Supercharger - Novato, CA (LIVE 28 Mar 2020, 20 V2 stalls)

[dandrewk]

Visited site today, didn't look much different from a couple weeks ago. However:

I saw several trucks and vehicles digging a trench alongside the frontage road (behind mall) from Rowland Blvd. towards the site location. None of the trucks identified as PG&E, but they often use contractors for road construction. Since the only missing piece is the connection to the grid, this may be a positive sign of progress.

 

[woodisgood]

Weird thing about this location is that it doesn't show up on any of Tesla's SC maps as a current or future location, but it's obviously there! I've seen it with my own eyes!

 

[dandrewk]

Weird thing about this location is that it doesn't show up on any of Tesla's SC maps as a current or future location, but it's obviously there! I've seen it with my own eyes!

I've only seen it on supercharger.info.

Even more odd: The Tesla official SC map doesn't show Novato but shows Marin City location as coming soon. I was there last week, and they haven't started on the cabinets yet. Novato is way further along at this point.

 

[woodisgood]

I've only seen it on supercharger.info.

Even more odd: The Tesla official SC map doesn't show Novato but shows Marin City location as coming soon. I was there last week, and they haven't started on the cabinets yet. Novato is way further along at this point.

Is there anything that suggests this - Novato - is or isn't a V3 location?

 

[dandrewk]

Is there anything that suggests this - Novato - is or isn't a V3 location?

Not yet. It may even be just an urban charging location. I hope it's a fully on supercharger, but it's not exactly right off the freeway.

 

[mociaf9]

Is there anything that suggests this - Novato - is or isn't a V3 location?

Yes, we know for a fact that it is not V3. It's a traditional 150 kW supercharger. Picture in Post #54 shows the old style supercharger cabinets and the traditional style charging posts have been in for much longer so there are lots of pictures of those showing it's not an urban style supercharger.

 

[JTib]

Everything seems ready to go, but not yet energized

 

[Les Mann]

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Everything seems ready to go, but not yet energized

I stopped by last week & spoke to the contractor’s foreman as they were cleaning up for the day. He said they had just completed laying the whole conduit for PG&E, backfilling & repacking the trench, now just waiting for PG&E to pull the cable, which he guessed would be done in a week or two (from that day last week). So probably imminent.

 

[goldengate]

I stopped by last week & spoke to the contractor’s foreman as they were cleaning up for the day. He said they had just completed laying the whole conduit for PG&E, backfilling & repacking the trench, now just waiting for PG&E to pull the cable, which he guessed would be done in a week or two (from that day last week). So probably imminent.

Hey are you the Les Mann who did home inspections back in the 90s? Hi!!
I stopped by today and major work going on with a drilling rig. I didn’t talk to them but i assume they’re are just getting the new cable from the street to the transformer? Here’s a photo. I didn’t want to get too close.

 

[Les Mann]

Hey are you the Les Mann who did home inspections back in the 90s? Hi!!
I stopped by today and major work going on with a drilling rig. I didn’t talk to them but i assume they’re are just getting the new cable from the street to the transformer? Here’s a photo. I didn’t want to get too close. View attachment 500101

Yep, I’m that Les Mann. Bought a P85 Model S in 2013, and a Model 3 in 2018. The 3 is my daily driver, the S is the wife’s. What astonishing vehicles!

Wife has also reserved a C’truck.

 

[dandrewk]

Are those small speed bumps in the asphalt a foot in front of the parking bumpers? I hope so. It would take some of the guesswork in backing into the stalls. You’d feel the tiny rise before the rear tires nestle into a valley at the ideal distance.

 

[dandrewk]

NM, went by today, it was just new asphalt.

However, the spaces are nice and wide, unlike many other SC locations.

 

[Blu Zap]

Swung by today, Saturday, 1/18/20. Transformer is in! Tesla installation truck is there! Looking sooner than later!

 

[woodisgood]

I was there today too but didn’t realize that’s a Tesla installation truck! Btw, thought it was interesting there are two more Supercharger stalls located right behind where your last pic was taken, across the lane from the main bank of chargers.

 

[Blu Zap]

I was there today too but didn’t realize that’s a Tesla installation truck! Btw, thought it was interesting there are two more Supercharger stalls located right behind where your last pic was taken, across the lane from the main bank of chargers.

I know one of those chargers off to the side is for Handicapped parking. Looks like a pretty good SC with lots of stalls, when it opens!

 

[WhalerLuvr]

I went by the S/C yesterday 1/22. Asked the guys installing, reply was "sooner than later"....looks real close as they were working on the s/c themselves and the wiring from transformer to the units (my non engineering major

analysis)

 

[Rob Holloway]

I was there this evening and was told that the recent rains had slowed things down and then they were confident it would be live next week. Certainly seems we are very close!

 

[dandrewk]

I don't remember those cinder blocks before. Is that a recent addition? Kinda looks like a restroom.

 

[Blu Zap]

I don't remember those cinder blocks before. Is that a recent addition? Kinda looks like a restroom.

There's a dumpster space right next to the SuC. I think that is the cinderblock wall.

 

[Rob Holloway]

There's a dumpster space right next to the SuC. I think that is the cinderblock wall.

If you check previous photos in this thread, the cinder blocks have been there for quite a while. Rob