Supercharger - Simi Valley, CA - Tierra Rejada Rd. (LIVE 22 Sep 2020, 12 V3 stalls)

[rickerwdi]

Drove by today and the rectangular cabinets are still on the pallets. The concrete bases for the supercharger stands are in the ground. Haven't seen much change in the last 7 days.

 

[Terwyn82]

Just a quick update. First Supercharger was placed today. Very exciting.

 

[jcaruso]

Just a quick update. First Supercharger was placed today. Very exciting.View attachment 564983

@MarcoRP @Chuq Based on the pictures, it looks like the cone should be moved slightly, to about here

 

[Kent Bullard]

Update July 21st.
Six of the superchargers have been mounted,, so some progress is being made.

 

[Terwyn82]

Stopped by yesterday on a walk and 11 installed with what looks like 5 remaining. Total of 16 stalls. They are basically complete with landscaping as well.

 

[miimura]

Interesting. I've never seen a V3 Supercharger photographed from that elevation before. I didn't know there was such a big fan on top of the cabinet.

 

[skatefriday]

Any update on these from someone in the neighborhood?

 

[Terwyn82]

Not a lot of change from a few weeks back. still have 4+ superchargers to put in and 1 cabinet.

 

[wildguess]

 

[wildguess]

Is it true that newly open superchargers are free for about a month?

 

[Adel]

Is it true that newly open superchargers are free for about a month?

I never heard of this.

Based on photos it looks like 12 supercharger stalls are in and from what I know that's all we are getting for now. So I think we are pretty close to getting this supercharger online.

 

[mociaf9]

Is it true that newly open superchargers are free for about a month?

Not really. It has been true that if the supercharger is operational, but not yet listed in the car's navigation system or on Tesla's web map, then people might get free charging sessions until the site is added and those systems updated. How long this period lasts isn't some set time, though. And this doesn't necessarily happen at all with every new station. What's more, sometimes people were retroactively charged for earlier sessions they thought had been free. Tesla has lately changed/improved their processes for updating their systems to show new locations, so it's less regular for there to be a significant wait between a supercharger being commissioned/operational and when it gets listed in Tesla's system. In fact, in some recent cases, Tesla has added the stations to their systems before the superchargers were operational at all and then just listed the location as "Temporarily Closed".

All of this to say, it sometimes happens that a newly opened supercharger may give free charging sessions for a (usually) short period of time between activation and Tesla's system being updated, but there's no guarantee that they will or that the free charging session will stay free forever (i.e. you might get billed retroactively).

 

[smartypnz]

I always figured there was a 'trial' period at first where the units were tested at a lower rate and slowly brought up to full capacity. During this phase there were no charges (money). After units were 'certified' and then listed on the Tesla system as operational, the charging began.

 

[wildguess]

I always figured there was a 'trial' period at first where the units were tested at a lower rate and slowly brought up to full capacity. During this phase there were no charges (money). After units were 'certified' and then listed on the Tesla system as operational, the charging began.

I just checked my payment history.
E Katella Ave supercharger was opened on 12/24/2019.
I brought my car there several times and was charged only 4 out of 6 times.

02/xx/2020 $9.xx
02/23/2020 No Charge $0.00
02/xx/2020 $8.xx01/xx/2020 $8.xx
01/01/2020 No Charge $0.00
12/xx/2019 $5.xx

 

[wildguess]

 

[Saimokk]

Any update on when are they going to open this location?

 

[Limited]

Has anyone seen a transformer at this site yet?

 

[wildguess]

Has anyone seen a transformer at this site yet?

Are any of those transformers?

 

[Limited]

Nope

 

[Limited]

Should look something like this image attached. Typically painted green in Southern California. I have seen them beige in Arizona. Transformer installation is usually one of the final installs before the site is energized.