ajfus
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Looks like Electrical Inspection has been scheduled for Monday (2/7) per permit search. Here's hoping!
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Supercharger - Venice, FL
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Appears electrical was approved. Not sure on other items marked as "Open". I will be by the location in the next few days to check if transformer or meter has been installed.
ajfus
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Transformer and FPL Meter have been installed. Chargers and signage remain covered.
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This site has sure taken it's sweet time to open up. Punta Gorda also has stalled.
County, FPL, Contractor or Tesla issue?
County, FPL, Contractor or Tesla issue?
I just talked to tesla guy. He said we are commissioning it today. And we should be charging tonight. Yay
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Active as of this morning at 8am. Charged for about 10 mins. Not listed yet in car navigation.
Just charged up. One of the stalls had definitely been iced. The parking lot is cramped already and so many people pulled up as if to park had to turn around. (There’s going to be a fender bender or two.) It was awkward charging in one of the restaurant’s prime parking spots during happy hour/dinner.
It’s an unfortunate location choice given all less “prime” parking not 10 ft away.
It’s an unfortunate location choice given all less “prime” parking not 10 ft away.
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I nominate this charger to the list of worse Tesla supercharger sites. (all of the above, plus the chargers impeded between the already tight parking spots)
I was there on Sunday the 21st. The chargers are so close to the outdoor dining that a diner talked to me in my car. "Hey buddy, you are the 3rd Tesla to come here to try to charge, and the others failed too". (granted, the in-car app told me the site was disabled, but I wanted to check it out).
The restaurant was packed, and so was their parking lot. Amazingly, even though the chargers are in the prime restaurant spots, only once was iced. But it didn't matter. I tried 3 bays and they were all dark.
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I charged for a second time at this location (both times were no problem).
In light of the conversation we had with one of the restaurant’s managers, I’m amending my “iced“ statement.
As you pull into the parking lot, the first 6 chargers are “mixed use”: signage states “30 minutes general parking”… the last two are for Tesla charging only.
He said there’s only been one real problem and it was a Tesla owner yelling (cursing) at the other cars/owners “icing” (not really icing) the spots. We were told the guy was asked to leave and the restaurant asked that he be banned from that charger.
It made me realize that I need to pay attention to ALL the signs posted… not just the pretty T.
Also, these superchargers were originally planned for the Wawa across the street, but the franchisee didn’t want them, so the restaurant’s owner “adopted” them.
In light of the conversation we had with one of the restaurant’s managers, I’m amending my “iced“ statement.
As you pull into the parking lot, the first 6 chargers are “mixed use”: signage states “30 minutes general parking”… the last two are for Tesla charging only.
He said there’s only been one real problem and it was a Tesla owner yelling (cursing) at the other cars/owners “icing” (not really icing) the spots. We were told the guy was asked to leave and the restaurant asked that he be banned from that charger.
It made me realize that I need to pay attention to ALL the signs posted… not just the pretty T.
Also, these superchargers were originally planned for the Wawa across the street, but the franchisee didn’t want them, so the restaurant’s owner “adopted” them.
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Interesting report. It will be a site worth avoiding and not using the restaurant.
Is the 30 minutes being enforced? No one knows.
Is the 30 minutes being enforced? No one knows.
Enforced when the Tezzy police need to charge
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