Supercharger - Seekonk, MA

[T3SLA_Fanatic]

Solid detective work, Mr. JS_

 

[Aieukl378]

Any updates on Seekonk?

 

[jmag999]

No work has started yet as of Sunday afternoon.

 

[cmaster]

Any work?

 

[pcrow]

Perhaps the crew in Framingham will move down in a week or two?

 

[jmag999]

I haven't seen any activity lately but will check again tomorrow.

 

[chjch]

I'm not even sure the permit has been approved. Every time I see the building inspector, he tells me not yet, he'll let me know. Hopefully its not up to him. He likes to stand in the way of these things. He is the FT building inspector in my town.

 

[T3SLA_Fanatic]

How congested will this new supercharger be anyways? I'm assuming it will service a large portion of RI and lower Mass

 

[Aieukl378]

Anything going on in Seekonk yet?

 

[chjch]

I went by Thursday. No markings, no sign of any work.

 

[pcrow]

Following on supercharge.info, it looks like Tesla has nearly stopped work on network expansion starting in July, probably as part of their push to show a profit for the quarter, they're deferring any optional expenses. The number of newly started chargers is tiny compared to previous months. If we see work starting on more new chargers, it will be a good sign that Tesla is meeting their other targets and doesn't need to squeeze out every last penny.

 

[JS__]

We're 2 months away from being in the permitting phase for 1 year. I just checked 2 days ago, nothing going on there. I'm betting that we see nothing until the new year, after this profitability push, then nothing until the end of winter. Worse than watching paint dry. Zzzzzzzzzz...

 

[T3SLA_Fanatic]

Maybe they're timing the opening of the supercharger with the opening of the tesla store in warwick, RI. RI still doesn't have a tesla store yet, it doesn't make sense to them when a large portion of RI residents aren't adopting teslas

 

[powaking]

Any update to this location? Going on 500+ days with no ground breaking. Potential for v3 at this point?

 

[jmag999]

No activity from what I have seen.

 

[ryandevoll]

A couple of superchargers have recently opened around the area. I'm wondering if Seekonk is next. I'm hoping so!

 

[chjch]

I drove by last night. There were a lot of people where the chargers are going to go. Looked like some kind of event. So I couldn't tell if there was any construction from my view on RT 6. Probably not.

 

[MarcoRP]

Just wondering, has there been any permit change since the original, and with Wareham that just started construction, do you think Tesla might’ve approved this longtime permit as well?

 

[EdA]

Just wondering, has there been any permit change since the original, and with Wareham that just started construction, do you think Tesla might’ve approved this longtime permit as well?

The town approves the permit not Tesla.

 

[powaking]

The town approves the permit not Tesla.

Looking at the Planning Board meeting notes there hasn't been any mention of the Tesla site. I wonder if Tesla pushes for status after waiting so long on the initial permit.

https://www.seekonk-ma.gov/planning-board