Supercharger - King of Prussia, PA

[petey_boy]

got confirmation over the phone from Bensalem Wawa that there's an SC site going in there. It's a start, but I still cannot believe there's nothing in the KOP/Downingtown area
Unannounced Supercharger Construction at Wawa in Bensalem, PA???

 

[Felickz]

I got to charge at the Devon SC SC the other week

 

[yerEVan]

I got to charge at the Devon SC SC the other week

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They told me it’s not a true supercharger when I was there last time. At your rate I’m guessing about 180 miles an hour which is 4 times faster than AC charging in a model 3. Not bad.

 

[rich0]

They told me it’s not a true supercharger when I was there last time. At your rate I’m guessing about 180 miles an hour which is 4 times faster than AC charging in a model 3. Not bad.

I've been told it is a supercharger by the delivery team (I didn't have a home charger yet), but I imagine that they don't want to promote it too much considering how congested that lot is and that it is probably busy during the day. It obviously isn't a very practical solution unless you just happen to live nearby - getting to it from 476 is probably 15-20min in traffic and you wouldn't want to do that just to find it busy/blocked/etc. Actually, from the Rt 30 exit on 476 it probably isn't much longer to drive to Claymont, which would be a sure thing.

But, if you're desperate or just happen to be close it is certainly an option.

 

[ae7456t]

@Felickz Where is the high capacity charger at the Devon SC? I live walking distance from there and have used some of the HPWC's they have on the outside, but didn't notice anything that looked like a Supercharger. Is it outside, or in the service bay?

 

[GlmnAlyAirCar]

@Felickz Where is the high capacity charger at the Devon SC? I live walking distance from there and have used some of the HPWC's they have on the outside, but didn't notice anything that looked like a Supercharger. Is it outside, or in the service bay?

I'm sitting in the service center waiting room right now...If I get bored I'll scope it out.

 

[yerEVan]

If you walk out the door heading east/facing east, near the powerwall sample, then once outside, turn right to go towards back of building, it’s there on the right hand side...

 

[yerEVan]

I've been told it is a supercharger by the delivery team (I didn't have a home charger yet), but I imagine that they don't want to promote it too much considering how congested that lot is and that it is probably busy during the day. It obviously isn't a very practical solution unless you just happen to live nearby - getting to it from 476 is probably 15-20min in traffic and you wouldn't want to do that just to find it busy/blocked/etc. Actually, from the Rt 30 exit on 476 it probably isn't much longer to drive to Claymont, which would be a sure thing.

But, if you're desperate or just happen to be close it is certainly an option.

I didn’t realize that one was open to the public. Paramus NJ is listed on the site as a SC, i don’t think Devon is though.

 

[Felickz]

@Felickz Where is the high capacity charger at the Devon SC? I live walking distance from there and have used some of the HPWC's they have on the outside, but didn't notice anything that looked like a Supercharger. Is it outside, or in the service bay?

not sure, likely inside the garage only used to test charging hardware ( they had to replace my onboard charger $2500 btw)

 

[yerEVan]

not sure, likely inside the garage only used to test charging hardware ( they had to replace my onboard charger $2500 btw)

Which car/year and how many miles?

 

[ae7456t]

Thanks for the tip...I will have to try that out this weekend.

 

[sirleechalot]

I didn’t realize that one was open to the public. Paramus NJ is listed on the site as a SC, i don’t think Devon is though.

When I picked up my 3 a few months ago I had asked them beforehand if they could bring the charge up to 95% as i was planning on taking a trip to NY that day. They forgot to do it, and when I asked, the lady that was helping me went and brought it over to the super charger while she gave us the initial "here's how your car works" tour. She said they don't normally let customers use it (it's probably just to quickly charge cars that are in for service or delivery).

Also, nice username

 

[Felickz]

Which car/year and how many miles?

2013 16xxx p85+ , 2 months out of CPO warranty

Full history here Goodbye sweet, sweet warranty : TeslaLounge

 

[Felickz]

Shots fired again In theory, it should soon be possible to go Edmonton <-> Key West only via Superchargers that are currently under construction. : teslamotors

 

[ae7456t]

Bensalem Wawa...V3...It is happening! It's not KoP, but still counts as SE PA.

I need to get better photos from this week, but they poured concrete for the pad/pedestals today...Keeping a running log here in another thread.

 

[rich0]

I just noticed Allentown is still out of service. That creates a 140mi gap between Scranton and Claymont. Going into winter that is probably pushing it for a M3SR going highway speeds...

 

[madodel]

I just noticed Allentown is still out of service. That creates a 140mi gap between Scranton and Claymont. Going into winter that is probably pushing it for a M3SR going highway speeds...

While it is significantly underpowered and Tesla has it flagged as out of service, it is not down completely. I charged at Allentown last week and got as much as 61KW to start. Apparently from what I have read the problem is not the chargers but the power feeding them. Just plan to be there a while.

 

[pa391as]

i was at the tesla store last night and pushed the sales guy for an answer. he said they are “evaluating sites in KoP” and that he expected the SC to be installed 1Q20. he intimated that the holdup is convincing Simon properties of the value of putting the SC at the mall. he strongly suggested that owners tell Simon properties they want a SC. I asked him why? and he grinned when I asked him if Simon was the holdup. also asked him why they wouldn’t put it behind the Wegmans. he didn’t know

i’ve also emailed two people (Henry Misas and Jesse Karp) at Tesla. no response

 

[Craig_in_PA]

The 5 destination chargers are full by 10:10 every morning, so Simon should know there is demand. Mall is not ideal location though bc of idle fees.most people spend well over an hour in mall and won't want to move car half way through trip.

 

[jaguar36]

I doubt its Simon holding it up. There are a number of other Simon properties that have superchargers so they know the value of them. In addition if it was Simon, Tesla would just put it somewhere else nearby. It maybe PECO, although the upcoming Bensalem supercharger is PECO territory so that theory doesn't hold either.

My guess would be that Tesla has just had a number of false starts that ran into the typical issues with permits or lease holders killing each site after it was in work for a number of months.

Hopefully they will get something worked out soon.