Supercharger - Pasadena, CA (LIVE 26 Nov 2019, 24 urban stalls)

[BM3B]

OMG, time to start ranting about locals hogging the Superchargers now! Who do these people think they are? Wait, that's me!

Tomorrow, Yard House, 5:30pm, outdoor area. Find the guy with the LA Dodgers hat from upthread. I'm talking to you Elon. Don't make me bring my F-150

RT

Sounds good I hope to make it, depends on the family schedule. Does Yard House validate? If not I suggest people park under the Paseo (enter on either Colorado or Green).

 

[RubberToe]

Sounds good I hope to make it, depends on the family schedule. Does Yard House validate? If not I suggest people park under the Paseo (enter on either Colorado or Green).

They do.

 

[ScottRoberts33]

OMG, time to start ranting about locals hogging the Superchargers now! Who do these people think they are? Wait, that's me!

Tomorrow, Yard House, 5:30pm, outdoor area. Find the guy with the LA Dodgers hat from upthread. I'm talking to you Elon. Don't make me bring my F-150

RT

I hope the outdoor area has an awning because there’s 100% chance of rain.

 

[coredumperror]

Tomorrow, Yard House, 5:30pm, outdoor area. Find the guy with the LA Dodgers hat from upthread. I'm talking to you Elon. Don't make me bring my F-150

RT

I'm not Elon, but I'll be there!

 

[Limited]

Can someone recap the parking rates for with and without validation?

Are the gates open after hours?

 

[coredumperror]

I hope the outdoor area has an awning because there’s 100% chance of rain.

Yard House's outdoor area is fully covered. And they have those standing heater things.to keep us warm.

It will, however, be a largely uncovered walk from the SC to Yard House. Bring an umbrella.

 

[coredumperror]

Can someone recap the parking rates for with and without validation?

Are the gates open after hours?

These rules are for the underground structure, but I'm 90% sure they also apply to the separate structure that has the SC: Paseo Colorado Parking - Parking in Pasadena | ParkMe
Main things to note:

• $1.50 per 30 mins
  
• 90 mins free with validation (this was plenty of time for me to have dinner at Islands today)
  
• $6.00 max with validation
  
• $9.00 max without

I got hit with the $9 max when I was there last week, because I lost my parking ticket. Whoops!

 

[Ectdog]

I can confirm I was not charged for my charging session a few hours ago.

I spoke to a LADWP utility worker while I was there and he mentioned Tesla isn’t announcing until Dec 1st, so maybe free until then?

 

[BM3B]

Yard House's outdoor area is fully covered. And they have those standing heater things.to keep us warm.

It will, however, be a largely uncovered walk from the SC to Yard House. Bring an umbrella.

I plan on parking under the Paseo for a shorter and dry walk.

We can organize a separate “charge and drive” event to use all the stations at the same time (load test) then drive somewhere like Mt Wilson for a group photo.

 

[BM3B]

FYI construction to open took 2.5 months (75 days). I think this was a tricky one given the vault and above ground parking, combo city and Tesla chargers.

 

[peakshaving]

Wow! Now I wish I drove home for Thanksgiving. Thanks for all the updates @RubberToe, I'll definitely check it out when I come down. Hopefully they continue to build chargers in the SGV.

 

[BM3B]

It’s in the NAV, no supercharger count yet. But pricing appears to be live, I have free supercharging and NAV shows overage fees. Contractor and Tesla and city pushed hard to be ready for the big travel day today. Good job. I wonder how many other SCers went online yesterday.

 

[RubberToe]

Hah, BM3B beat me to it this morning, but I have some additional information to add. It is indeed showing up in the car navigation system, also in the phone app, but stall availability is not currently displayed. The new into I have is that the fee at Pasadena is going to be $0.31/kWh. Burbank and Glendale are $0.32/kWh. No cars charging when I was up there just now.

And the Porta-Potty dude is either removing the facilities, or hopefully swapping them out. If removing, the crew working on the remaining city chargers better switch from the Venti Starbucks to the Tall one instead. And the sprinklers came on right when he arrived too. Impeccable timing. And shouldn't the sprinklers be on a "weather aware" timer???



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[C_A_Braun]

I get free L2 charging at the Holly Street Garage while I work, so doubtful I will use these, but it is great to know that it is an option, if needed.

 

[RubberToe]

The phone app is now displaying usage showing Pasadena with 22 / 22 available.

RT

 

[henh2o]

Is there a grace period for free parking? Someone said 15mins or less? Also I heard there is a validation machine in paseo near h&m? Can anyone confirm?

 

[BM3B]

Is there a grace period for free parking? Someone said 15mins or less? Also I heard there is a validation machine in paseo near h&m? Can anyone confirm?

yes, 14 min grace period (pay at 15 min). But you might get questions like “did you arrive at 4:30am or pm?”
10 min Urban Supercharge will add 30-40 miles.

 

[coredumperror]

Is there a grace period for free parking? Someone said 15mins or less? Also I heard there is a validation machine in paseo near h&m? Can anyone confirm?

If you buy a drink at one of restaurants in the Paseo, you'll get validated for 90 minutes free parking.

 

[henh2o]

yes, 14 min grace period (pay at 15 min). But you might get questions like “did you arrive at 4:30am or pm?”
10 min Urban Supercharge will add 30-40 miles.

Thanks! So would have to talk to a worker or the automated machine would work? I live really close by and SC 1-2 weekly. Adding a $1.50 fee every time I SC would add up to unnecessary cost with the increased SC cost.

 

[coredumperror]

So would have to talk to a worker or the automated machine would work?

The last two times I was there, I got a ticket from an automated machine, but turned it in to a person when I left (using the western entrance/exit). There are other exits to the structure, though, which may have just machines. I'm not sure.