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

[HandleX]

The Apricot Tree restaurant at this location has been bulldozed. I drove by on July 7th and the restaurant was gone. I had forgotten about it until I saw a story on SFGATE.

Iconic I-5 rest stop and restaurant bulldozed without warning

 

[MichaelP90DL]

The Apricot Tree restaurant at this location has been bulldozed. I drove by on July 7th and the restaurant was gone. I had forgotten about it until I saw a story on SFGATE.

Iconic I-5 rest stop and restaurant bulldozed without warning

Sigh. Years ago, I'd stop for a meal when on the trek between LA and the Bay Area. High on shelves all around the place was a pretty cool collection of kids' metal lunch boxes. I wonder what happened to that collection.

 

[gaswalla]

very well written article in that link. Learned a lot about the history of the Apricot Tree..
not sure why the manager of the local Best Western is anti-superchargers though

 

[Mrbrock]

Would not be surprised if it turns into more chargers . I have heard there are some signs Tesla is looking at more electrical capacity in this area.

 

[Mrbrock]

The Apricot Tree restaurant at this location has been bulldozed. I drove by on July 7th and the restaurant was gone. I had forgotten about it until I saw a story on SFGATE.

Iconic I-5 rest stop and restaurant bulldozed without warning

Finally updated sat photos actually show the charger and demolition as well as clearing of the adjacent lots. Looks like expansion plans are underway. Will try to confirm with permits when they become available. Power requests have been confirmed for Tesla and other charging companies in the vicinity.

 

[wornout]

BTW, Firebaugh has been "down/closed/degraded" for couple months. It still works. I've charged at one of the 24 available chargers. Anyone know what's going on?

 

[tivoboy]

BTW, Firebaugh has been "down/closed/degraded" for couple months. It still works. I've charged at one of the 24 available chargers. Anyone know what's going on?

A couple MONTHS?

 

[wornout]

A couple MONTHS?

It's been closed/degrade since at least early February; I passed through in early Feburary. There was Cybertruck review video where they "accidentally" went to Firebaugh and couldn't get charged; that was January.

 

[Mrbrock]

BTW, Firebaugh has been "down/closed/degraded" for couple months. It still works. I've charged at one of the 24 available chargers. Anyone know what's going on?

Its got the red pin with the wrench icon in the app. Reduced Service. Currently 26 of 56 stalls available which likely means 28 are active. Who knows what they are doing...

 

[wornout]

Its got the red pin with the wrench icon in the app. Reduced Service. Currently 26 of 56 stalls available which likely means 28 are active. Who knows what they are doing...

Yep. Going southbound, I stopped by (didn't need to charge) because I needed to pee. I noticed the working chargers were lit up; broken ones were dark and haphazardly caution taped off.

Going northbound, I stopped (Firebaugh is my usual charging spot) and charged at one of the lit up working chargers. I noticed the McDonalds/Chevron are closed early from lower foot traffic.

 

[wornout]

From March 13th. You can see the caution tape and the "dark" chargers.

 

[Webeevdrivers]

Maybe they are waiting for grid infrastructure improvements.

 

[tivoboy]

I wonder if they had a power access problem, transformers problem - for those banks.. or just know that there isn’t a lot of traffic travel at this time of year to keep everything operating. OR, they are being prepped for magic dock or layouts for other third parties.

 

[wornout]

Too bad Firebaugh is my typical northbound (LA to SJ) Supercharger. I roll in with like 15% of charge. There's closeby bathrooms, snacks, and McDonalds.