Supercharger - Rogers, MN

[Bg2580]

Looks like a possible Supercharger in Rogers, MN:

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@Chuq @MarcoRP

 

[Chuq]

That's an interesting one - only mentions a sign? The address looks like a vacant building on Google Street View, so it could be a showroom or service centre?

I looked at some other permit records for the same address - a couple mentioned electrical but nothing else mentioned Tesla or charging stations.

 

[Chuq]

Did some more digging - pics in the URL below look like the same building, and that's a supercharger stall base!

Local Hummer dealership is going to be a Tesla service center!

There has been a abandoned Hummer dealership that has been vacant for years in Rogers, MN. A job posting at Tesla has indicated that there is going to be a new service center. So I drove by the logical choice in town and sure enough the building is being renovated. There is a new trench going...

www.cybertruckownersclub.com

 

[Chuq]

Wow, there's more info than you could ever dream of about this place!

Can't see any superchargers in the PDF photos though: https://assets.website-files.com/5d...d6393cecb3e526_Tesla - Rogers, MN - Flyer.pdf

Video - looks like it was prior to Tesla renovation -

 

[Bg2580]

SOLD! Former Rogers Hummer Building - Commercial Realty Solutions

We recently closed on the former Hummer Dealership building in Rogers, MN. The Buyer is a Chicago development company that purchases properties and leases them out. Soon you will see a new dealership opening! Rogers welcomes Tesla to the area! Tesla is an American electric vehicle and clean...

crs-mn.com

Looks like a Service Center! Found a letter from the city from May of this year with a comment from the mayor. I am shocked that no one has found this sooner.

 

[tpm1999]

This will be a nice looking Service Center. It is rare for a new Service Center to have public superchargers as well. As this site develops we will have a better idea if it will have a public supercharger or not.

 

[Evbwcaer]

I drove by that site everyday for years. It was a Hummer dealer, opened in maybe mid-2007 and was open for a few months and then the great recession hit and it closed. It has been vacant for something like 15 years after a few months of operation, except for a Halloween store a few weeks/year. It has an off-road course for displaying Hummers or Cybertrucks!

 

[Bg2580]

Some photos from this evening. There are 2 superchargers in the lot.

 

[tpm1999]

Did you try the Superchargers? They seem lit up/acivated.

 

[Bg2580]

I did not. I didn't need a charge, so I never bothered.

 

[Evbwcaer]

That was fast! Will those Superchargers be available to the public or just for topping off deliveries and serviced vehicles? Thoughts?

 

[DeepBlueMN]

I am here now. 2 V3 Superchargers. Working great. No signs indicating use restrictions. The destination chargers are labeled Authorized Use Only. Sales floor looks ready to go, parking lot is freshly seal coated and lines painted, but contractors are here working on the inside of the service center. I will post pictures later today. Not sure why there are some Tesla’s plugged in; maybe used car inventory?

 

[tpm1999]

2 Superchargers open to the public sure is an oddity. Looking forward to the pictures confirming it is live.

 

[Bg2580]

I am here now. 2 V3 Superchargers. Working great. No signs indicating use restrictions. The destination chargers are labeled Authorized Use Only. Sales floor looks ready to go, parking lot is freshly seal coated and lines painted, but contractors are here working on the inside of the service center. I will post pictures later today. Not sure why there are some Tesla’s plugged in; maybe used car inventory?

A foolproof way to know if superchargers are for the public or not is if they show up in the NAV system. When this location opens but the superchargers don’t show up, then it is for store use only.

 

[DeepBlueMN]

Here are the pics.
Note that the old Hummer off-road course is still there.

 

[threeputts]

A foolproof way to know if superchargers are for the public or not is if they show up in the NAV system. When this location opens but the superchargers don’t show up, then it is for store use only.

My guess is that will be the case for this location.

 

[Chuq]

A foolproof way to know if superchargers are for the public or not is if they show up in the NAV system. When this location opens but the superchargers don’t show up, then it is for store use only.

Not 100% foolproof though. That would be a sign that Tesla don't want to encourage people to rock up and use it. It doesn't mean that you aren't allowed to. There have been a number of "stealth" superchargers which have been included on supercharge.info (and associated "visited superchargers" spreadsheets), but were never on the map.

 

[Chuq]

Embarrassingly, there has been a thread on the supercharge.info forum about this site for some time. It mentioned superchargers (but nothing was definite at the time). I even participated in it a couple of months ago.. but have since forgotten about it. When @Bg2580 created the thread here it did not click it was the same site. Oops :-/

 

[45thParallel]

Here are the pics.
Note that the old Hummer off-road course is still there.

This site has been vacant for a long time after Hummer dealership shut down. Due to the height, the building is clearly visible from I-94. Having a service center here will cater to those in central MN such as St. Cloud etc. I wonder from when deliveries of vehicles will be allowed here. This is great news for Minnesota to have a 3rd SC location.

 

[mnev]

Charged here today. Very nice location and property. I doubt this will show up on the in car nav as it would be overrun with only two superchargers. The 16 wall connectors do say something to the effect of authorized use only, but nothing on the two superchargers. Nice to have another option in case of emergency, but I would not plan around this location.