Tesla Supercharger network

[bonnie]

Ditto Minnesota. Why does Tesla keep on pretending Minnesota doesn't exist? No store, no service center, no supercharger within 2 years. This is the final straw.

(In Owatonna right now, by coincidence...) Think about how far you'd go if you left your home with a full charge. Could you make it to a supercharger location? Would you need to charge at a J1772 once? Twice?

I think you'll find that if you plan one J1772 stop to get a few more miles (not top off), you're going to be in good shape. And that's just until they install the superchargers in MN. Minnesota isn't getting dissed, they're just building it out.

And Owatonna would be a good place, maybe over by Cabelas. Lots of restaurants, hotels. And Cabelas.

 

[J in MN]

Did anyone notice the display showed the charging car (Elon's?) only added about 27 miles in the 15 minutes between when they first showed the dash, to just before the video ended? That's only about 108 miles in an hour, about 1/2 as fast as expected.

You will only get the max charge rate if the battery is empty. His was about 50% when he arrived.

 

[Todd Burch]

And, at many locations, solar cells mounted on the weather canopy charge your Model S with solar energy.

Looks like the solar panels won't be at every Supercharger location.

 

[cwerdna]

I think he's referring to the incremental "Option" charge for supercharging on the 60 kWh model. Slight extra fee (to cover expenses) that you pay once when you buy the car...then free charging for life!

Yes. I wonder about the details of that too.

Model S Options and Pricing | Tesla Motors says (and has always said, AFAIK) that Supercharger hardware is standard on the 60 and 85 kwh models.

 

[ModelS1079]

Got it -- thanks for that clarification.



That's what I was hoping. Knowing the cost of this (I suspect $1500 -- every option is $1500!) is making me start to wonder if buying the 85 kWh version would end up being a more economical purchase than the 60 kWh version (longevity, miles per charge, supercharging option, etc.).

Similar thoughts here. Hold off on twin chargers, go 85 and violà - like getting the 85 for 6k over the 60...

 

[kevincwelch]

Could the obelisk be an onsite capacitor of some sort for discharging the current when the MS plugs in? Or do people think that sort of tank would be built into the canopy or underground? (I'm referring to the website computer generated image.)

 

[ToddRLockwood]

Or Vermont, though it looks like there's one just across the line in Hanover NH. I think Tesla has erred by not providing SC gateways to Cape Cod or to downeast Maine -- these are very popular vacation destinations.

I'm also surprised at the lack (in the 2-year plan) of a charger near Boise. Given the large Model S population in PacNW, I would have thought that Tesla might want to let them drive east without first detouring through Sacramento.

The charger on the VT/NH border is either West Lebanon or White River Junction. That's a logical choice. It's the intersection of I-89 and I-91. It's 185 miles from Montreal, and 125 miles from Boston.

They're showing one near Albany NY, which is 220 miles from Montreal via I-87. That will be a stretch. I suggest another near Exit 30 on I-87. That's the exit for the Lake Placid region.

 

[Tommy]

I mentioned this on the live feed thread and thought it bears repeating on this thread as well: This is big guys, we just witnessed the changing of the guard.

 

[Todd Burch]

Could the obelisk be an onsite capacitor of some sort for discharging the current when the MS plugs in? Or do people think that sort of tank would be built into the canopy or underground? (I'm referring to the website computer generated image.)

I really think it's just a sign for advertisement and to let Tesla drivers know where it is. The system looks grid-tied, so there's no on-site storage--which makes sense for the most cost-effective solution (which means the fastest buildout of infrastructure).

 

[NuclearPowered]

Tesla site shows 90kW. Did I hear Elon say they could push 120kW?

 

[JRod0802]

So I see that both the 2-year-plan and the long-term-plan have been screenshotted and posted in this thread. I downloaded the pictures and flipped back and forth between them. One of the red dots that was in the 2-year-plan disappears in long-term-plan (in Missouri). Also two of them get moved over a bunch (one in Utah and the other in Colorado).

Weird.

 

[Todd Burch]

I mentioned this on the live feed thread and thought it bears repeating on this thread as well: This is big guys, we just witnessed the changing of the guard.

+1. If any oil companies saw this it might be making them nervous... Definitely so when the Model E comes onboard...

Where did the recording of the event go, by the way? It's been replaced by the new Supercharger site.

Edit: Recording is at the Blog site here (Doug posted the link a few dozen posts back).

FYI, the name of the song they played is "DEADMAU5: The Veldt"

 

[Norbert]

Great concept altogether, and free of charge will be one heck of a convincing argument. I do think this is a big step for electric cars, at that scale. I'm happy!

 

[dadaleus]

with Elon & Bob

 

[Citizen-T]

Tesla site shows 90kW. Did I hear Elon say they could push 120kW?

In a "potentially one day" sort of way, yes, he did.

 

[Babylonfive]

These are great (if obvious) places for superchargers in Texas! Yessssss

 

[FalconNinetyD]

Jason, awesome you got to meet Elon this time!

 

[SteveG3]

Cheers guys! I think we're all feeling some wonder and delight.

 

[Bradleybang]

+1. If any oil companies saw this it might be making them nervous... Definitely so when the Model E comes onboard...

Where did the recording of the event go, by the way? It's been replaced by the new Supercharger site.

The event was on ustream and was taken off their web page. Ustream has video as private.

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[FalconNinetyD]

So, no batteries means large demand charges during times when solar isn't contributing?