I usually stay at hotels in St Helena or Yountville. My favorite hotel, Alila Napa Valley, has a couple Tesla chargers. However, they're frequently blocked in by the valet.
Personally, I think Yountville would be a great location for superchargers.
I think the locals would not be happy with that, but it would be nice to charge the car while you go for a stroll through the parks, gardens, or sip on a coffee and nosh on some pastry. Generally the best Superchargers aren't too far away from the major thoroughfares, have interesting things to do or see in 20-90 minutes, and/or a nice sit-down dining experience that can fit within that time. Yountville is best enjoyed on foot and bike.
It would be so nice to supercharge and grab a coffee and macarons from Bouchon, haha.
Going have to disagree on that point. There’s quite a few high priced real estate areas where they probably had to pay an eye-watering sum of money to install superchargers within the last 3 years: Santa Monica, San Francisco, Pacific Palisades, West Hollywood, are just some of the few that come to mind. I’m sure if Tesla determines there really really needs to be a supercharger there, they will shell out the big bucks and make it happen. Real estate price is probably not the ultimate obstacle.
Exactly. I spend most of my time on the north end of Napa Valley. Although there's good options for destination charging, a (preferably covered by shade) SC in St Helena or Calistoga would be a great addition and would reduce congestion in the lower Napa area.
Vacaville site which looks to have been physically completed around the same time recently received its transformer and is now live.
Was there work being done on the sidewalk or on Trancas? The vault where power is coming from is under the street. Also, there would need to be a transformer somewhere. Maybe they are doing their initial scouting and will be doing the work soon.
