I didn't find it to be an issue on the drive last year. IIRC I was moving along with most of the trucks, and the traffic wasn't that heavy.JSergeant and buttershrimp: Do you really think it safe to go 60 on I-10 when everyone else is going 85?
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I didn't find it to be an issue on the drive last year. IIRC I was moving along with most of the trucks, and the traffic wasn't that heavy.JSergeant and buttershrimp: Do you really think it safe to go 60 on I-10 when everyone else is going 85?
Reminds me of my favorite Nanci Griffith song!:I grew up in Central Texas and can see both directions from my ivory tower
Maybe this news is why Walmart's stock went up so much this week!City of Fort Stockton informed me just now that a permit was issued, for electrical work, for Tesla, at the WalMart.
I spoke with the manager of the WalMart a few minutes ago.
His story:
A team from "Corporate" showed up and shared with him pictures and layouts of a Supercharger.
"They look like big red gas pumps".
The site is surveyed, laid out, and awaiting construction start.
Start is within 30 days.
How about that!
Just to clarify, this is completely independent of the aforementioned supercharger that is supposedly on the way?Walmart is working with Electrify America on the first of three planned expansions of EV charging stations across the country.
Fort Stockton Walmart: targeted commissioning date is November 6, 2018.
Maybe this news is why Walmart's stock went up so much this week!
Safe? Well, since you are asking the guy that went 45 mph for half the trip from Sweetwater to Santa Rosa, I will say, it isn't exactly safe, but I went through a lot of trouble decorating my car with reflective decals and watching my six, putting hazards on and rolling in the shoulder when the occasional car approached. I doubt I'll do it often, and I don't recommend it, I doubt anyone else is as paranoid as I am of being hit from behind while driving slower. I prefer to drive 70-90 mph autopilot hops with quick charging stops. Still, I definitely think it is good to try hypermiling in a less crowded area to learn all about the car. I never quite understood the wisdom of slower highway driving until striving for something besides time savings.JSergeant and buttershrimp: Do you really think it safe to go 60 on I-10 when everyone else is going 85?
thenaimis: For me, the news from Walmart only complicated the sorry situation in Fort Stockton.
There is no more activity at the Flying J. The city implied that the permit for that location was not going to be issued again.
I have no idea what is going to happen there, if anything.
The Walmart/VW installation will apparently bloom into reality on November 6th. I have not seen anything specific to Fort Stockton that indicates what type chargers will be installed there. J1772 seems like good bet, but what level and what connector? Will there be a Tesla SC there also? Will there be a CHAdeMO outlet? Precedent at other VW locations may be relevant, maybe not. I have no idea.
I'll ask Walmart for some specifics.
Anybody want to try shaking the tree at Tesla?
Maybe go by the Houston office where the new SC manager is located?
It’s past time that Tesla start responding to these concerns like a real company and I suppose they won’t change until we continue to insist upon it.
Walmart in Austin TX has Chademo chargers that used to be free. I charged one time after they started charging and it was $7.50 for 1/2 hour of charging. That was the last time I charged there. Since I have solar panels at home I can charge for free.The electrify America chargers at 350/150 kW CSS and 50 kW CHAdeMO. There are certainly times I’d take a pay fast DC charge over a free slow charge... Don’t really care to buy a CHAdeMO adaptor though lol.
I would never pay to charge locally. I don’t even bother with free charging locally.Walmart in Austin TX has Chademo chargers that used to be free. I charged one time after they started charging and it was $7.50 for 1/2 hour of charging. That was the last time I charged there.
Heard from both Walmart and Electrify America:
The Walmart sites will feature ONLY CCS and CHAdeMO connectors. Charging capabilities (kW) will vary from site to site.
This info may be wrong, and it may change, but that's what I was told this afternoon.
According to both sources cited above, there are no Tesla Superchargers associated with the Walmart sites.
EA suggested I contact Tesla. HA!
I can find no documentation anywhere to support this, but Walmart is a big, segmented company. It is quite possible that Tesla has arranged SC installations co-located at some Walmarts independently from the Electrify America effort. My hope, anyway.
TaoJones: yep, it looks like VW will complete the southern link before Tesla does.
This should be quite embarrassing for Tesla, if you could find someone who cares.
I've charged at Walmart sites in Iowa, Missouri and (I think) Minnesota, which had J1772 service (only?). One charged me $$$, the others were free to use. Their pedestals looked like ChargePoints but they had another brand name that I don't recall.Heard from both Walmart and Electrify America:
The Walmart sites will feature ONLY CCS and CHAdeMO connectors. Charging capabilities (kW) will vary from site to site.
This info may be wrong, and it may change, but that's what I was told this afternoon.
According to both sources cited above, there are no Tesla Superchargers associated with the Walmart sites.
EA suggested I contact Tesla. HA!
I can find no documentation anywhere to support this, but Walmart is a big, segmented company. It is quite possible that Tesla has arranged SC installations co-located at some Walmarts independently from the Electrify America effort. My hope, anyway.
TaoJones: yep, it looks like VW will complete the southern link before Tesla does.
This should be quite embarrassing for Tesla, if you could find someone who cares.
Why all this focus on Walmart when we know the superchargers will be built at the Flying J? Last week there were dig requests for the Flying J in Ft. Stockton and Pecos to install car charging stations for Tesla.Heard from both Walmart and Electrify America:
The Walmart sites will feature ONLY CCS and CHAdeMO connectors. Charging capabilities (kW) will vary from site to site.
This info may be wrong, and it may change, but that's what I was told this afternoon.
According to both sources cited above, there are no Tesla Superchargers associated with the Walmart sites.
EA suggested I contact Tesla. HA!
I can find no documentation anywhere to support this, but Walmart is a big, segmented company. It is quite possible that Tesla has arranged SC installations co-located at some Walmarts independently from the Electrify America effort. My hope, anyway.
TaoJones: yep, it looks like VW will complete the southern link before Tesla does.
This should be quite embarrassing for Tesla, if you could find someone who cares.
Why all this focus on Walmart when we know the superchargers will be built at the Flying J? Last week there were dig requests for the Flying J in Ft. Stockton and Pecos to install car charging stations for Tesla.
Heard from both Walmart and Electrify America:
The Walmart sites will feature ONLY CCS and CHAdeMO connectors. Charging capabilities (kW) will vary from site to site.
This info may be wrong, and it may change, but that's what I was told this afternoon.
According to both sources cited above, there are no Tesla Superchargers associated with the Walmart sites.
EA suggested I contact Tesla. HA!
I can find no documentation anywhere to support this, but Walmart is a big, segmented company. It is quite possible that Tesla has arranged SC installations co-located at some Walmarts independently from the Electrify America effort. My hope, anyway.
TaoJones: yep, it looks like VW will complete the southern link before Tesla does.
This should be quite embarrassing for Tesla, if you could find someone who cares.
I posted it in the Pecos thread. I thought I said it was Ft. Stockton also but looks like I wasn’t clear about that. Sorry!There were? Did I miss a post?
So that brings up a question: which EVs can actually make it to the Fort Stockton Walmart in November of 2018, when the site opens?