Supercharger - Toowoomba, Qld

[Chuq]

Thanks to matthew on slack for the heads up here!

Tesla approved to install 'superchargers' at golf club

Tesla approved to install 'superchargers' at golf club
TOM GILLESPIE

28th Jun 2019 9:16 AM
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AMERICAN energy giant Tesla has been given approval by the Toowoomba Regional Council to install a "supercharger" in the car park of one of the city's golf clubs.

Council officers gave the company the green light this week to install its Tesla Supercharger at the City Golf Club, providing customers with the chance to charge up to five vehicles at once.

Precinct Urban Planning's James Williams told the TRC the change was minor in nature, as it did not substantially change the original development application from 2015 of "extension to outdoor sport and recreation".

"The proposed Tesla Supercharger will allow for the charging of five (5) electric vehicles within car parking spaces currently located on-site," he said in his planning report.

"The proposed change includes the installation of a new Supercharger cabinet, to be located in the garden bed adjacent to the existing carpark entry, and the associated cabling to connect the supercharger to the electricity network.

"Signage is also proposed to ensure that visitors are aware of which spaces provide the facilities for electric vehicle charging."

Ergon Energy also attached a letter confirming it had no objection to the installation of the supercharger.

Tesla claims on its website that the supercharger was the "world's fastest charging network", with batteries recharging within 30 minutes.

According to the website, no supercharger is currently active in Toowoomba.

 

[baillies]

5 vehicles? Could this be V3???

 

[aegidius]

5 is a funny number - they usually come in pairs. Maybe one odd one with the CCS2 cable?

 

[baillies]

With V2 5 would be 2 pairs and 1 lone which I am not aware has been done before. It could be a space issue with only 5 available spots but then I would expect 4 and a destination charger would be more likely.

With V3 being a 1MW charger, connecting 5 outlets would be the minimum allowing each to have full access to 250kW and would allow adding more shared posts quite easily in the future.

Did XXXX order a Tesla Semi? maybe they would like to trial it on a route to/via this charger?

 

[Momentum1]

Thanks to matthew on slack for the heads up here!

Tesla approved to install 'superchargers' at golf club

Any idea when this might be installed and in operation? (Newbie MX 75D owner still with some range anxiety hoping to visit Toowoomba for the Flower Show)

 

[matsoutback]

My guess is the one at grand Central will be completed first. It’s been on the supercharger map for ages.

 

[Chuq]

Any idea when this might be installed and in operation? (Newbie MX 75D owner still with some range anxiety hoping to visit Toowoomba for the Flower Show)

No idea, but best plan is, until a site is seen as open, to not expect it to be there. It could be days or months until construction starts, and the same again until it is open.

 

[Chuq]

My guess is the one at grand Central will be completed first. It’s been on the supercharger map for ages.

Not sure what you mean, but there's nothing happening there. The only marker on Tesla's map is the generic grey "coming soon" one for Toowoomba as a whole - and even if that one was accurate, it isn't near Grand Central.

 

[meloccom]

Any idea when this might be installed and in operation? (Newbie MX 75D owner still with some range anxiety hoping to visit Toowoomba for the Flower Show)

I would be surprised if it was installed by September. I would plan on it not being there this year for the Flower Festival.
There is a QLD Electric Highway DC Quick charger in Toowoomba.
Electric Highway - Charlton/Toowoomba
10810 Warrego Hwy, Charlton QLD 4350, Australia

PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You
Google Maps

 

[raynewman]

I would be surprised if it was installed by September. I would plan on it not being there this year for the Flower Festival.
There is a QLD Electric Highway DC Quick charger in Toowoomba.
Electric Highway - Charlton/Toowoomba
10810 Warrego Hwy, Charlton QLD 4350, Australia

PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You
Google Maps

and another one at Gatton UQ. There's also a few Tesla destination chargers in the city (plenty of plugs)...

 

[matsoutback]

Not sure what you mean, but there's nothing happening there. The only marker on Tesla's map is the generic grey "coming soon" one for Toowoomba as a whole - and even if that one was accurate, it isn't near Grand Central.

Yeah, I messed up. The map says, "Target 2019", I jumped to the conclusion is was at Target, car park. LOL. Would make sense to be at the biggest shopping centre in town though, like Maroochydore.

 

[Momentum1]

Anyone familiar with or used the 2 x Destination Chargers in Toowoomba City at Excel Power and Walton Stores?

 

[aegidius]

Used Excel one a couple years ago. 55km/h. A bit of a walk out of town but not too far.

 

[raynewman]

Anyone familiar with or used the 2 x Destination Chargers in Toowoomba City at Excel Power and Walton Stores?

I've used the Exel ones a few times - 22kw for my S; X should get prox 17.

 

[aegidius]

Any recent imagery of the car park to see how it's going? Google Street View images date back to 2018.

 

[cashf3]

Construction has started on the 5-Bay Toowomba Supercharger.

 

[Chuq]

Construction has started on the 5-Bay Toowomba Supercharger.

Awesome! Do you have photos?

 

[cashf3]

Awesome! Do you have photos?

Credit for the photo goes to a friend who lives in Toowoomba.
Just the concrete slab right now.

 

[cashf3]

Not sure why they didn't concrete the entire garden bed, time will tell I guess.

 

[Chuq]

Awesome! I've updated supercharge.info