New surprise supercharger!
Don't even know if this was a grey pin on Tesla's map before?
Don't even know if this was a grey pin on Tesla's map before?
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Supercharger - Tacna, AZ
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I probably would have heard of it if I was checking around for permits. I’ve never heard Tacna in my life lol
That’s true, because you didn’t even spell it right lol!
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
Tacna - that was cool - checked the changes today on supercharge.info and saw this addition. I thought that is cool - where the heck is that? Pleasantly surprised to see it on I 8 and not another SC location north of Phoenix or something like that. I don't think anybody stops in Tacna, so not surprising that it remained under the radar.
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
chateauoaks
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I see now. It's a brand new Shell station:
Tacna Shell Travel Center
FWIW, the pic looks very similar to the Shell Station in Willow Beach, AZ (between Vegas and Kingman) which is also rumored to be a future supercharger location. Not sure if the Shell in Willow Beach is new like this, but it looked new ish when I stopped in on March 1st. There were some extra transformers, an excavator, and some pipes sticking up out of the ground, but nothing that specifically looked like supercharger construction just yet. I took some pics but didn't bother posting because there was nothing concrete.
Laslty, the most recent supercharger opening in AZ at New River was also a Shell Station. So perhaps there is some agreement and many will go in at Shells.
Tacna Shell Travel Center
FWIW, the pic looks very similar to the Shell Station in Willow Beach, AZ (between Vegas and Kingman) which is also rumored to be a future supercharger location. Not sure if the Shell in Willow Beach is new like this, but it looked new ish when I stopped in on March 1st. There were some extra transformers, an excavator, and some pipes sticking up out of the ground, but nothing that specifically looked like supercharger construction just yet. I took some pics but didn't bother posting because there was nothing concrete.
Laslty, the most recent supercharger opening in AZ at New River was also a Shell Station. So perhaps there is some agreement and many will go in at Shells.
HookBill
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Hmmm, perhaps a future charging location for Tesla Semi? Add now for autos and supplement later for the Semi?
I-8
Tacna, AZ
Along Primary Interstates: I-8
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): None
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None
Along State Routes: None
I-8
From: Yuma, AZ - 43.4 miles
To: Gila Bend, AZ - 74.7 miles
Diversion: 1.3 miles
From: El Centro, CA - 99 miles
To: I-10 near Casa Grande, AZ - 137.7 miles
Splitter! Splits a 116.8 mile gap between Yuma, AZ and Gila Bend, AZ.
One more needed west of El Centro, CA to make I-8 gaps 100 miles or less.
Tacna, AZ
Along Primary Interstates: I-8
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): None
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None
Along State Routes: None
I-8
From: Yuma, AZ - 43.4 miles
To: Gila Bend, AZ - 74.7 miles
Diversion: 1.3 miles
From: El Centro, CA - 99 miles
To: I-10 near Casa Grande, AZ - 137.7 miles
Splitter! Splits a 116.8 mile gap between Yuma, AZ and Gila Bend, AZ.
One more needed west of El Centro, CA to make I-8 gaps 100 miles or less.
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
I 10 is pretty barren in AZ also. Drove it with gas last february, and had to make sure we filled up before hitting a stretch devoid of that evil liquid stuff. Nice that they put a SC out in the middle of nowhere.
I can confirm that there will be a V3 supercharger at that Shell between Vegas and Kingman. The company that owns that station owns the Tacna and New River stations. (I have a personal friend who is a knowledgable insider with that company.) I actually gave people a heads-up about Tacna and New River in one of the Arizona Tesla groups on Facebook. So -- get on Facebook and don't be surprised when stuff like this happens! ;-)
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
Better to get a pleasant surprise than watch something take weeks and months to materialize. But thanks for the heads up on the Kingman/Vegas info.
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
I hope they can stay open, the shell/subway that is. If not, the SC will still work. That was a risky thing to do - open a sandwich shop in the middle of nowhere. We shall see - I wish them good luck.
tmoz
S85D, Y LR, ex Prius PiP
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埃隆•馬斯克
I live in Yuma and have never seen any reason to stop in Tacna. There is really nothing much there other than a Post Office, an RV park, couple of cafes and a Chevron station. It's a really desolate village. Apparently there is a fairly new Pilot gas station on the south side of I-8 that has a Subway sandwich shop and the new Superchargers. I guess now I finally have an excuse to stop by and check out Tacna. 
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