Supercharger - Taupo NZ

[Chuq]

Thanks to @FlyingKiwi for the tip off!

From: Not enough Superchargers

Construction of a four bay supercharger site at Taupo has just started..

A bit of searching, I found: Steve Greenwood

Further comments in that link suggest it will be a 4-stall site.

Address:
1 Kaimanawa St
Taupo 3330

Recent Street View of that location: Google Maps

supercharge.info has been informed

 

[meloccom]

Moderators note
Taupo, Auckland and Sampson Superchargers "Coming soon" on Tesla.com.
Thread made sticky but it looks like we will have a lot of Stuck Supercharger threads soon.

 

[FlyingKiwi]

Concrete bases for the chargers and electrical boxes poured, big hole next to the transformer across the road (to drop a directional drilling machine in to make a hole for the new cable?).

4 bays confirmed.
About half a mile from The near side of Taupo's dining scene.
Basic public toilets right next door, and 2 min walk to the lakeside, but no shelter, it's not somewhere to be in a cold southerly.

 

[FlyingKiwi]

Was bored after work so went for a quick drive to check up on progress..

So 4 stands in place, 1 electrical cabinet in place and maybe wired, the other cabinet nowhere to be seen.
The hole across the road by the transformer has been filled back in.

I think it could be up and running by the end of next week. Maybe even this weekend if they install the other electrical box tomorrow.

 

[PhotoPhill]

Thanks to @FlyingKiwi for the tip off!

From: Not enough Superchargers



A bit of searching, I found: Steve Greenwood

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Further comments in that link suggest it will be a 4-stall site.

Address:
1 Kaimanawa St
Taupo 3330

Recent Street View of that location: Google Maps

supercharge.info has been informed

 

[PhotoPhill]

Here are some photos from Taupo ....

30th Sept 17 Does anyone know if Sanson is under construction?

 

[PhotoPhill]

Two more...

 

[PhotoPhill]

Three recent shots found on Facebook. Apparently the covers have now been removed however the barriers are still in place

 

[FlyingKiwi]

Apparently opening Friday.

 

[Chuq]

Three recent shots found on Facebook. Apparently the covers have now been removed however the barriers are still in place

Are New Zealanders unusually taller than most other people? Those signs in the 3rd photo...

 

[lonewolf313]

Are New Zealanders unusually taller than most other people? Those signs in the 3rd photo...

I suppose they would be harder to vandalize (or remove) when they are that high off the ground

 

[FlyingKiwi]

I can imagine a few people might want Tesla parking only signs for their homes... they should sell them in the Tesla stores.

 

[wpapua]

I can imagine a few people might want Tesla parking only signs for their homes... they should sell them in the Tesla stores.

I think, from memory, they are available online from EVannex Florida - I have one installed in my garage, bought after getting our MS 85 in Feb. 2015. A pleasant touch to a normally drab space, apart from the car, of course !

 

[Miggy]

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Now up and running as of Friday last week.

 

[Miggy]

Are New Zealanders unusually taller than most other people? Those signs in the 3rd photo...

It must be soft ground there as it seems that the signs have sunk into the ground somewhat.

 

[moa999]

Appears this one copped some deliberate damage.

EV culture war: Ford Ranger driver arrested for vandalising four Tesla Superchargers

A man has been arrested in New Zealand for allegedly vandalising four Tesla Superchargers in Taupō New Zealand in what appears to be an escalation of the EV culture wars.

thedriven.io

@meloccom could we move this to NZ section.

 

[moa999]

And more photos and original FB post.

NZ EV Owners | K Road Taupo a few minutes before I arrived a guy in new bling Ranger laid into them with a sledge hammer | Facebook

K Road Taupo a few minutes before I arrived a guy in new bling Ranger laid into them with a sledge hammer. Police have got him, 2 are for sure still working the other 2 maybe not…

www.facebook.com

 

[meloccom]

Moderators note:
I must have missed this thread when the separate NZ Forum was created. Thread moved to New Zealand Forum.

 

[Matt_NZ]

I hadn't seen this thread before, so it's cool to see the construction history of it, especially given the current events. Unfortunately, I do wonder what future this site has if the damage is enough. Rainbow Point is just down the road now and is a 9 stall V3 site so investing a whole lot into an old V2 site probably might not be worth it for Tesla.