Supercharger - Idaho Springs, CO

[Kirbster]

Another reason NOT to charge in ski country:
Since Tesla crippled regen with an update a few months ago, if you have more than about 60% charge when you exit the tunnel coming back home, your regen will be limited and you will need to use your friction brakes a good bit; and even more so if you parked out in the cold all day.

That is not true in my 3. We left Beaver Creek at 75% charge and regen was never limited coming down either Vail pass, down from the tunnel or down Georgetown hill.

 

[Barry]

That is not true in my 3. We left Beaver Creek at 75% charge and regen was never limited coming down either Vail pass, down from the tunnel or down Georgetown hill.

Guess the 3 has a different charging algorithm.

 

[ColoradoEV]

anybody have a chance to check it out this weekend? Anything look different?

 

[MorrisonHiker]

anybody have a chance to check it out this weekend? Anything look different?

Nothing that different. They still have some equipment there and a caution tape across half the lot, blocking 6 of the stalls. 2 of the shared stalls are outside of the caution tape but have the cables tied up so you can't use them and they aren't lit up yet anyways. It's going to be a tight fit once this lot gets busy.

 

[The_Sasquatch]

The supercharger is operational! Lights are on and a model 3 is charging!

 

[Zaxxon]

Sweet!

 

[crypticphildz]

The supercharger is operational! Lights are on and a model 3 is charging!

What are you charge rates?

 

[The_Sasquatch]

What are you charge rates?

Not my car... I just walked past and saw the lights on...

 

[The_Sasquatch]

I talked to the gas station attendant, she said a Tesla engineer was here doing "finals" today, she doesn't know if it is open to the public yet. Someone needs to come test it!

 

[runelind]

Awesome! We're heading up to the mountains this weekend and may try it on the way home.

 

[PLUS EV]

Should be open to the public now if the testing went smoothly.

 

[runelind]

It should show up in the app for Denver peeps as we can see the Loveland supercharger, but it hasn't shown up yet.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

It should show up in the app for Denver peeps as we can see the Loveland supercharger, but it hasn't shown up yet.

I checked but it isn't in the app yet. It probably won't show in the app for several days or even a week or more after being turned on. Often they have a soft opening where they are on but not yet officially published in case they need to work out any potential issues.

We'll probably drop by tomorrow to check it out.

 

[colojohn]

All chargers are lit and my car is charging successfully. Unfortunately, I have too much power to confirm V3, but the good news is the price of the current session is showing my previous session, so I can only assume that it is free for the time being.

 

[X105-Strike]

All chargers are lit and my car is charging successfully. Unfortunately, I have too much power to confirm V3, but the good news is the price of the current session is showing my previous session, so I can only assume that it is free for the time being.

Very impressed someone went up there to check with all of the snow incoming. Stay safe.

 

[thatgeekinit]

Sweet, although I finally got my L2 charging in my garage this afternoon but it is nice to know it is there if I need it.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Very impressed someone went up there to check with all of the snow incoming. Stay safe.

I-70 has been closed most of the day so I guess we will probably be waiting until tomorrow before heading up to check.

 

[LM-5]

So glad to see this Supercharger live! Most of our trips are from the Denver area up to Silverthorne/Breckenridge/Vail and I'm always on the fence if I should charge or how long to bother charging at Silverthorne. In most cases I don't think it has been warranted and I ended up regretting it when I pull into the driveway at home with 25-30%. This new location in Idaho Springs will make that decision much easier, and if I do have to stop much faster thanks to V3.

Big shout out to everyone that has been driving by and providing updates. You are the real MVPs.

See you in Idaho Springs!

 

[cstork]

This new SC in Idaho Springs is great for driving up into the mountains, especially with no other SC on the west side of Denver. Hopefully it will reduce the congestion at Silverthorne. But, I don't see much need for this new SC when driving down from the mountains. Once you get over the divide, you are pretty must coasting.

 

[Philh2o]

Of course, opens on the day I-70 is closed from Golden to …