Supercharger - Fountain Valley, CA - Warner Ave. (LIVE 22 Jan 2022, 12 V3 stalls)

[akumax]

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Should be opening soon since the stalls are already installed. Next to the Del Taco and an Asian supermarket. Across the street from 7 Leaves for your coffee fix.


This will definitely alleviate congestion from the FV SC @ Costco FV (which breaks down regularly lol)

 

[bmah]

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Should be opening soon since the stalls are already installed. Next to the Del Taco and an Asian supermarket. Across the street from 7 Leaves for your coffee fix.


This will definitely alleviate congestion from the FV SC @ Costco FV (which breaks down regularly lol)

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You're saying that some construction has already taken place? Any pictures? Or a more precise location (say an address, an intersection, or the name of a shopping center)?

Thanks!

Bruce.

 

[GarrickS]

Akumax appears to be talking about Warner Ave and Bushard street.

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[akumax]

Welcome to TMC!

You're saying that some construction has already taken place? Any pictures? Or a more precise location (say an address, an intersection, or the name of a shopping center)?

Thanks!

Bruce.

Thank you! Yes, the stalls have been installed! I can take a picture sometime today. Are there any markings that would identify whether its an urban/V2/V3?

 

[Tam]

...precise location (say an address, an intersection, or the name of a shopping center)?...

Unless there's some "Tesla" evidence, it's not confirmed but the location for this thread is:

Plavan Plaza Shopping Center, 9380 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

There are so many Del Taco and Asian markets, so for an easy search: "Sunrise Supermarket"

 

[Tam]

...any markings that would identify whether its an urban/V2/V3?...

Urban 72 kW chargers is a solid short big pole with no doughnut hole:

V2 and V3 Supercharger has a doughnut hollow hole in the center of their poles.

V2 cables are thicker (same size as Urban). Their stations are labeled in pairs "1A, 1B, 2A, 2B..."

V3 cables are thinner. Their stations are not labeled in pairs "1, 2..."

 

[akumax]

Here is the spot (I took these pictures south of Warner, SW corner of Bushard/Warner intersection). The Tesla link is somewhat accurate in regards to the location.

 

[akumax]

I cannot edit posts? Interesting haha. In any case, these appear to be V3 since there are no shared markings. The parking spots feel a little "tighter" than normal, Model X may have some challenges. Do note of those concrete posts in front of the chargers. Also thanks to Tam for the Google Maps image, I've notated where the chargers are in the attached pic.

This shopping area is not crowded as there is no particular popular destination for shopping, (it is "brisk"), so it is a good spot in regards to not having too much congestion and enough parking spots in general.

 

[newjacka]

Here is the spot (I took these pictures south of Warner, SW corner of Bushard/Warner intersection). The Tesla link is somewhat accurate in regards to the location.

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How many stalls?

 

[bmah]

I cannot edit posts? Interesting haha. In any case, these appear to be V3 since there are no shared markings. The parking spots feel a little "tighter" than normal, Model X may have some challenges. Do note of those concrete posts in front of the chargers.

Thanks for the additional info and insights! You can also tell V3 pedestals by the thickness of the cable (thinner compared to V2). V3 pedestals often come in multiples of 4 (because each V3 charging cabinet supports up to 4 pedestals). You mentioned 13 pedestals installed so far, so I'm sure many people are wondering if this will turn into 16 by time all is said and done. (On the other hand, the paving and striping looks complete, which implies that whatever's there is the final pedestal configuration.)

I would guess that in the top photo you posted, the Tesla-owned charging cabinets and switchgear will go inside the brown metal enclosure (if they're not there already), and the utility transformer (e.g. from SCE or whomever the local electricity provider is) would land on the concrete slab that has a piece of plywood resting on it.

Bruce.

PS. Brief plug for the California Superchargers FAQ:

California Supercharger Locations FAQ

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PPS. @MarcoRP @corywright @Chuq : there might be enough information in this thread to put a record in supercharge.info.

 

[akumax]

Thanks for the additional info and insights! You can also tell V3 pedestals by the thickness of the cable (thinner compared to V2). V3 pedestals often come in multiples of 4 (because each V3 charging cabinet supports up to 4 pedestals). You mentioned 13 pedestals installed so far, so I'm sure many people are wondering if this will turn into 16 by time all is said and done. (On the other hand, the paving and striping looks complete, which implies that whatever's there is the final pedestal configuration.)

I would guess that in the top photo you posted, the Tesla-owned charging cabinets and switchgear will go inside the brown metal enclosure (if they're not there already), and the utility transformer (e.g. from SCE or whomever the local electricity provider is) would land on the concrete slab that has a piece of plywood resting on it.

Bruce.

PS. Brief plug for the California Superchargers FAQ:

California Supercharger Locations FAQ

TMC California Supercharger Locations FAQ Maintained by @bmah Last updated: 12 November 2022 A compilation of frequently-asked questions, with answers, on the “California Supercharger Locations” sub-forum on the Tesla Motors Club (TMC) Web forums (California Supercharger locations). Much of...

teslamotorsclub.com

PPS. @MarcoRP @corywright @Chuq : there might be enough information in this thread to put a record in supercharge.info.

Yeah let’s just say I can’t math it is definitely 12 stalls, cheers!

 

[Tam]

Yeah let’s just say I can’t math it is definitely 12 stalls, cheers!

Great detective work. Thanks.

I stopped by and can confirm what was said above:

Stalls: 12
Power: v3, 250kw
Status: looks ready but unpowered. On the ground to our right of the brown box, there is a cement patch with "Edison" on it. I guess Edison will place a transformer there to power the site in future.

 

[Tam]

Here are some more pictures:

This is the address attached to the brown fence/box (I assume Supercharger and battery cabinets in there. It's locked. Too tall to peek:

Onsite location:

Pretty much a very prime location that is close to the entrance of Sunrise Supermarket. Happy grocery!

You can see the street sign for the strip mall at a distance, from the street, on your right. Don't mind about that white Tesla because there's no power for this station just yet.

You can see Del Taco:

Zoom out view where the Del Taco sign is obstructed by a tree:

The other angle: There should be an Edison transformer rising from the ground between the Model 3 and the brown box at the distance (between 2 trees):

Here's the cement patch with "Edison" on it with brown plywood covering the hole. I think it is for the transformer:

Close up of the potential transformer location:

To its right, there's still another smaller cover that might fit another electrical cabinet rising from the ground:

 

[4SUPER9]

Happy to have this, just wish it was 24 stalls. The original FV location was instantly slammed when ir launched, and that was years ago, before the MX even.

 

[Tam]

...wish it was 24 stalls...

There are more expandable rooms on the left, West if there will be demands.

 

[4SUPER9]

Real estate is at a premium in this area. To my recollection, when the original FV site wanted to expand, the City Counsel was extremely reluctant. Hopefully, opinions are changing.

Whrn the original FV went live, it was a disaster for years. Constantly crowded with a line. Again, back when there were very few Tesla’s in the world. People would actually drop their cars off there and pick them up many hours later. I believe this site was the principal contributor to the development of the idle fee program. Now, we have 2 sites in Irvine, and Westminster, albeit, 72kW.

 

[Jupiter2]

Real estate is at a premium in this area. To my recollection, when the original FV site wanted to expand, the City Counsel was extremely reluctant. Hopefully, opinions are changing.

Whrn the original FV went live, it was a disaster for years. Constantly crowded with a line. Again, back when there were very few Tesla’s in the world. People would actually drop their cars off there and pick them up many hours later. I believe this site was the principal contributor to the development of the idle fee program. Now, we have 2 sites in Irvine, and Westminster, albeit, 72kW.

The Main Street site in Irvine is ridiculous....it's in a PAID parking garage. It's grossly underutilized. You'll see the one across the freeway from Main Street totally full...while the Main Street site across the freeway being totally empty. Drives me nuts.

I'd like to see Westminster upgraded to 250kW. It is often full.

Happy to see this one in FV go in.

Side note.....what used to be in that grocery store? I remember shopping there many (many) years ago. Was it a CompUSA?

 

[4SUPER9]

The Main Street site in Irvine is ridiculous....it's in a PAID parking garage. It's grossly underutilized. You'll see the one across the freeway from Main Street totally full...while the Main Street site across the freeway being totally empty. Drives me nuts.

I'd like to see Westminster upgraded to 250kW. It is often full.

Happy to see this one in FV go in.

Side note.....what used to be in that grocery store? I remember shopping there many (many) years ago. Was it a CompUSA?

What are the supercharging fees at Main Street? I have heard that sometimes fees are reduced in paid lots to make up the cost.

 

[Jayps]

It’s $.24/kWh with $1.50 per 15 minutes in parking fees. It ends up being cheaper to charge here than the Michelson one during peak hours even with the parking fees (ends up being $.32-$.35/kWh for me vs. $.48 but I guess people don’t do the math).

 

[akumax]

The Main Street site in Irvine is ridiculous....it's in a PAID parking garage. It's grossly underutilized. You'll see the one across the freeway from Main Street totally full...while the Main Street site across the freeway being totally empty. Drives me nuts.

I'd like to see Westminster upgraded to 250kW. It is often full.

Happy to see this one in FV go in.

Side note.....what used to be in that grocery store? I remember shopping there many (many) years ago. Was it a CompUSA?

It was a laser tag place, then yes a CompUSA