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Supercharger - Norfolk, VA
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Drucifer
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Buddyroe
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Personally, I think the grand opening ceremony should be cancelled altogether. Just open the station quietly, with little fanfare once the investigation is over. Any type of celebration at this site will look bad. Even if you wait 6 months. So, just open it and move on.
If it is true that he was killed while working on the site(not by natural causes, etc), then I don't think you need to worry about any sort of "opening" any time soon. There's going to be a complete evaluation of the chain of events that led to the tragedy and a plan must be developed to avoid such events in the future. That's going to take a long time. And I wouldn't be surprised if it derails similar type of projects for the investigation period.
jvonbokel
John VonBokel
Thanks for the update. Nobody here will be surprised to find out he was found inside the fenced in area, but for the sake of safety going foward, I think that alone should show that he was working with the switching equipment and not the user-facing charge cables/pedestals.
swengl
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Electricians get hurt/killed all of the time working on transformers, breaker boxes, and other electrical equipment. It's not a danger just inherent in the SuperCharger's supporting infrastructure. Search for electrical arc flash on YouTube and watch in horror. I'm not saying what happened to the contractor was related to an arc flash, but it is one of the more serious accidents that occur around electrical equipment.
DFibRL8R
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I emailed Tesla to check the status since I was hoping to charge here on my way to the NC outer banks tomorrow. Here's the response I got:
"Thank you for checking in. The station will not be available this weekend. We are currently unable to estimate when the station will re-open."
"Thank you for checking in. The station will not be available this weekend. We are currently unable to estimate when the station will re-open."
CHRGIT
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gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
When the station does open, I hope Tesla puts up some sort of an "In memoriam" sign/plaque for Steven Weaver. I know it may seem a bit disconcerting to some users of the SC in the future, but, it may be an appropriate gesture.
DFibRL8R
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Sent another inquiry to see if the supercharger would be open for my return trip from the NC Outer Banks tomorrow. Looks like I get to mooch electrons from a Nissan dealer again...
"Thank you for checking in. We are working with the appropriate parties in order to get the station up and running again, however, the station will not be open this weekend, and will likely remain closed for a few more weeks. We appreciate your patience throughout this process. "
"Thank you for checking in. We are working with the appropriate parties in order to get the station up and running again, however, the station will not be open this weekend, and will likely remain closed for a few more weeks. We appreciate your patience throughout this process. "
CHRGIT
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As of this morning, Norfolk is no longer on the coming soon map on the tesla web site. It is still listed under the 2015 tab.
randygts
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Still taped up as of Monday morning 8/31. The folks at Nissan of Norfolk were welcoming with their charger.
Well first of all, it is sad to see that a Steven Weaver has died at the new Tesla Supercharger in the town of Norfolk, Va. My condolences to the Weaver family. I hope the new Tesla Supercharger will have a grand-open and a dedication to the contractor, right after the thorough investigation. I can not wait to see the new Tesla Supercharger. The construction work and installation all looks awesome. Thank You Tesla Supercharger Team. Keep up the hard work. Tesla is the future car.
Ron
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