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

[MarcoRP]

Found a permit for the installation of a new Supercharger at the Target (20745 Stevens Creek Blvd) in Cupertino. Despite the permit not mentioning Tesla once, I’m confident that this permit can only be for Superchargers. It’s impossible that anyone other than Tesla would install 32 (the number mentioned in the permit) charging stations at a Target, and there is also the fact that this is one of the locations listed in the Tesla-Target deal recently discovered. I think Tesla will also be installing a handful of ChargePoint Level 2s as part of the deal with Target. Will add on Supercharge Info!!

Director’s Minor Modification Permit

Commercial Electrical Permit (Issued)

 

[smartypnz]

Wow!! At first I thought more than enough. But then.... maybe it will be very popular based on the amount of Teslas seen in that neighborhood.

 

[mociaf9]

Depending on how the building department wants the stations counted, they might be including a number of L2 stations in the 32 total number. At the superchargers hosted by Target stores Tesla pretty much always installs some J1772 Chargepoint L2 stations for Target alongside the superchargers. Whether those stations are counted in the permit's description of the number or not isn't standardized.

 

[e-FTW]

the Tesla-Target deal recently discovered

Interesting tidbit. Got a link to that?

 

[mociaf9]

Interesting tidbit. Got a link to that?

The general deal between Tesla and Target for supercharger hosting was originally from 2017 and expanded in 2018. But Marco is talking about his recent discovery of a list identifying exactly which locations are intended for development in the near future: US Target Superchargers

 

[wws]

Looks like construction has started. Sorry, but I took the Volt out for a spin today.

 

[smilepak]

Dang..32? That is nice...

 

[wws]

Dang..32? That is nice...

It will certainly take a lot of the load off the Sunnyvale and the other Cupertino Supercharger sites. The current Cupertino site is usually extremely busy. Though due to it's proximity to the Apple "flying saucer" campus, will probably remain very busy even after this new one opens.

 

[Dirk]

I don't think the Apple campus causes any additional load on chargers. There's ample (and free) charging available for all Apple employees on campus. Even the Apple visitor center next to the campus has quite a few (20+) Chargepoint level 2 chargers available. And they're free for everyone. I've used those a lot when I was working on an Apple contract for my company. But I do agree it will be a busy charger due to the amount of Tesla's around here. Just in my small cul-de-sac in Sunnyvale, there are 2 S's, a 3, an X and a Y! Now, we'll only need a Cybertruck, an ATV, a Roadster and a Semi (that will be the problem!) and we can spell "SEXY CARS".

 

[smilepak]

Imagine all of these chargers on California grid that can bare stay on during a heat wave hahaha

 

[nomis_nehc]

This is awesome news for when I visit family up in San Jose.

 

[jcaruso]

Looks like construction has started. Sorry, but I took the Volt out for a spin today.

@MarcoRP @Chuq Can you update this site to under construction?

 

[peakshaving]

Imagine all of these chargers on California grid that can bare stay on during a heat wave hahaha

hopefully by now these will all be v3 and those usually (always?) come with at least batteries if not solar too.

 

[mociaf9]

hopefully by now these will all be v3 and those usually (always?) come with at least batteries if not solar too.

V3 stations almost NEVER come with batteries and/or solar.

 

[miimura]

V3 stations almost NEVER come with batteries and/or solar.

Almost never. Santa Rosa, CA is V3 and has Powerpacks.

 

[mociaf9]

Almost never. Santa Rosa, CA is V3 and has Powerpacks.

Yeah, there's a handful of them out there. Hawthorne (the SpaceX / Tesla design studio location), Kettleman City, and the new LINQ location in Las Vegas also have them. So do a few others. But I think it's fewer than a dozen total locations. And I think Kettleman City and Hawthorne had the batteries even before any stalls got upgraded to V3.

 

[miimura]

Yeah, there's a handful of them out there. Hawthorne (the SpaceX / Tesla design studio location), Kettleman City, and the new LINQ location in Las Vegas also have them. So do a few others. But I think it's fewer than a dozen total locations. And I think Kettleman City and Hawthorne had the batteries even before any stalls got upgraded to V3.

Right. That's why I singled out Santa Rosa as a site that was installed new from scratch with V3 and Powerpacks. LV-Linq is similar, but I haven't seen good pictures of the batteries. One guy made a YouTube video when the site was new and thought the distribution cabinets were batteries.

 

[5Wheeler]

Dropped by on Sunday during the heatwave to take some pictures. It seems construction has started with fencing and some pavement removal. A large L shaped area in the side parking lot of the newly renovated Target has been fenced off. I am assuming this is where the Supercharger install will happen.

 

[wws]

@MarcoRP @Chuq Can you update this site to under construction?

@MarcoRP @Chuq Can supercharge.info be updated?

 

[Bet TSLA]

@MarcoRP @Chuq Can supercharge.info be updated?

Why? Is there any evidence that this construction is for Tesla superchargers rather than something else?