Supercharger - Santa Maria, CA (LIVE 18 May 2022, 20 V3 stalls)

[ElectricCyclist]

Maybe Tesla should get into the transformer production business for more vertical integration!

What you really mean is get into the Utility Provider Business ...Oh wait they are already starting to.

 

[RickParker]

Utility company has a lock on the "approved" manufacturers. Remember the Utility Co (ie PG&E) delivers the power to the transformers. Unions don't you know.

 

[israndy]

Unions are not the problem, people are the problem, unions start out as people trying to negotiate with their employers, but yeah, people in charge can make bad decisions and give individual unions a bad name. But the reason people felt the need to band together was because the employers made bad decisions that left some of the people at the company out of the rewards of their work. It's hard to believe the disparity between managers and the people who DO the work in this country. We really have lost our way.

 

[Motion122]

Any actions here yet?

 

[69mustang]

Drove by yesterday and the stalls still looked dead.

 

[RayA805]

Anyone know if these chargers have been turned on yet?

 

[ninerbynature]

Anyone know if these chargers have been turned on yet?

Went by yesterday, still doesn’t have a transformer.

 

[Limited]

No exciting update today.

 

[Motion122]

Need this SC location up and running in case I-5 gets shut down again.

 

[RayA805]

Anyone know if this has been turned on yet?

 

[schrodarkian]

Anyone know if this has been turned on yet?

I don't think so. I live within the range where it would appear on the map in the Tesla app, and it's not showing up yet. But, that might mean it's just not active in the app yet. I see Arroyo, Pismo, etc., but not this one.

This one sure seems to have taken a looooong time. PG&E backlogged on transformers? Anyone else know why this was so delayed?

 

[Motion122]

I don't think so. I live within the range where it would appear on the map in the Tesla app, and it's not showing up yet. But, that might mean it's just not active in the app yet. I see Arroyo, Pismo, etc., but not this one.

This one sure seems to have taken a looooong time. PG&E backlogged on transformers? Anyone else know why this was so delayed?

If I remember correctly the Santa Barbara SC was live before it appeared on the app/car. I was there the same evening it was turned on. I wouldn't be surprised to find this one live before it appears on the app/car.

 

[schrodarkian]

I was there the same evening it was turned on.

By any chance do you recall how long the delay was between activation and it appearing in the app or in the car nav?

 

[3'sterly]

@Limited photos from Jan. 9th shows there wasn’t a transformer yet. After that arrives It will still need to be wired up, metered and tested before final permit is approved.

 

[Limited]

Will grab more pics this weekend unless someone beats me to it

 

[Motion122]

By any chance do you recall how long the delay was between activation and it appearing in the app or in the car nav?

If I remember correctly, it appeared the very next day on both the phone app and car. Then it got very busy all of a sudden!

 

[Limited]

Here's to another PGE sad face emoji

 

[Caveman5]

Tesla shows an updated date of Q2 2022. Sleep on it for a few months while PG&E gets it together.

 

[RayA805]

Tesla shows an updated date of Q2 2022. Sleep on it for a few months while PG&E gets it together.

Boooo!

 

[ninerbynature]

Stopped by today. Still no transformer.