Supercharger - Irvine, CA - Irvine Blvd (permit expired)

[Guacahummus]

Marco found a permit for Superchargers at the Northwood Town Center shopping mall located at 4790 Irvine Blvd, Irvine, CA 92620. I imagine they'll be placed close to the EA station.

Scope:

(EPLAN) NORTHWOOD TOWN CENTER: PARKING LOT MOD W/ EV CHARGING STATIONS. *PRE-CON MEETING W/ INSEPCTOR REQUIRED BEFORE START OF WORK*

Link to permit below:

Permit#:​	App. Date​	Street Address​	Type​	Description	Map	Lot
00886544-CPKM​	10/13/2022​	4790 IRVINE BLVD IRVINE, CA 92620​	Coml Parking Lot Mod PC​	(EPLAN) NORTHWOOD TOWN CENTER: PARKING LOT MOD W/ EV CHARGING STATIONS. *PRE-CON MEETING W/ INSEPCTOR REQUIRED BEFORE START OF WORK*​	79-613​	14​

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[KJTZZLA]

Another Supercharger that will be very busy. Zion gets tons of foot traffic. Smart placement.

 

[Falcon73]

Yep, for sure! I've charged (or attempted) to charge our Kona there at EA but don't remember if I was successful.

It's great seeing South OC getting some more love!

 

[B5Bob]

I know many don't have a choice, but I don't think I could handle owning and EV in south OC without home or work charging.

 

[KJTZZLA]

I know many don't have a choice, but I don't think I could handle owning and EV in south OC without home or work charging.

I get what you're saying, but there are tons of EV chargers around. And it seems like new ones are being added on a consistent basis. Also depends what you consider South OC. For example, Irvine has a lot of EV chargers, but then south of Irvine, they are more sparse. Some people consider Irvine the last city in Central OC and some consider it South OC.

 

[B5Bob]

I get what you're saying, but there are tons of EV chargers around. And it seems like new ones are being added on a consistent basis. Also depends what you consider South OC. For example, Irvine has a lot of EV chargers, but then south of Irvine, they are more sparse. Some people consider Irvine the last city in Central OC and some consider it South OC.

Just judging by all the reports of full SCs in Irvine, as well as the EA sites. Got an earful about THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISN'T THERE from a e-tron driver when I wandered over to take a look at the EA site at Jeffrey and Trabuco. If I had to rely on DCFC, instead of readily available L2, it would add a lot of stress and wasted time, that's all.

I'm not in the area regularly enough to be able to pop the map open in the car and look at live usage info, though.

Edit: IMO the central/south divide is less geography and more about whether it was primarily built in the master-planned community era. So I consider Tustin and Costa Mesa "central" and Irvine "south" even though there is some overlap.

 

[Limited]

I'm not in the area regularly enough to be able to pop the map open in the car and look at live usage info, though.

Off topic but I just learned that the new mobile app update allows you to view supercharger usage outside of your area by simply moving around the map and zooming in. Can also send supercharger directions to the car that way FYI

 

[aybaybay99]

Any update on this site?

 

[KJTZZLA]

Any update on this site?

I just searched the permit number and it's still in the same status as it was in October 2022. The last update was that a change was required. Hopefully they didn't scrap it.

 

[aybaybay99]

This permit has expired.

 

[Falcon73]

Looks like this permit has already been purged... or I don't know how to search Irvine's website. I also tried searching by address (by number didn't return any results):

Permits and Inspections: Search (Irvine)