It did, eventually...
Here is my trip report as it relates to this Supercharger:
tl;dr Go for Chico on weekends instead of Corning. It is a ghost town and has 14 stalls.
- Since we were driving up on a Sunday, we did not stop in Corning as it would have meant waiting in line
- So we did San Francisco -> Chico Supercharger (completely empty) -> Manzanita Lake Campground cabins*
- Nav then takes you through some back roads (Manton Rd) across the foothills and you wonder if you would ever be found if something went wrong. LOL
- Spent two full days there without charging, with one day where we drove the length of the park all the way up to Lassen Peak (2500’ elevation change)
- Drove back to Corning on Wednesday and got there at about 1:30pm, 3 other cars already charging. A fourth and fifth pulling in as I plugged in to 3A. Middle chargers not occupied (are those the defective ones?)
- We were only getting 36kw. Gentleman in the charger nearest to the transformers was leaving and recommended I move to his 1A as he was getting a good charge rate.
- We did and got full speed. 1B was empty. Too hot for me to figure out if 3B was occupied we bolted for the Starbucks.
- Pro-tip: On the other side of the fenced-in transformer area there is a supplemental temporary charger stall (you know the ones, they are on a metal pallet). I had not noticed it until someone else went to charge there. So that is a good thing to see there. Wonder if it has one or two cables, I forget.
I have some more info and data to share, which I will do in a more appropriate thread. Spoiler: the drive back to Corning got unexpectedly range anxiety-inducing...
*If you are going to Lassen and like to camp, but may not want to deal with the tent I recommenced those cabins. They are great. But keep it to yourselves, I want to go back and they are already quite popular...