Here is the +4 temp stalls added on Sat Oct 17 at 5pm. On the main 6 it was 2/6 occupied including myself.
Sometimes. But they have also been temporarily deployed to add some surge capacity in advance of big travel holidays like Thanksgiving/X-mas.
I would say it's indicative that they know they need more capacity on this route. That doesn't necessarily mean they will add stalls to this supercharger location. They could put another supercharger in Kingman. I wouldn't mind seeing one over in the main part of town. Or they could add one in Seligman or Ash Fork, or even expand or add a new one in Needles, to help with I-40 traffic. There really aren't many options other than Kingman along US93 between Wickenburg and the new one in White Hills. There are some gas stations in places like Nothing but they might even have electrical supply issues in some of those areas. OTOH, this route is supposedly being upgraded to Interstate standards (Interstate 11) eventually so maybe there will also be electrical supply upgrades that come along with that.
I have sent info to a Seligman city official that requested info. And I send an email to Tesla Super Charger group on the same. Fingers crossed that they work out a spot to add a SuperCharger in that area.
I actually drove this route today and I wanted to clarify that I meant to say Wikieup rather than Nothing. There really is nothing in Nothing. I literally didn't even notice driving through it. I had thought many years ago that there was something like a biker saloon there, but maybe I'm confused or maybe the highway construction routed around whatever used to be there. In any case, Wikieup is the only place on that stretch of highway that seems like it could maybe host a supercharger.
This site either needs to be replaced or upgraded badly. I'm not sure anything in between would be able to support very much in the way of superchargers. Does anyone know why this location is still limited to 120kW rather than the full 150kW? Comparing it to an old site like Wickenburg or Flagstaff both show 150kW.
I know Flagstaff added stalls at one point (I remember when it was only 4) so they probably upgraded it then. I was just at Wickenburg and the stalls were laid out 1A 2A 3A 1B 2B 3B 4A 4B, so I'm assuming the 4th cabinet was added at some point and they probably upgraded that at the same time as well. I can't remember if it used to be 6 stalls off the top of my head but it definitely sounds right. Kingman has never added stalls other than the temporary urban pallet charges just recently so that's probably why it hasn't been upgraded. All 3 of these superchargers are "legacy" locations dating back to 2014.
On the 2021 maps it now shows Kingman as "Up to 150kW" has anyone been able to get close or does it still seem to be capped at 120?