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

[Mrbrock]

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?
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you said you don’t have photos at this moment but will upload them shortly. We’re you referring to the car footage?

Also, if it has two conduits at each post, it is V4. First seen in Bakersfield, CA. Then Wilsonville.

 

[ImScotty]

Unfortunately this site is going to be a V3. I stopped by yesterday and the rain had weathered the cardboard away to show V3 posts. The smaller diameter tubing seems to have been buried under the pavement since I last visited. I saw a bit of scrap laying beside the cabinets but all the other smaller ~2” tubing was buried.

 

[Mrbrock]

Unfortunately this site is going to be a V3. I stopped by yesterday and the rain had weathered the cardboard away to show V3 posts. The smaller diameter tubing seems to have been buried under the pavement since I last visited. I saw a bit of scrap laying beside the cabinets but all the other smaller ~2” tubing was buried.

Those are typical V3 post boxes and the fact they are on site now before the rest of the work is done means no V4.

 

[tdchinn]

Stopped by today to check progress. Moving along.

 

[tdchinn]

Stopped by the other day and took a couple of pics. Looks to be mostly complete. Did not see a xfmr behind the fenced in area.

 

[supergeek]

Wow! One great pull through spot!

 

[Mrbrock]

Wow! One great pull through spot!

Maybe. Look at all the other spots. The posts are on the wrong side of the parking stalls! They won’t reach a Tesla port with the cable anchored on the left of the post. It would have to reach from the back passenger corner of the stall to the opposite side. The lines should end on the right side of the posts, not the left otherwise they would only reach a car parked in the spot to the left and then the stall to the right of the pull through wouldn’t reach any cars because of how the pull through post is in the parking stall. They will need to be repainted so it depends on how they stripe the end stall and if they put more non charging spots next to it or leave it as pull through.

 

[tdchinn]

Maybe. Look at all the other spots. The posts are on the wrong side of the parking stalls! They won’t reach a Tesla port with the cable anchored on the left of the post. It would have to reach from the back passenger corner of the stall to the opposite side. The lines should end on the right side of the posts, not the left otherwise they would only reach a car parked in the spot to the left and then the stall to the right of the pull through wouldn’t reach any cars because of how the pull through post is in the parking stall. They will need to be repainted so it depends on how they stripe the end stall and if they put more non charging spots next to it or leave it as pull through.

Stopped by today and this is what I found. All cables were cut except for the drive through stall. Handles scattered on the ground.

 

[Mrbrock]

Stopped by today and this is what I found. All cables were cut except for the drive through stall. Handles scattered on the ground.

Bummer. At least the spots were restriped properly…

 

[Astrochimp]

Stopped by today and this is what I found. All cables were cut except for the drive through stall. Handles scattered on the ground.

Crap. At some point these sites will need a camera and AI system to document copper thieves but also give Tesla much better usage data.

 

[Mrbrock]

Crap. At some point these sites will need a camera and AI system to document copper thieves but also give Tesla much better usage data.

They’ll have a camera trailer there when they put the new cables on. It’s sad that they left one behind after cutting it. With it not being active, there is no communication and no alert as to what is happening. I think this is why we are starting to see some sites go all the way to transformer installation before stalls go in. Trying to minimize time when they are sitting ducks

 

[trs23]

Standard Washington tweakers. This is a bad spot for security, behind the buildings, out of the way. It's going to get hit a lot.

 

[Astrochimp]

They’ll have a camera trailer there when they put the new cables on. It’s sad that they left one behind after cutting it. With it not being active, there is no communication and no alert as to what is happening. I think this is why we are starting to see some sites go all the way to transformer installation before stalls go in. Trying to minimize time when they are sitting ducks

Camera Trailer? You mean, those trailers parked in lots with a tower, bright blinking lights and camera? Those are pretty obnoxious. Do they work?

 

[PLUS EV]

Camera Trailer? You mean, those trailers parked in lots with a tower, bright blinking lights and camera? Those are pretty obnoxious. Do they work?

I too hate those things. It also indirectly tells me that this isn't a place I want to do my shopping

 

[Mrbrock]

Camera Trailer? You mean, those trailers parked in lots with a tower, bright blinking lights and camera? Those are pretty obnoxious. Do they work?

Who knows? They do tend to show up at sites where this has happened.

 

[tdchinn]

Stopped by yesterday and see that the damaged components have been removed. Temporary fencing around the Superchargers.

 

[probby]

 

[Mrbrock]

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Looks like power is on but maybe the cables haven’t been replaced yet so site is “closed”.

@Big Earl @corywright @Guacahummus

 

[Big Earl]

I believe @PLUS EV is heading over this evening to check it out.

 

[Kuhz]

Camera Trailer? You mean, those trailers parked in lots with a tower, bright blinking lights and camera? Those are pretty obnoxious. Do they work?

It’s a way for property owners to bring down insurance rates.