While I appreciate the expansion, I don't understand the logic here. Why "pre-run" the final two just to come back and do it later?
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Supercharger - Port St. Lucie, FL
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While I appreciate the expansion, I don't understand the logic here. Why "pre-run" the final two just to come back and do it later?
Caveat: I don't know that that is what they did here. But in other locations where they have pre-run the underground infrastructure for future expansions there are a couple of reasons why they would choose to do so. In some locations, their leasing agreement with the property owner has a staged structure where they get access to fewer stalls initially and then once the station meets some pre-defined usage rate trigger, they can add more stalls. The usage triggers are usually of the form X number of unique charging sessions per month for Y consecutive months. Additionally, it is better and more cost effective to have fewer stalls that are therefore full more often, so there's a cost benefit to not over-sizing the station. However, Tesla knows based on regional sales, existing ownership, and travel patterns that for some locations they will want to expand eventually and it is cheaper to do the undergound work all at once instead of in stages.
Cool, I've never thought about it that way before. I've only considered more stalls = more availability = more power. Thinking about achieving specific metrics, it would help for us to charge here when stalls are unused to meet these metrics then?
Well, there is no need to speculate further. One of our club members provided me some new photos.
Check our updated article. There are two more charging terminals going in next to the original location and four more version 2 Supercharger cabinets to power them plus the additional 6 in front of the paint store.
Port St. Lucie Supercharger undergoing an expansion (Public)
Those are definitely version 2 Supercharger cabinets.
Larry
Check our updated article. There are two more charging terminals going in next to the original location and four more version 2 Supercharger cabinets to power them plus the additional 6 in front of the paint store.
Port St. Lucie Supercharger undergoing an expansion (Public)
Those are definitely version 2 Supercharger cabinets.
Larry
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I apologize for inadvertently providing misleading information. Back in 2013 Tesla installed 4 version 2 Superchargers and put an enclosure around them. When I received a photo of 4 version 2 Superchargers out in the open I erroneously assumed that they were newly installed. I just received new photos of the installation and what is now apparent is that Tesla removed the enclosure from around the existing Superchargers and switchgear. There are no additional Supercharger cabinets on site yet.
So, it is possible that the expansion could still be version 3. If Tesla installs two more charging terminals at the original location to go with the 6 terminals in front of the paint store, then that could be handled with either 4 more version 2 Superchargers or 2 more version 3 Superchargers.
I've updated our article.
Port St. Lucie Supercharger undergoing an expansion (Public)
Larry
Chris350
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Old news, refer to posting #66.
Tesla has been having some water table problems that has slowed the expansion to a crawl.
Larry
What the heck is going on in PSL? Still new permits being filed a year and a half after the expansion
They’re updating the superchargers & adding 2 more beside the original 8. The newer 6 will finally be operational
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That's odd and doesn't make a ton of sense. Maybe the back end infrastructure doesnt support "true" v3?
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Chris350
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Yep.....
Here's the update...... Nothing as of yesterday 4/20.
In fact, it does appear that any work has taken place in weeks....
and.... based on the stations that are mounted, it appears these are 150's.
Why in the world would this take so long to get finished.....???
Basically, there is NO quick SC between North Palm Beach and Fort Pierce to SC at if you're driving I-95..... Stuart has one, but it is a ways off on 95.
Nothing in Palm Beach Gardens..... Nothing in Jupiter..... Nothing in Hope Sound.....
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