Supercharger - Fremont, CA - 39201 Fremont Blvd (Fremont Hub, LIVE 27 Apr 2018, 12 V2 stalls)

[Ulmo]

So nice to finally have this open. Used it today while at a Trader Joe’s. This has to be close to the longest, once started, to finally becoming operational. There was so much redo that it is crazy. I’m hoping Tesla takes notes on this contractor and not use them again.

Oh I’m sure some of you are saying that is harsh. But this was built out many months ago. It had to to be redone numerous times due to settling and errors.

It depends. If the contractor learned a lot, they may be some of the best now. But what they brought to the table in the first place matters, too: if that learning didn't add on to already knowing a bunch, then I'd agree it's time to move to someone else.

 

[doofenshmirtz]

Damn, it's on the we I am gone.

No worries, every stall tested and verified working by the time you're back.

 

[EVie'sDad]

So in one fell swoop, Tesla doubled the number of supercharger stalls in Fremont from 12 to 24.

Went by about 5pm today only to plug into that last remaining available stall. At least it should help alleviate the demand on the overwhelmed factory supercharger a bit, for the short term.

 

[CameronB]

Cool! Now they just need to get into the Target in Cupertino near the Whole Foods. That Target has a HUGE parking lot and the back side (towards Whole Foods) is almost always empty or at <50% full, even on weekends. Great place for a Supercharger because would be very unlikely to get ICE'd, is just off the 85 freeway and (like Fremont) would give them two Superchargers in relatively close proximity (the other one being further down on Steven's Creek at "Main St") which would reduce congestion there. And because it is a huge parking lot, they could start at something like 10-12 stalls and still have room for expansion (similar to Oxnard...has grown over time).

 

[chibi_kurochan]

Looks like Fremont owners are well versed on the "supercharger pairing" arrangements!

along the same line from bjorn:
Top 10 Tesla Supercharger Etiquette - Unwritten Rules To Live By

Here is the list:

1. Don’t share A/B stalls (if possible). Take number not occupied for full charging speed.
2. Limit your volume (noise).
3. Move you car when done.
4. Avoid taking a nose-in stall (if possible), because those are best for Model X with trailer.
5. Wait in line and pay attention.
6. Don’t charge to 100%. 90-95% is better to not waste yours and others time.
7. Don’t Supercharge locally (if you can at home). Battery capacity will be affected after big number of Supercharging.
8. Don’t litter.
9. Park propelly – see image above to know how to not park.
10. Be ready to move if you take several stalls with Model X and trailer.

 

[bayarea_joe]

along the same line from bjorn:
Top 10 Tesla Supercharger Etiquette - Unwritten Rules To Live By

Here is the list:

1. Don’t share A/B stalls (if possible). Take number not occupied for full charging speed.
2. Limit your volume (noise).
3. Move you car when done.
4. Avoid taking a nose-in stall (if possible), because those are best for Model X with trailer.
5. Wait in line and pay attention.
6. Don’t charge to 100%. 90-95% is better to not waste yours and others time.
7. Don’t Supercharge locally (if you can at home). Battery capacity will be affected after big number of Supercharging.
8. Don’t litter.
9. Park propelly – see image above to know how to not park.
10. Be ready to move if you take several stalls with Model X and trailer.

You don't happen to be driving a MX with trailer, do you?

 

[jasonb]

4 white X and then me. Almost as cool as driving down Niles canyon following a S with a 3 following me. Eventually i'll get S3X just a matter of time

 

[Chuq]

Officially official now. Wow, what a catchy name

 

[DOCAL]

Officially official now. Wow, what a catchy name

I would have called it "Fremont Hub", probably best not to crowdsource the names though, or we'd end up with Chargey Mc Charge Face for everything.

 

[cranker2k]

This is smart on the part of Target. I understand from a recent news that Target is committed to more Tesla/EV charging stations. The ChargePoint here are free at 6.6Kw.

Back to being Smart. I now shop more at Target and other stores at hub, instead of going to Safeway or Walmart. Great time saver.

 

[Zorg]

Hopefully they will fare better than the level 2 chargers at the other Target in south Fremont, where most are now broken.

 

[Zorg]

Place is busy. Came in with 155 rated miles on my S85 and did not go over 28KW.
Bay area chargers on a Saturday afternoon.

 

[Doug Martoccia]

Live 27 May? That's date in the future!

 

[ecarfan]

Oops. Inadvertent copy/paste. Fixed. Thanks.

 

[eladts]

Officially official now. Wow, what a catchy name

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@BlueShift The entry for this site in supercharge.info lists the power as 135 kW. As far as I know, there are only 120 kW and 72 kW superchargers right now. Please fix this entry other entries that list the power as 135 kW.

 

[mociaf9]

@BlueShift The entry for this site in supercharge.info lists the power as 135 kW. As far as I know, there are only 120 kW and 72 kW superchargers right now. Please fix this entry other entries that list the power as 135 kW.

It's more complicated than that. The actual supercharger cabinets (the big white things which look like a fridge and actually do all the work) are capable of handling 135kW (or I guess 145kW now). That's true for the superchargers at both types of sites, "traditional" or "urban". But any one car plugged in on its own will only get 120kW max., or 72kW for the urban style. So, the terminology has bifurcated and people discuss the exact same system in 2 different ways depending on whether they are talking about what the system can actually handle vs. what the car can receive. The point being that the 120kW and 135kW designation is the same thing just from 2 different viewpoints.

 

[eladts]

It's more complicated than that. The actual supercharger cabinets (the big white things which look like a fridge and actually do all the work) are capable of handling 135kW (or I guess 145kW now). That's true for the superchargers at both types of sites, "traditional" or "urban". But any one car plugged in on its own will only get 120kW max., or 72kW for the urban style. So, the terminology has bifurcated and people discuss the exact same system in 2 different ways depending on whether they are talking about what the system can actually handle vs. what the car can receive. The point being that the 120kW and 135kW designation is the same thing just from 2 different viewpoints.

I know that, but the data in supercharge.info have to be consistent. The max charge rate for a single car is the more useful one, and this is what the Tesla site uses. I think supercharge.info should use that as well.

 

[ecarfan]

Moderator note: a discussion of how supercharge.info presents its Supercharger data is best conducted in its own thread since that issue is not specific to the topic of this thread, which is the Fremont Supercharger.

A new thread in this forum Charging Standards and Infrastructure would be a good place for such a discussion.

Thank you.

 

[Zorg]

Interesting, there is a sign with a 40 mns maximum notice.

 

[Macbest]

Interesting, there is a sign with a 40 mns maximum notice.

I didn’t see that and I was there yesterday. If so this is a first! Can someone take a picture?