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Superchargers in Northern California (location speculation)
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Something like 11 new Superchargers (total over 200 stalls) came on-line in California during the past 8 days.
Wow.
Bruce.
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
I was shocked, as was my wife when we got up this morning and there were NO NEW chargers opened overnight
dhcp
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Though I wish for it, but the fact that they did not remove the El Cerrito as well, makes me think that they will not have any more sites in Berkeley and El Cerrito and these two are probably listed in error. However, Target in Albany is a very good site for Urban or Super Charger and I was surprised that they did not list it as a future place. Berkeley Marina is another good spot. There is definitely demands on Downtown Berkeley but not much Space for Parking. I think since there is a huge outage in SF and regulations and Property are making it hard to have Superchargers in the City, it makes sense to have more superchargers in outer skirt of Bay Area. As a Mall or Plaza Manager, it could have been my dream to sign a contract with Tesla because that will divert the traffic to my Shopping Mall - Plaza.
P.S. Good potential in Treasure Island as well! Remember this spot!
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
Guess I spoke too soon, with Oakland 2nd St. opening today here is hoping we get Greenbrae and Dublin soon
FYI I went by Dublin (Fallon Gateway) on Friday afternoon...still no transformer, although someone did trim the vegetation around the pedestals.
Bruce.
I'm going to offer a bit of criticism and selfishness in asking where the the north state promised stations as are since 2018?
Guess I'm just jealous, the recent supercharger expansion has been amazing, but ive used it a total of zero times with covid and staying in the nor-norcal as of late.
Guess I'm just jealous, the recent supercharger expansion has been amazing, but ive used it a total of zero times with covid and staying in the nor-norcal as of late.
goldengate
Member
Don't event want to go to Mendocino ("Coming Soon" since 2017...) in my Tesla... I don't want to depend upon destination charging. I'm guessing that is very competitive given the lack of superchargers up there.
huh? do you drive a leaf?
I guess going and coming back to the coast or elsewhere would require a fullish charge...so you aren't incorrect... but if you pass through Laytonville ever it is super easy to go anywhere...and I usually use both laytonville and rohnert park heading south. usually Santa rosa and Laytonville headed north. super easy to get back and forth to Humboldt now...3hrs faster than in 2013
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I've been hoping for something that makes it possible to go to to Sea Ranch/Gualala with my camper. Currently, I can probably swing it with a stop in Santa Rosa both ways, but it gives me little extra charge for vampire drain/excursions. Sebastopol would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. Plenty of other more important spots.
You would think that a SC would have been built by now around the Mendo Fort Bragg area
goldengate
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Yes, I can get there and get back but I don't want to be on vacation worrying about destination charging and conserving driving up and down the coast. Mendo is a wonderful area and aside from walking around town we also enjoy driving up and down the coast to appreciate the beauty and to hike. If Ft. Bragg had a supercharger then problem solved. Having said all of this, the 101 corridor between SF and Santa Barbara is a more pressing need and I am glad they are addressing it.
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
You know I have lived in California since I was 18, so 40 years. I don't know what's in that area you circled in red. I think Lassen is up there, but I have never been. Kinda like California's own flyover country.where are the north state promised stations
The map just shows national forests
Tesla shows there are four places they hope to open. I noticed with the most recent addition of the Jackson, CA Supercharger there is no longer a planned Supercharger in Sonora, where I have a cabin. Sometimes I just wanna go up and get something and come back, but I have to stay there for 3 hours while I recharge my car on my WallConnector at 11kW
Looks like it's not just the northeast corner of CA that is low on future Superchargers, but this whole giant landmass across 5 states. I did recently take a trip from Winnemucca to Boise and was VERY worried about the status of the CHAdeMO chargers on that stretch of Supercharger-free highway.
You're missing out. It's a great park, and generally relatively quiet. We go at least once annually.
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