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Supercharger - Granada Hills, CA (LIVE 24 V3 stalls)
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I'm sure most people just look at the map in the car.
Jae001
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Yes, my car shows that I am going to Jenny Craig when I select that Supercharging station! Ha ha ha! They need to update their address database.
Jae001
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I guess but it is not obvious that it is there unless you look for it especially if you are used to going to the same charging stations all the time. I guess Tesla owners are savvy enough if they are driving such a High Tech car.
Uh, Tesla owners aren't regular people? Tesla owners are more likely than Toyota owners to read forums?
Or maybe just because the car tells the owner where it is? Oh look a new red supercharger icon!
Living in the area, I don't find it surprising at all. Before the pandemic the Volta chargers at the new Whole Foods were NEVER available. I see more Teslas driving around this area of the valley than I do BMWs. Tesla must know where their owners are and it's likely that this location provided a good owner to cost ratio (as opposed to the south valley where land is at a higher premium).
And frankly it's nice to see the north valley get some love. The south valley has hogged all the good stuff for decades.
This V3 Supercharger might as well be V1-72 KW because every time I charge here its is very slow, that's why there is usually a wait here and it backs up. If I go to the Santa Clarita location that is blazing fast 800-1000 mph or even Simi Valley is good also. But this is convenient for me so I guess I'll just have to be patient and wait, but something needs to be done here to speed these up.
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Jae001
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4 car wait the other day and I kept driving. They underestimated this location and the speed needs to be bumped up. My 16' Model S is charging at the same speed as these newer Model 3 and Ys. We need more charging stations in the valley, period!
I think we fail to appreciate that 16 is much better than zero. At some point when they open other locations, equilibrium will be reached and there will be enough stalls to go around but for now, I think we’ll take anything we can get.
How do you know that? Maybe that is the maximum number of stalls they could get rights to in the area. Maybe that is all the power available from the power company for that site.
It isn't like they can just come in and say "we are installing a 50 stall site in your parking lot like it or not." Or do you happen to own/control a parking lot there that you will let them use to install more Supercharger stalls?
Jae001
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How do you know that? Maybe that is the maximum number of stalls they could get rights to in the area. Maybe that is all the power available from the power company for that site.
It isn't like they can just come in and say "we are installing a 50 stall site in your parking lot like it or not." Or do you happen to own/control a parking lot there that you will let them use to install more Supercharger stalls?
OK, pump the breaks Captain! I am not putting Tesla down, I love them I am just saying it is a very busy station for just opening up. Regarding power that is not an issue they can always bring more power in and the number of stalls it's up to Tesla and how much they want to pay the owner there for more space.
Once more people discover it there will be a line around the block to charge. It's going to look like an In-N-Out Burger line. To be honest they just need more Supercharging stations around the valley. I must see over two dozen Tesla's driving just driving 25 miles to work. I would love to know how many Tesla's are owned in the valley. It must be 10,000 or more.
But that isn't true. City/County/State laws/regulations, and sometimes contracts with tenants, dictate how many parking spaces are required to be available for the businesses the parking lots serve. In some cases there literally are 0 additional parking spaces available for Tesla, or any other charging provider, to utilize in a given parking lot. (I don't know if that applies to this particular lot or not.)
Why not destination chargers fashioned as lamposts along curbs as parking spaces? Less cost, simpler regulatory requirements. Most people are not traveling 300 miles and require a fully charged battery immediately.
Superchargers should be used mostly for long distance travel. Having the ability to plug in to a lower charge rate suits most needs. Thus more locations. It would especially suit those who do not have 'home garage/work charge' capability.
Superchargers should be used mostly for long distance travel. Having the ability to plug in to a lower charge rate suits most needs. Thus more locations. It would especially suit those who do not have 'home garage/work charge' capability.
This is slowly happening now. I am seeing a number of these in the L.A. area, though seemingly random. I have not heard of a master plan to adopt this. This will have to become pervasive over the upcoming 10 years if Newsom's plan is to be realized, along with expanding electron production.
Jae001
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Yes, except most of them are vandalized. I have two by my work and the cables were torn of by tweekers for the copper. The other issue is people with ICE cars are parked in front of them all the time (no signs). There was a new one put in on Topanga Cyn that had an EV only parking sign next to it. A few months later the sign was torn off and now you can't charge there because there is always an ICE car parked in front of it. Very frustrating!!
Jae001
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Yes, of course there City/County restrictions and we will never know in this case but my main point here is there are a tons of Teslas in the valley and this is the only Supercharging station in the entire valley now and it is far North and out of the way. Why not build one in the middle of the valley for everyone.
Do you know of a location with available spaces, enough power capacity nearby, and they want to lease the spots to Tesla for a reasonable rate? If so, have them submit a request to Tesla. It seems like you think Tesla can just easily place them anywhere they want.
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Yeah there's one over by 818 brewing that, before the pandemic, when I'd visit there about once a week, there was never an actual cable. I reported it broken, but it was never fixed. Or maybe it was and was just treated as new copper to take. Who knows.
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