Others have said that they have encountered a Bakersfield based mobile tech hanging out at Kettleman between assigned jobs.
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Supercharger - Kettleman City, CA (LIVE 15 Nov 2017, 24 V2 + 16 V3 stalls, lounge)
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Xenoilphobe
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Thats pretty cool. They could just stay there all day and deal with the airbag recalls, etc...
I encountered such a person last year in the summer. He was present to answer any questions and/or perform any minor service. I don't know if Tesla made that a more consistent/permanent role, but it was presented (at the time) that he would be frequently at Kettleman.
The “reduced service” message at the moment is due to maintenance on the solar panels; there are still ~30 Supercharger stalls available.
Gotta love Kettleman. 30 stalls is "reduced service."
Chuq
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There are some great pictures earlier in this thread from last Christmas where it was almost full. However with 40 stalls and a typical charging session of less than 30 minutes, there was a space opening up every minute on average, so even a queue of a few cars isn't a big deal.
That was before the 150kW upgrade, so theoretically I guess the rate should have improved (assuming the site's overall capacity can deal with that sort of load)
I suppose this fact kind of makes V3 retrofits at Kettleman less of near term priority. Also the power usage when Kettleman is full is already gigantic. Swapping 40 stalls to V3 would brown out the local grid under full load.
One of the key points with V3 is that it has integrated battery storage to buffer the grid. However, when you have an ongoing holiday rush at a site like Kettleman, there's only so much buffering you can do.
If V3, then 40 stalls X 250kW = 10MW under full load? I guess actually in the grand scheme of things that's not that much draw compared to some industrial power users. Nothing to sneeze at, but not insurmountable.
nwdiver
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nwdiver
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The cabinets are smart enough to balance. If they're on a 2MW transformer they can restrict their output.
Also each 250 KW is shared by two stalls. Which means 40 stalls at peak would be 5 MW load worst case.
AMPd
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That doesn’t sound right.
I thought it was a 1MW cabinet that will serve 4 stalls.
You are correct. I didn't realize that V3 design on changed from V2 which had paired stalls.
HandleX
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I went to Kettleman on Sunday June 30th. Max amount of cars was 25 around 2pm.
25!!!!!! Think about that for a second. How many stations are there in the world with 25 or more stalls? Probably less than five. By 2025, that will need to be common. WOW.
19 per supercharge.info
ucmndd
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Kettleman filled up a few times around last Christmas / New Years with 5-10 people waiting in line. They had an attendant out there directing people to chargers. As others said, with 40 stalls turning over once every 30-40 minutes or so on average, even a 10-deep line is a small inconvenience.
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