Supercharger - Casa Grande, AZ

[araxara]

How is this location during the night, any issues with taking a nap in the car while there?

The location is pretty well lit, and would be safe to stay in your car. My wife, who hates to supercharge at night, frequently stops there after 11pm. Many times at night, I have seen police drive by. I think they are patrolling the back of the stores.

 

[MyJoule]

Stopped here Saturday evening 1/25/20 It's a mess, 1A covered in a trash bag, 1B never started charging. Got the last stall 3B, sharing of course. But the charge rate kept changing, started at 3KW then up to 15KW, Then 64KW- then back down to 35KW, then back up to 64KW- Kept doing this for the 10 min we were there - Glad we only needed to add about 30miles of range. According to PlugShare 1A/1B has been a mess for quite a while and 3A/3B has been oscillating. While we managed to not have to wait to charge, I'm sure a line formed at least for a while yesterday. Come on Tesla- get this site fixed.

 

[heyheyash]

Stopped here Saturday evening 1/25/20 It's a mess, 1A covered in a trash bag, 1B never started charging. Got the last stall 3B, sharing of course. But the charge rate kept changing, started at 3KW then up to 15KW, Then 64KW- then back down to 35KW, then back up to 64KW- Kept doing this for the 10 min we were there - Glad we only needed to add about 30miles of range. According to PlugShare 1A/1B has been a mess for quite a while and 3A/3B has been oscillating. While we managed to not have to wait to charge, I'm sure a line formed at least for a while yesterday. Come on Tesla- get this site fixed.

I was there on both Monday and Tuesday and can confirm all of the above. I never charged higher than 99kW on any of the stalls I tried. This is an important yet disappointing site for folks traveling to Tucson.

 

[DeepBlueMN]

Charged at Casa Grande on Sun 2/9/20. 1A & 1B were still broken. I did report them to Tesla. Anybody go by there in the last couple weeks to see if they are fixed yet?

 

[JBT66]

1A/1B was broken on 2/15 when I was there. Stopped on the way to Phoenix and ended up skipping it due to a line and stopped on the way back to Tucson. Waited like 20 minutes to get a charger.

 

[MyJoule]

OK, it's been almost 6 weeks since my last stop at this station. It is now beyond ridiculous. Tesla really needs to do the maintenance here. I tried calling Tesla, but basically get told on their automated system "We know if a station is down, to speak to an operator the wait time is at least 10 min"

Today, 3/11/20 not only are 3 stations completely dead, 2 others seem to be unable to charge for more than a minute or two. There is even some graffiti on one of the stalls now..

Since I could slow down a little and make it home, I only added 4 miles of range to my car and left because another person was waiting, and I knew I could slow to 70MPH (Speed limit is 75) and make it back to Tucson.

Very disappointing, after the first 4 years of using this station when traveling between Tucson and Phoenix about every other month being perfect.

Come on Tesla, you are better than this

 

[tmoz]

I stopped by on 3/19/2020 and there were no free stalls. App said one was off line. 2pm on a thursday afternoon?
This place used to be empty, but now with Tesla selling cars big time, all of our quaint empty SC locations are not so empty anymore.
More stalls are definitely needed, and higher power too. This site is showing its age.

 

[DeepBlueMN]

Yeah, the CG location has gotten really problematic. There are multiple new SuperChargers going in around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, including some V3 ones. Great for me in the summer, but the Phoenix area is really starved; even just 2 or 3 new ones, well placed, would make a huge difference.

 

[PLUS EV]

Well, crowding won't be a problem in the immediate future. But, yeah eventually they'll need to put another supercharger in on either the south side of PHX metro or the north side of Tucson. Or maybe at one of the truck stops in Eloy.

 

[Bob Denny]

[...]But, yeah eventually they'll need to put another supercharger in on either the south side of PHX metro or the north side of Tucson.

La Encantada Mall, Sunrise and Campbell. Once finished follow Sunrise west which becomes Ina Road then either SR79 (Oracle > Florence > Mesa/PHX) or I10. Accessible from much of Tucson. 10 chargers there.

 

[tmoz]

La Encantada Mall, Sunrise and Campbell. Once finished follow Sunrise west which becomes Ina Road then either SR79 (Oracle > Florence > Mesa/PHX) or I10. Accessible from much of Tucson. 10 chargers there.

It's a very nice mall and the views of the countryside/desert are really great. But it is a bit off the beaten path.

 

[JBT66]

It’s not very helpful for trips to Phx and back, now that the Casa Grande SC has been full unfortunately.

 

[Bob Denny]

You can follow Ina Road out to the I-10 and get to the central and west side, Buckeye, Maricopa, etc.
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[DeepBlueMN]

Yeah, the East Skyline Drive supercharger is way too far off the Interstate to be useful for efficient road tripping, and it is only 72 kW. I guess if Casa Grande keeps getting worse, it is an option, though the south Tucson supercharger is right along I-10 and it has a much faster charge rate.
The La Encatada mall is nice, and there are indeed great mountain-side views all around, though it is effectively closed right now, of course. I was there after 6 tonight, super quiet, with my choice of any charger. Thankfully, the restrooms in the mall were still open!

 

[DeepBlueMN]

Hey, has anyone stopped at the Casa Grande SC in the last few days? The in-car map now indicates that Tesla fixed the 2 bad SuperChargers. Can anyone confirm?

 

[IsthataTesl.a?]

Hey, has anyone stopped at the Casa Grande SC in the last few days? The in-car map now indicates that Tesla fixed the 2 bad SuperChargers. Can anyone confirm?

I will make a point to check them all this weekend because heaven knows there's nothing else going on. The TeslaCorsa event on my 50th birthday was canceled last week and I'm less than happy about that.

Screenshot is of Plugshare with recent comments ranging from all fixed (unlikely) to all broken (more likely) with one guy going so far as to say the Casa Grande Supercharger "sucks balls." Not Tesla's best moments here.

 

[IsthataTesl.a?]

Yeah, the East Skyline Drive supercharger is way too far off the Interstate to be useful for efficient road tripping, and it is only 72 kW. I guess if Casa Grande keeps getting worse, it is an option, though the south Tucson supercharger is right along I-10 and it has a much faster charge rate.
The La Encatada mall is nice, and there are indeed great mountain-side views all around, though it is effectively closed right now, of course. I was there after 6 tonight, super quiet, with my choice of any charger. Thankfully, the restrooms in the mall were still open!

I find the La Encantada superchargers well worth the scenic drive in and out of Tucson although yes, they are out of the way, and "only" 72kW, hence urban superchargers.

The restroom for men just west of the parking lot is always open. Leaks only. Watch your step.

 

[tmoz]

Visited Casa Grande May 5th. 3rd charger from the left was flaky - power would rise and fall between 70 kW and 10 kW.
Tried the 2nd from the left. Nothing.
Tried the far left. Success!
How do I report this to Tesla?

 

[araxara]

Visited Casa Grande May 5th. 3rd charger from the left was flaky - power would rise and fall between 70 kW and 10 kW.
Tried the 2nd from the left. Nothing.
Tried the far left. Success!
How do I report this to Tesla?

Take a look at this thread: Any easy way to report broken SuperChargers? | Tesla

In the thread they mention an email address ([email protected]) and a phone number (1-877-798-3752)

 

[tmoz]

Take a look at this thread: Any easy way to report broken SuperChargers? | Tesla

In the thread they mention an email address ([email protected]) and a phone number (1-877-798-3752)

Thanks - just sent them an email. They have been having trouble with this location. Happily it was nearly empty.