Supercharger - Vienna, VA

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Meanwhile at the MicroCenter, much closer to I-66, almost literally overnight:
Pan Am Shopping Center (Coming Soon)
3095 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA
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[Reddy Kilowatt]

BTW, this isn’t the same one as the planned bank of (v2?) Superchargers that are supposed to go up in Tyson’s Corner, correct?

No there about 5 miles apart, This is for the town which is a large Tesla market. The commute between the two sites is killer, with the congestion in the area.

Tyson's is still on but has an issue.

 

[Big Earl]

Meanwhile at the MicroCenter, much closer to I-66, almost literally overnight:
Pan Am Shopping Center (Coming Soon)
3095 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA
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I saw those getting built a few days ago. Also 4 EA chargers installed but not yet operational in the Tysons Walmart garage.

 

[boaterva]

Seems like notifications over a limit have issues. I use email for threads I ‘really’ care about.

 

[vdiv]

Yeah TMC notifications are spotty. I use "What's New" on the second nav. bar and pick "Unread Watched Threads".

Tyson's West is almost done, so is Pike 7 Plaza.

Still think having a CHAdeMO adapter is worth it, even with the price, reliability, and usability issues DCFC networks have.

 

[jcal0820]

Tyson’s West, is that by the Galleria/Mall?

 

[vdiv]

Tyson’s West, is that by the Galleria/Mall?

Tysons West is the development with the Walmart across Rt.7 from the Tesla Tyco Rd. Store/Service Center
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[RFD]

I stopped by the site this morning. Construction on the WAWA building has started, but no evidence that the Supercharger has begun. I think that the orange cone was a bit premature.

 

[boaterva]

I stopped by the site this morning. Construction on the WAWA building has started, but no evidence that the Supercharger has begun. I think that the orange cone was a bit premature.

Would the Superchargers be open before the site is? If that’s Spring, no reason it can’t be under construction for that long. Right?

 

[mcot222]

If the site is confirmed to have superchargers when it opens and the site itself is under construction I have no problem with listing the SC as under construction. In this case I am fairly sure the SC will open alongside the store because it is one the main attractions and they made a big deal about it in the press release.

 

[YYZ-IAD]

Tequila Grande across the street has good Mexican, But I don't even know if there still open the whole corner there was to be torn down and replaced with a new Hotel or condo. Italian Gourmet is good.

The best of all... Pie Gourmet bakery is across the street. You will see the big line ups at holiday times. Doubt you will find better pie anywhere - (not that this thread should turn into debate on pie...)

 

[jcal0820]

Heard from the Tesla advisors at Tyson’s Corner that the Vienna Superchargers would be opening up ‘any day’ now, but guess we’ll based on how the actual site is looking like

 

[mcot222]

Heard from the Tesla advisors at Tyson’s Corner that the Vienna Superchargers would be opening up ‘any day’ now, but guess we’ll based on how the actual site is looking like

Huh? I thought the planned opening was next year.

 

[davidplatt]

BTW, this isn’t the same one as the planned bank of (v2?) Superchargers that are supposed to go up in Tyson’s Corner, correct?

It is not the same set of chargers. The Tyson Corner SCs are supposed to be at Bloomingdales.

 

[davidplatt]

Huh? I thought the planned opening was next year.

The Wawa is set to open in early 2020. The Superchargers could certainly open before the Wawa. Let's hope that happens.

 

[davidplatt]

Agreed -- MicroCenter is too far to reach while charging. I haven't been to the Italian Gourmet -- looks pretty good -- but I also have to give a shout out to Amphora Restaurant, just a block to the northeast on Maple Ave. It's a traditional diner and it's open 24 hours -- not all that different from what I grew up with in NJ. Good option if you need a longer charge.

I like Wawa's sandwiches and other made-to-order food well enough, but their big downside in my view is most (all?) of them lack of any seating, indoor or outdoor, which makes it less convenient to eat while charging. Interestingly, one of the documents attached to the Vienna permit site shows a small seating area inside...
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I think average walking speed is about 20 minutes per mile. By the time you got to MicroCenter (which is way at the back of PanAM) and assuming you got across Lee Highway alive, you'd be getting the Charge Complete message from Tesla.

OTOH the Italian Gourmet in the shopping center across the street is very good (or used to be a few years back when I patronized it regularly).

I was the person that talked about having an SC site near Micro Center. I NEVER indicated that I planned to go to the SC and then go to Micro Center while the car is charging. Everyone just decided that and even though I have stated the obvious people are talking about walking speed to MC from the SC, etc.

STOP - I meant I could go to Micro Center and then I could stop at the V3 SC and get 150 to 200 miles of charge in 15 to 20 minutes on my way back home - about enough time to go into Wawa and order food and something to drink. That eliminates the 15 minute stop at Mc Donalds or at Burger King on the way home after Micro Center.

 

[ajdelange]

There's a fantastic Pho restaurant right next to the Micro Center.

 

[ajdelange]

Of course if you want to hit Micky D's and MicroCenter whilst charging there's

 

[paulkva]

I was the person that talked about having an SC site near Micro Center. I NEVER indicated that I planned to go to the SC and then go to Micro Center while the car is charging. Everyone just decided that and even though I have stated the obvious people are talking about walking speed to MC from the SC, etc.

Funny the direction a misinterpreted comment can take. Frankly I didn't even realize the first mention of MicroCenter was back in July, I just saw the 9/28 post asserting it's too far to walk from there to the Wawa, agreed (as it seems we all do), and I tried to suggest some places that are closer and throw in the note about Wawa seating. Anyway, sorry for piling on to prolong the misinterpretation. This sort of thing does tend to happen here when lots of people are waiting a long time for a supercharger to open...

 

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Plug In Sites (Lanny) posted detailed info including the site plans for this supercharger. Worth the look: V3 Supercharger Planned for Vienna, Virginia Wawa | PlugInSites