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Supercharger - Kettleman City, CA (LIVE 15 Nov 2017, 24 V2 + 16 V3 stalls, lounge)
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McManX
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Nice to see water conscious landscaping going in. Also HPWCs for the roadster crowd, would love to see something very orange at the opening
The new Supercharger is Colby, Kansas has two fenced areas (for small or large dogs) as well as a playground but they predate the Supercharger.
EV-lutioin
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McManX
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Some more photos from earlier today. Cleaning the solar panels and final landscaping and details.
Instagram post by Josh Cohen • Nov 12, 2017 at 9:30pm UTC
Instagram post by Josh Cohen • Nov 12, 2017 at 9:30pm UTC
Hmm. What’s going on in the shot with the roof work?
That was interesting. Could the roof have solar panels they were cleaning? Looks kind of like a long mop/broom being extended LOL.
Looking closer at the pic, it looks just like they are cleaning off one of the solar canopy’s. It just lines up so it looks like the roof of the lounge. Also tons of water splashing below gives it away. Probably lots of dust built up from construction.
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IdaX
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I wonder if they're waiting to open both this one and Baker in conjunction with the Semi reveal party on Thursday?
Could be! At the Model 3 event, the presentation jumped from multiple locations at the Fremont factory to the Gigafactory and maybe other locations as well. It would be cool to see a live update of these sites being turned on.
So, maybe the surprise previously mentioned will be a non-surprise for all of us here who're following Supercharger build-outs obsessively. (My knowledge of US places and Interstate network is largely down to Tesla.)
OCRyan
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You may be right. Could be why Kettleman City was never, and still is not, on the Supercharger map. I suppose this would be a secret to everyone other than viewers of this thread. Great "reveal" during the event as a showcase location that is perhaps to be duplicated across the country rapidly.
It's possible Baker (same size of 40 stalls) can be turned on at the same time as well. Worker's there are reporting that they are to be done by Wednesday.
Not to start any rumors or anything, but if they're showing it in coordination with the semi reveal, one wonders if there's not some kind of semi facility at one or both of these locations. Seems unlikely, but the timing does make me wonder.
I agree that pulling the wraps off of 2 Tesla Supercharger oases or villages as I kind of think of them would make a lot of sense from a publicity standpoint during the Semi event. Heck I'm pretty impressed with their size and how quickly they've been built out. I'm thinking we'll also see footage of the solar/battery work in Puerto Rico and Australia and updates on the other Tesla projects and factories that are ongoing. Hopefully we'll get an update on the Model 3 as well and it's good news on ramping up. While the Model 3 is made the focus of a lot of investor stories, Tesla has grown beyond it's cars. A barrage of "good news" should make for interesting coverage of the Semi event.
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