callmesam
Member
The supercharging network will likely never be "complete". Tesla will be rolling out Supercharger for at least the next five years. My guess is that there will be 1000 Superchargers installed by 2018.
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Tesla Supercharger network
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Well I decided to scout out Menlo park mall in NJ to see if construction started or any Tesla shipping crates. First, I didn't find anything. Then again half the parking lot is snow plowed in. Second, getting to Menlo park off the turnpike and back SUUUCCKKSSS. it took me 30 minutes just to go a few miles. This is an extremely heavily trafficked area and VERY inconvenient for getting to and back from the highway. This SUCKS that NJ won't let them put it at the rest stops. I certainly won't be making the Menlo park mall visit again.
Btw I just passed a white Model S in this area. Anyone here?
Btw I just passed a white Model S in this area. Anyone here?
republic
Member
How easy is it to access during non-rush hours? Judging from Google Maps, Menlo Park Mall is fairly ideal because it allows access from both the Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, whereas rest area chargers are only usable for Turnpike drivers.
dmckinstry
Model X 2019
After driving to a remaining range of 0 miles, I've put in 76kWh to max range charge to 260+ rated range miles. YMMV.
As soon as I saw where they were planning to put it I knew it was going to be a bad spot. Everything is so congested up there.
Doug Martoccia
Member
I think you are correct. As long as more Tesla's are sold than taken off the roads, the number of Superchargers will need to grow in line with that. In 12 months, we could see upwards of double the number of Model Ss in California. With queues already forming at the existing Superchargers, it's fairly obvious that more will be needed to service the fleet. A previous post showed a long wait at Barstow - and we all know that Hawthorne can get congested.
A few weeks back, I timed how long it took me coming from the Turnpike exit 10, which is the Rt 287 (N) exit (to Rt 1 N) you would use coming from the Turnpike going north. It took my 9 minutes in average traffic, I forget the exact mileage, but I am thinking 5 miles or so. Coming from the Turnpike going south, I believe exit 11 would be quickest.
Aurora, IL supercharger now online! 4 charging bays. Wow we totally missed this one entirely!
Aurora Supercharger | Tesla Motors
Aurora Supercharger | Tesla Motors
bluefuego
Member
Wow!!! Really does make me wonder how many are under construction that we just don't know about. This is so awesome.
dhanson865
Well-Known Member
That one isn't on the coming soon, 2014, or 2015 maps.
Just reinforces the idea that there will be more superchargers around in a few years than even Tesla is projecting.
caddieo
Member
Duly noted and present both as red dot and in the detailed listing. But how come the red dot is missing in the coming soon, 2014 and 2015 screens?
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K5ING
MegaMiler
How cool is that! Aside from the personal factor (I was born and raised in Aurora), it makes me wonder how many more are being built under the radar.
It should also be noted that the Aurora location is right next to the Metra train station. Hopefully owners won't park their cars there all day while they take the train into Chicago.
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
If I were in charge of Supercharger roll out at Tesla, I would be focusing on the Gallup, NM to Dallas, TX via I-40 and I-35, and the Houston, TX to Florida via I-10 routes to connect the Texas Triangle to the west and east coasts. In addition, we have already seen construction in Green River, UT and planning in St George, UT, so I predict that efforts in Richfield, UT and Beaver, UT are not far behind to complete the Denver to LA via I-70 and I-15 route. All of these have pretty good weather from now until the summer.
fengshui
Member
If I had a say, I would connect Atlanta. I'm a bit biased as I live in Atlanta, but I do not own a Tesla. Atlanta is one of the top ranked EV cities in the country but they still don't have direct access to the supercharger network. Savannah, GA is a stretch. But I agree with connecting FL and TX. Its hard to get exact Model S numbers but if there is a correlation between Model S and EVs this shows the need to connect Atlanta - http://blogs.marketwatch.com/energy...turns-over-new-leafs-and-other-electric-cars/
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
You are absolutely correct. Living in the Rockies, I tend to focus on the west and its connections. If you look at the 2014 map, Atlanta is well connected to I-95 and I-10. Getting some of those Superchargers in now would be a great idea during these last winter months.
sublimaze1
8Dec2012 / Leeroy Jenkins
Yes - I would like to second this question.
I am planning to go from McKinney to Santa Rosa Beach this summer (Dallas-Destin) and this would be a nice solution to a charging dilemma.
Any I-10 lurkers here from the east coast?
WJ
apvbguy
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