Supercharger - Sioux City, IA

[Southpawmedic]

Ah I see. Thank you for the explanation! Can we use the confirmation the electrician gave me as good enough?

 

[XHabjab]

Ah I see. Thank you for the explanation! Can we use the confirmation the electrician gave me as good enough?

... which would make it third hand information. So, umm yeah. Confirmed!

 

[Earl]

Thanks for the pix and info @Southpawmedic, it is information from folks who are there that is ending the dependence oil by making it easy to get around without it.
It looks like you got a cone! Welcome to the team. You scored in your first game.
Did the Metro Electric guys, with whom you spoke, mention if they are installing any other sites? Some times, there will be a contract out for an installer to put in several sites at the same time within a region.

 

[azred]

Although I don’t live in the area anymore, it is encouraging to finally see one of the “coming-not-so-soon” sites on I29 actually being constructed. Grand Forks and Watertown need to be next!

 

[Southpawmedic]

Thanks for the pix and info @Southpawmedic, it is information from folks who are there that is ending the dependence oil by making it easy to get around without it.
It looks like you got a cone! Welcome to the team. You scored in your first game.
Did the Metro Electric guys, with whom you spoke, mention if they are installing any other sites? Some times, there will be a contract out for an installer to put in several sites at the same time within a region.

Thank you Earl! I didn’t ask if they were working on other sites. It would be nice if there would be another one on the north side of town but I don’t know if Sioux City would be considered large enough to requir two. I’ve only seen two teslas in town consistently

 

[HyperionMark]

This is so wonderful! I don't think we could ask for too much better in terms of not getting ICEd. It's a 180 from what the Sioux Falls location is like. And I'm definitely ok with the location, easy in and out with right turns back to major roads. Based on my travel needs I will be using this station probably 8 or 9 out of every 10 Supercharger stops. It's just the main corridor we travel to see family and do business.

 

[vtboyarc]

Thanks for the pix and info @Southpawmedic, it is information from folks who are there that is ending the dependence oil by making it easy to get around without it.
It looks like you got a cone! Welcome to the team. You scored in your first game.
Did the Metro Electric guys, with whom you spoke, mention if they are installing any other sites? Some times, there will be a contract out for an installer to put in several sites at the same time within a region.

Watertown would be amazing...

 

[kwjayhawk]

This makes coming up 29 to okoboji much easier. Can’t wait.

 

[frnkblk]

I dropped in last (Tuesday) night on the way back from Des Moines to check things out myself. I had assumed that the chargers were going to be built along the back side of Casey's, but I was wrong. They are being built perpendicular to the back side of Casey's and parallel to the "driveway" between Casey's and Holiday Inn Express. So as one backs into the charger you'll have to be cognizant of the traffic going to and from the hotel. I had previously assumed that Tesla was going to have a whole parking lot of space behind Casey's. The approach Tesla took is much cheaper and Casey's lost very little green space behind their convenience store.
The pictures attached show that concrete has been poured. No chargers have been delivered.

 

[theothertom]

Thanks for the update!

 

[HyperionMark]

I dropped in last (Tuesday) night on the way back from Des Moines to check things out myself. I had assumed that the chargers were going to be built along the back side of Casey's, but I was wrong. They are being built perpendicular to the back side of Casey's and parallel to the "driveway" between Casey's and Holiday Inn Express. So as one backs into the charger you'll have to be cognizant of the traffic going to and from the hotel. I had previously assumed that Tesla was going to have a whole parking lot of space behind Casey's. The approach Tesla took is much cheaper and Casey's lost very little green space behind their convenience store.
The pictures attached show that concrete has been poured. No chargers have been delivered.

Thanks for the pictures! I think traffic will be so little (at least most times of the day) on the road that it shouldn't be a big deal. But as more people start towing trailers...that may be the bigger issue.

 

[frnkblk]

Thanks for the pictures! I think traffic will be so little (at least most times of the day) on the road that it shouldn't be a big deal. But as more people start towing trailers...that may be the bigger issue.

I was really hoping the charging spot for trailers was going to be drive/pull through, but that does not appear to be the case.

 

[PLUS EV]

Ha! I just took some pics myself. Hasn’t seen that this thread was recently updated. No change from last night.

 

[frnkblk]

Ha! I just took some pics myself. Hasn’t seen that this thread was recently updated. No change from last night.

The construction crew might have not worked at the site on Wednesday due to rain.

 

[PLUS EV]

The construction crew might have not worked at the site on Wednesday due to rain.

Yes I got dumped on even in the 1-2 minutes I took to fire off some pics. Everything is in the same place as the above pics and I was also there after dark so the pics aren't that GREAT and I won't bother posting them.

 

[HyperionMark]

Anyone in the area want to do another quick drive by? Been over a week since we've had any pictures or updates.

 

[frnkblk]

I might run down tonight if no one else does.

 

[Southpawmedic]

I go by twice a day. No chargers around yet. On occasion I’ll see the Metro Electric vans there but not much has changed yet

 

[frnkblk]

Checked it out Saturday afternoon -- no perceptible difference.

 

[android04]

Checked it out Saturday afternoon -- no perceptible difference.

From your last picture, it looks like the last stall has an additional concrete pad set up just for it (looks like a back-in spot for someone towing). Is that the sense you got as well, or what other purpose do you see for that additional concrete section at the end?