Supercharger - El Centro, CA - Wake Ave (LIVE 22 May 2022, 8 V3 stalls)

[MarcoRP]

A new 8-stall Supercharger is coming soon to Sushi Park at 330 Wake Avenue. I filed a public records request with the city and they told me a new permit is ready to be issued at this address. Another charger is coming to the Motel 6 on Smoketree, if that interests anyone

 

[Dave EV]

A new 8-stall Supercharger is coming soon to Sushi Park at 330 Wake Avenue. I filed a public records request with the city and they told me a new permit is ready to be issued at this address. Another charger is coming to the Motel 6 on Smoketree, if that interests anyone

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Only 8 stalls? This site will be way more popular than the other - I see In-n-Out, Starbucks, the Habit and Panera (all good places to eat) next next door...

 

[newjacka]

8 stalls is not enough

 

[gaswalla]

sounds like 8 stalls here, another 8-12 at Motel 6 to add to the currently 12 at the mall

 

[Sparky1]

Has anyone been by either of these sites in the last month since the permit was issued? Is there any construction activity to report? Hoping this will be operational by March for a Phx to SD trip. Also, it seems like the motel 6 stalls are likely not Tesla specific. Perhaps Electrify America or Chargepoints? It would be odd to have two new Tesla installs right across the interstate from each other, right? It isn't like there is a shortage of space in that area....

 

[asimo3089]

I believe 8 stalls is enough thanks to the benefits of v3. The current v2 is enough and it’s not much larger and suffers the limits of v2.

Excited for this to open up! I could go Tucson to San Diego completely on v3!

 

[Sparky1]

I believe 8 stalls is enough thanks to the benefits of v3. The current v2 is enough and it’s not much larger and suffers the limits of v2.

Excited for this to open up! I could go Tucson to San Diego completely on v3!

Short term I think the 8 V3 stalls would suffice due to the quicker turnover and no sharing of power. I've encountered a pretty full stop in El Centro a couple of times, but it was a Sunday afternoon and the speeds were pretty slow, so charging sessions weren't very quick.

 

[Dave EV]

Short term I think the 8 V3 stalls would suffice due to the quicker turnover and no sharing of power. I've encountered a pretty full stop in El Centro a couple of times, but it was a Sunday afternoon and the speeds were pretty slow, so charging sessions weren't very quick.

V3s are a big time saver - on a recent road trip I happened to have two identical charges from 8-72% one on a V2 where I was paired up for 15 minutes and another on a V3.

The V3 charge took 18 minutes to go from 8-72% - the V2 charge after 18 minutes was only at 43% and took another 10 minutes to get to 72% - 28 minutes total.

A V3 can improve throughput by 50% which is huge especially when sites are busy.

 

[Sparky1]

Heading over to San Diego at the beginning of May.... has there been any progress on this site?

 

[Sparky1]

Guessing no activity on the forum means no construction has happened yet at the new site in El Centro.....

 

[tmoz]

Somebody saw something to change its status to "construction."
The current el centro is one of my least favorite charging sites. I'm sure there are other sites that are worse, but of the sites I use, this one is really high on my dislike list.

 

[MarcoRP]

El Centro - Wake Avenue location uncertainty

Someone on the Tesla Model 3 Facebook group posted a picture of the Supercharger in El Centro on Wake Avenue with construction appearing mostly complete. The picture is along the side of a Sushi Park, whose address according to Google is 330 Wake Avenue. The picture does not line up well with...

forum.supercharge.info

 

[azax456]

This site now shows open on both in-car navigation and Tesla website.

 

[tmoz]

This site now shows open on both in-car navigation and Tesla website.

Wow! Great news indeed.

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[Sparky1]

From the looks of that in-screen nav shot, it appears to be located between the somewhat new Panera and Sushi Park, and behind Habit Burger. A short <5 min walk to Starbucks, In/Out Burger, Panda Express. All of these should provide better bathroom options than the older supercharger site at the mall. This 8 stall V3 should provide better charging throughput than the older site that has more than 8, but slower/shared stalls.

 

[tmoz]

From the looks of that in-screen nav shot, it appears to be located between the somewhat new Panera and Sushi Park, and behind Habit Burger. A short <5 min walk to Starbucks, In/Out Burger, Panda Express. All of these should provide better bathroom options than the older supercharger site at the mall. This 8 stall V3 should provide better charging throughput than the older site that has more than 8, but slower/shared stalls.

That bathroom in the mall was really far, especially for an older male like me, who has to watch his water intake on trips.

 

[asimo3089]

I am so excited to see this completed! You can now travel from northern California through Tucson, AZ (or conversely!) using only v3 superchargers!

Edit: I greatly wish Supercharge.info would show/highlight only v3 chargers. Maybe give them a unique red.

 

[Zayde Adom Car]

I think the open V3 are purple and the V2’s are red on the map

 

[miimura]

I think the open V3 are purple and the V2’s are red on the map

I have only seen colors indicating V2 vs. V3 in the "Superchargers" app. Not on the Supercharge.info site.

 

[Limited]

Didn't see any pics of the site in this thread so here is one: