I got my CHAdeMO email on Wednesday as well, and immediately ordered it. CHAdeMOs have been popping up all over here in the Twin Cities lately. Goodwill has been on a building spree for the past year, and for whatever reason they've been including EVSEs at their new buildings. Last year they were all 30 Chargepoint chargers, which may be worthwhile for Leafs but IMHO are pointless for Teslas. But in the past couple of months they've been going back and adding CHAdeMOs, often times replacing the 30 amp EVSE with a CHAdeMO. Hopefully my adapter will be here soon so I can go test it out around town.
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I got my CHAdeMO email on Wednesday as well, and immediately ordered it. CHAdeMOs have been popping up all over here in the Twin Cities lately. Goodwill has been on a building spree for the past year, and for whatever reason they've been including EVSEs at their new buildings. Last year they were all 30 Chargepoint chargers, which may be worthwhile for Leafs but IMHO are pointless for Teslas. But in the past couple of months they've been going back and adding CHAdeMOs, often times replacing the 30 amp EVSE with a CHAdeMO. Hopefully my adapter will be here soon so I can go test it out around town.
Yes, thank you for the reminder. We did indeed stop on the way home but that was on Monday (the 30th) and found much the same as thatheard. It was pretty late in the evening so no one else was around to ask questions but looked like not much had happened since we had gone through on Friday (the 27th). Look forward to seeing what thatheard has for us today or tomorrow in terms of an update.
That is great that you are getting your CHAdeMo adapter. It is significantly better than other non-supercharger options but as you say, nothing beats the supercharger!
purplewalt
Active Member
@thatheard: Thanks for the update.
Probably Friday or so it will be open for full operation.
Looks like the I-35 Route wins the race to fully Connect Texas.
Probably Friday or so it will be open for full operation.
Looks like the I-35 Route wins the race to fully Connect Texas.
HillCountryFun
Member
I'm not sure that statement is correct! Mobile, Alabama is closing in FAST! There's a chance it could go live on Friday as well...maybe before Perry!!
purplewalt
Active Member
I read they were getting ready to pour some concrete around the transformer @ Mobile on Wednesday 4-8-15 (2:21 pm post by ED BENSON)?
Coming down to the wire.
Supercharger Teams: Ready, Set, GO!!!
Maybe BOTH Mobile and Perry go live Friday?
HillCountryFun
Member
Right, but check the thread again, there was a news team out there Wednesday (in the afternoon?) and you can see in the video that the concrete has been poured and the forms removed. Ed's report mentioned that all of the wiring (he thought) was complete. The outage to connect the primary was early this morning so if that went well then I think all we lack is cleanup and the SuperCharger team's final inspection. I'm hoping the inspection and golive happens today or tomorrow for both Perry and Mobile!
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
This is quite the occasion. The Supercharger Island of Texas is joined to the continent! :biggrin:
With Perry and St Charles powered up, and Mobile on the way, it is exciting to see the connections made.
(Unless you're in an S60 or X70D, or the weather's really bad, in which case people Denton, TX will be needed.)
I also just received an e-mail from the Tesla Supercharger Team confirming that it is indeed open and active! Good news!
purplewalt
Active Member
Awesome News.
Since both the Perry and Mobile Superchargers have been activated, this really makes travel into/out of/ through (as a junction) Texas using nothing but Superchargers a reality.
Really great to see this happening in the Spring of 2015.
Now I can start making real travel plans and not be (as) constrained which direction to head.
Literally, the Supercharger map is filling in before our eyes:
One year ago (almost to the day) they were just reaching 100 Superchargers (85 in North America).
Currently there are 423 Superchargers World Wide (200 in North America).
Now THAT is some serious progress.
:smile: :smile: :smile:
Thank you Tesla Motors!
Since both the Perry and Mobile Superchargers have been activated, this really makes travel into/out of/ through (as a junction) Texas using nothing but Superchargers a reality.
Really great to see this happening in the Spring of 2015.
Now I can start making real travel plans and not be (as) constrained which direction to head.
Literally, the Supercharger map is filling in before our eyes:
One year ago (almost to the day) they were just reaching 100 Superchargers (85 in North America).
Currently there are 423 Superchargers World Wide (200 in North America).
Now THAT is some serious progress.
:smile: :smile: :smile:
Thank you Tesla Motors!
bluefuego
Member
Yes, disconcerting. :-( I thought that maybe it was because it wasn't officially open or something - but while it is not shown as active on Tesla's map, it does show up in their list of open superchargers. I was counting on this one on my upcoming drive STL -> ABQ next week; looks like I should make some backup plans or plan on overnighting at the Hilton in OKC instead of trying to push it to Weatherford. Thanks for the headsup thatheard.
If you do a range charge at Ardmore, you should only need to stop at an RV park for a short time to get enough to make it to Wichita.
Well, that was silly. I went the wrong direction, must the the 25 hours of sleep I've had in the past seven days. Range charge in Wichita, and then pick up some extra miles in Oklahoma City or an RV park just before. As it's only 230 miles from Wichita to Weatherford (or 203 if you take the direct route starting with hwy 42) you should be able to do it in one go.
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