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Supercharger - Sacramento, CA (LIVE 13 Oct 2017)
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CuriousG
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I drove by there yesterday after stopping at Best Buy two buildings down. The fencing was still up although it looks like they moved it in closer. There was a person in a truck and trailer doing something next to the fence there but it was in an inconvenient spot to drive by so I didn't bother to ask if he was working on the Superchargers let alone status update.
mkhalasi85
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I drove by earlier today. Still fenced off. Putting the back plates on for the stalls and put up 2 light poles. I’m thinking another 2 weeks at least especially with the landscaping that still needs to be completed.
Thumper
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mkhalasi85
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SMUD inspection scheduled for today. Hopefully landscaping is an easy task.
Looks like most of the superchargers are now put together. Though some of the support gear looked like it was still being order on.View media item 117334View media item 117339View media item 117331
elk grove to me makes the most sense...
we have natomas, now covers the north. we have folsom and roseville covers the east well. we have vacaville, covers the west (far, but from natomas to vacaville is a nice coverage area...
so the south could use a sc station to fill in the manteca to natomas gap. (if we can have 4 SC off 50/80 within 10 miles of another, we can have elk grove/natomas. the new delta shores complex off 5 and the new cosumnes river is a perfect spot.
arden is really a horrible location. way too much traffic as it is. and i try to avoid that business 80 during rush hour and weekend 10-3 as much as i can.
George Parrott
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Drove by the site on MONDAY, and to me, it looks like "another 2 weeks" might be, sadly, a fair guess. I think I saw one of the charger stations still laying on the ground, and there is a lot of landscaping to be done. I saw 2 guys working on what might have been watering lines or some kind of tubing.
But IF they were not using all their resources to get that extension of Superchargers in South Australia done for this weekend.....and NOW that set of FOUR, yes 4 new locations closing the travel gap between Melbourne and Adelaide IS DONE....maybe they can get back to North America as a focus?
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But IF they were not using all their resources to get that extension of Superchargers in South Australia done for this weekend.....and NOW that set of FOUR, yes 4 new locations closing the travel gap between Melbourne and Adelaide IS DONE....maybe they can get back to North America as a focus?
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mkhalasi85
Member
Drove by today. All of the stalls are up and finished. They stalls have caution tape wrapped around each individual stall. I was a SMUD truck there and two working walking back and fourth between the SMUD and Tesla transformers. I am assuming they were inspecting the work. I'm thinking the only thing left to do is landscaping.
mkhalasi85
Member
Drove by today. Definitely looks like landscaping is the only thing left.
I dunno. I think going by the demographics, I'd anticipate a Service Center in Folsom before Elk Grove. I can see Elk Grove get a Supercharger station, but not a Service Center. They picked Rocklin originally because if you drop a pin on it on a map and draw a circle, it covers the great majority of the big Tesla buyer populations (Elk Grove/Sac to the South, Auburn to the North, and Folsom/EDH to the SE). Now that they're looking at infill and more specific population/traffic patterns, sticking one in Folsom will evenly split the major buyer areas and cover the 50 freeway, the other major freeway in the area. Elk Grove/Sac owners can choose whether to go to Rocklin or Folsom depending on what's easier for them. Same with the Granite Bay folks. This also means that in terms of Superchargers, it's also evenly split between North Tahoe (Galleria and Rocklin SC) and South Tahoe (Folsom Outlets and a new Folsom/EDH SC).
CuriousG
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That doesn't make sense. Why another service center so close together? It's bad enough I have to drive 35-40 miles to get service now and if you should need to get body work done. Same thing. Even though Kniessel has other locations that are closer, Rocklin is the only location that does Teslas.
Ulmo
Active Member
It's almost as if they're advertising to would-be thieves "this is just aluminum; no copper in here!; don't bother!"
beths11
THE LONG RANGER
I believe the Circuit breakers are worth well more than any copper. The was a rash of S. Cal superchargers which had CB's stolen last winter/spring (Multiple CA Supercharger locations down in past 5 months: breakdowns, vandalism, or theft?) There were 24 hour security guards posted at many sites. I wonder when I travel I-5 in the next couple of weeks if there are still guards at the SC and if Tesla has a new design to prevent break in.
AMPd
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We should start a rumor that tesla has electrified those enclosures, anyone comes in contact with them gets a nice 300amp dose of caffeine.
Ulmo
Active Member
I prefer if Tesla makes their own proprietary CB's with a "Tesla Bus" that everyone recognizes and no one else can use so that thieves will get caught handily trying to peddle highly expensive (for crime charge) worthless (to them) goods.
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