Supercharger - Eureka, CA (LIVE, 8 V2 stalls)

[JimVandegriff]

New use for the Eureka supercharger - I'm meeting a Tesla ranger there on Thursday. Usually they come to my house in Big Lagoon, but they need a strong cell tower signal to do the work they will be doing, and my house in Big Lagoon doesn't have that, so they will be meeting me at the supercharger, changing out a part, and doing a bit of key fob magic. I hope they get to drive a Tesla up.

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

I might need to stop by and get advice on my sunroof. I haven't been able to use it since my last annual service without worrying about it. It makes a pretty harsh click when it closes and had been having sticky problems on occasion. I sure never have time to just 'stop by' a service center that is 250 miles away

 

[JimVandegriff]

I might need to stop by and get advice on my sunroof. I haven't been able to use it since my last annual service without worrying about it. It makes a pretty harsh click when it closes and had been having sticky problems on occasion. I sure never have time to just 'stop by' a service center that is 250 miles away

PM me your phone number and I'll give you a call from the supercharger when they show up. We are scheduled for between noon and 1, but rangers are usually later to get here than their estimate. They are suggesting 2 hours for the work they need to do on my car, but I don't think it will take that long based on past experience.

 

[PLUS EV]

This mall closes at 8pm on weekdays. I was fairly disappointed when I showed up at 8:20. I had just assumed that any mall would be open until 9pm. Anyways after hours, the only option for food and bathroom appears to be McDonald's and even that is a decent trek all the way across the parking lot.

Being open so few hours is definitely a huge strike against mall locations. In this case, the mall is open 10 out of 24 hours on weekdays and even less on Sunday.

 

[MdCarmen]

Do you recommend lodging in Eureka where a Tesla would be safe overnight?

 

[PLUS EV]

Do you recommend lodging in Eureka where a Tesla would be safe overnight?

Basically anywhere. The North Coast is a little rough and tumble, but it isn't the third world.

 

[otter]

Do you recommend lodging in Eureka where a Tesla would be safe overnight?

I agree with @PLUS EV. We've stayed in town and in the motel strip by the airport near Arcata. I will say that some of the downtown motels can have traffic noise issues since they tend to be situated along the highway. For quiet and pet-friendly lodgings, we now tend to stay in Trinidad and treat ourselves to supper at The Larrupin' Cafe.

 

[Zorg]

Well, we had the chargers to ourselves today. The Holiday inn Express a mile away is nice.

 

[Bighorn]

There is a back entrance to Walmart that’s fairly hidden. They have better hours—6am to 11pm for bathroom and I assume food options.

 

[corywright]

Some new gear has been spotted at the Eureka Supercharger.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1375205577614225408

 

[fawu]

I checked this out yesterday. Turns out these are Tesla Powerpacks that are now installed next to the Electrify America chargers, a bit to the south of the Superchargers.

 

[fawu]

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

Tesla is helping fix the crappy EA network?
interesting?!... I expected H2 over there
I really am 'excited' to see what happens when all of the new OEM EV's are mass(?) produced and trying to charge at the very few chargers for many automakers

 

[mociaf9]

Tesla is helping fix the crappy EA network?

While it's a new development at this particular location, it's not really a new program: Electrify America Adds Tesla Battery Storage To More Than 100 New Charging Stations - Electrify America NEWSROOM

Tesla Powerpacks batteries deployed at ~60 Electrify America charging stations, more are coming

Tesla has deployed Powerpack battery systems at around 60 Electrify America charging stations, and more are coming by the end...

electrek.co

 

[turok3000]

According to in-car supercharger status and ABRP - this location currently appears to be completely out of service. Anyone nearby able to comment on whether this is truly the case and what work is going on ? (I have a road trip that passes through here on Saturday Apr 17th and was depending on being able to charge at this location.)

Thanks

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

According to in-car supercharger status and ABRP - this location currently appears to be completely out of service. Anyone nearby able to comment on whether this is truly the case and what work is going on ? (I have a road trip that passes through here on Saturday Apr 17th and was depending on being able to charge at this location.)

Thanks

I was there Sunday and 2 chargers were broken but it was working. super busy recently!
currently my App shows 4/8 in use...live a couple of miles from it...I'll drive by later and add a post if it is down but I doubt it is.

 

[turok3000]

I was there Sunday and 2 chargers were broken but it was working. super busy recently!
currently my App shows 4/8 in use...live a couple of miles from it...I'll drive by later and add a post if it is down but I doubt it is.

I appreciate the info, thanks! I rechecked from my car and it indeed is now showing available again (and so is ABRP). Guess it was either down for brief maintenance (perhaps fixing the broken chargers) or maybe a temporary problem with the communication of availability status.

Thankyou

 

[PLUS EV]

I appreciate the info, thanks! I rechecked from my car and it indeed is now showing available again (and so is ABRP). Guess it was either down for brief maintenance (perhaps fixing the broken chargers) or maybe a temporary problem with the communication of availability status.

Thankyou

Brief maintenance would be my guess just going by the description of events.

 

[Maxters]

Charged here at the Mall in Eureka the other day.. It was very busy as I normally charge at home.. They may need to increase the number up north state.