Tesla blog post - Charging Is Our Priority

[jmsurpri]

Does a Coming Soon indicator at an existing supercharger location indicate that they are expanding that site?

 

[nnick01]

I noticed a lot of the locations that have been online for a long while are showing up as coming soon. Their website must be glitching. Or perhaps expansion

 

[boaterva]

The existing one in Woodbridge, VA isn't even on the new map. Hopefully just overlooked rather than a planned change.

That is sorta weird; and I agree on the pin placement. Every one seems to be precisely on the map name slug; National Harbor is right 'there', Fairfax looks like a good location, but it's also right on 'Fairfax', same for Tysons, etc. They may not even have permitted locations yet, who knows, at this point.

 

[DocZ]

I noticed a lot of the locations that have been online for a long while are showing up as coming soon. Their website must be glitching. Or perhaps expansion

I was confused by this as well. I would think they're being expanded.

 

[pilotSteve]

Tesla sure has an ambitious plan! I hope they manage it, too.

... and the best part is we "never have to wait". Hmmm overpromise still alive and well Tesla?

 

[K-MTG]

Not loading on my phone

 

[boaterva]

From the main thread in 'Charging', it looks like existings are being expanded and new are being added. Note that the assumption is that new are approximate positions, since all the pins are precisely located on location names.

 

[Saghost]

... and the best part is we "never have to wait". Hmmm overpromise still alive and well Tesla?

I'm actively waiting for the point when you won't have to wait. So there.

 

[sdorn]

Nice, so the whole "supercharging isn't for local use" thing just went out the window. Now they are saying that new centers will be built specifically designed to accommodate local supercharging. Interesting development.

Charging Is Our Priority

 

[sdorn]

.. and all those beautiful superchargers opening around me.!!!

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This just loads the main Tesla page for me.

 

[boaterva]

Nice, so the whole "supercharging isn't for local use" thing just went out the window. Now they are saying that new centers will be built specifically designed to accommodate local supercharging. Interesting development.

Charging Is Our Priority

Yep, first time I think I've seen in writing that 'cleared for urban/local action' was stated so clearly. I think with all the 3 rezs with urban addresses, they knew they had to do something.

 

[Sonny Daze]

That is sorta weird; and I agree on the pin placement. Every one seems to be precisely on the map name slug; National Harbor is right 'there', Fairfax looks like a good location, but it's also right on 'Fairfax', same for Tysons, etc. They may not even have permitted locations yet, who knows, at this point.

Agree most (if not all) new ones are probably just shown in the "town center" temporarily. Funny they have chosen Tysons as a location considering that millions have just been spent to add 4 new metro stops there to get cars out of Tysons.

 

[boaterva]

This help at all?

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Yep, same for me... In reddit terms, I think we hugged it to death, temporarily.... Or, back in the day, slashdotted it

 

[sdorn]

This help at all?

Find Us | Tesla

nope

 

[stopcrazypp]

Nice, so the whole "supercharging isn't for local use" thing just went out the window. Now they are saying that new centers will be built specifically designed to accommodate local supercharging. Interesting development.

Charging Is Our Priority

The writing was on the wall as soon as they ended the free supercharging. That addressed the last concern about freeloading locals (with home charging) hogging the city superchargers from those that actually need it. A local supercharging scheme with it still being free is unworkable, but once they made it paid, it becomes viable.

 

[kort677]

if this comes to pass it would certainly enhance the ease of traveling. I'm a bit wary because a lot of the locations are a bit redundant.

 

[boaterva]

Agree most (if not all) new ones are probably just shown in the "town center" temporarily. Funny they have chosen Tysons as a location considering that millions have just been spent to add 4 new metro stops there to get cars out of Tysons.

Um, you can't be from DC if you think WMATA/Metro is actually working.... Caught you!

 

[sdorn]

Even browsing to the supercharger location map and clicking on it just loops you back out to the main page.

 

[Missile Toad]

Fantastic. They will cover three sites I had to use J1772 or HPWC to charge at in the last month: Austin; Brenham and College Station, TX.

 

[eye.surgeon]

That concept supercharger station is going to need it's own nuclear power plant.