Supercharger - Sydney (Forest Lodge), NSW

[Quickst]

Supercharger - City of Sydney Tramsheds
(Tramsheds shopping centre car park - 2hr free parking)
Installation commenced

4xV3 apparently
Looks like it's taking over the existing HPWC site.

Will take some pressure off Broadway 2.5km away.
Broadway today:

 

[Baymax44]

I reckon they should keep the previous AC chargers, just for different use cases.

Btw, I really hate the sharp right turn exit of Broadway Supercharger, so tight and I always feel I will scratch my right wheel rims,

 

[Vostok]

Supercharger - City of Sydney Tramsheds

Link doesn’t work. I get a “URL can’t be shown” error.

 

[Quickst]

Not sure why Plugshare link is not hyperlinking.



Tramsheds, Forest Lodge NSW

 

[Quickst]

I reckon they should keep the previous AC chargers,

Agree, but would need an expansion of EV parking bays. It's not a big parking area so can understand management does not want to increased EV charging bays, but instead increase charging rate.

A typical SC charging session (splash and dash) does not fit in well with a place where the dwell time at the shops/food court is likely a bit longer but may fit a customer charging from low to 100%

Maybe management wants to increase foot traffic rate by increasing charging rate.

 

[moa999]

Not the ideal spot for a supercharger if you are actually dining though. On a weekend morning you'll still be waiting for a table when idle fees kick in.

Swapping AC chargers for Superchargers might result in less foot traffic from those using the EV bays.

Ideally it would be something like 4 superchargers and 8 paid AC chargers.. but agree management might not want to dedicate that many bays, it's a small and busy carpark, and based on Plugshare comments the existing two AC bays get ICEd regularly.

 

[moa999]

Spotted by Plugshare user Elon Musk, and noted here by @Quickst

4 Tesla Superchargers coming to Tramsheds at Forest Lodge/ Harold Park in inner West Sydney.

Tramsheds Harold Park (2) | Forest Lodge, NSW | EV Station

Forest Lodge, NSW 4 Superchargers, available 24/7, up to 250kW CCS Compatibility Old AC chargers have been removed.

www.plugshare.com

At this point looks like they will be replacing the two Tesla wall chargers/ dual Type 2 EVSE, which at least according to Plugshare get ICEd regularly.

Will peeve some non-Tesla drivers if not open access.

Note that the entire carpark is pretty small - only 144 spaces.

(Will ask mods to merge posts from the Supercharger thread)

 

[Quickst]

2.3km from the busy Broadway SC

 

[Vostok]

it's a small and busy carpark, and based on Plugshare comments the existing two AC bays get ICEd regularly.

Yep. That carpark is a zoo on weekends and evenings. I’ve only been able to plug in there once over many years, ICE drivers don’t care about the signs.

I think this is a poor location for Superchargers. It might be OK for people visiting the supermarket, but not any of the restaurants.

 

[Loxmyf]

Yep. That carpark is a zoo on weekends and evenings. I’ve only been able to plug in there once over many years, ICE drivers don’t care about the signs.

I think this is a poor location for Superchargers. It might be OK for people visiting the supermarket, but not any of the restaurants.

I'd suggest the only option is for everyone who experiences being ICED there to complain loudly and often. To the "zoo" management. To the local council. To Tesla. Be the squeaky wheel.

 

[Quickst]

To the "zoo" management

I suspect they have and that's maybe why they decided to go to the paid SC instead of free DC. Wont stop Iceing

 

[Quickst]

To the "zoo" management

I suspect they have and that's maybe why they decided to go to the paid SC instead of free DC. Wont stop Iceing

Does the carpark close after hours?

 

[moa999]

Does the carpark close after hours?

From the carpark pages there is free parking for entry after 6pm and exit before 5am - so it seems not.

Otherwise 2hrs free parking.

Home

Parking Information Tramsheds Car Park is open from 6am […]

tramshedssydney.com.au

 

[Quickst]

free parking for entry after 6pm and exit before 5am

Though it also says at the top: Tramsheds Car Park open from 0600-2300.
Maybe the car park is locked between say midnight and 0500?

 

[gazpachopolice]

Mixed thoughts about this one: the Tramsheds car park gets packed, particularly on weekends. And looking at the photos, the SCs will be inside the building which is extra small, cramped and tempting to people pushing trolleys full of groceries, not in the outside parking lot.

 

[moa999]

From some posts elsewhere a few of the food outlets have closed and it's less packed than it once was. I haven't been there in a few years.

 

[Quickst]

And looking at the photos, the SCs will be inside the building

Yes - in the upper car park - that's where the Destinations chargers were located.
Outside would have been better

 

[Midnight Man]

Speaking of Broadway Supercharger, and this taking the pressure off that location, I don't understand why they couldn't take the 4 extra, empty bays in the Broadway supercharger and turn them into additional charging bays?

 

[moa999]

Broadway Supercharger, and this taking the pressure off that location, I don't understand why they couldn't take the 4 extra, empty bays

They may have used up all the spare electrical capacity with the first roll-out.l, and getting more power can be $$s.

I am surprised they haven't added more wall chargers at Brosdway, even if paid.

 

[moa999]

Per the Tramsheds website.

Tramsheds’ EV chargers are undergoing a super upgrade. Our EV stations will not be available from now until December.
We apologise for the inconvenience, but you are going to love what’s on the horizon…

Stay tuned as we work to bring you a new and faster charging experience.

Will be interesting to see whether those who used to get a free charge, particularly if non-Teslas are so enamoured.

(Along with a stock picture of a Tesla with a NACS connection)