Supercharger - Kelso, WA

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Kelso, WA

Along Primary Interstates: I-5
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): None
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

I-5

From: Vancouver, WA - 33.8 miles
To: Centralia, WA - 43.8 miles
Diversion: 1.1 miles
From: Woodburn, OR - 78.1 miles
To: Tumwater, WA (Construction) - 60.1 miles

Density.

 

[cjhudson101]

They really needed this charge location if you go through longview towards astoria... Centralia and Vancouver are fine, but this one lets you head west towards the coast semi-optimally.

 

[ChrisH]

They really needed this charge location if you go through longview towards astoria... Centralia and Vancouver are fine, but this one lets you head west towards the coast semi-optimally.

from where?

doesn’t Aberdeen help people?

I live in auburn so we charge in seaside but yeah if you’re only going to Astoria I’d probably head to Aberdeen. This one helps give options though!

 

[Kuhz]

from where?

doesn’t Aberdeen help people?

I live in auburn so we charge in seaside but yeah if you’re only going to Astoria I’d probably head to Aberdeen. This one helps give options though!

Via HWY 30

 

[cjhudson101]

Via HWY 30

Yep, the "most direct" route from seattle to astoria is essentially I5 south to Kelso/Longview, then straight west to Highway 30.

 

[ChrisH]

Definitely helps.
Centralia to Astoria to centralia is 196 miles. Definitely helps the shorter range cars to have Kelso.

 

[bugZPDX]

Kelso helps us a lot. From Portland, we head out HWY 12 East to Randle. Currently, we have to go to Centralia which is 15 miles north of our exit, charge, then head back down to HWY 12. We have to do the same thing on the way home so this adds about an hour each way to our trip and an additional 60 miles.

 

[Kewmpie1]

I'm all for seeing the I-5 corridor be built out, but what I really wonder about is how Tesla prioritizes supercharger locations on a national basis. I lived outside of Oklahoma City until I moved to the Pacific NW in October, 2018. So I pay attention to supercharger construction (or the lack of it) in that area. While there may not be a large number of Tesla vehicles in Oklahoma, I-40 is a major east/west interstate. There is a 375 mile gap from the Oklahoma City supercharger to the one on the south side of Little Rock. There has been a "coming attraction" site for Fort Smith, AR, for years. IMHO, this has got to be the #1 priority location for a supercharger in the country.

Totally agree about the importance of filling that gap. I'm sure Tesla sees it too. It's probably a matter of permitting.

 

[JamesBond]

I'm going to run by the site in a couple of hours. Will post pictures. Should be at least 12 stalls, and they have room for 16 from the layout, but when I was there last week, only 12 were set up.

 

[JamesBond]

Not much changed from last week. 12 stalls, with room for 4 more . The Tesla "white boxes" are in place. No sign of the utility transformer. All 12 stalls have charging equipment. None of the chargers have their numbers yet (do V3's still have this numbering scheme?). There are some trailers with some large gray flexible tubing, and what might be a horizontal boring machine.

 

[JamesBond]

@MarcoRP @Chuq This supercharger definitely has 12 stalls; can you please update the listings (I don't know if you have a way to update supercharge.info, or if you can point me to the proper procedure for getting this done, I can take care of it)

 

[Chuq]

@MarcoRP @Chuq This supercharger definitely has 12 stalls; can you please update the listings (I don't know if you have a way to update supercharge.info, or if you can point me to the proper procedure for getting this done, I can take care of it)

Just what you did is fine! Now updated.

 

[ptronus31]

Have we verified this is a V3 station?

 

[RocketMan88]

Have we verified this is a V3 station?

@ptronus31 the silver ring is missing from the charge cable port in James' pix. So it looks like it is v3.

 

[goneskiian]

Have we verified this is a V3 station?

Yes. The white cabinets with the vented tops in the pictures above indicate they are V3's.

 

[JamesBond]

Also, the charging cables are noticeably thinner for V3, and these are definitely thinner.

 

[B2writer]

Update as of 1500 Sunday 23 February: Visual conformation of a V3 facility. The trench behind the pedestals is 90% filled in. All ground work and concrete appears to be complete. Work appears to be progressing nicely. No transformer onsite.

 

[goneskiian]

Also, the charging cables are noticeably thinner for V3, and these are definitely thinner.

Which can be hard to tell if you're not a frequent supercharger user.

I noticed when I stopped in Red Bluff, CA on a recent road trip. The motion sensing street lights and 164kW were nice too!

 

[Padelford]

Is this actually open? The Superchargers app shows it’s still under construction. I’m passing thru there tomorrow & I’ll stop if it’s working.

 

[goneskiian]

Is this actually open? The Superchargers app shows it’s still under construction. I’m passing thru there tomorrow & I’ll stop if it’s working.

Not a snowball's chance in Hell this site is online yet.