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Superchargers in Northern California (location speculation)
- Thread starter Lyon
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I was at Gilroy on Sunday, and the additional bays are NOT open. No equipment yet, just conduit and frames.
Hmmm. Doesn't seem like there's been any progress over the past two months. I suspect PG&E could have something to do with the lack of progress.
Kraken
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I posted more details about the vacaville location in the general supercharger infrastructure thread.
dbfish
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Stopped by Vacaville last night. They've torn up one of the parking spaces and started trenching from the parking lot to the street. Great to see progress!
Kraken
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I let the guys at vacaville check out my car today. They loved it as they hadn't seen one. Now they know how important their efforts are.
These with the same outfit that did the installations up north? They have any idea where they're headed next?
dbfish
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Another Vacaville update- Supercharger boxes have landed! There will be 8 charging spots. And trenching and conduit is almost done. Next step is fitting hardware and concrete pour but looks like the power company transformer on the grass by the street is still a couple weeks from being installed.
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Looking forward to Vacaville being done by mid-December at the latest. Would be a range-anxiety-free trip in my 60 kWh MS from the Bay Area to Vacaville to the north shore ski resorts in Tahoe. May stop by ClipperCreek in Auburn for insurance.
Kraken
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They said they were nearly sent to Maryland/Montana when paperwork issues almost delayed the vacaville construction.
they also said they had projects in Arizona and Wisconsin... I believe, despite earlier reports, they weren't the crews from up north... I'll ask them tomorrow.
Kraken
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Vacaville is coming along... I have a picture from yesterday that I will post at some point. Basically, the frame of the plug in stations are up. The crew will probably be done mid to lat next week is my guess according to what they told me.... They seem to think pg and e will be the biggest hold up after that... And it might be a few weeks.
napabill, this is the crews first location, so they weren't the crew from up north.
Kraken
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Only hope in the near term is that Vacaville is finished. That would require a slight detour off I-5 down I-80, then back to I-5 in Stockton. It's currently under construction, as you can see above. Vacaville to Harris Ranch should be doable if you have a MS85. I go from Napa to Harris Ranch, no problem.
Corning to Manteca at 175 miles, might also work without getting to far off the 5.
Unfortunately, Manteca is also labeled Fall 2013, and I don't think they started there yet. My hopes for a Manteca SC in time for a Holiday drive up to Kirkwood are fading fast.
I have a 60, so it makes things more tricky. Right now it looks like the only option is Corning to Folsom. Then Folsom to Harris Ranch is outside the range of a 60.
I'm not planning to make the trip until next year (March timeframe), so hopefully things will fill in a bit by then.
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
I seem to remember talk about Dunnigan, but can't find it with a search. Would make sense, just north of the I5-I505 junction.
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