Supercharger - Van Horn, TX (permanently closed)

[Chuq]

2017 SCs for NM/AZ:

NM: Grants, Clayton, Clovis, Santa Fe, Deming, Sorocco, Las Cruces, Truth or Consequences
AZ: Wilcox, Payson, Phoenix

 

[vperl]

Hampton Inn, is the location.

 

[BerTX]

Hampton Inn, is the location.

Yes, as reported earlier in this thread on December 26. Did you visit since then? Can you give an update?

 

[Tyl]

Today. They are making good progress.
The transformer is in place. The pedestals are wired up. Photos.

 

[Electroman]

Any eating establishment around ?

 

[BerTX]

Any eating establishment around ?

Not much shows up, just McDonalds 1/2 mile away. They will come -- there are lots of hotels in the area.

 

[Tyl]

It is very bright out here, even with cupped eyes I can't tell if they are on. Front desk stated the are not red at night sooooo it maybe another week.
Photos:

 

[BerTX]

No stall numbers, so Tesla has not been there to commission it.

Very close though! Probably a week or less.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

It is very bright out here, even with cupped eyes I can't tell if they are on. Front desk stated the are not red at night sooooo it maybe another week.
Photos:

But definitely looking like everything's ready. Besides the commissioning, there could be an inspection, but it looks like that's it.

 

[Tyl]

Ahhhhhh no stall numbers!! I should have noticed. A few more photos.

 

[rathjebaxter]

Nice pics. That place is just begging for a solar paneled car port.

 

[BerTX]

What exactly does that sideways unit accomplish? Its on the wrong side to pull in headfirst.

Also noticed in those photos that there are no signs, either.

 

[Tyl]

You back into the sideways unit. The signs are in place. More pictures.

 

[TMC Bubba]

You back into the sideways unit.

I don't follow that. You'd have to back into ALL those units. It looks like the sideways one is a shorter reach to the charge port. I don't see any other difference.

 

[ReddyLeaf]

There is no way that last unit is correct. I think somebody read the drawing wrong.

 

[PLUS EV]

Chargeport is on the driver side, so it looks right to me. You can hook up successfully by backing into all stalls.

 

[BerTX]

Chargeport is on the driver side, so it looks right to me. You can hook up successfully by backing into all stalls.

Yes, but the reason for the side-installed charger is so that vehicles with trailers or bike racks (or drivers who are not good at backing up) can pull in FORWARDS. I suppose this one DOES allow cars with bike racks to back in and not have to go so far into the stall, and charge from the side.

 

[bollar]

That looks like an accessible space. Perhaps it's easier to plug in with the pedestal on the side rather than the back.

 

[PLUS EV]

Yes, but the reason for the side-installed charger is so that vehicles with trailers or bike racks (or drivers who are not good at backing up) can pull in FORWARDS. I suppose this one DOES allow cars with bike racks to back in and not have to go so far into the stall, and charge from the side.

That is *usually* the reason, but not necessarily *always* the reason. I did notice that this is a different layout than the typical supercharger with many back-in stalls and one pull-in stall. I only disputed other posters who were saying that they installed it wrong implying that you couldn't charge on the sideways one because you clearly can when backing in.

 

[BerTX]

That is *usually* the reason, but not necessarily *always* the reason. I did notice that this is a different layout than the typical supercharger with many back-in stalls and one pull-in stall. I only disputed other posters who were saying that they installed it wrong implying that you couldn't charge on the sideways one because you clearly can when backing in.

That seems to be a trend for recently completed superchargers, with all but one stall back-in and one for side attachment. However this is the very FIRST I have seen where one had to back into that side stall. EVERY other one is on the drivers side when pulled in forward, in my experience. I think this one is a boo-boo, as @ReddyLeaf says above.