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Supercharger - San Diego, CA (Qualcomm / Pacific Heights Blvd., 12 V2 stalls)
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garygid
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Pictured above, what kind of bird is that, please?
Perhaps the proper someone will bless this Supercharger site today, 29 March.
Perhaps the proper someone will bless this Supercharger site today, 29 March.
And that is why the thread title has a question mark in it: there are often unexpected delays in opening new SCs.
The day this SC opens I will change the title.
Well, we'll certainly have an answer to that question by June 1. Probably not the answer we want, though.
Not sure if people know, but a constuction worker have stated he saw people charging there already even though the entrance is blocked off. There is light on the supercharger so i suspect it is all setup to charge. Here is a couple pictures of how i think those model s owners got in.
If you want to charge you have to drive on the pedestrian walkway.
Some gravel section. Nothing a tesla cant run over.
You can definitely fit a tesla between the tree and the curb.
One tesla or any car can fit in and out of the small section if driven carefully.
Once you get to the handicap parking, you shouldnt need to jump any curb.
This picture shows the blocked off entrance.
If you want to charge you have to drive on the pedestrian walkway.
Some gravel section. Nothing a tesla cant run over.
You can definitely fit a tesla between the tree and the curb.
One tesla or any car can fit in and out of the small section if driven carefully.
Once you get to the handicap parking, you shouldnt need to jump any curb.
This picture shows the blocked off entrance.
Side note. After someone mentioned the possibility of future SD SCs being built, I decided to email Tesla SC email on their website.
Their first reply was this:
Hi Marc,
Thank you for your email. There are a number of scenarios that can affect the timeline for a new site but we are working hard to open this site as soon as possible. We understand the need for more Superchargers and we are excited to announce new sites on our website and in your Model S.
We appreciate your patience, enthusiasm and support in Tesla and our Supercharger technology.
Best regards,
The Tesla Supercharger Team
I then responded asking if this means there are more superchargers currently being planned for San Diego after this one opens?
Their reply:
Hi Marc,
No, we do not have immediate plans to build additional Superchargers in San Diego after this coming station. As time goes on we will look to add density and alternative options for Supercharging along our most popular routes.
Thank you,
The Tesla Supercharger Team
So, not sure what "add density and alternative options for Supercharging" are, but sure does suck knowing that no other SCs are being planned in SD right now.
Their first reply was this:
Hi Marc,
Thank you for your email. There are a number of scenarios that can affect the timeline for a new site but we are working hard to open this site as soon as possible. We understand the need for more Superchargers and we are excited to announce new sites on our website and in your Model S.
We appreciate your patience, enthusiasm and support in Tesla and our Supercharger technology.
Best regards,
The Tesla Supercharger Team
I then responded asking if this means there are more superchargers currently being planned for San Diego after this one opens?
Their reply:
Hi Marc,
No, we do not have immediate plans to build additional Superchargers in San Diego after this coming station. As time goes on we will look to add density and alternative options for Supercharging along our most popular routes.
Thank you,
The Tesla Supercharger Team
So, not sure what "add density and alternative options for Supercharging" are, but sure does suck knowing that no other SCs are being planned in SD right now.
SteveS0353
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It was probably the Tesla Supercharger team testing the equipment last week. They had a Model S with them for that testing. IMHO, you'd have to be pretty desperate to try to get in that way.
Teriyaki88
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SteveS0353
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Frankly, I'm not all that surprised by that. Superchargers are meant to support long-distance travel, not locals who should be charging at home. Of course, travelers visiting San Diego need somewhere to charge. Tesla has tools to track Supercharger usage because they are all "connected" to the mothership and provide usage data continually. I read "add density and alternative options for Supercharging" to mean installing additional Superchargers close to an existing one (Sorrento Mesa) when the time comes based on usage.
It was a Supercharger volunteer tester :wink:
When I drove by there late yesterday, the north gate to the parking lot was open. Chat with a construction guy there a bit and plug in my car at 6A only for 5min since my battery was more than half full and had to go home in a hurry. Those Superchargers are live!
When I drove by there late yesterday, the north gate to the parking lot was open. Chat with a construction guy there a bit and plug in my car at 6A only for 5min since my battery was more than half full and had to go home in a hurry. Those Superchargers are live!
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garygid
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So, this SC location (at least 6A) appears to be functional, but
waiting for something, perhaps city approval, before the gates
can be removed. Maybe that "something" will happen today?
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Assuming that there are some (6 here) 30-minute general parking spaces,
it would have been better to power all of these with the "B" arches, so
that even when all the "30-min" spaces were ICEd, all of the "paired" ("A")
Charging-Only spaces would have the full SC charging current available.
waiting for something, perhaps city approval, before the gates
can be removed. Maybe that "something" will happen today?
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Assuming that there are some (6 here) 30-minute general parking spaces,
it would have been better to power all of these with the "B" arches, so
that even when all the "30-min" spaces were ICEd, all of the "paired" ("A")
Charging-Only spaces would have the full SC charging current available.
Tyl
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You weren't the first.
But I don't want to encourage trespassing in the construction area.
Haha well i though some people were getting in before the opening. If i remember correctly the contruction guy said he didnt know how they got in with the gate blocked off. So i naturally went to find out. Maybe the contruction guy was not thinking or remembering correctly, but that is what i heard.
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See my above response. Maybe maybe not. But i wanted to see if it was possbile doing it my way and it is. Maybe they were there at weird odd hours. Hey when someone need a charge, they need a charge. Hahah. But you are right it can be a safty issue.
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