Puddles
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Well aren’t you guys just buzz kills. But of course you’re right. I let wishful thinking get the better of me.
A clown can hope and dream, can’t he?
A clown can hope and dream, can’t he?
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Supercharger - Fresno, CA (6709 N Riverside, LIVE 10 Jan 2016, 10 V2 stalls)
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Fresno Supercharger is having problems. I’m having trouble trying to keep a stable charging session. The Model 3 next to me reported similar. Called tech support and they said the Supercharger site itself is not reporting status. They’re going to try to get someone to investigate and fix if necessary.
Bruce.
Bruce.
I know what you mean, but I’ve done road trips to Fresno (and there have been Tesla owners in Fresno) before there was a Supercharger.
Bruce.
cpa
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Fresno has been overwhelmed the past 8-10 months. There must be over 400 Teslas in and around Fresno. Much of the time the vacancy rates are very low, if not full. At least three times in recent memory, there has been a line waiting. A lot of locals charge there during lunch and dinner hours which exacerbates the situation. Moreover, Fresno is about three hours from Sac, and it is about 2.5 hours from Tejon Ranch, making it a good spot for travelers to eat enroute.
I would not hold out much hope for a new location here in 2019. Tesla wants to fill in SR99 at Bakersfield, Visalia, and Merced. Past patterns by Tesla is to build clustered Superchargers along a single highway at once. Fresno's construction started in November, and it opened late in January the following year.
My opinion is that the existing location should be expanded to at least 16 (preferably 20) stalls. There is ample room. Then add another location off SR41 and Nees Ave. on the way to Yosemite--maybe make those urban chargers for the locals to usurp and travelers to top off before heading up the hill.
I would not hold out much hope for a new location here in 2019. Tesla wants to fill in SR99 at Bakersfield, Visalia, and Merced. Past patterns by Tesla is to build clustered Superchargers along a single highway at once. Fresno's construction started in November, and it opened late in January the following year.
My opinion is that the existing location should be expanded to at least 16 (preferably 20) stalls. There is ample room. Then add another location off SR41 and Nees Ave. on the way to Yosemite--maybe make those urban chargers for the locals to usurp and travelers to top off before heading up the hill.
ucmndd
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Yes, this site is getting overwhelmed, regularly full. The Model 3 is finally starting to hit the Central Valley en masse as prices come down and word spreads about the local air pollution control district’s generous $3k EV rebate.
If I had my choice though I’d prefer they address the bottleneck by completing Merced and Visalia vs. expanding this one.
If I had my choice though I’d prefer they address the bottleneck by completing Merced and Visalia vs. expanding this one.
ucmndd
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3pm Friday, 108 degrees, every stall full, 1-2 waiting.
Had a weird situation where my car wouldn’t start charging - just sat at “starting to charge” forever. Never seen that before, but a MCU reboot got things moving (2019.24.4).
Also got the “AC temporarily reduced” message on the freeway before stopping... it’s a hot one in the Central Valley today.
Had a weird situation where my car wouldn’t start charging - just sat at “starting to charge” forever. Never seen that before, but a MCU reboot got things moving (2019.24.4).
Also got the “AC temporarily reduced” message on the freeway before stopping... it’s a hot one in the Central Valley today.
cpa
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We live three miles from this location. Based upon empirical information, this location starts to get congested late mornings ~10:30, perhaps coincident with people leaving Sacto or Los Angeles earlier in the morning. Then, it gets really congested during the noon hour typically by locals who stop to eat or shop.
There is a lull around 1:30 for an hour or so, then it gets congested again as travelers arrive for their afternoon charge. This can extend into the early evening as locals charge and go to dinner.
Of course, all bets are off on weekends and during holiday periods.
mblakele
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If you look up a supercharger on google maps, you'll see a "Popular times" feature. It's fairly accurate.
Google Maps
I don’t know if there’s been talk about a new Fresno Supercharger on the Cali forum yet, but I’ve just read a post by @cpa saying that the rumor going around is that a new Supercharger will be going up at the River Park Shopping Center in Fresno, and for some reason the thread was posted in the CS&I forum, although I think it should have been posted here as a speculation thread. Photo below is from the thread cpa posted (LINK).
In the meantime, can
@Doug_G and @doug move the thread (linked above) to this forum so @ecarfan or @bmah can sort out the California specifics, and if @mociaf9 or @emupilot could do a search for some info to see if this fB post is legit. Thanks
In the meantime, can
@Doug_G and @doug move the thread (linked above) to this forum so @ecarfan or @bmah can sort out the California specifics, and if @mociaf9 or @emupilot could do a search for some info to see if this fB post is legit. Thanks
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cpa
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Thank you, MarcoRP! This forum is not the easiest in trying to figure out where to place a new post. i searched for a few minutes to try to find the California location, but sadly for me I did not find it.
The FB post is legit; I know of the individuals who posted same. I live in Fresno.
PS: Cali is in Colombia.
Anyone can use the REPORT function to make a request like that. You could do it. If you make your request in this forum it is unlikely to be acted upon nearly as quickly as if you use REPORT.
I reported that thread yesterday.
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I moved that thread to this subforum, normalized the title, etc., so the system works (kinda).
Supercharger - Fresno, CA - River Park? (rumored, exact location not known)
All it needs is some updates.
Bruce.
I just spoke to an electrician taking measurements at the Fresno SC, he’s apparently working on an SC with 10 stalls at the Paseo(same shopping center) expansion next door. I can’t find the permit but he said permits have been pulled.
ucmndd
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Not my photo, credit to local FB group - the portable charging rig is currently in Fresno.
Good thing, line hit 15+ deep (for 10 chargers) over thanksgiving.
Good thing, line hit 15+ deep (for 10 chargers) over thanksgiving.
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