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Supercharger - Riverside, CA (LIVE 28 Dec 2017, 24 urban stalls)
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bkp_duke
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Visited Monday Nov 20. Fast progress. Yes, it looks to me like raised platform is permanent. Note new style for Urban charger stalls. Second picture taken straight down from top level, showing excavation of HV electrical vault. Worker said depth will be 104". Transformer will probably be installed right next to it, pad poured at same time as walls of vault.
I could get no answer as to when they expect to be done. Conduit in concrete from top level to ground level seems to be in place, but more surface connecting conduit still awaiting installation. Cables to stalls still need to be laid in raceway above. 20 x 2 DC = 40 cables !
22 * 72kW = 1.58 MW not counting efficiency losses.
No sign of footings for solar canopy - bummer. Parking positions below top of parking structure are mostly dedicated to monthly pass holders, so not surprising that Tesla was only able to get roof top area. It is possible 2 stalls on ground floor will be special, not have to buy parking access, but disability access more likely, because no elevator.
My guess is this could be live in 10 days or a little more. Car from local Riverside electric utility on site.
I could get no answer as to when they expect to be done. Conduit in concrete from top level to ground level seems to be in place, but more surface connecting conduit still awaiting installation. Cables to stalls still need to be laid in raceway above. 20 x 2 DC = 40 cables !
22 * 72kW = 1.58 MW not counting efficiency losses.
No sign of footings for solar canopy - bummer. Parking positions below top of parking structure are mostly dedicated to monthly pass holders, so not surprising that Tesla was only able to get roof top area. It is possible 2 stalls on ground floor will be special, not have to buy parking access, but disability access more likely, because no elevator.
My guess is this could be live in 10 days or a little more. Car from local Riverside electric utility on site.
rxlawdude
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Doug Martoccia
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I stopped by on Thanksgiving Day and took some pics. Pics of construction materials is on first floor. The rest on top floor.
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The Urban Superchargers are all, or almost all in paid parking because that's the nature of urban parking lots.
bkp_duke
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At a couple SpC's across the country that I have used that were in paid parking decks, there was free parking for Tesla's. Usually up to 1 hour free, then after that you pay.
WinterDragoness
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Solar canopies would do the trick!
I think Tesla puts stuff on roofs because they like to pick the least desirable parking spaces that are least likely to be ICEd. They might also do it to leave open the option to install solar panels someday. Makes sense given they now make and sell solar panels but it may be a lower priority than say, Model 3.
calmondo
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Some photos from the Riverside installation taken Sunday,
Dec 10. Crew working on the project 7 days a week and plan completion by Christmas
Latest photos certainly do appear to show the new “urban” Supercharger pedestals. I’ve never seen them in person, but I believe Tesla has released photos of them, that’s what I’m basing my assessment on.
I remembered this Teslarati article on them: Tesla's Urban Supercharger can be wall-mounted and installed virtually anywhere
Bruin1996
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This place is right by the Riverside City College track I sometimes train at. Will definitely check out these urban Superchargers next time I go there.
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