Yeah, you're right. I forgot it's Texas which probably means I would be sentenced to life.
please laugh as I am just trying to be humorous. (Might have to drive through Texas someday).
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SuperCharger - Denton, Tx
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Yeah, you're right. I forgot it's Texas which probably means I would be sentenced to life.
please laugh as I am just trying to be humorous. (Might have to drive through Texas someday).
purplewalt
Active Member
Hehehe, Traffic courts are generally more interested in getting your money than having you do time (unless you have been involved in a DWI or a serious accident).
Haven't heard of anyone going to jail for a parking offense. (At least not yet).
Big Texas cities are typically more humane and civilized, but the smaller burgs sometimes are in a time warp with various versions of Bubbas (Texas' version of Roscoe P. Coltrane is very much alive and well).
Remember to have your front-mounted license plate (not in the glove box or on the dash) when you visit....
K5ING
MegaMiler
Walt's not joking either. I was once pulled over and given a formal warning ticket by the Texas DPS on US287 between Bellevue and Bowie for the sole reason of having my front license plate on my dash and not on the front bumper. I wasn't speeding or breaking any other law. It wasn't even a sporty or modded car. It was an ordinary '99 Chevy Astro passenger van. I was told to get the plate on my bumper where it belonged or the next time he saw me he would ticket me. Sure enough, the next day when I went along the same route, he pulled up along side, looked at my newly mounted front plate, dropped back long enough to give me a thumbs up, and raced off towards the nearest doughnut shop.
reddy
Active Member
Yes, that could be bad news. Amarillo is completely done now, except no transformer.
fwgmills
Member
Went up to the SpC today. They have all six of the pedestals up and installed but covered in plastic for now. It looks like the wiring for the southern 4 pedestals is done. I saw freshly poured concrete in a trench that reached all 4. They were still working on the northern two pedestals so I don't think they are quite done. The transformer has been installed but I don't know if it's fully wired to the chargers. There is no way to really know. I imagine that the final electrical work will happen once all the concrete and landscaping is done. I also saw a pallet of decorative stone that is likely to be used to cover up the cinder block enclosure around the chargers.
Northern two pedestals still under construction. Concrete still torn up.
The transformer is in, but probably not functional yet.
The gray cabinet is open. I don't know it's function but it could be to do final wiring from the transformer to the master switching for the chargers. (The white cabinets are the chargers)
The southern 4 pedestals newly finished. See the dark gray newly poured concrete right next to the pedestals?
I also see that these are pull in, not back in. Could that be a partial response to the fact that a Model X with a tow bar or pulling a trailer would not be able to easily access these if they were back in only?
Anyway, that's your update for October 26th. We did have a ton of rain this past weekend and we're forcast for more this weekend so if this was slated to open on November 1st (read that somewhere on TMC) then I suspect that the opening will probably be pushed back a week, assuming there are no other delays, like the power company hooking up the juice.
Northern two pedestals still under construction. Concrete still torn up.
The transformer is in, but probably not functional yet.
The gray cabinet is open. I don't know it's function but it could be to do final wiring from the transformer to the master switching for the chargers. (The white cabinets are the chargers)
The southern 4 pedestals newly finished. See the dark gray newly poured concrete right next to the pedestals?
I also see that these are pull in, not back in. Could that be a partial response to the fact that a Model X with a tow bar or pulling a trailer would not be able to easily access these if they were back in only?
Anyway, that's your update for October 26th. We did have a ton of rain this past weekend and we're forcast for more this weekend so if this was slated to open on November 1st (read that somewhere on TMC) then I suspect that the opening will probably be pushed back a week, assuming there are no other delays, like the power company hooking up the juice.
taurusking
Member
Thanks fwgmills for the post.
Looks like in about 2 weeks or so ...it should be up and running.
This weekend there may be additional delay:crying: due to rain
Looks like in about 2 weeks or so ...it should be up and running.
This weekend there may be additional delay:crying: due to rain
AlbertOnMars
Member
I stopped at the Denton Supercharger today on my way south towards Austin (near the end of a 5,000+ mile trip in the car!) I was pleased to see a crew hard at work, and I also had the pleasure of meeting the Tesla employee responsible for new Supercharger construction in this region, as well as the supervisor for the contractor building the Denton SC. Had a great chat with both of them! The contractor's supervisor (not sure what her official title is), Faye, said I was the first person to actually come by with a Model S while they were working, and she was excited to see the car (even took several photos). Faye would love to see more of them, so you locals should drop by -- they will be working Thursday and Friday, and expect to have most everything wrapped up and the site cleaned up very soon. They are hoping to beat the rain coming this weekend. 
They were making good progress today. The cinder block wall is nearly complete, and they were just starting work on the limestone exterior while I was there. I think this Supercharger will be online pretty quickly, less than two weeks in my opinion. Looks like they are just doing the finishing touches at this point.
I took lots of photos..
They were making good progress today. The cinder block wall is nearly complete, and they were just starting work on the limestone exterior while I was there. I think this Supercharger will be online pretty quickly, less than two weeks in my opinion. Looks like they are just doing the finishing touches at this point.
I took lots of photos..
bollar
Disgruntled Member
Nice to see the progress. I doubt there will be a significant delay between completing the project and Denton Municipal Electric connecting it to the transformer.
SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
And whoever visits... See if you can get them to deny they are going to Victoria when finished...
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bollar
Disgruntled Member
AlbertOnMars
Member
I was told Denton Municipal Electric has been great to work with and very responsive to anything they've needed. I expect it will be connected pretty quickly upon completion.
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Well, I sure would like to see the route west across I-10 completed. That would have saved me a fair bit of time and mileage on this trip!
bollar
Disgruntled Member
TXjak
Owner/Investor/Advocate
Actually I drove my 60 from Austin to New York and back in June. Only had to use the CHAdeMO adapter 3 times (each way, in Houston, New Orleans, and Greenville, South Carolina, but don't need one in Greenville anymore).
Sure wish they'd work on I-10 west of San Antonio, though.
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bollar
Disgruntled Member
That sounds like an island to me! That's great we have enough Chademo density to get off the island, though.
I'm sure it'll be a priority after the much more heavily traveled I-20 & I-30 east of Dallas are built out. Otherwise, I'm excited to get to Big Bend, Marfa, Alpine and Carlsbad!
jaysquyres
Member
I spoke with the construction crew last night, and got some great info. Because of rain this weekend, they are working 16 hour days trying to finish before the rain started this morning. All concrete work was finished last night:
The last electrical inspection was passedyesterday & the transformer has been connected and is energized! There is still 5% of the work to be done today (landscaping,) but they said they can do that in the rain.
Tesla still needs to set a date to inspect & commission the site (open to the public,) but construction will be completed today!
bollar
Disgruntled Member
AlbertOnMars
Member
SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
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