Creating this thread to track the new Supercharger in Towanda/El Dorado, KS
@MarcoRP , can you link the new Supercharger to this thread? Thanks.
@MarcoRP , can you link the new Supercharger to this thread? Thanks.
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Supercharger - El Dorado, KS
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swaltner
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These new sites on the Tesla web site are always so aspirational, it seems a little premature to discuss them.
I just called the El Dorado building permit department. They said they DO NOT have any form of building permit application for Tesla charging stations. They also don’t have building permits posted on-line. I’ll call again sometime around Halloween…. No need to pester those folks for news that likely isn’t happening any time soon.
Edit: supercharge.info lists a permit for the Turnpike Service station “near” El Dorado, not “in“ El Dorado. I don’t know where that info came from.
I just called the El Dorado building permit department. They said they DO NOT have any form of building permit application for Tesla charging stations. They also don’t have building permits posted on-line. I’ll call again sometime around Halloween…. No need to pester those folks for news that likely isn’t happening any time soon.
Edit: supercharge.info lists a permit for the Turnpike Service station “near” El Dorado, not “in“ El Dorado. I don’t know where that info came from.
swaltner
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Emporia is a v3 location, so it provides 250 kW. I don’t know where you saw that it was only 150 kW.
As far as El Dorado goes, there is indication of construction for a new EV charging station at the Towanda Service Center on the Kansas Turnpike, but there is absolutely no indication that this is a Tesla Supercharger. There is a fence around the site and a new concrete pad, possibly for a utility transformer.
Since there is no direct indication that this is from Tesla, please DO NOT count this as construction having started!
As far as El Dorado goes, there is indication of construction for a new EV charging station at the Towanda Service Center on the Kansas Turnpike, but there is absolutely no indication that this is a Tesla Supercharger. There is a fence around the site and a new concrete pad, possibly for a utility transformer.
Since there is no direct indication that this is from Tesla, please DO NOT count this as construction having started!
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Thanks for this update and the pictures! You are right about Emporia--not sure where it got in my head that it was a 150.
That, in my opinion, is site prep for an 8-stall prefabricated Supercharger installation.
swaltner
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I drove by today. No visible difference from last week. I did walk into the gas station today to inquire and the guy at the counter confirmed it was going to be a Tesla location.
I was thinking about this during the week and wondering if this was the look for the new prefabricated construction sites. My brain is still calibrated to the original installation method.
I was thinking about this during the week and wondering if this was the look for the new prefabricated construction sites. My brain is still calibrated to the original installation method.
Indeed. It's a lot less invasive and probably cuts construction costs in half. For another example of this construction method, check out Supercharger - Crossville, TN - Buc-ees
This thread was created based on the location at supercharge.info. Since Towanda is closer than El Dorado, it's possible this thread will need to be renamed eventually. If that's the case, just report the thread and admins can change the title here and the name at supercharge.info.
Stopped to charge at the Towanda service center Chargepoint chargers today (8/18). Talked to one of the workers and he confirmed that they were installing Tesla superchargers. While I was charging a flatbed semi pulled up with the transformer and Tesla chargers. The worker I talked with said he thought the chargers should be installed by next Thursday. I would think they will be working by the end of the month at the latest.
ScooterJim
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Dr. J
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Is this the same location as Big Springs, KS, so named on supercharge.info and described in the "Similar threads" below? If so, should the two threads be merged?
I went through last night and here's the picture I took; definitely shows progress!
XHabjab
TSLA Bull
I just cruised by on the tollway and noticed these - wasn’t expecting anything here. No picture, they look the same as above.
I hope they’re up soon. I’d sure like to avoid the Applebee’s location in the city.
I hope they’re up soon. I’d sure like to avoid the Applebee’s location in the city.
Received this email today from the Kansas Turnpike:
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