This is just a general problem with the nav system, in that directions often suck. The directions don't actually come from Google, though they probably would be a lot better if they did.
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Supercharger - Oxnard, CA (EXPANDED Jun 2018, now 20 total)
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This is just a general problem with the nav system, in that directions often suck. The directions don't actually come from Google, though they probably would be a lot better if they did.
The North American Tesla Supercharger Locations wiki has opening dates and number of stalls for stations in the U.S. and Canada. Tesla claimed Oxnard was #200 on Facebook FWIW. Gilroy CA and Centralia WA are the only others with 10, although that record will soon be surpassed by Rancho Cucamonga.
Cottonwood
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Also, Barstow has 12 stalls temporarily. Tesla put in 4 Stalls of Mobile Superchargers during construction. The 8 new stalls are finished, but there are theories that the 4 "temporary," mobile stalls will stay until the shade/solar structure is finished and/or the Primm site is complete. The Tesla site lists Barstow as 8 stalls, so that will probably be the number when all the construction is complete, greatly reducing the need for 100%, range, lengthy charges.
NoCO
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I was there Thursday night and the four temps were gone at Barstow. Only the eight stalls and the new battery storage device.
Turn by turn comes from Navigon. Did you get the map update yet or was this with the map that came with the car?
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Los Angeles Times Coverage
The LA Times splash on the Oxnard Supercharger Station opening:
Tesla fires up supercharger station in Oxnard - LA Times
Tesla fires up supercharger station in Oxnard
Tesla Motors has announced the opening of a new supercharger station in Oxnard, making it possible for Los Angeles residents to drive to Santa Barbara and back in one of its electric cars, the company says, with a 30-minute stop for refueling. Here, a Tesla Model S is plugged in inside the... (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
At last! You can drive your Tesla to Santa Barbara and back, and you have another great reason to stop on the way in Oxnard.
Tesla Motors announced it has opened a new Southern California supercharging station, at Oxnard's Collection at River Park shopping center, on Park View Court.
The station is Tesla's latest addition to a charging network that also includes superchargers in Hawthorne to the south, Tejon Ranch and Solvang to the north and Barstow to the east.
The superchargers allow a Tesla vehicle to charge to full capacity in about 30 minutes.
Related story: Are Teslas disappearing in China?Charles Fleming
The company also has a network of non-superchargers throughout Southern California, though charging through those stations takes longer.
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The LA Times splash on the Oxnard Supercharger Station opening:
Tesla fires up supercharger station in Oxnard - LA Times
Tesla fires up supercharger station in Oxnard
At last! You can drive your Tesla to Santa Barbara and back, and you have another great reason to stop on the way in Oxnard.
Tesla Motors announced it has opened a new Southern California supercharging station, at Oxnard's Collection at River Park shopping center, on Park View Court.
The station is Tesla's latest addition to a charging network that also includes superchargers in Hawthorne to the south, Tejon Ranch and Solvang to the north and Barstow to the east.
The superchargers allow a Tesla vehicle to charge to full capacity in about 30 minutes.
The company also has a network of non-superchargers throughout Southern California, though charging through those stations takes longer.
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round trip to LA
The LA Times splash on the Oxnard Supercharger Station opening:
Tesla fires up supercharger station in Oxnard - LA Times
Tesla fires up supercharger station in Oxnard
Tesla Motors has announced the opening of a new supercharger station in Oxnard, making it possible for Los Angeles residents to drive to Santa Barbara and back in one of its electric cars, the company says, with a 30-minute stop for refueling. Here, a Tesla Model S is plugged in inside the... (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Hmmm... Los Angeles is 100 miles from LA so one can make it round trip without charging at all!!!
Timothy; Hmmm... Los Angeles is 100 miles from LA so one can make it round trip without charging at all!!
Oxnard Supercharger Station
Timothy, I feel your pain, but with just 1,400 Roadster owners in the US (driving a car that was not designed with DC fast charging and with a trunk just big enough to hold one small suitcase so it was not intended for long distance all day travel), it just doesn't make business sense for Tesla to spend money on including a Roadster compatible charging station at each Supercharger. They would rarely be used.
I am not criticizing the Roadster! It is an awesome car. But I understand why Tesla is not offering Roadster charging at Superchargers. I believe that few Roadster owners will want to wait at a Supercharger station for an hour to get about 50 miles of range. Yes, a few might have that kind of patience. But I think most won't.
I expect to now get criticism heaped upon me by irate Roadster owners...
Timothy, I feel your pain, but with just 1,400 Roadster owners in the US (driving a car that was not designed with DC fast charging and with a trunk just big enough to hold one small suitcase so it was not intended for long distance all day travel), it just doesn't make business sense for Tesla to spend money on including a Roadster compatible charging station at each Supercharger. They would rarely be used.
I am not criticizing the Roadster! It is an awesome car. But I understand why Tesla is not offering Roadster charging at Superchargers. I believe that few Roadster owners will want to wait at a Supercharger station for an hour to get about 50 miles of range. Yes, a few might have that kind of patience. But I think most won't.
I expect to now get criticism heaped upon me by irate Roadster owners...
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Used this supercharger today. Unfortunately, I did not double check that it was charging properly. We lost 1/2 hr. thinking we were charging fast. Looked at the app and realized it was charging at like 8 mph!! Went and unplugged, then tried again. Still malfunctioning. Then moved the car to a different slot. Then only got about 90 mph. Moved to a third slot, and finally we got full speed! I wish the app would alert us to a malfunctioning supercharger - or Tesla alerts us. Don't they monitor these? I then tried calling a couple different Tesla numbers, but both numbers left me waiting too long. I ended up hanging up. I wanted to alert them to these two not charging fast enough.
Also hit Harris Ranch yesterday. Went flawlessly! Super fast!
Also hit Harris Ranch yesterday. Went flawlessly! Super fast!
Last night a car traveling on the 101 freeway somehow lost control & crashed into the supercharging transformers knocking out service to a couple stalls, pretty serious crash but could have been a lot worse if an explosion or electrocution had occurred for Tesla.
Major injury crash reported on Highway 101 in Oxnard - VC-Star (article has 2 photos)
Major injury crash reported on Highway 101 in Oxnard - VC-Star (article has 2 photos)
I guess in this instance they need to put bullards on the other side (freeway side ) of the charging stations!!
Just to clarify - power to the remaining 7 stalls remains unaffected by the collision? I'll potentially be stopping at this SpC on Friday so would like to know. Thanks.
callmesam
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Stopped by last night and although two spots were blocked with orange cones, still got 100 miles in under 20 minutes.
Ventura County Star Article about Auto Crash into Oxnard Supercharger
For those who do not have access to the Ventura County Star website, here is the article that was posted on Friday, October 17th.
OXNARD, Calif. - A car left northbound Highway 101 Friday in Oxnard and slammed into a new Tesla charging station at The Collection shopping center, leaving an Oxnard man with moderate injuries.
The crash was reported at 4:40 p.m. at northbound Highway 101 and Oxnard Boulevard exit.
The California Highway Patrol reported a car went off the highway and hit one of the high-voltage charging stations that recently began operations in a high-profile project at the shopping center.
The Oxnard man’s car was driving in the lane for the Oxnard Boulevard exit when the car veered off the road. It hit a concrete ditch, popped up and hit a fence and the charging station, patrol officer Francisco Navarro said.
The car was totaled in the accident and the man was the only person in the car. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash, Navarro said.
The patrol listed the incident as a major-injury traffic collision, and as of 6 p.m., at least three of the stations were roped off.
For those who do not have access to the Ventura County Star website, here is the article that was posted on Friday, October 17th.
OXNARD, Calif. - A car left northbound Highway 101 Friday in Oxnard and slammed into a new Tesla charging station at The Collection shopping center, leaving an Oxnard man with moderate injuries.
The crash was reported at 4:40 p.m. at northbound Highway 101 and Oxnard Boulevard exit.
The California Highway Patrol reported a car went off the highway and hit one of the high-voltage charging stations that recently began operations in a high-profile project at the shopping center.
The Oxnard man’s car was driving in the lane for the Oxnard Boulevard exit when the car veered off the road. It hit a concrete ditch, popped up and hit a fence and the charging station, patrol officer Francisco Navarro said.
The car was totaled in the accident and the man was the only person in the car. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash, Navarro said.
The patrol listed the incident as a major-injury traffic collision, and as of 6 p.m., at least three of the stations were roped off.
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