Supercharger - Tukwila, WA - Southcenter Parkway (LIVE 2 Jan 2024, 16 V3 stalls)

[Guy Maughan]

I haven’t seen a new thread created yet for the new permitted Tukwila Supercharger permitted and starting construction on 9/4 a few blocks from the current location.

It’s a 16 Stall with a Pull through located behind the T-Mobile on Southcenter Parkway.

I’ll be there in a couple days to check for markings unless someone beats me to it. Just thought I’d let the peeps here know another one is coming.

 

[Mrbrock]

I haven’t seen a new thread created yet for the new permitted Tukwila Supercharger permitted and starting construction on 9/4 a few blocks from the current location.

It’s a 16 Stall with a Pull through located behind the T-Mobile on Southcenter Parkway.

I’ll be there in a couple days to check for markings unless someone beats me to it. Just thought I’d let the peeps here know another one is coming.

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Thanks for pointing this out. If you go back to the main page for the Northwest Supercharger forum you can start new supercharger site threads there. I have reported to the mods so they should move this there at some point.

 

[Guy Maughan]

Thanks for pointing this out. If you go back to the main page for the Northwest Supercharger forum you can start new supercharger site threads there. I have reported to the mods so they should move this there at some point.

Awesome thanks for the tip! I didn’t know how to do that.

 

[supergeek]

Nice location right by the airport! With Hertz's insane requirement to bring back EV rentals with >80% charge it's going to be nice having all of this capacity a few minutes from the rental car return.

 

[supergeek]

Looks like the exact location is about here: 47.447417, -122.263694

47°26'50.7"N 122°15'49.3"W · Parking lot, 17405 Southcenter Pkwy, Tukwila, WA 98188

Parking lot, 17405 Southcenter Pkwy, Tukwila, WA 98188

www.google.com

 

[im.thatoneguy]

"I don't know Tesla, 2 superchargers within 2 miles feels like a lot."
Tesla: "Three. 3 superchargers in 2 miles."

 

[Guy Maughan]

"I don't know Tesla, 2 superchargers within 2 miles feels like a lot."
Tesla: "Three. 3 superchargers in 2 miles."

Lol! Now try Tacoma with 4 superchargers in 2 miles. 1 in the ground 3 additional permitted with at least one of them about to start construction haha

 

[bruce4000]

When I looked, the app showed both of these were full on Friday of 3 day weekend.

 

[floatplane]

Nice location right by the airport! With Hertz's insane requirement to bring back EV rentals with >80% charge it's going to be nice having all of this capacity a few minutes from the rental car return.

It’s not just renters, it’s Hertz employees too! I was at the existing Tukwilla charger at 9am on a regular weekday a few months back and all 16 stalls were full, and all the drivers were wearing Hertz jackets.

 

[Mrbrock]

It’s not just renters, it’s Hertz employees too! I was at the existing Tukwilla charger at 9am on a regular weekday a few months back and all 16 stalls were full, and all the drivers were wearing Hertz jackets.

Those are still Hertz cars, whether employees are charging or renters are charging, there will be a huge demand for power either right before the cars are returned or right after.

 

[floatplane]

Those are still Hertz cars, whether employees are charging or renters are charging, there will be a huge demand for power either right before the cars are returned or right after.

Yes, they’re Hertz vehicles of course, I’m just surprised:

• Hertz thinks it’s a good idea to occupy paid employees for so long doing this
• Hertz or Tesla hasn’t put in superchargers at the airport’s car-rental center and save the employee time doing this as they could plug in and then do other duties

 

[ArmandRose]

The more chargers the better. It's only going to get busier the Target location is always full. Renton is not as full but has its moments That CFA is going to get extra busy now.

 

[CFinVancouver]

Yes, they’re Hertz vehicles of course, I’m just surprised:

• Hertz thinks it’s a good idea to occupy paid employees for so long doing this
• Hertz or Tesla hasn’t put in superchargers at the airport’s car-rental center and save the employee time doing this as they could plug in and then do other duties

I recently rented a model Y in Toronto Pearson Airport from Hertz. They did have destination chargers to top off the cars at Hertz, mine was at 88% SOC when I picked it up. Problem there is the nearest supercharger is 20 minutes down the highway, and with a slow charge taper near 80%, it takes the joy out of renting when the car needs time to charge before returning. I can see why non-EV people are reluctant to rent and spend time charging.
There too the employees saturate the supercharger as well I am told.

 

[PLUS EV]

I recently rented a model Y in Toronto Pearson Airport from Hertz. They did have destination chargers to top off the cars at Hertz, mine was at 88% SOC when I picked it up. Problem there is the nearest supercharger is 20 minutes down the highway, and with a slow charge taper near 80%, it takes the joy out of renting when the car needs time to charge before returning. I can see why non-EV people are reluctant to rent and spend time charging.
There too the employees saturate the supercharger as well I am told.

There are other Hertz locations who require a different SOC upon return. I believe 20% is common.

I recently rented a Model 3 (not through Hertz) and they only required a 5% SOC upon return. I thought this was too low, but their dedicated parking spots did have HPWCs so I guess I can see the logic.

I agree that 80% is too high , especially if the nearest supercharger is miles away. In your case, you'd probably have to charge to 90% to be sure you arrive with >80%. Not good.

 

[drtimhill]

Nice location right by the airport! With Hertz's insane requirement to bring back EV rentals with >80% charge it's going to be nice having all of this capacity a few minutes from the rental car return.

Another (of the many) reasons to avoid Hertz.

 

[CFinVancouver]

Hertz did have a statement in the policy that for 35 $ you could bring the car back above 10%. Almost seems worth it if you are pressed for time.

 

[Mrbrock]

Yes, they’re Hertz vehicles of course, I’m just surprised:

• Hertz thinks it’s a good idea to occupy paid employees for so long doing this
• Hertz or Tesla hasn’t put in superchargers at the airport’s car-rental center and save the employee time doing this as they could plug in and then do other duties

At $35 that likely pays for the charge and the employees time.

 

[ImScotty]

@Big Earl this supercharger is under construction. 4 cabinets are onsite. I don’t have photos at this moment but will upload them shortly.

 

[Big Earl]

How about those photos?

 

[ImScotty]

How about those photos?

We didn't have our phones at the time... So here's some horrible footage from the car's camera. There are 4 cabinets. All the excavation and pipe laying seems to be complete. This one has the weird large pipe small pipe design that we saw in Wilsonville... So possibly V4?