Supercharger - Tacna, AZ

[SSonnentag]

BP agents are always friendly to me.They even ask me all kinds of questions about the S. Are you sure you haven't been trying to feed their dog?

 

[MarcoRP]

Tacna Supercharger out of service

 

[DeepBlueMN]

This is my biggest fear on cross-country road trips, especially when in the middle of nowhere. Any Level 2 chargers nearby? What about 120v from the service station? (I know, not a good option) Anyone know if the Tesla nav system has been updated to show the outage? Is it just the supercharger, or is the whole area out of power? Just curious...

 

[sdoorex]

Plugshare says there are cars charging on the stations outlets, likely Level 1. As for Level 2, there is an RV park next door with 50A service but that is only useful for people with the proper mobile adapter and if the RV park will let them use the spots. However, about two hours at the RV park should be enough to reach Yuma but going the other way would be a good bit more.

 

[PLUS EV]

Plugshare says there are cars charging on the stations outlets, likely Level 1. As for Level 2, there is an RV park next door with 50A service but that is only useful for people with the proper mobile adapter and if the RV park will let them use the spots. However, about two hours at the RV park should be enough to reach Yuma but going the other way would be a good bit more.

This assumes they are all on zero. Could probably make it to Yuma with about 35 rated miles and some careful driving. And obviously the potential top-off at the nearby RV park would not take all that long. I get that it's inconvenient, tweeting Elon seems excessively dramatic. If I had to guess, all of them could be on their way without a tow truck and delays in the 0-3 hour range.

 

[ybbor]

Tacna Supercharger out of serviceView attachment 549481

My car nav is now showing 6 stalls out of order.

 

[smartypnz]

Plugshare says there are cars charging on the stations outlets, likely Level 1. As for Level 2, there is an RV park next door with 50A service but that is only useful for people with the proper mobile adapter

Doesn't everyone get an adapter with the car?

 

[smartypnz]

Something felt ergonomically wrong when I unplugged and hung up the cord. The pedestals appear to be installed backwards with the cord connected on the left side and the holster and plug on the right side as viewed from the parking space. It’s not a smooth motion to unplug and return the plug to the holster. I had to transfer the plug from my right hand to my left hand and then turn around to holster it. If I used my left hand to unplug, then the cable twisted wrong to holster it.
View attachment 525897

Actually that configuration gives more reach from pedestal to car's inlet.

 

[sdoorex]

Doesn't everyone get an adapter with the car?

I'm not sure when it was but Tesla no longer includes a NEMA 14-50 adapter with their vehicles and it must now be purchased as an additional item. They instead only give your the NEMA 5-15 with the Mobile Connector. They do still give you the J1772 to Tesla adapter but that is of no help at RV parks.

Edit: Looks like they stopped including the 14-50 about 14 months ago according to the comments on this article.

 

[wreighven]

I'm not sure when it was but Tesla no longer includes a NEMA 14-50 adapter with their vehicles and it must now be purchased as an additional item. They instead only give your the NEMA 5-15 with the Mobile Connector. They do still give you the J1772 to Tesla adapter but that is of no help at RV parks.

Edit: Looks like they stopped including the 14-50 about 14 months ago according to the comments on this article.

Yup; had to buy the NEMA 14-50 separately with my March 2020 LR+ X...

 

[smartypnz]

Ouch

 

[azred]

This thread should be pinned and read by all new Tesla owners. We have had dozens of posts here over the years disparaging the need to recharge until nearly empty. This thread provides the counter argument. I have some sympathy for anyone who skipped Gila Bend and got stuck but if any of these people skipped nearby Yuma, that seems foolish.

 

[SSonnentag]

This thread should be pinned and read by all new Tesla owners. We have had dozens of posts here over the years disparaging the need to recharge until nearly empty. This thread provides the counter argument. I have some sympathy for anyone who skipped Gila Bend and got stuck but if any of these people skipped nearby Yuma, that seems foolish.

I can see wanting to skip the Yuma chargers as they are 120kW shared chargers vs. v3 250kW unshared at Tacna. Plus there are more convenient restrooms and snacks at Tacna. Yuma is a tad more out of the way and has no amenities.

 

[PLUS EV]

I definitely wouldn’t fault anyone for driving into a supercharger that the Nav says is active with a low SOC. The success rate for superchargers listed as active is over 99.9%. And the odd chance that you might end up on a flat bed tow truck and be delayed a couple hours is not the end of the world.

 

[ron8853]

Just sayin'
6/25/2020
NWS Phoenix

So, if you're familiar with the city of Tacna, AZ, yesterday they had a high of 115°F and their temperature dropped to 68°F this morning.

 

[PLUS EV]

Just sayin'
6/25/2020
NWS Phoenix

So, if you're familiar with the city of Tacna, AZ, yesterday they had a high of 115°F and their temperature dropped to 68°F this morning.

I travel a lot in this part of the country, so maybe it's just me, but Hi 115F and Lo 68F doesn't seem unusual.

 

[ybbor]

Any word if this supercharger is back up? I'll be passing through that area in a few days; probably stopping to charge in Yuma and Gila bend, but would be nice to have this faster option.

 

[zachblickstein]

According to PlugShare, these chargers were used on June 22nd, 25th and 26th. I'll be driving through soon and would love some confirmation. Thanks.

 

[DeepBlueMN]

Yeah, This has been a long out of order; curious if anyone knows what really happened... Local Transformer issue, Tesla equipment issue, etc.

 

[zachblickstein]

For anyone wondering, the car still says reduced service at Tacna. I only tried one stall but it worked great and I did get full capacity out of it. I bet they just had a transformer issue but I think a few of the stalls are working. They aren’t numbered but I used the stall that was all the way to the right when looking in (out of the bay of 6). Hopefully it’s back up fully soon.