Supercharger - Dripping Springs, TX

[Electroman]

8 is better than 0, but still I wish every SC was atleast 12 or 16

 

[carpendj]

Something else to add as I know this gas station real well. There will never be issues of ICE cars parking in the supercharger spots. Nobody parks at this side of the gas station.

 

[brkaus]

Still no meter base (or meter)

 

[carpendj]

Still no sign of the meter base. I have been glancing over at it each morning.
I did call the gas station and spoke to the manager, she said that they are not being told anything about it. They are aware that its not operational yet but had no more information. She pointed me at calling Circle K myself.

 

[brkaus]

Still no sign of the meter base. I have been glancing over at it each morning.
I did call the gas station and spoke to the manager, she said that they are not being told anything about it. They are aware that its not operational yet but had no more information. She pointed me at calling Circle K myself.

they are not going to know anything. It's between the installers, the utility, and the city inspectors.

 

[carpendj]

Why would they not know about something being installed on their land?

 

[brkaus]

Why would they not know about something being installed on their land?

They aren’t managing it.

 

[carpendj]

So you are saying that a company called Circle K that has 40,000 employees and over 15000 stores knows nothing about the status of superchargers on their property? I highly doubt that.

 

[Twiglett]

So you are saying that a company called Circle K that has 40,000 employees and over 15000 stores knows nothing about the status of superchargers on their property? I highly doubt that.

Just like your landlord knows nothing about when your new TV is going to be delivered. The size of the company is irrelevant.

 

[brkaus]

Of course I could be wrong, but the permits are typically under Tesla’s name or the same engineering company that appears to be filing most of them regardless of the location.

Sure, there maybe someone at circle k that has a rough idea. But I doubt any of those circle k employees are the ones hiring any of the sub contractors, following up on day to day status, or meeting the inspectors.

 

[carpendj]

I just drove by and noticed someone working at this site. Will stop by on my way home within the hour and check for any updates.

 

[carpendj]

Breaking news all, chargers should be up and running by end of today. I just stopped by as there were three Pedernales Electric trucks parked there and a bunch of guys working on it. They told me they hope to have them live by end of day. I will try and confirm this later, though I will not get a good charging speed as it’s 2 miles from my home and my battery wont be warm enough. And i am at a 45% SOC.

 

[carpendj]

And to those who said that Circle K would have no idea whats going in, here is their response to my communication with them.
“It appears most of the work is done for the charger installation at our Dripping Springs location. According to Tesla, who is managing this install project, we are simply waiting for the electric utility company to hook up the power. They are anticipating we should open by 12/22/2023 if the electricity is hooked up on schedule. It has taken far longer than anticipated to get the utilities hooked up here.”.

 

[carpendj]

Meter is now installed but the chargers are still not live.

 

[TulsaCoker]

Once the power is supplied, Tesla need to come out and get everything up and running ... so It might take a day or two from meter install

 

[Guacahummus]

 

[carpendj]

Tesla were there today and its now open!!!

 

[carpendj]

Just drove by, lights are on and I see someone charging.