packs? You can see four gray conduits sticking up in front of the white wall - those are where SC pedestals will go. Also note the steel plates on the road leading to the parking lot - I'd guess that's the tie in for the high voltage line.
They completed these huge conduits by the (abandoned?) fire hydrant:
These conduits feed a lower area that looks like it is getting a major reconstruction shown below. You can see the two big red capped conduits poking out of concrete cubes. It also looks like they are building some new pretty big concrete pads here.
Finally, near the entrance to the parking lot, I noticed a pile of hefty metal girders. Supports for overhead PV panels?
Oh, also I ran into a professional photographer while I was there. He was hired by the property owner to document progress. He commented that the entire mall will be upgraded stage by stage. Indeed the building nearest to this parking lot is getting a major remodel right now.
