Supercharger - San Diego, CA - Balboa Ave. (LIVE 18 Nov 2020, 16 V3 stalls)

[smitty825]

I'm thinking about dropping by this afternoon to see if it's working and grab some groceries. I'll post here if it's online.

Don't bother. I drove through the lot a few minutes ago. There is no transformer (I thought I saw it there when I drove by this morning, but maybe I was just hoping it was there ) . There was a Tesla team there with a model Y, apparently testing some things, but without a transformer, they certainly weren't testing large quantities of electricity

 

[gaswalla]

Fake news. No transformer. Just a wooden crate

 

[zachblickstein]

I went yesterday, no transformer, stalls are not active.

 

[gaswalla]

It’s happening!!! Transformer in, stalls uncovered, getting powered up as we speak.

 

[1100MCM]

I get the feeling with the overall lack of V3 and even V2 supercharging (not counting urban) in the area these will probably be crazy busy. On the plus side at least they should theoretically turn over quickly.

 

[zachblickstein]

I’m gonna go over this afternoon to check it out and grab some lunch

 

[erod393]

The location doesn’t show up on the Tesla app. I live nearby so will post when I see it

 

[gaswalla]

If all goes well today, it’ll be working late afternoon and on the nav tomorrow. Many times, there are hiccups though

 

[erod393]

A few minutes ago, Tesla employees were charging/testing a Tesla. Other employees were inspecting the charging area

 

[zachblickstein]

Hopefully its working soon! Lots of people standing around the morning.

 

[gaswalla]

Never saw a Model Y service vehicle before. Very cool.
Has anyone tried charging yet?

 

[gaswalla]

The stalls are roped off and not lit up. So, not active yet.

 

[Dave EV]

Never saw a Model Y service vehicle before. Very cool.

Yeah, they've been spotted most often at commissioning of new Superchargers. Employees that work on Superchargers usually drive Tesla vehicles so they can test their work. The rest get Ford Transit vans, mostly (when is Tesla going to make an electric van!).

 

[zachblickstein]

Never saw a Model Y service vehicle before. Very cool.
Has anyone tried charging yet?

It's actually not a Model Y service vehicle, it says TESLA Energy on the side of the vehicle.

 

[smitty825]

Tesla cars are gone...stalls are still wrapped. Maybe later today or tomorrow?

 

[erod393]

IT’S LIVE! Four Teslas currently charging

 

[erod393]

Pic

 

[smitty825]

I’m charging now. There is one other person here, but the charging is slower than I expected. I was at about 30% charge when I arrived, plugged in and charged at about 130kw for a couple of minutes before it dropped to 90kw.

There was one other car charging here, so it’s probably day one stuff that will get ironed out soon.

 

[erod393]

I’m charging now. There is one other person here, but the charging is slower than I expected. I was at about 30% charge when I arrived, plugged in and charged at about 130kw for a couple of minutes before it dropped to 90kw.

There was one other car charging here, so it’s probably day one stuff that will get ironed out soon.

I’ve charged at a v3 only 2-3 times before but your kw’s sound about right. Rarely stays in 120kw range for long, right?

 

[Dave EV]

I’m charging now. There is one other person here, but the charging is slower than I expected. I was at about 30% charge when I arrived, plugged in and charged at about 130kw for a couple of minutes before it dropped to 90kw.

There was one other car charging here, so it’s probably day one stuff that will get ironed out soon.

Yeah, we've seen multiple times that upon initial provisioning on V3 Superchargers that the peak rate is slower than expected. I suspect that there's a provisioning issue that takes some time to work out to get them up to full speed.