BlueShift
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I have removed the Santa Barbara blue dot from supercharge.info. Based on the last few posts above.
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Stop in Buellton, great wineries and Solvang. Then head east by Lake Cachuma for a very nice drive and drive into SB from the mountains. If you are still heading south, next would be Oxnard, but many options heading that way. Look for Destination or L2 chargers in SB, but you probably won't need it.Santa Barbara would be a nice stop ... any updates on Supercharger permits/plans there ?
Stop in Buellton, great wineries and Solvang. Then head east by Lake Cachuma for a very nice drive and drive into SB from the mountains. If you are still heading south, next would be Oxnard, but many options heading that way. Look for Destination or L2 chargers in SB, but you probably won't need it.
The SLO one was a great addition, but I agree on Morro Bay. I go up there every summer to visit my brother (headed up there next week). Topping off in SLO on the way in is good, but then spending several days driving around, to take my daughter to see the elephant seals, to Hearst Castle, etc. and then charging on the 110 in the garage of the condo I always rent is less than ideal, as is going to Atascadero (especially in the summer when it is >100 degrees there) or the Madonna to supercharge.I had a chat with one of the folks at the SB SC last week, good people down there. When I asked "so, when is it happening?" The answer was "we wish it would've already happened but we are maxing out the power already with what we have here now." Not sure if this is fact or conjecture on their part, but that's what I was told. Truly, we need one in SLO or Morro Bay. Folks that are taking Hwy 1 don't want or need to travel inland to Atascadero to supercharge. The fact that Hwy 41 has been closed with mudslides makes the point even more obvious. That stretch from Monterey to Buelton is a long one without a stop to power up.
The Santa Barbara/Goleta area, which includes Montecito, has to be among the higher Teslas per capita places in the world.
According to the Tesla app on our phones, the United States cities' per capita CO2 savings from driving Teslas:
Number one belongs to Rancho Santa Fe with 1,944.83 pounds of CO2 saved per capita.
Santa Barbara comes in at 156.80, a respectable 31st.
Globally, only Norway has a higher per capita amount than Santa Barbara.
Well, I stand corrected I'll have to figure out how to find that on the app. If you go to say Costco here on any given day, well, yesterday, we counted 16 in the parking lot. No charger, just shopping. They are absolutely everywhere.Santa Barbara comes in at 156.80, a respectable 31st!
The one in Santa Barbara is at 5 Points near Big 5.
Awesome news about the one near Costco - I live 1 mile from there.
I heard that the third one was potentially going to be in the La Cumbre Plaza parking lot, but that it hasn't been approved yet. That would be better than 5 points because no one goes to LA Cumbre anymore..there's lots of room there. 5 points gets pretty crazy sometimes. But either place would be great..I have 2000 supercharger miles and no where to use themThe one in Santa Barbara is at 5 Points near Big 5.
Awesome news about the one near Costco - I live 1 mile from there.
I am very suspicious of that map and the placement of the pin. The area between Big 5 and Ross is a solid line of stores. The map pin is smack in the middle of a (not shown) store. The parking on the frontage road is constantly full and the worst place in that lot for a charger. I know that area very well. The best place would be the area just north of Big 5. There are usually only 4 or 5 cars there most of the time, plus it's a little up hill from the rest of the area. Close to and very visible to the 101 North off ramp traffic.
I am very suspicious of that map and the placement of the pin. The area between Big 5 and Ross is a solid line of stores. The map pin is smack in the middle of a (not shown) store. The parking on the frontage road is constantly full and the worst place in that lot for a charger. I know that area very well. The best place would be the area just north of Big 5. There are usually only 4 or 5 cars there most of the time, plus it's a little up hill from the rest of the area. Close to and very visible to the 101 North off ramp traffic.