Supercharger - Firebaugh, CA (I-5 / West Panoche Rd, LIVE 13 Nov 2020, 56 V3 stalls)

[smartypnz]

Will someone please post the prices to charge in Firebaugh? My Tesla has unlimited free supercharging so the charging price rates do not appear on my navigation screen. Would like to know the rates. How do the prices compare with nearby Harris Ranch and Santa Nella/Gustine? Also if a Tesla driver were to take the more coastal US 101 freeway between SF & LA how does the price of charging compare with the Paso Robles or Salinas Superchargers?

They may not be charging (money) yet. Quite often new opening will take some time to ask for doubloons.

 

[MarcoRP]

They may not be charging (money) yet. Quite often new opening will take some time to ask for doubloons.

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[LoudMusic]

Two things I want to see in this thread.

1) Picture of most to all stalls filled.

2) Picture of how the car displays the "stalls available" red lines for this location (regardless of occupancy).

 

[Kuhz]

2) Picture of how the car displays the "stalls available" red lines for this location (regardless of occupancy).

It’s a looooooong line

 

[Limited]

Not sure why it lists 60 stalls...

 

[Waverider]

Has anyone been able to snap a pic of the transformer(s) boilerplate? Curious to see if larger than 2500kVA.

“2955/3325kVA”

 

[MarcoRP]

Two things I want to see in this thread.

1) Picture of most to all stalls filled.

Tesla Owners Silicon Valley is having a 2nd anniversary meetup here on December 12th if you want to join in

 

[Watts_Up]

Does this location already has the Cybertruck stalls and Van/Disable larger stalls or will they be added later?

 

[Watts_Up]

Google Street View has been updated and provides a 360 degree view of the 56 Superchargers

Firebaugh Tesla Supercharger
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[Ron95030]

Not sure why it lists 60 stalls...

The Tesla.com site shows it as 56. Perhaps they are adding the RV spots in there too??? The Electrify America spots are across the street...
Dunno.

 

[Waverider]

Does this location already has the Cybertruck stalls and Van/Disable larger stalls or will they be added later?

All the stalls currently installed are the reverse-in type. Didn’t see any that would work for larger vehicles or ones towing trailers.

 

[israndy]

Not sure why it lists 60 stalls...

There is a row of pipes w/o charger stands on top of them. Yet to be completed

“2955/3325kVA”

There are TWO transformers

 

[HandleX]

I love going to a Supercharger the first day it opens up. Some observations:

• All chargers are number/lettered A-D, so 1A, 1B,1C, 1D through 14D. 14x4=56 (but I didn't count them)
• A trailer could be used on the backside of 14A-D. There are even lines painted that could be for this reason.
• 13D is a legit handicap spot, but I don't think it was extra wide.
• I was there in the evening and filming and drone footage was still taking place. I think we were drone filmed leaving.
• The first row of chargers is right next to the McDonald's drive-thru line
• The McDonald's is connected to the gas station store. The bathrooms inside were dirty and out of supplies.
• There is a nearby standalone bathroom outside, but I didn't check it out.
• The Taco Bell is very close.

It will be interesting to see what happens to the old restaurant. The chargers basically replaced the old parking lot, but there is still some room. This could replace Kettleman as the family favorite stop, but it's gonna need some work.

 

[ecarfan]

A trailer could be used on the backside of 14A-D. There are even lines painted that could be for this reason.

Would love to see some photos of that area if possible. Thanks!

 

[Nickel01]

Will Tesla add amenities like Kettleman? if so this would be the bomb Supercharger along the 5. Before covid I thought the supercharger at Williamson was a good spot.

 

[MarcoRP]

Would love to see some photos of that area if possible. Thanks!

Yup! At the rest stop in Firebaugh, there is a grand total of 1 dedicated trailer spot at stall 14D. Photos from Tesla Owners East Bay

 

[wws]

... It will be interesting to see what happens to the old restaurant. The chargers basically replaced the old parking lot, but there is still some room. This could replace Kettleman as the family favorite stop, but it's gonna need some work.

There are so many food stops in Kettleman, that it would be a long time before Firebaugh could match it. That said, it will be interesting to see how it develops as it becomes a key EV oasis on that part of I-5.

 

[bkp_duke]

I would LOVE to see Tesla upgrade the rest of Kettleman City now to 250kw chargers, now that this site is up to take the load off the I-5 traffic.

 

[tivoboy]

Not sure why it lists 60 stalls...

looks like they are testing out some new higher fees? That is about the highest I have seen in these parts (unless things have changed in the past few days)

 

[1100MCM]

looks like they are testing out some new higher fees? That is about the highest I have seen in these parts (unless things have changed in the past few days)

If you’re referring to 36 cents a kWh that’s pretty typical for V3 superchargers and even some V2 superchargers with Tesla’s recent price hikes.