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Supercharger - Tyler, TX

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Tyler, TX

Host Type: Gas Station
Host: Texas Best Smokehouse
Along Primary Interstates: I-20
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-271
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

I-20

From: Lindale, TX (v2) - 19.5 miles
To: Shreveport, LA (v2) - 84.4 miles
Diversion: 0.9 miles
From: Terrell, TX - 73.2 miles
To: Bossier City, LA - 90.6 miles (Construction)

US-271

From: Start (TX-31/TX-155 Tyler, TX) - 12.4 miles
To: End (US-71 Bus Fort Smith, AR) - 285.6 miles
Diversion: 0.3 miles

Splitter! On I-20, Tyler, TX will split 103 miles, 19.5 miles from Lindale, TX, 84.4 miles to Shreveport, LA.

Also the first Supercharger location on US-271.
 
I drove by a few weeks ago and surveyed the area for a likely location for the Superchargers.

My first guess is where the yellow circle is, but there is a tall retaining wall there right in front of the parking spaces.

My second guess is where the red circle is, but there are only 7 parking spaces there, so some concrete work would need to be done.

There is a single-phase drop just east of the store and a three-phase drop at the north corner, but electrical distribution lines run along both sides and rear of the property, so supply shouldn't be a major issue regardless of location.

As an aside, I could have sworn that the original completion date was listed as 11/15/24 - I remember thinking "9 months".

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Speaking of Tyler, Texas and surrounding areas...

It looks dozens of EV fast charging locations are about to pop up across the state.

Last night, I noticed an unexpected announcement for a new charging location in Kilgore, Texas.

I had hoped this would be Tesla Superchargers, but it will actually be non-Tesla fast chargers owned by Francis Energy LLC. The nearest locations owned by this company charge 52¢/kWh compared to 31¢/kWh for Superchagers in the area.

Most of these pending locations appear to be the result of Texas' NEVI program.

GM Energy is about to open a fast charging location in Tyler - just waiting on a transformer.
 
I was passing through the area and stopped by to take a look. It certainly possible that this is the Tesla construction location, but I don't think so. I think this is just curb rework as part of the restaurant drive-thru build. Until we see hardware going in, or at least conduits, anybody coming through here to check on construction should still look at the whole parking lot, including the area to the northeast, #1 / yellow above.
 

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Assuming the recent construction is not related to Superchargers, I wonder if Tesla will delay or rescind this location.



The following was a reply about a different location, but the key takeaway is that sites currently under construction will be completed and Tyler may not actually be currently under (Supercharger) construction.

Was wondering about this very location when the news came out on the Supercharger team. Man, I hope you're wrong but fear you're not.
 
On the flip side, GM Energy Network is installing chargers 5 miles west of this location in Tyler and Francis Energy is installing chargers 10 miles east of this location in Kilgore along I-20. The GM chargers will require a CCS-to-NACS adapter. Half of the Francis chargers will have NACS connectors. So, there will eventually be other charging optional in this area even if Tesla backs out.
 
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