Supercharger - Woodbridge, VA
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gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Laurel seems off the beating path and defeats my purpose of skipping Woodbridge because of the extra time it takes just to get there from the highway.
Is it easy to get to?
CatB
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I wouldn't say Woodbridge is easy to get to either. Depends a lot on time of day - that whole Springfield/Woodbridge area is pretty consistently dreadful.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
It will likely be around 7:00am so it should be good. I'm guessing the 15 minute claims are during busy shopping and/or dining hours.
I think I have now decided on making Woodbridge our first stop. Thanks for all of the feedback.
republic
Member
Woodbridge is "bad" because Tesla navigation tells you to take Prince William Parkway and Telegraph Road, which adds 10-20 minutes round-trip. Going southbound, the charger is 3-5 minutes from the freeway via the Dale City exit, and going northbound the freeway is 3-5 minutes from the charger using the Opitz Blvd entrance ramp. Gideon Drive is usually pretty tame.
Super-congested times are rare on these routes. Woodbridge is a far better option than Laurel in almost any circumstance.
Super-congested times are rare on these routes. Woodbridge is a far better option than Laurel in almost any circumstance.
CatB
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The worst traffic is generally on 95, in my experience. When you have to take Route 1 around mix-master-congestion, it's nice to have the big map view when trying to figure out which is the least inconvenient approach - but that's just life in DC.
alexvirital
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Just a heads-up for folks stopping here on the way to/from Thanksgiving - station 1A was completely dead last weekend. It charges for about two minutes before going to a cable fault - At least, it did in my car. I called Tesla and they reported they knew about issues with the SC.
gotair3500
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Yesterday, TESLA was at the charger replacing whips, servicing the charger and fixing charge 1A that has been cutting off for the last few weeks. My charge yesterday seemed much faster even through they didn't upgrade the chargers.
MMC-
S70D Refresh > S75D. "*MADE ON EARTH BY HUMANS*"
Sunday oct 15 2017.
I was at Woodbridge on Sunday and noticed a large fenced area behind and adjacent to the existing pedestals. I didn't see any equipment but it looks like this site might be getting an upgrade also like we believe that Glen Allen is.
Did not have time for pictures. ):
I was at Woodbridge on Sunday and noticed a large fenced area behind and adjacent to the existing pedestals. I didn't see any equipment but it looks like this site might be getting an upgrade also like we believe that Glen Allen is.
Did not have time for pictures. ):
paulkva
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I drove by Tuesday afternoon on my way from DC to Durham NC. There was a crew working on the site at the time; I didn't want to disturb them so I just took one photo of the equipment. They weren't really anywhere near the photo; they were digging off-camera to the left, on the far end, i.e. in front of the stall that's closest to the mall.
Interestingly, I see a 5th supercharger cabinet in the photo on the left that looks a little different from the other 4 (and is also open on the bottom). I think it would be strange to only add 2 stalls here, so I wonder if either (a) there's another set of cabinets behind the ones in the photo, or (b) they haven't added more yet because they need to expand the fenced area or make other changes to the site first. I suppose possibility (c) is they only have enough power / space / permission for 2 more stalls. I didn't notice the 5th cabinet till I looked at the photo that night, otherwise I might've looked from a couple different angles.
Interestingly, I see a 5th supercharger cabinet in the photo on the left that looks a little different from the other 4 (and is also open on the bottom). I think it would be strange to only add 2 stalls here, so I wonder if either (a) there's another set of cabinets behind the ones in the photo, or (b) they haven't added more yet because they need to expand the fenced area or make other changes to the site first. I suppose possibility (c) is they only have enough power / space / permission for 2 more stalls. I didn't notice the 5th cabinet till I looked at the photo that night, otherwise I might've looked from a couple different angles.
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Tyl
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pg 8 post 145 shows there is only room for one more supercharger for five total. That would allow two more pedestals to be added without a major re-do... just add two pedestals to make a total of 10.
Your photo shows the 5th supercharger which is indeed slightly different from the other four. All new supercharger are of this type.
They must be adding two more charging pedestals. Great!
Your photo shows the 5th supercharger which is indeed slightly different from the other four. All new supercharger are of this type.
They must be adding two more charging pedestals. Great!
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paulkva
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Ah, good catch. I clearly did NOT go back and re-read this whole thread before posting my photo.
Yeah, that photo from 3.5 years ago shows clearly that they left room for a 5th cabinet and therefore expected to eventually add 2 more stalls. Given the amount of chain link fencing around the area, though, I do still wonder if they're going to expand any more aggressively than that...
mrElbe
Active Member
I was there yesterday afternoon and 2 of the current stalls were blocked by the fenced area and 1 stall ICEd by the pick up truck of the crew. So only 5 stalls available and all occupied.
Xenius
Active Member
Certainly putting in more stalls. Digging had started. Looks like one stall,I want to say 4b? Was actually blocked by the fencing.
Tyl
Member
I was there yesterday and talked with one of the construction crew member. Confirmed they are adding two more charging stalls for a total of ten stalls.
theflyer
Active Member
It sure looks to me like they are preparing for an additional chargers (two currently under construction and the more on the opposite side)
The power unit has five power line stubs coming out. Try appear to be destined for the chargers under construction and then more run down the far side of where the existing chargers are located. The fencing also suggests more work is planned for the other side.
The two new stalls are definitely the newer style.
The power unit has five power line stubs coming out. Try appear to be destined for the chargers under construction and then more run down the far side of where the existing chargers are located. The fencing also suggests more work is planned for the other side.
The two new stalls are definitely the newer style.
theflyer
Active Member
Sorry about all the typos in my post. I was trying to say that it looks like there will eventually be five new chargers. The two under construction and three more on the far side of the island.
Syd
Member
Has to be even, each charger cabinet runs 2 pedestals (or did you mean 10 new pedestals from 5 new cabinets?)
