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Supercharger - Hermosa Beach, CA (LIVE 9 Jun 2020, 20 V3 stalls)
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The Supercharger is located in the underground parking of the Hermosa Plaza, looks like 20 V3 stalls. Will add on Supercharge info. EDIT: done
@bmah to separate this into a new thread please
@bmah to separate this into a new thread please
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bkp_duke
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Cabinets. Grated top = V3. Older style cabinets can be used for either V2 or Urban.
This is a really great location. It's an underused parking garage, easy to get in and out of from PCH, close to several good places to eat (or grocery shop), and just ¼ mile from my house. (No worries, I charge at home)
I live about 1.5 miles away from here, and I never even knew there was an underground part to their parking!! And I've been going to this shopping center for years (Vons, CVS, Chipotle, Union Bank....and Hermosa Beach Fish Shop (sadly closed)). GREAT location. Amazed that they're going with so many stalls and so much power, but with an absolute flood of Teslas in the area, this is going to be great.
HAL8950
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A great location! Stayed at the Hampton across the street a number of times for business over the years. Had rented a Chevy Volt on my last trip and used the Volta charger in the same mall
I'm sure you are aware that there are many other factors involved other than 'employee thumb scaling'.
(SpaceX employees have plenty of opportunity to charge at work.)
Yes, but I doubt there are 5x as many Teslas in the South Bay than in other parts of LA. It's just a bit frustrating to see so many within a 2 mile radius, and nothing happening in other parts of LA.
I seriously doubt that Tesla and SpaceX employees can "thumb" the scales and magically make SuperChargers appear.
There are a ton of factors that go into a location. How much do you think putting a location in Beverly Hills costs vs. an unused garage in Hermosa?
I understand there are a lot of factors involved. It's just annoying when the 5th charger in a 2 mile radius gets built when the rest of LA county desperately needs more as well.
Actually, this makes sense. First, the 2 mile radius is a bit of an exaggeration, but your point is not far off the mark. There are 4 others within a 8-mile radius and 2 within a 2-mile radius. Yet, to drive to one of these other chargers from another is a whole matter in of itself. The traffic and congestion in this area is pretty severe. Density goes a long way in this regard, and there is definitely a need here, as much as anywhere else in the region. Having friends who live near this location, I know how badly I hate driving to this area. Also, this new charger is no where near the freeway chargers. It is a good 30 minute drive at times from the freeways. Hence, this new location is not really for travelers. The one in Redondo, which is needed for people to travel, is always extremely jammed, and hopefully less so with these new chargers coming online, allowing people on freeways to get to where they need to go. Also, the one at SpaceX seems to be leaning more and more to being restricted in use. I would not be surprised it this becomes closed to employees and visitors in the near future.
Yes, the rest of LA County needs more chargers, and certainly where you suggest. Tesla will likely build those too, as long as they get the sites they are looking for. That is the hard part, hence why we don't see one in Beverly Hills yet, or many other areas. These clusters of chargers not only make sense, they are not stopping Tesla from building others. For now, I will not complain about any chargers being built.
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When Tesla first started the SC network, members here scouted possible locations - talking to shopping center owners, other businessmen where location was available, lucrative customer attraction, etc. Then contacting Tesla with good information of possible sites willing to accept SC's. Lobbying local gov't was necessary as there was/is a faction of certain businesses trying to keep TESLA from being viable.
Hoping for an SC may not necessarily be enough.
Hoping for an SC may not necessarily be enough.
Workers on site all week. Mostly digging.
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