Supercharger - San Antonio, TX

[Dgeorges00]

That's the correct address. I'll let the forum know when they are ready.

 

[Purdue Mark]

SW2Fiddler, any word yet on the Whole Foods, or any other locations? I know these things tend to take time, but if this thread and the Fort Stockton thread don’t already demonstrate, we are really desperate for any new charging infrastructure in central and west Texas. Thanks again for your work with the CHAdeMO in New Orleans, as it seems like they were in the same no fast charging boat that San Antonio is in now.

 

[plumazul]

At this point it appears the original site in the permit may have been abandoned. It wasn't a great location so maybe this is for the best. But where does that leave us?

If anyone is nearby one of the following locations:

1. San Antonio TX Wal-mart 4331 Thousand Oaks Dr at Uhr Ln
2. Leon Spring TX HEB Grocery 23783 I-10 at Boerne Stage Road
3. Schertz TX HEB Grocery 17460 N I-35 Frontage at Roy Richard Dr

and you see any activity, let us know. Otherwise we wait. We can also make some noise.

[email protected]

 

[charliepmayer]

Walmart today informed me the 1000 Oaks location is scheduled to open in October, 2018.

 

[Purdue Mark]

Charlie, is this a planned Electrify America station or Tesla Supercharger? I understand that Tesla’s can use both, but I’d really prefer after all this time not to have to spend $600 on an adapter if I can avoid it. Thanks again for all of your efforts in central and west Texas.

 

[charliepmayer]

Purdue Mark: the Walmart rep told me Tesla, but I can find nothing in Electrify America (a VW subsidiary) that mentions Tesla superchargers. In the absence of any info from Tesla, I have no idea what to think. I have no interest in charging at a J1772. If that's all they offer we're better off finding a free HPWC.

 

[TexasEV]

Purdue Mark: the Walmart rep told me Tesla, but I can find nothing in Electrify America (a VW subsidiary) that mentions Tesla superchargers. In the absence of any info from Tesla, I have no idea what to think. I have no interest in charging at a J1772. If that's all they offer we're better off finding a free HPWC.

Electify America is putting in DCFC along highways, mostly CCS but usually with one CHAdeMO connection. They are not installing Tesla superchargers. In fact the settlement of the diesel fraud that funds it prohibits using proprietary charging connectors.

It’s likely that Walmart is being used as locations for both Tesla superchargers (as we know from all the utility marking requests) and Electrify America DCFCs.

 

[charliepmayer]

TexasEV: I really hope you are right. I don't think we gain anything out of Electrify America's efforts. I'll see if Walmart can clear it up for us - maybe even a drawing or a list.

 

[LonestarV]

TexasEV: I really hope you are right. I don't think we gain anything out of Electrify America's efforts. I'll see if Walmart can clear it up for us - maybe even a drawing or a list.

Obviously a Supercharger is best but I'll take DCFC over the current options. Now Tesla just needs to enable the Chademo and/or CCS adapter to work with my Model 3.

 

[plumazul]

Charlie, is this a planned Electrify America station or Tesla Supercharger? I understand that Tesla’s can use both, but I’d really prefer after all this time not to have to spend $600 on an adapter if I can avoid it. Thanks again for all of your efforts in central and west Texas.

In a perfect world, all three of those sites would be built. The one on I-10 is scheduled for 2019 and the one in Schertz should be the badly needed I-35 location that Tesla lists as Selma. The one on 1000 oaks might be an urban supercharger a la Dallas metro.

 

[Purdue Mark]

Based on the time these stations take to build, I would imagine, if the October opening is real, that we’d be seeing boxes on site in the next few weeks in San Antonio at at least one location and in Fort Stockton if these things are going to actually be built. If anybody happens to be in the area could you please stop by and take pictures once in a while and I know of two message boards that will be eternally grateful.

 

[charliepmayer]

I may be wrong, but “fast” Chademo right now is only 62kW or so isn’t it?
Is Model 3 still not compatible with Chademo?

 

[LonestarV]

I may be wrong, but “fast” Chademo right now is only 62kW or so isn’t it?
Is Model 3 still not compatible with Chademo?

Not yet. Feedback is they will enable it with a future firmware update.

 

[plumazul]

A pending permit?

 

[plumazul]

A pending permit?

No new information, however, Tesla should not have any doubt about the high level of demand for their cars in San Antonio

"Those (cars) do stick out," Ramos said.

 

[plumazul]

There's been some changes to the permit listing. Hope springs eternal.

 

[snellenr]

There's been some changes to the permit listing. Hope springs eternal.

“Website best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and above or Netscape 6.2
with screen resolution settings of 800x600.”

ROFL - that would be an interesting technical challenge...

 

[plumazul]

The permit fees were paid yesterday!! Progress? Still need absolute proof that this is a Tesla site.

 

[GlenD]

The permit fees were paid yesterday!! Progress? Still need absolute proof that this is a Tesla site.

What is the address?

 

[plumazul]

What is the address?

It's the Wal-mart at 4331 Thousand Oaks Dr at Uhr Ln