Superchargers in Northern California (location speculation)

[Brodel3]

I'd love to hear more rumors about SF charging locations. There's gotta be something!

 

[PedramGh]

I am curious to find out where Pinole location is going to be. There is a Target in Pinole with a huge parking lot, Another one is next to it where Mountain Mike Pizza is, and the third possible location would be Five Guys Parking Lot... No construction and no plan published yet. Also plenty of space close to Hilltop Mall. With development in that area, 99 Ranch Market will come to that area. That giant Parking Lot is another possible location.

 

[MarcoRP]

Here are some possible Supercharger locations that I’ve found recently, all in California. These are situations in which council or Tesla has asked for Supercharging stations, and either no agreement was reached, or that I have no idea what they’re talking about. Maybe some of these could spark up a discussion to find the actual Supercharger location. @mociaf9 @emupilot


Lee Vining, CA (Middle p.2, unclear context)
https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/sites...c/meeting/29458/ltc_adopted_mins_08.13.18.pdf

Cambria, CA (Item 7: Supposed to be at the “Pocket Park?” if anyone knows where that is)
https://www.cambriacsd.org/files/f802e8a74/2016+07+05+PROS+Meeting+Minutes.pdf

Palm Springs, CA (Possibly a second one, but the link craps out so no way of knowing)
https://destinyhosted.com/palmsdocs/2018/CC/20180920_118/AGENDApacket__09-20-18_1445_118.pdf

El Cajon, CA (Begins at p.80, very solid info but the permit apparently expired )
https://www.cityofelcajon.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=18703

Half Moon Bay, CA (Towards bottom of article, town wanted for Tesla to install an SC on Main St)
Half Moon Bay considers zoning changes

Burlingame, CA (Article from 2017, when Tesla was in negotiations with Embassy Suites)
https://www.burlingame.org/document_center/Economic Development/Agendas - Minutes/2017/ED Subcommittee Minutes - 101917.pdf

 

[mociaf9]

Here are some possible Supercharger locations that I’ve found recently, all in California. These are situations in which council or Tesla has asked for Supercharging stations, and either no agreement was reached, or that I have no idea what they’re talking about. Maybe some of these could spark up a discussion to find the actual Supercharger location. @mociaf9 @emupilot


Lee Vining, CA (Middle p.2, unclear context)
https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/sites...c/meeting/29458/ltc_adopted_mins_08.13.18.pdf

Cambria, CA (Item 7: Supposed to be at the “Pocket Park?” if anyone knows where that is)
https://www.cambriacsd.org/files/f802e8a74/2016+07+05+PROS+Meeting+Minutes.pdf

Palm Springs, CA (Possibly a second one, but the link craps out so no way of knowing)
https://destinyhosted.com/palmsdocs/2018/CC/20180920_118/AGENDApacket__09-20-18_1445_118.pdf

El Cajon, CA (Begins at p.80, very solid info but the permit apparently expired )
https://www.cityofelcajon.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=18703

Half Moon Bay, CA (Towards bottom of article, town wanted for Tesla to install an SC on Main St)
Half Moon Bay considers zoning changes

Burlingame, CA (Article from 2017, when Tesla was in negotiations with Embassy Suites)
https://www.burlingame.org/document_center/Economic Development/Agendas - Minutes/2017/ED Subcommittee Minutes - 101917.pdf

• Palm Springs is for the existing supercharger there that opened last summer in the Museum garage.
  
• The El Cajon one didn't pan out because the City Council voted against the proposed agreement to host it on a city lot and Tesla dropped it afterward.
  
• The comments for Half Moon Bay sound more like aspirational/hopeful commentary to me than anything concrete. There are/were lots of people/towns that have tried to petition Tesla for superchargers to be put in and this is what it sounds like to me. But Tesla does have a "Coming Soon" pin there, so maybe something came of it.
  
• Burlingame and Cambria are sort of interesting, but IMO pretty suspect given how long ago they were discussed without yet turning into action. My guess is that those likely didn't pan out either for whatever reason. But, again, Tesla has a grey pin in Cambria and others bracketing Burlingame. So, still possible that they are working towards them either at the mentioned locations or on other properties.
• Lee Vining, I've no idea. Sounds like a passing mention that Tesla had been interested/investigating possible locations there. But, to me, it's not enough to get anything out of. To learn more on this one, I'd recommend calling them to see if anything came of it.

(also, half of these don't qualify as "Northern California" )

 

[PLUS EV]

I stayed a night in Cambria about a month ago, strolled through the town during daylight, didn't see any obvious signs of supercharger construction, and I'd like to think I have a pretty good eye for that with all the time I spend on this forum

There was some discussion of Lee Vining recently, but I'm not sure which thread it was in. Possibly it was in the thread for Lone Pine or maybe Bishop or something. We didn't come up with anything concrete there.

 

[Zorg]

Lee vining would be great, that's for sure

 

[MarcoRP]

Moderator note: post moved from the SF Van Ness Supercharger thread.


This belongs in a different thread, but I’ve always thought the best location for an open Supercharger location in SF is the Target (formerly [VERY formerly] Sears) shopping center at Masonic and Geary. They have several levels of lots, most of which are underutilized, including a rooftop lot.

And you were right.
Supercharger - San Francisco, CA - Geary Blvd (Permit Issued 3/4/2020)

 

[Zorg]

What about Mendocino? That would fill a hole on Hwy 1.

 

[smartypnz]

Ahhhh Cambria. Beware Arachnophobia !!!!

 

[ecarfan]

What about Mendocino? That would fill a hole on Hwy 1.

Mendocino is definitely needed, and it is planned for this year.

 

[Merrill]

Any word on the Sonoma supercharger.

 

[goldengate]

The dates on the Tesla site around coming soons are wildly inaccurate. Like a stopped clock, they are right once in a while, but usually not.

Mendocino is definitely needed, and it is planned for this year.

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[ecarfan]

The dates on the Tesla site around coming soons are wildly inaccurate. Like a stopped clock, they are right once in a while, but usually not.

Agreed. Note I said “planned”, not “will definitely be built”.

 

[SWUtah]

Roseburg, OR has a Fred Meyer off exit 125, and Tesla has locations at a number of Fred Meyers.

Including Bend

Here’s a vote for a SC in Susanville CA. Useful for folks like me coming from Reno to pick up I5 south of Mt Shasta.

 

[ptronus31]

Here’s a vote for a SC in Susanville CA. Useful for folks like me coming from Reno to pick up I5 south of Mt Shasta.

I will be making the trip from Reno to Klamath Falls next month. It is a long, dry run (about 260 miles). Will stop at the Susanville Red Lion for an hour of destination charging. It sure would be nice if it was a SC!

 

[smartypnz]

Including Bend

Here’s a vote for a SC in Susanville CA. Useful for folks like me coming from Reno to pick up I5 south of Mt Shasta.

Absolutely!!! And long overdue.

 

[mainecoon]

Hi Guys,

Re: Tesla Supercharger at 2675 Geary Blvd
@MontrealTesla posted the permit up on TMC back on May 29, 2020

I drove over to Geary & Masonic in the City (San Francisco) yesterday 9/8/20. I wanted to see if there was any work yet and where the sc would likely be placed. There's nothing here yet. There's a few parking structures here. It's sort of a ghost town and the area besides the Trader Joe's across on the other side of Geary Blvd is a dead zone. Decades ago this place here used to be a Sear store and it was thriving..until it didn't. Now it's got a Target store that's their main anchor. I drove up a few ramps and didn't see anything, however I did see potential areas within the parking structure that would make sense.

I think on Level F where the Chipotle is would be ideal since there's also a Subway next to that.
The other area maybe would be on the level that Target is on which is towards the western end of the structure.

Rich

 

[Zorg]

I remember the Sears there!!

 

[gern]

I’m unsure if this is new or not, but I wonder if this news will impact the development of new superchargers in the south bay.
Steep discounts to install charging stations coming soon to San Jose - San José Spotlight

 

[Zorg]

November 2020 saw the completion of quite a few superchargers in CA. May be a new record. I did a search of building permits in Colfax and came up empty. Bummer.