Supercharger - Cupertino, CA - Stevens Creek Blvd (LIVE 17 Nov 2020, 28 V3 stalls)

[RolfB]

Ok - as heard station 28 is off to the site closer to the entrance. Curious at first but when you look closer... a supercharger in the handicap area.

 

[jcaruso]

@MarcoRP @Chuq Can you update supercharge.info to show 28 chargers for this site (instead of 32)?

 

[Chuq]

Yep, updated!

 

[wws]

Was just over there an hour or so ago. Fourteen workers on site! Mostly working on the stalls and asphalt by the handicap area.

 

[heytae]

Have these been confirmed to actually be V3 types?

 

[miimura]

Have these been confirmed to actually be V3 types?

Yes, the pictures clearly show V3 cabinets.

 

[HappyM3]

More photos in a reddit post.
28 New V3 Superchargers in Cupertino : teslamotors

 

[Dag]

More pics from today. Still missing a few parking space bumpers.

 

[miimura]

"4000A BUS DUCT".
Damn. I really need to go over there and find out the kVA rating on that transformer. It looks the same as the ones in Firebaugh.

Doing a little math, 4,000A * 3ph * 277V = 3,324 kVA

 

[tij664]

"4000A BUS DUCT".
Damn. I really need to go over there and find out the kVA rating on that transformer. It looks the same as the ones in Firebaugh.

Doing a little math, 4,000A * 3ph * 277V = 3,324 kVA

usually the transformer is a bit smaller than the electrical panel nameplate due to coincidence factor.

 

[miimura]

usually the transformer is a bit smaller than the electrical panel nameplate due to coincidence factor.

It could be anywhere between 2500kVA (the continuous rating of the 7 connected cabinets) and 3500kVA (rounded up from the math above). Visually, it much bigger than a typical 2500kVA transformer.

 

[awakeinwa]

More photos in a reddit post.
28 New V3 Superchargers in Cupertino : teslamotors

How do you view photos in Reddit? Click on picture and it takes me on a circular loop to nowhere

 

[thimel]

How do you view photos in Reddit? Click on picture and it takes me on a circular loop to nowhere

I just clicked on the link and the photos showed up.

 

[mociaf9]

How do you view photos in Reddit? Click on picture and it takes me on a circular loop to nowhere

Sounds like the link took you to the "old reddit" display style of the page. If the only picture you see is a small thumbnail in the upper left, then to the immediate right of the thumbnail click on the red circle with the plus sign inside. That will open up a grid view of the pictures. Click the first one then use the "next" button to scroll forward. Next/Previous are small options above and to the left of the opened picture.

The other option is to open the link in the "new reddit" display style. To do this easily, you can just replace the "www" of the url with "new". That will open up the post with the attached pictures set up like a slide show, the first one open. And to scroll through them, just click the either of the arrows at the side of the picture.

 

[RolfB]

Looks like ready to go online next week. Up to PG&E now.

 

[DoItDiff]

1. Backwards progress: Some of the paint striping visible in the previous post has been covered up.
2. Stack of tire-stops still await installation.
3. The label on the transformer appears to be the same as that recently posted for a Firebaugh transformer (2955/3325 KVA, 480Y/277, CODE 262702).
4. The transformer is humming, but none of the Tesla logos on the pedestals are lit, and a randomly-selected pedestal didn't open the charge port.

 

[SanFranFerg]

Up and running at Target Cupertino (De Anza & Stevens Creek). Not on maps yet.

 

[AndyTino]

I passed last night and noticed the crews were working on these SC. And today they are up and running. Yikes!!!

 

[LoudMusic]

It seems odd to me this location has so many stalls at such high charge rate. I understand there are an absurd amount of Teslas in the area, but wouldn't 72kW stalls get the job done for the locals? Or is this location expected to be a high traffic interstate traveler location?

 

[wwu123]

It seems odd to me this location has so many stalls at such high charge rate. I understand there are an absurd amount of Teslas in the area, but wouldn't 72kW stalls get the job done for the locals? Or is this location expected to be a high traffic interstate traveler location?

This is easy to get to from two major South Bay freeways, 280 and 85, so as much for commuters as for locals living within a few miles.