Supercharger - Crescent City, CA (6 V2 stalls)

[emupilot]

Obviously the better solution is another supercharger near Coos Bay, or stopping for a little CHAdeMO or 14-50 charge somewhere half way. But I almost think I could do this route from SC to SC once both the Crescent City and Lincoln City superchargers are live.

A supercharger is reportedly planned for the Coos Bay / Bandon area, so the Crescent City to Lincoln City gap is likely to be only a short-term problem.

 

[5YJSA]

A supercharger is reportedly planned for the Coos Bay / Bandon area, so the Crescent City to Lincoln City gap is likely to be only a short-term problem.

thanks!

 

[Rincon Richard]

I have driven the coast a few times, years ago, in an ICE obviously.

I can't recall the elevation along the road from Crescent City, CA to Lincoln City, OR, though.

The distance between those two stops puts it within driving range for my soon to be delivered Model S 75D on a full charge with moderate temperatures. i.e. it's 256 miles and Tesla claims at a leisurely 50 mph I should be able to get 367 miles out of the car. That's just enough of a buffer to make me not worry much.

But I'm wondering if elevation changes might eat up more than those 100 extra miles. Can't recall if it's all uphill one way, or if it's rolling.

Any thoughts?

Obviously the better solution is another supercharger near Coos Bay, or stopping for a little CHAdeMO or 14-50 charge somewhere half way. But I almost think I could do this route from SC to SC once both the Crescent City and Lincoln City superchargers are live.

(Not that I'm going to do it soon. I live in Toronto now. But I'll definitely be road tripping out there in the next year or so.)

 

[Rincon Richard]

367 miles, 75D, You would be a world record holder!

 

[Rincon Richard]

This city is bureaucracy at it's finest. If I were Elon, I would move on down the road!
Or maybe They're just plane ass to lazy. Because this is been going on way too long!
*sugar* or get of the pot!!!

 

[SFOTurtle]

This city is bureaucracy at it's finest. If I were Elon, I would move on down the road!
Or maybe They're just plane ass to lazy. Because this is been going on way too long!
*sugar* or get of the pot!!!

Did I miss something? I thought that Crescent City was due to begin construction once the Eureka SC is finished? Has that plan changed?

 

[ProphetM]

No, I don't think anything has changed. As far as I know there is no evidence that this is being held up by anything the city has done.

My vacation time is finally almost here, and I'll be in Crescent City all next week. I'm hoping to catch the start of construction, as Eureka seems nearly done aside from hookups and landscaping.

 

[ProphetM]

Construction has finally begun in Crescent City! It's just some equipment and painted lines right now but I spotted the same white and black trailers that were at the Eureka SC yesterday.

 

[5YJSA]

View attachment 187047 Construction has finally begun in Crescent City! It's just some equipment and painted lines right now but I spotted the same white and black trailers that were at the Eureka SC yesterday.

Assuming you are right, this is good news indeed--Tesla's longest in the tooth permit has finally moved to construction!

That leaves Riviere-du-Loup as the new king of delay...

 

[ProphetM]

Construction, day two. The temporary fencing is up and they have already torn up the asphalt where the chargers are going. By the way, the site is actually a couple of rows over from the original proposed spot, which was marked in the site map on page one of this thread.

 

[ProphetM]

One last photo, taken on our way out of town Saturday morning.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

They were drilling a hole for running electrical to the SC location when I stopped by today. ~200-300 feet under the parking lot. You can see the direction they were headed

Drill was running under this from the right side to the left, probably right under the SC cabinets. you can see the connex box in both pics

Somehow I missed the drill tip in the picture, sand must have just fallen over it. They just made it to daylight when I stopped by

And 6 diagonal Superchargers, directly across from the park on the beachfront. Sweet wooden playground for kids and a disc golf course too!

 

[otter]

Diagonal and pull-through, it appears. Cool.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

Diagonal and pull-through, it appears. Cool.

I think the parking lot is directional with curbing between the two rows wfere the chagers are, there is a row of trees too. Any trailers would need to be removed from X 's before charging

 

[ProphetM]

Yes, it's directional with single-width driving lanes, but not pull-through. It only makes sense to have head-in spots in this case, but I'm glad to see confirmation of that nevertheless, as it should cut down on ICEing. It's not a huge lot and it can get relatively busy, but it rarely gets entirely full so that should be enough incentive for ICEs to pick another spot.

 

[ProphetM]

My mom-in-law up in Crescent City kindly sent me some photos from today. They're moving right along!

 

[Tree95]

My mom-in-law up in Crescent City kindly sent me some photos from today.

Tell the M-I-L that the internet thanks her!

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

Looks like just some AC is needed! ...and the Tesla tech

There is a convex mirror on the corner of the sc cabinet enclosure. What's that for? Doesn't everyone use the rear camera?

 

[ecarfan]

Looks like just some AC is needed! ...and the Tesla tech

Looks like some asphalt paving is needed as well.

 

[ProphetM]

You beat me to it, Zextraterrestrial, but I'm going to post my mother-in-law's pics anyway, since she was so nice about getting them for me today:

I'm not sure which drivers the mirror is intended for, but it's nice that they put one in. And yes, it looks essentially finished - tidied up and just waiting for the new pavement.