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Supercharger - Hartford, CT - Leibert Road

Montypython

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Feb 17, 2019
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Stopped by last night. No transformer. Plugged in just to check (a guy can dream right) and no luck. Fence is gone as mentioned before, ditch not filled in and weeds growing through the cracks. Sorry to say but my suspicion is it will take a while to see this one operational. Wouldn’t take much to get this online but with no facilities here and it being somewhat secluded it might be a security risk for owners who would choose to charge here. Here are some sunset photos though.

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RCFLMA

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Apr 11, 2017
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Still no progress, but they are working on the interior of the station.

This is starting to look more and more like the birthing process for the Pride gas station in Hadley, MA, which took months after installation to get switched on.
 

Montypython

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Feb 17, 2019
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Another update: strange that they have landscaped around the inverters but still no transformer. No pavement up to the chargers. Took a picture of the wires that eventually will connect to the transformer. There appears to be NO progress on the rest of this complex. So sad.
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aanderson81

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I drove by just a few moments ago and there were a pair of eversource pickup trucks parked at the superchargers and a couple of guys chatting. So I suspect they are getting closer to turning the power on.
 
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Montypython

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Feb 17, 2019
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I drove by just a few moments ago and there were a pair of eversource pickup trucks parked at the superchargers and a couple of guys chatting. So I suspect they are getting closer to turning the power on.
Any chance they are there to install a transformer? Or did you see one there to be installed?
 

RCFLMA

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Stopped by over the weekend. Paving now extends to the chargers. Looks like all the units are in and landscaping is complete. I plugged in but there was no power. Looks like the store is making (slow but real) progress.
 
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Montypython

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Feb 17, 2019
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Good news. Transformer is installed and pavement complete. Mostly fenced off but I was able to get through and tried to plug in. My charge port locked and screen said “Ready to Charge” but never started. Button on cable worked to release the lock from my charge port. Logos are not lit up yet. Don’t know if this mean they have some power but are not on or what. Definitely not able to charge.

Stopped at night so sorry for the potato quality pictures.

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IT Geek

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None of the stalls are numbered yet, which means that Tesla has not been by there to commission the site. Once you see the numbers on the stalls (and the logo lit up) then you'll have a much better chance of getting a virgin charge out of this location. :)
 

tinkererguy

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Feb 13, 2019
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It'll be nice once this is up and running. Thanks for all of the recent updates!
None of the stalls are numbered yet, which means that Tesla has not been by there to commission the site. Once you see the numbers on the stalls (and the logo lit up) then you'll have a much better chance of getting a virgin charge out of this location. :)
Stopped by on Wed 11/27/2019 and still no Tesla logo illumination, and cables wouldn’t release from their chargers either.

New fencing around the never-used gas pumps along with a lot of weeds growing through cracks in the new pavement make it appear that the station is not opening any time soon. Overall the facility looks worse than last summer, with the Tesla Supercharging area being the only section that appears maintained. Given there are no facilities (bathrooms) or food nearby, even if Supercharging opens soon, it will be a less than ideal stop for long distance travelers, at least until the main building/facilities open.
 

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