Supercharger - Chicago, IL - N Elston Ave

[jsmay311]

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I swung by here yesterday afternoon and the Supercharger were getting decent use. Maybe 4 or so out of the 12 stalls were occupied.

The J1772 ChargePoint chargers, however, are still not yet turned on. Nor do they show up in the ChargePoint app. (I had hoped to see if they were going to be free, or $/kWh, or $/hour. But no clue yet.)

 

[jsmay311]

The four Chargepoint J1772 plugs are now on.
Free to use (park and charge). (Just need a Chargepoint card or linked Apple/Google Wallet to unlock.)
6.6kW.

FYI… the cables are just *barely* long enough to reach a Model 3’s charge point when pulling front-forward into a spot. Better to reverse in.

 

[jsmay311]

The four Chargepoint J1772 plugs are now on.
Free to use (park and charge). (Just need a Chargepoint card or linked Apple/Google Wallet to unlock.)
6.6kW.

FYI… the cables are just *barely* long enough to reach a Model 3’s charge point when pulling front-forward into a spot. Better to reverse in.

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FYI… the Chargepoint J1772 chargers are not disabled for some reason. They’re still powered on, but the screens say “station is disabled” and you can’t unlock the connectors.

Not sure why Chargepoint or Target would de-activate them like this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Raisin45567]

I was sort of hoping the attention Chicago received with the weather would prompt Tesla to increase their Chicago metro count. I know 52 stalls are slated for O’Hare. Elston could use some help, however. It appears the parking directly across from the current row of superchargers are largely not used by Target shoppers…

 

[renambot]

Apparently, permits have been issued for a 12-stall expansion.

 

[Raisin45567]

Apparently, permits have been issued for a 12-stall expansion.

Thank you for this excellent news!