2 Months til I show up, they have moved way faster than expected. Really hoping I don't have to go to Federal way to keep up a charge. Better than Centralia a few years back though!
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Supercharger - Tacoma, WA (LIVE Mar 2023, 12 V3 stalls)
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It's really unpredictable at this point. It just needs the meter and the Tesla person to do the final turn on. The meter is the big question mark. I drove by about 15 minutes ago and still no meter. My recollection is that Tukwila took several months for the meter to be installed. Hopefully this one won't suffer the same fate.
Guy Maughan
Member
I’ve talked with TPU at the auto show and my friend runs socials for them. They are typically pretty quick and they are working to grow the EV charging options in Tacoma including adding street side charging through Flo. So hopefully it gets added soon.
I was up in North Tacoma this weekend in a rental 3. Closest Tesla Chargers were way over in Federal Way. Are these chargers up and running in Evergreen Plaza??
Guy Maughan
Member
Not yet :/ a couple of the EVgo stations around Tacoma though have the Tesla Charger but they are limited to 50kw
I just drove by. There is a back hoe on a trailer next to the chargers. Hopefully it's just parked there by coincidence and not a sign that there is a problem that they need to dig up.
Mrbrock
Active Member
RCON and SitDev permits have been finaled by City of Tacoma. Looks like they are just waiting on TPU (Tacoma Public Utilities) to install a meter and turn on the power.
Mrbrock
Active Member
As a coparison, 3 L3 DCFC going in at Bass Pro Shops have a value of $611,000!
Estimated Value: $611,238.00
Description: Installation of three Level 3 commercial EV charging stations in existing retail parking lot with upgrade to electrical service from utility.
For reference, the 12 Tesla V3 here have a value of $160,000. $13,333/stall vs $200,000. If you wonder why all the other charging companies suck, things are just too expensive to deploy and fix.
Estimated Value: $611,238.00
Description: Installation of three Level 3 commercial EV charging stations in existing retail parking lot with upgrade to electrical service from utility.
For reference, the 12 Tesla V3 here have a value of $160,000. $13,333/stall vs $200,000. If you wonder why all the other charging companies suck, things are just too expensive to deploy and fix.
I went by around noon today. Still no meter. Nothing has changed.
I just drove by and there were two Tacoma Public Utilities vehicles on site. The workers were still sitting in their vehicles, so nothing has been done yet. Hopefully they are there to install the meter. I'll try to swing by later to check.
Meter is installed and Tesla guy is on site. Might be up and running today if no problems!
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
There is nothing better than getting to be the guy there when the Tesla guy is finishing up
Finally! 
Nice to fill up before a couple of days round trip to Poulsbo, where it’s the desert of Tesla charging. Gives me another 40 miles range while I’m there.
Charging now. A number of places to eat nearby, but no restrooms. Just locked “customer-only“ ones.
Also, I noticed it’s completely set up for non-Tesla charging, too. A few pull-throughs for mid-body charge ports, and all the charge stations are reversible. Park on the non-freeway side and the power cord can reach the opposite side corners of the car.
Nice to fill up before a couple of days round trip to Poulsbo, where it’s the desert of Tesla charging. Gives me another 40 miles range while I’m there.
Charging now. A number of places to eat nearby, but no restrooms. Just locked “customer-only“ ones.
Also, I noticed it’s completely set up for non-Tesla charging, too. A few pull-throughs for mid-body charge ports, and all the charge stations are reversible. Park on the non-freeway side and the power cord can reach the opposite side corners of the car.
Mrbrock
Active Member
Pull throughs? There are parking stops in front of every charger. Do you mean some stalls that are placed on the parking lines instead of at the head of the stall? These wouldn’t be considered pull through and could prevent rear doors on that side from being opened on Tesla vehicles.
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Just used the charger today. 2D was giving a lot of people problems.....BMS-u011. Very busy and very appreciated...THANKS TESLA
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