Supercharger - Watsonville, CA (LIVE 24 Jul 2019, 14 Urban stalls)

[Bighorn]

I think the small white boxes are boost/buck transformers, which are used for making minor adjustments to the voltage going into the actual charger cabinets. At least that was my understanding from reading other posts here...they seem to be pretty common in NorCal Superchargers, not sure about elsewhere. But the big green PG&E transformer is still needed.

Bruce.

Just saw both types of transformer at the Cape May set up.

 

[dortor4ev]

no change as of this date - pg&e transformers are still MIA

 

[dortor4ev]

no change.

 

[GregRF]

Driving by today I saw a trailer with a big green box parked next to the empty cement pad.

 

[Robert831]

Transformer is installed, Tesla is on site. I asked the status. They said it’s not ready yet. They did not give me ETA. Just “check the map.”

 

[Robert831]

It’s open! Charging now just to test it.

 

[bmah]

It’s open! Charging now just to test it.

Pictures?

Bruce.

 

[Robert831]

I was at 68%, so couldn’t test full charge rate.

 

[Cheburashka]

Awesome!! Thanks for letting us know.

 

[dortor4ev]

2nd confirmation i charged there this morning! still not showing on in car map!

 

[dortor4ev]

 

[israndy]

I showed up because that's what we do on the first day, but when I got in the car (2-hour drive) the Supercharger didn't show on the map.

I feared someone had jumped the gun, but nice day for a drive. When I got there the light on the charge port on my car was stuck on blue. Really thought I was screwed. Got back in the car and started to look for an alternate place to charge as I was really low when suddenly it started. Claimed it would be an hour to fill the car. But it wasn't charging me money charge. I went to El Pollo Loco for a snack. When I got back I noticed that it now was showing up on the map, so I unplugged and plugged back in. This time it did charge me.

I must have been there for the tiniest transition window from test to release. So congrats! It's open.

-Randy

 

[Robert831]

I showed up because that's what we do on the first day, but when I got in the car (2-hour drive) the Supercharger didn't show on the map.

I feared someone had jumped the gun, but nice day for a drive. When I got there the light on the charge port on my car was stuck on blue. Really thought I was screwed. Got back in the car and started to look for an alternate place to charge as I was really low when suddenly it started. Claimed it would be an hour to fill the car. But it wasn't charging me money charge. I went to El Pollo Loco for a snack. When I got back I noticed that it now was showing up on the map, so I unplugged and plugged back in. This time it did charge me.

I must have been there for the tiniest transition window from test to release. So congrats! It's open.

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-Randy

I saw you there! I was the other car in the picture. Nice to have others verify it’s working, so I’m not the lone lunatic.

I didn’t realize it got put on the Tesla map. I just had to run out to my car to check.

By the way, the supercharge.info site shows it as 10 stalls instead of 14. Who maintains that?

Also plugshare shows it closed still.

 

[israndy]

The disappointing thing about doing these first-day runs is that I can NEVER check-in with PlugShare. They don't let them go up until Tesla submits the info so I cannot put in info about the site unless I create my own site which will vanish I guess when the official one is created.

At least TezLab was ready to take feedback about the site in their app, before it was even on the Tesla map.

Probably shouldn't have bragged about not being charged for the energy, I now have a charge against my acct. It was fun while it lasted.

 

[dortor4ev]

$0.31/kwh - it’s the most expensive SC in the area! interesting to note that @ $0.37/kwh it’s about the same cost as gasoline/mile @ 28 mpg @ $4/gallon - hmmmmmm

 

[dortor4ev]

supercharger app now shows 14 stalls! woot!

 

[Ulmo]

$0.31/kwh - it’s the most expensive SC in the area! interesting to note that @ $0.37/kwh it’s about the same cost as gasoline/mile @ 28 mpg @ $4/gallon - hmmmmmm

It sounds like a real emergency SuperCharger. Even more reason to use the CCS or Chademo chargers at Nob Hill. (Adapter for S&X, & alternate brand for 3.)

 

[Ulmo]

I showed up because that's what we do on the first day, but when I got in the car (2-hour drive) the Supercharger didn't show on the map.

I feared someone had jumped the gun, but nice day for a drive. When I got there the light on the charge port on my car was stuck on blue. Really thought I was screwed. Got back in the car and started to look for an alternate place to charge as I was really low when suddenly it started. Claimed it would be an hour to fill the car. But it wasn't charging me money charge. I went to El Pollo Loco for a snack. When I got back I noticed that it now was showing up on the map, so I unplugged and plugged back in. This time it did charge me.

I must have been there for the tiniest transition window from test to release. So congrats! It's open.

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-Randy

Does it finally tell you how much it costs live like on gas pumps?

 

[PoppyNF]

Visited for my first time charging yesterday. Only one there for the 20 minutes I was at the supercharger. Charging works fine

 

[dortor4ev]

Does it finally tell you how much it costs live like on gas pumps?

if you tap on the supercharger “in car” on the map the cost will be displayed - there is no display physically on the the super chargers.