I want to see this be the first 4 or 8 plug per charger station. Have a supercharger plug at every parking space in the lot. This location should always roll out the latest supercharger tech. Also, roll out the TESLA LEDs on the plug stands with red, green and yellow coloring based on charging capability.
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Supercharger - Hawthorne, CA - Tesla Design Center (CLOSED TO PUBLIC 19 Jul 2021, 8 V2 + 2 V3 stalls)
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callmesam
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So I have lots of photos but I've learned that TMC.com is showing them upside down so if anyone has a solution that doesn't involve me downloading a program . . .
callmesam
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callmesam
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Of course swapping wouldn't have helped for the D since Hawthorne was a destination and swapping is more suited to en-route refueling. Maybe they'll expand and put in a large multi-unit L2 charging system. Or maybe instead of swapping it'll be super fast out-of-car charging: remove, plug into extra-super-duper-cooled system, charge at insane power, plug back into car.
I wonder if this is a case where Tesla's tendency for secrecy is hurting them. Imagine if the Supercharger deployment team had a status page that displayed the intentions, and the progress, of each planned Supercharger site, from the moment of conception.
Far more than the currently displayed map that contains little more than vague location indicators and rough annual dates, this detailed status page could also include comments from the deployment team like "we believe XXX, Missouri is an ideal location but we're finding the city council there to be unresponsive to our initial inquires." We owners could then take it upon ourselves to politely point out to said city council that we would be thrilled to spend our money in their city during road trips.
While such a status portal would be a bit more work for the Supercharger deployment team, perhaps involving the owners earlier in the process would be valuable in cutting through the bureaucracy. A chorus of us chanting "if you let Tesla build it, we will come," may motivate the bureaucrats more than Tesla's isolated request.
callmesam
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View of the removed (existing) superchargers
View of "waiting area" across from solar canopy with trenching complete
Opposite view under the solar canopy.
Picture of boxes in laydown area.
1 of 13 . . . ?
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
I predict 8 Supercharger Cabinet crates and 5 crates of misc other parts for 16 Charging Stalls! :biggrin:
Not necessarily limited to that. Maybe 13 crates on the truck, and there could be more than one truck.
callmesam
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jeff_adams
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I would bet on a battery swap station. I read that Tesla has lost their ZEV credits that they sell to other car makers because of charging times. My guess is that will spend the money on some swap stations so they can get those credits back for resale. They were a huge source of income that allowed Tesla to post profits.
Silly thing is, Hydrogen cars qualify for them. Hmm.... maybe Toyota and others are just pushing hydrogen so they can build compliance vehicles instead of paying for ZEV credits?
Silly thing is, Hydrogen cars qualify for them. Hmm.... maybe Toyota and others are just pushing hydrogen so they can build compliance vehicles instead of paying for ZEV credits?
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
This looks like pretty typical trenching for installing Charging Pedestals and the conduits running from the Equipment Enclosure to the Charging Pedestals.
FredTMC
Model S VIN #4925
Agreed. Need someone to take pic at Harris Ranch car wash and see if any activity there. Not sure there's room for a swap station at hawthorne with all those additional SuperCs going in.
callmesam
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Up 1000.
I think this demands its own thread.
Tesla will have lots of drivers (captive audience) and I'd pay something reasonable to access a "club" like frequent flyers.
Tesla isn't just selling cars, but experiences.
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