Supercharger - Groveland, CA (7 V2 stalls)

[EV-lutioin]

Traveling to Yosemite in two weeks. Let's hurry it up boys

 

[Doug Martoccia]

I passed though today. Looks like all they need to do is pave the lot, take the shrink-wrap off the chargers, and turn on the juice. Could be any day. View attachment 199850View attachment 199853

Interesting view of the site. Very rural.

 

[ohmman]

Interesting view of the site. Very rural.

And pretty travel-trailer-unfriendly. This seems like a location where that might come into play.

 

[ecarfan]

Yes the transformer is there and behind an enclosure.

Okay, good to know! So on Oct 23rd the transformer was present. It's now almost 2 weeks later. No way to know how much longer it will be before this site goes live.

 

[JSkrehot]

I passed though today. Looks like all they need to do is pave the lot, take the shrink-wrap off the chargers, and turn on the juice. Could be any day. View attachment 199850View attachment 199853

Thanks for the update! I'm excited for this to be almost done, even before I get my Model 3 as Yosemite is my favorite place on earth and I go there a few times per year besides my normal week long camping trips. When returning from vacation last July, I was towing my trailer home and saw the Matte Black Model 3 prototype car just coming up the grade before Groveland, it was awesome!

 

[sukhi]

This would be a wonderful Christmas gift. Looking forward to it.

 

[EV-lutioin]

It's been 20 some days since the last image of the SC was posted, has anyone been by recently to see how it is progressing?
I need it this Friday! Post some pics if you have them

 

[NWeHunt]

It's been 20 some days since the last image of the SC was posted, has anyone been by recently to see how it is progressing?
I need it this Friday! Post some pics if you have them

I will be in the area on Nov 22/23rd. If by chance nobody posts an update and you are in the area Friday, please let me know how it looks. Would be a convenient excuse to detour off my planned route for a scenic side trip if this was opened.

 

[ecarfan]

It's been 20 some days since the last image of the SC was posted,

20 days = almost an eternity when TMC members are waiting for a new Supercharger location to open...

 

[EV-lutioin]

They just need to flip the switch

 

[ecarfan]

Thanks for the photos. Looks very close.

I hope that Tesla installs what they have done at many other Supercharger locations: small "speed bumps" at the rear of the parking spaces to make it less likely that people back up to far and hit the charger pedestals. Even with parking sensors and in-car alerts it still happens.

 

[MarcG]

"Pet waste station" just behind one of the pedestals. Nice.

 

[NWeHunt]

They just need to flip the switch

Thanks for the pics! So close...

 

[Tyl]

Looking at the photos I think there still needs to be tire stops put in place at this location. The curb stop??.. by then you may have hit the charging pedestal if you are not paying close attention. Hey! It happens! A little prevention is worth a lot $$$ of cure.

 

[ecarfan]

Looking at the photos I think there still needs to be tire stops put in place at this location

I suspect those are added right at the end of the construction process. The ones at Buttonwillow are indeed very useful.

Not going to be many Tesla owners passing through Groveland in the wintertime, but hoping to get an update on this site from someone soon...

 

[Owner]

Not going to be many Tesla owners passing through Groveland in the wintertime,

I went to Yosemite once in the winter. Unfortunately much of it is closed due to snow, and the valley doesn't get that much sunlight. Love it the rest of the year, winter not so much.

 

[ohmman]

I went to Yosemite once in the winter. Unfortunately much of it is closed due to snow, and the valley doesn't get that much sunlight. Love it the rest of the year, winter not so much.

We enjoyed it one Presidents' Day, but it was quite mild and had been dry for a few weeks prior. I think it can be beautiful in the winter as well, weather depending.

If things look similar this year, we may go in February. I can't imagine I'll be the first to check in on the site. Surely someone else is headed that way.

 

[MarcG]

We enjoyed it one Presidents' Day, but it was quite mild and had been dry for a few weeks prior. I think it can be beautiful in the winter as well, weather depending.

If things look similar this year, we may go in February. I can't imagine I'll be the first to check in on the site. Surely someone else is headed that way.

I'll be heading up there at the end of the month (love Yosemite in the winter!) so I'll report on the status of the Groveland SP then.

 

[GRA]

The Valley can be quite beautiful in winter, or depressing, depending on the weather and what activities you're engaged in. I spent two Xmases there cross-country skiing in the Valley up at Crane Flat or on Glacier Pt. Road (free shuttle to Badger Pass then, I think they're charging for it now), skating at Curry Village ('Half Dome Village?" Ptui!) and hanging out reading in the evenings at the then much larger lounge at Yosemite Lodge in the late '70s (Bracebridge: http://www.bracebridgedinners.com/ used to do an extra free XMAS performance at the lounge, in addition to the fancy dinners at the Ahwahnee; don't know if they still do). Stayed in Camp 4 across the road, or at the Lodge or Curry if I got tired of my tent. Anyone heading from the Bay Area to Badger Pass for downhill or X-C skiing will also pass through, unless they go in by 140. So this site is definitely desired before Xmas, Fish Camp too.

 

[Owner]

The Valley can be quite beautiful in winter, or depressing, depending on the weather and what activities you're engaged in.

I think I must have had very bad luck. All the trails were really iced over, so you couldn't really walk more than a few hundred feet in the valley without some serious slipping and sliding. Badger pass is "okay" but only for about 1/2 a day unless your a beginner. I did a bit of snowshoeing. I found the valley to be very dark too, must have been overcast.