If the reports that Tesla/GM/Ford will sell an adapter for existing Ford/GM EV's to use existing Superchargers this will happen anyways. Unless Tesla also implements plug to charge and less onerous non-Tesla EV pricing, its unlikely many non Tesla EVs will choose superchargers if nearby (relatively reliable) CCS chargers are available. Since most of my long distance trips there are Supercharges/CCS in close proximity - I choose based on the nearby amenities available. Since I got the CCS adapter I've used CCS 80% of the time. Although this may mean fiddling with the adapter and phone app along with sometimes slower charger speeds, if it enables eating the correct tacos while charging I'll go CCS.
They probably have conduit stubbed to the edge of the dirt and capped underground and once they dig out for the prefab transformer pad, they bring it over and up out of the dirt. Saves it being in the wrong location for the pad and having to excavate for the pad. The transformer and pad is the utility’s responsibility, not teslas.
Not saying it definitely can't go here but also remember the utility will typically require bollards in front of any equipment and it looks like the asphalt was already put down without any location for bollards to be placed. We will see in a few weeks time what occurs here.
There’s a big dirt patch, plenty of space for a pad and bollards without disrupting the new asphalt which likely has conduit underneath. There is not a rule that says the transformer pad has to go all the way to the blacktop.
Agreed. When I was standing in front of it taking the picture, it struck me as a very generous space for a utility transformer.
