I dove past there last weekend....nothing new :frown: would have been nice for the sea cruise car show
the C.C. grocery outlet has a pretty decent beer selection though:wink:
the C.C. grocery outlet has a pretty decent beer selection though:wink:
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Supercharger - Crescent City, CA (6 V2 stalls)
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Just want to remind y'all that 26 miles north of Crescent City, the Oregon section of the "West Coast Electric Highway" begins, just across the border at Brookings. After that, a string of Aerovironment stations (one CHAdeMO paired with one J1772) stretches up the entire Oregon coast, with connections east to the corresponding string along I-5. They are all visible at Plugshare. I live on the central Oregon coast and depended on that network when I drove a Leaf. But once I got to the California border, I had no more DCFC opportunities until Sacramento or the Bay area, on either I-5 or 101.
There are no SC locations on the Oregon section of 101 on Tesla's 2016 map. But for those with a CHAdeMO adapter and a little patience, the beautiful Oregon coast awaits.
Selfish interest: Once Tesla builds out northern 101 in California, I will have an alternative for north-south travel on those winter occasions when I-5 gets heavy snow at the Siskiyou summit (at the California-Oregon border.) Can't wait!
Just want to remind y'all that 26 miles north of Crescent City, the Oregon section of the "West Coast Electric Highway" begins, just across the border at Brookings. After that, a string of Aerovironment stations (one CHAdeMO paired with one J1772) stretches up the entire Oregon coast, with connections east to the corresponding string along I-5. They are all visible at Plugshare. I live on the central Oregon coast and depended on that network when I drove a Leaf. But once I got to the California border, I had no more DCFC opportunities until Sacramento or the Bay area, on either I-5 or 101.
There are no SC locations on the Oregon section of 101 on Tesla's 2016 map. But for those with a CHAdeMO adapter and a little patience, the beautiful Oregon coast awaits.
Selfish interest: Once Tesla builds out northern 101 in California, I will have an alternative for north-south travel on those winter occasions when I-5 gets heavy snow at the Siskiyou summit (at the California-Oregon border.) Can't wait!
ProphetM
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Though I have no indication from my in-laws that any work has started, there has been progress of a sort - Crescent City has gotten a gray 'opening soon' marker on Tesla's map, as have Eureka and Ukiah. But, it has been removed from the 2015 projected map. Since we're so near the end of the year it's questionable whether they could finish in 2015 even if they started right away.
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JimVandegriff
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I've been waiting to hear about this Supercharger for awhile and looked for documents pertaining to it. Documents can be seen at Planning Department in the public documents pulldown menu with a search for "Tesla" or the ap # 118-070-25 or project number UP15-10 and AR15-11. It looks like the planning department gave the okay on Dec. 10, 2015 (or at least that was the staff recommendation), and there are quite a number of technical drawings of the site and the superchargers. Anyone know anything else at this point?
Is Crescent City the record longest permitting process in the USA?
Is Crescent City the record longest permitting process in the USA?
Is there something wrong with the permitting process here?... perhaps some politics being played?
Doesn't seem to be a very Progressive Attitude in the local government here...
Is Crescent City the record longest permitting process in the USA?
Is there something wrong with the permitting process here?... perhaps some politics being played?
Doesn't seem to be a very Progressive Attitude in the local government here...
cpa
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Perhaps I am being too narrow-minded in my viewpoint. Tesla and the City of Crescent City signed a lease early in 2015. Entering into a lease does not mean that a permit is issued, or is even imminent. A lease is simply a contract, not a building permit. I think we were precipitate in declaring Crescent City as "under permit" status back then.
It is my understanding that once a building permit is issued, a fee is paid, and the clock starts ticking for construction. I presume that building permits have a window for construction commencement before they expire, and the applicant must renew the permit and pay an additional fee if construction has not commenced during this window.
As an aside, when Tesla applied for a building permit for the Lone Pine Supercharger in Inyo County, the city/county did not employ knowledgeable staff to be able to review and approve the plans. They had to hire an outside firm to review the plans about the specialized nature of electric vehicle charging and the voltage/amperage required. (This is based upon information that I read somewhere--maybe in Lone Pine's Planning Department's discussions or minutes.) Since Crescent City (population ~7,000) and Del Norte County (population ~27,000) are so small, it is also quite possible that they needed to hire outside help to review the plans.
I really do not think that there is some insidious plan to thwart Tesla. I think Tesla had a time frame to commence construction, and submitted plans 4-6 weeks before the December 10 date.
I think eureka will be done first and it is also a bigger gap if you want to get to I5. Also the permits have been ok' d I think and who I spoke with said assuming the construction is done in a reasonable time expect a spring opening
I have been watching the progress on 101 north of San Francisco for months and my best guess is that the delay is more Tesla's schedule than any issue with Crescent City. If you want to see problems with local government, look at the thread for Plantation, FL! Denton, TX seemed to take forever, as well, although I don't know why. Sometimes local government and Tesla move right along but the local utility takes a long time to obtain and install the necessary transformer. In Napa, the delay appears to be completion of the adjacent gas station.
But it will eventually happen, allowing you to leapfrog partway up the CHAdeMO chain on the Oregon coast or get to the Grants Pass SC on I-5. I agree that Eureka might come first.
But it will eventually happen, allowing you to leapfrog partway up the CHAdeMO chain on the Oregon coast or get to the Grants Pass SC on I-5. I agree that Eureka might come first.
ProphetM
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JimVandegriff
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I received a reply today to an email I sent to the supercharger group at Tesla (at the suggestion of my model X delivery specialist) about both the Crescent City and Eureka sites. Their email said that they planned on having the two sites "open sometime this Summer". The Crescent City site is essential for us to pull a trailer from our home in Humboldt County up into Oregon and Washington this fall. Looking forward to it.
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ProphetM
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Well it's been a solid year now since we found out about this location. Is that some kind of record?
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