Given the number of hotels near that junction I expect they figured out fire a while ago. So if you're really interested you could try checking out the various business to see if they are big enough to host, and if so maybe contacting them and asking. There's currently a single CCS/CHAdeMO/Type 2 at a hotel there.
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Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News
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Jason71
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I am guessing from your location and the fact that you think there would be a spare 1MW grid connection lying around there that you haven't spent much time in rural Wales?
cezdoc
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I've had a careful look at Tesla's map and below is what I think is the new status of the coming soon markers in the UK (there aren't any in Ireland at the moment).
I've found 16 new markers plus a number of timing changes: 1 sooner, 21 later and 9 unchanged.
One marker has been removed; in addition 17 "invisible" markers, which weren't on the map but until yesterday had working web links, have also disappeared.
Newark appears to have gone live today, so has also come off the "coming soon" list.
As always Tesla's list more of a guide than a definitive list but I think all the sites spotted and reported to be under construction are included with the arguable exception of Fleet Southbound which may finally be switched on in the near future.
Invisible markers that no longer have active web links (or I couldn't find one!):
I've found 16 new markers plus a number of timing changes: 1 sooner, 21 later and 9 unchanged.
One marker has been removed; in addition 17 "invisible" markers, which weren't on the map but until yesterday had working web links, have also disappeared.
Newark appears to have gone live today, so has also come off the "coming soon" list.
As always Tesla's list more of a guide than a definitive list but I think all the sites spotted and reported to be under construction are included with the arguable exception of Fleet Southbound which may finally be switched on in the near future.
Invisible markers that no longer have active web links (or I couldn't find one!):
Of course, the Tebay chargers that were due to be added any week now if you consider Tesla's own statement of Q1 2023 have now been removed lmao. What a joke.
Frankley Southbound. Moto, adjacent to major sub-station. It’ll happen. Maybe not Q3 but still. Coincidentally (or not) National Grid currently doing roadworks adjacent to services.
JupiterMan
Active Member
We do get excited when they update the map don’t we.
It’s a bit of a catch 22 for me while it’s good to see their ambition but given how many of these are actually delivered, I think I’d rather they don’t put anything on their map until they have commercial contracts signed and sealed (including planning and grid connections secured), particularly when it’s a 3rd party site.
It’s a bit of a catch 22 for me while it’s good to see their ambition but given how many of these are actually delivered, I think I’d rather they don’t put anything on their map until they have commercial contracts signed and sealed (including planning and grid connections secured), particularly when it’s a 3rd party site.
Time from Contract / Permit to Open can be, and has been, years, as has been Construction-to-Open
But, yeah, aspirational-map-pins just gets newbies expectant unnecessarily
cezdoc
Member
Just to follow up, and note for the record, that Newark went live yesterday, and was simultaneously added to the car Nav and Tesla app indicating access is being allowed ahead of the opening of the B&Q store and rest of the retail park.
cezdoc
Member
I admit to finding Tesla's mysterious mix of fact and aspiration seasoned with a sprinkling of vagueness strangely addictive. On the other hand I'm careful not to get too attached to the list so there's no crying into a pillow if a marker in a particularly-useful-to-me spot disappears.
That said, since Tesla moved to quarterly updates, the markers they list as targeting the current quarter have been a fairly good guide to sites that will materialize (although by then there is often evidence on the ground that something is happening). Carmarthen would be an example of this - the marker had a fairly imminent target of Q3 2022 when it appeared in April last year, moved out to Q4 2022 in November before construction started in January. On this basis I hope that Swansea, for example, is very likely to happen as it has been retained since April last year with fairly "soon" target dates (now showing Q2 2023).
Taunton going back 18 months is a PITA. makes Exeter the only charging point between Bristol and Devon
Far from it, I’m very happy it’s there as we drive to south Devon often to see family. I was kind of hoping Taunton might be some sort of catalyst beyond Exeter as it’s rather sparse beyond there.
Prices seem down again, Wokingham 39p this morning. Love the agile pricing compared to other operators who set it high and leave it high.
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