Northern MN is still a little barren for EVs. I'd like to see Ely, Virginia, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, and Walker selected in the near future.
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Supercharger - Carlton, MN
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TylerB
'21 3 LR AWD
If Duluth wasn't so cumbersome I'd agree, but now I'm probably going to outright avoid the Holiday Inn. Only time I've charged there was when I had my Volt and was visiting with some friends in their Teslas. Veeeery annoying. And that was when the ramp was under construction so the gates were disabled.
TylerB
'21 3 LR AWD
There's already 50kW stations in most of those towns that are pretty nice - Grand Rapids has one and Chisolm/Hibbing have two. Ely and Virginia would be a great addition however. I wonder if they'd consider doing 4 stall installs in remote locations? Something like Murdo SD would be perfect.
I agree that small installations in small towns would be great. Ely and Grand Marais in particular. A lot of people are in those areas for BWCA/camping/rustic traveling and the charging situation is complicated on those types of trips. If you could come out of the BWCA and quickly get 100 miles of charge then you'd be fine making it to Carlton or Duluth.
I would even be happy with their 72kW 'Urban' chargers. When I'm out in a remote location, having high power 250kW stalls is not nearly as important as just having something to get me on my way quicker than L2 chargers.
The future looks bright! We were up in Duluth / Two Harbors in June and used Hinckley SC on the way there and back as well as sipping some 110 juice at the campgrounds we were staying at in Two Harbors. We did stop at the Big Bear Casino but construction hadn't started yet on this supercharger. We did note the J-1772 chargers on the 2nd level of the parking ramp but didn't need a charge, just snooped around.
As someone else said, the more the merrier! Thank you Tesla!
As someone else said, the more the merrier! Thank you Tesla!
eladts
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DMC5180
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July 1 progress
4 short conduit buried between concrete formed transformer pad with green vault. It’ll be interesting to see where the service feed comes from.
4 short conduit buried between concrete formed transformer pad with green vault. It’ll be interesting to see where the service feed comes from.
DMC5180
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Interestingly, I saw two 3’s and two Y’s heading north on MN 33 as I was heading south on my 15 mile drive to check the site this evening. It just goes to say that Tesla’s are becoming ever more popular even in the more remote parts of the US. This is why Tesla needs to start filling in the off interstate US hwy routes in the northern regions of the US.
JohnSnowNW
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I have exactly 22 days before I need this the SC to be finished, and then 29 days until I'll need it again. Keeping a close eye on the progress...especially for the latter need as I'll be coming back down through Duluth during All Pints North...and was rather concerned about competing for 4 charging stalls.
Seems like they're moving at a good clip.
Seems like they're moving at a good clip.
Well, I take that back. There is a remote chance it'll be available in 22 days. MN construction has proceeded quite quickly historically. Four locations have completed in under 30 days (at least as observed from crowd-sourcing).
JohnSnowNW
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I knew it would be close!
And technically the site has been under construction for ~8 days now, so we're a bit further along than represented in that graph.
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DMC5180
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Construction day 14 update. The Transformer pad is done. Several more conduits have been buried between the supercharger spots and switchgear. The conduit runs for the pedestals have not been dug yet. Yesterday it rained and Monday may have been the observed holiday off. There are 2 black base plates appear to be for the 2 supercharger cabinets.
I'm just about to Black Bear now, I'll post some updated images if there's progress above and beyond what's already been posted last week.
Hoping to see this completed soon as the DT Duluth charger is kinda of inconvenient being in a hotel parking ramp that requires you to go into the lobby to get a voucher to get out of the ramp without paying.
Hoping to see this completed soon as the DT Duluth charger is kinda of inconvenient being in a hotel parking ramp that requires you to go into the lobby to get a voucher to get out of the ramp without paying.
tharasix
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DMC5180
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I’m guessing Grand Forks, Bemedji and Carlton will be Live in Early August. That said, the Next sites due to start in this region should be Menomonee, WI and Tomah, WI. both are Targeted for Q3. Given the close proximity to the Twin Cities, I wondered if the same design firm may have been used for the WI sites. Is there any chance you @mociaf could do your sleuthing magic? WI has diggers hotline.
So far as I can tell, the WI digging hotline system only allows searching by ticket number not by any of the other information in the record. So, I can't do anything with that system. And none of the relevant building departments seem to have online searchable systems or reports showing permits issued or applications, etc. Best bet is to directly contact the building and planning depts in Menomonie/Dunn County and Tomah/Monroe County.
DMC5180
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Construction day 22 update. Not as far along as I had hoped. All of the below grade conduit runs appear to be finished. They have reset the north end light pole base. This is an interesting pedestal layout. 7 back in on the West side and 1 back in on the east side placed in the middle of the row. The concrete base form for the SuC cabinets and switch gear appears to be ready for concrete. Will have to wait and see whether the pedestal base is one contiguous pour or 8 separate bases pours. Ballard posts are on site ready to be installed too.
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