Supercharger - Newark, DE

[jrreno]

Can we take this thread back to the Newark Supercharger please?

 

[hongzhijian]

Today's pictures.

 

[ohmman]

I grew up less than 2 miles from this location, and while I'll probably never charge there, it's been a lot of fun watching this expansion.

 

[paulkva]

Today's pictures.

Oooh, and dare I say it, the parking lines look correct! I'm looking forward to charging there on my next trip in a month or so.

 

[Kgdietz]

Today's pictures.

Looking good for my trip through in two weeks! Wondering if the spots will stay black or if that's "primer" for a coat of "Tesla red". Doesn't matter to me as long as they keep the lines where they are.

Thanks for the pictures.

 

[andrewket]

I was hoping they would paint the charging spots green or something along those lines.

 

[HankLloydRight]

Oooh, and dare I say it, the parking lines look correct! .

Give the rest stop crew a few months to go back out there and "correct" the lines to their proper places.

I also hope and think the black is a primer for the Tesla Red (or green) spots to drive the point home.

 

[HankLloydRight]

Also, especially for this location with 12 stalls, I'd really like to see a better pairing signage that makes it very easy to see what stalls are occupied. They really have to get rid of the obfuscated 1A, 2B system.

 

[Pruitt]

I'll be headed form SC to NJ in the next five weeks or so. I'm glad to see the new stalls are so far along.

 

[AlMc]

Lines 'line up' perfectly. The crew is working today and you can see the fencing is going up. I ran into a couple of my local TM store friends who were charging for a 'drive' event nearby

 

[bhuwan]

Very nice, looks nearly done!

 

[NJ Plugin]

Al or others,
Any hints or rumors when these would be "turned on"? Without reading back pages of posts...do we know if a new transformer is needed, or is the one by Starbucks being used?

 

[jrreno]

Al or others,
Any hints or rumors when these would be "turned on"? Without reading back pages of posts...do we know if a new transformer is needed, or is the one by Starbucks being used?

A few posts back ( post # 496) had a picture of the new transformer just to the other side of the pad.

 

[PatD]

if I had to guess, these will be online in days. Would be shocked if they weren't online by mid-week (Based on how previous installs have gone), UNLESS they are painting the spots green/red. Then it might take an extra day or two.

 

[delanman]

I'll check again today.

Here are the photos from yesterday (Sunday):

 

[AlMc]

Fencing complete. They are re sealing the asphalt...color right now...black. The meter has been installed on the transformer.

 

[RiverBrick]

I'm not sure where they're going, but don't those bollards normally take a day to anchor and install?

 

[Pollux]

I'm not 100% sure what you're referring to by the stall elsewhere in the row should also be avoided, but here is my guess.. see if this helps:

You have it correct - 1A and 1B share, 2A and 2B share, etc. This is how 99% of the SCs work. There may still be a few very old locations that don't use this standard. What I think you're getting at is that 1A and 1B MAY not be physically next to each other. This is true. The PHYSICAL placement of the stalls varies by location, and it's dictated by the lease agreement and the nature of the parking. If all slots are Tesla EV charging only, then it goes 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B ... If half the spots are Tesla EV charging only, and the other half are general parking, then the stalls are usually placed "1A 2A 3A 4A 1B 2B 3B". This way each dedicated charging spot shares an SC cabinet with a general parking spot which may be ICEd. What Tesla is trying to avoid is two cars sharing a charging cabinet while another sits idle because of non-Teslas in the general parking.

Make sense? Just follow the labeling on the pedestals and you'll be good every time.

Thank you, @andrewket!

 

[AlMc]

Looks like this will be the final 'look'. Guys are cleaning up the site a bit and looks like they will be laying sod today.
Suspect this cosmetic work takes a day....And it should be ready for a ribbon cutting or just to 'turn on'.
My guess is the Easter weekend traffic will have these extra 12 stations available!

 

[jaguar36]

Thanks for the update AlMc We almost went 24hours without new pics! I like the Tesla logos, although I kinda wish they were on a splashier background to make it even more obvious to not be ICEd. Shouldn't really matter with the location though.

I take it there was no movement at the original stalls?