I had the opportunity to check on the Supercharger in Woodburn, OR, near the Woodburn Premium Outlet mall. It was cool to see. It is in the great location, near the Starbucks and Arby's. This is what we need in Hawaii.
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I would be very surprised if TM ever installs a supercharger here. I don't think it would make sense from a usage perspective, since there's so many commercial Level 2 chargers available, and the average driving distance is so short. I would bet most Hawaii owners (except for the lucky few P85/signature folks) probably didn't opt for the supercharger option on their 40/60 MS'. Still it would be pretty cool to plug in to a SC in Ala Mo and recharge to full in probably 10-15 minutes!
Although I would love to see a supercharger in Hawaii, I'm fairly certain that we will never see one for all of the reasons that Akikiki pointed out. I'm just glad that Tesla had the vision to not ignore the Hawaii market from the get-go when they were launching the Model S. The logistics are daunting and many other companies don't come to Hawaii until they are already well established on the mainland and then expand here to get what remaining market share they didn't already get. I'm pretty sure a lot of the thanks should go to George Blankenship for pushing to get us a service center right from the beginning.
That's not correct. Any Model S can use any HPWC. The amount of power drawn from it will be determined by whether the car has one or two on board chargers. There is nothing preventing a 40kWh Model S with a single charger from using an 80 amp HPWC. It will just draw 40 amps. HPWC has the additional benefit, as noted by spleen, that other EVs can't use it. It's like having a native access-control mechanism. The question is, what useful sites are conducive to hosting such a network of HPWCs? Any retail establishment would be better served by a J1772 station that would attract as many customers as possible.But who could use a network of HPWC's if they were available here? Remember, HPWC requires twin chargers in the car.
That's not correct. Any Model S can use any HPWC. The amount of power drawn from it will be determined by whether the car has one or two on board chargers. There is nothing preventing a 40kWh Model S with a single charger from using an 80 amp HPWC. It will just draw 40 amps. HPWC has the additional benefit, as noted by spleen, that other EVs can't use it. It's like having a native access-control mechanism. The question is, what useful sites are conducive to hosting such a network of HPWCs? Any retail establishment would be better served by a J1772 station that would attract as many customers as possible.
Understood. Just wanted to make sure someone didn't read it thinking it didn't work at all. However, 240V 40A is still 50% faster than 208V 30A of the typical public charging stations. So, an HPWC is not completely without value to a single charger MS.miimura, you are correct, any MS can use the HPWC even when it draws 40 amps. But we were not discussing can we use a low end charging capability. We were looking for ways to supercharge or other high end charging. Most of us can charge at 40 amps at home. The point was not trying to find a few more places we could charge at 40 but places where we could charge at 80+.
Here's my two cents... The Big Island, as most of you probably already know, is nearly twice as big as all the other islands combined. Call me unreasonable (I've been called worse), but I believe that if Elon wants to sell more cars to the hundreds of people from all over the world who have second homes here (many of whom arrive in private jets), he is going to have to ante up a supercharger in Kona and Hilo.
In the meantime, even though I've now made two trips to Hilo from my home in Kona; and after charging over a leisurely lunch & movie, made it home with 50 miles of range to spare. I have bought a second home in Hilo, that among other things, will allow me to charge Tessie without hanging out at the mall. So, if you find yourself in Kona or Hilo in need of a charge, give me a call!