Supercharger - Indio, CA (LIVE, 36 V3 + 8 V2 + 2 Urban stalls)

[sbarcus]

Is this new? It wasn't here the first time I was thru:

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I would have thought a portable Supercharger would have been active for the Memorial Day weekend. Perhaps it'll be ready for the 4th

It's just wired in like the pallet Supercharger is at the end of the line of Superchargers.

they brought out 2 trailers for Coachella weekend and since then they've taken one somewhere else and left this one. this morning my car diverted me to charge in rancho mirage, saying that the Indio charger is temporarily closed. this adds an hour on to my already 90+ min commute. they need to get indio up and going at a decent speed, or at least more chargers. I'm hoping that's what they're doing at the moment

 

[rayluis1988]

@bmah Tittle change or a different thread? Technically it is an expansion but the address for the expansion is the adjacent parking lot. Also same for the SCinfo guys, keep the current PIN or add another one on the adjacent parking lot? @Big Earl @Chuq @corywright

 

[Chuq]

The text says “expansion project” so I would be inclined to put it as the same pin, what do others think?

 

[israndy]

I figure if you are using the same restroom and the same restaurants as the last Supercharger you are at the same Supercharger, but Tesla put two Superchargers across the street in Mt. Shasta and around the same building in Las Vegas so what do I know.

And seriously the Northbound is different than the Southbound at several locations? I guess if you can't walk between them they are not the same.

 

[bmah]

I'm thinking same location / pin for now, given the word "expansion". Generally the test is whether it shows up in the nav / app / Find Us map as one location or two, but of course we won't know until it's constructed and turned on.

Bruce.

 

[Limited]

Was there a V3 expansion here or is this new number of stalls reflective of the battery trailer we saw here previously?

 

[MyJoule]

Stopped here today. 11/30/22. I didn’t take a picture but the expansion construction has started in the area just north of the existing chargers Trenching and conduit in work.

 

[Tyl]

Photos

 

[Tyl]

Transformer on site. 20 stalls? A few more pictures. Bruce….. no new name required… they are right next to the existing chargers. Transformer on site. 20 stalls?

A few more pictures.

 

[tynamic]

Expansion at this site looks really good and is very needed. The parking lot is now paved, all stalls appear to be in place. Not powered up yet though.

 

[Mullick]

I visited the site yesterday and an expansion is deffinetly. Ended as there was a queue of 4 cars at one point.

Everything appeared to be installed but still Had its plastic on

 

[herro]

Looks like it’s 36 new stalls in total (3 rows of 12).

 

[israndy]

The green wrap makes them look like Electrify America stations from a distance

 

[Speight]

Interesting how the actual charging hardware is distributed nearby to each group of four pedestals. Have we seen a site laid out like this before? The vast majority have the charge cabinets placed close together, with longer runs to the pedestals. With this layout, the DC interconnections between cabinets for shifting power around will be longer, but the runs to the pedestals will be shorter.

 

[bmah]

Interesting how the actual charging hardware is distributed nearby to each group of four pedestals. Have we seen a site laid out like this before? The vast majority have the charge cabinets placed close together, with longer runs to the pedestals. With this layout, the DC interconnections between cabinets for shifting power around will be longer, but the runs to the pedestals will be shorter.

Maybe some kind of pre-fab bases that have pedestals and charging cabinets pre-installed? It vaguely reminds me of Santa Nella, although the physical layout isn't exactly the same.

Bruce.

 

[MyJoule]

Those are like the installation in Beaver UT- Sort of instant Supercharger, they are set up as a 4 pack and brought in on a flatbed truck, craned in and hooked up quickly. We were actually in Beaver a couple of years ago when they were offloading the stalls. It was pretty cool to see them on the flatbed. Brilliant on Tesla's part if you ask me.

 

[israndy]

If someone runs into ONE of the four chargers do they have to crane out the entire site and replace it? Or is it still designed to be worked on from above? Certainly not as easy to park directly behind these Superchargers with a trailer still attached.

Wonder when/if they'll armor the cable so people can't cut them.

 

[Speight]

Maybe some kind of pre-fab bases that have pedestals and charging cabinets pre-installed? It vaguely reminds me of Santa Nella, although the physical layout isn't exactly the same.

Bruce.

The layout is somewhat similar, at least for the nearest eight on the left side in the photos with spaces on one side. For the more widely-spaced accessible stalls and for the arrangement on the right with stalls on both sides, the prefab blocks we've seen before would not line up. And from the construction photos, it seems all were constructed the "normal" way. It's possible that they did it this way just because there was enough room to do so and no requirement from the site to fence in the chargers (which is easier when they are all in one place).

 

[Limited]

Still bagged

 

[Tyl]

? Will they have the combo charging cables?
Will all new locations have combo cables right off the bat as they switch out combo cables at existing SCS?