Utah Supercharger Locations (location speculation, discussion)

[Cottonwood]

Moab Status:

Stopped by Moab yesterday, but it was after dark. Things look pretty far along. Looks like they are doing the last bit of wiring to the Supercharger Cabinets and pulling the HV, 3-Phase cables to the curb that is directly under the 3-Phase pole line on that street. Nice location in a relatively undesirable spot in the hotel parking lot, with good access to power. The fencing looked like it was staged and ready to put up around the Supercharger Cabinets, and the Distribution Box.

Looks like the utility is on-site, and all the rest is close to completion; I would guess a week or so for Moab to go online! :biggrin:

Charging Stations with Fencing Staged for Enclosure:

HV Wiring Being Pulled from Transformer to Curb Area Under HV, 3-Phase Pole Line:

Connections Inside of Supercharger Cabinet. Generally, from left to right are 480V, 3-Phase; Coolant Tubing; Low Voltage Wiring to Charging Stations, Power Wiring to Charging Stations:

 

[gene]

This in a Salt Lake City newspaper. I have made some comments, maybe you Utah folks can help out: Utah charging station powering up for Tesla Motors

 

[Cottonwood]

This in a Salt Lake City newspaper. I have made some comments, maybe you Utah folks can help out: Utah charging station powering up for Tesla Motors

Nice, simple, factual article.


Having charged there last night and scouted there last week, I can tell you the Blanding Supercharger is a wonderful, little delight! BTW, I think that I may have been the first customer MS to charge in Blanding.

The visitors' center has 24 hour bathroom. There is a huge green space in the back with a BIG play structure, several individual, shaded picnic tables, and a big open pavilion with many picnic tables. There is a nice little burger joint across the street and several businesses down main street. For a town of a few thousand folks in a pretty remote place, I could not imagine something nicer.

Grainy pic of me charging. The site is mostly cleaned up, but the construction fence is still in place.

My little Quadcopter Video from last week's scouting trip.

 

[MikeL]

Hey Cottonwood, the article gene posted from the Standard Examiner sez:
"It shares property with the Blanding Visitor Center, where officials say they're waiting for the first Tesla to show up in a remote part of southern Utah." Ha! Guess a Tesla (yours) is stealthier than they realize.

That photo - dark, lens flares, construction fence - Beautiful !!!

 

[gene]

Cottonwood, you might call the Blanding visitors center and let them know you were there. You might have slipped in and out of town unseen!

 

[Denarius]

BTW, I think that I may have been the first customer MS to charge in Blanding.

I think you are. I was honestly a little disappointed, I was hoping to be the first. :crying:

 

[Cottonwood]

Hey Cottonwood, the article gene posted from the Standard Examiner sez:
"It shares property with the Blanding Visitor Center, where officials say they're waiting for the first Tesla to show up in a remote part of southern Utah." Ha! Guess a Tesla (yours) is stealthier than they realize.

That photo - dark, lens flares, construction fence - Beautiful !!!

Thanks! See below; they still may not know.

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Cottonwood, you might call the Blanding visitors center and let them know you were there. You might have slipped in and out of town unseen!

You are absolutely right. I will call and thank them this morning. I try to thank Supercharger hosts whenever I can.

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I think you are. I was honestly a little disappointed, I was hoping to be the first. :crying:

Moab is almost done. Maybe you can grab first customer charger there, or on down the road, it looks like 6 more Superchargers for Utah in 2014. Good luck!

 

[Discoducky]

This in a Salt Lake City newspaper. I have made some comments, maybe you Utah folks can help out: Utah charging station powering up for Tesla Motors

Anyone can chime in as there is somebody there who thinks Tesla is an Italian company.

 

[Cottonwood]

Cottonwood, you might call the Blanding visitors center and let them know you were there. You might have slipped in and out of town unseen!

I gave them a call this morning. The man who answered the phone was very happy all went well, appreciated the call, and hoped to see me on another visit soon. I told him traffic should pick up in a month or two when a few more stations were completed to finish the coast to coast route.

The direct number to the Blanding Visitor's Center is 435-678-3662; the town web page lists the main town phone number, not this one.

As I said before, offering a thank you to the Supercharger host can go a long way in creating a positive relationship. :smile:

 

[Denarius]

Moab is almost done. Maybe you can grab first customer charger there, or on down the road, it looks like 6 more Superchargers for Utah in 2014. Good luck!

Definitely! I'm not really upset, and there are many more opportunities coming! I hope they do a ribbon cutting event somewhere in Utah.

 

[Linux64]

And Moab is now live according to the Tesla website!

 

[Denarius]

Here are the photos I took today at the Museum in Green River.

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No construction so far.

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Here are photos from Moab, hopefully my post doesn't get combined.

 

[Park2670]

Seems like you had good weather during your drive.

 

[Denarius]

Image taken from this post Tesla Supercharger network - Page 401

Discuss!

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Looks like Cedar City and beaver? It's to high and east high for St George. Ceder City is the same distance from the south border as Blanding.

 

[Park2670]

I feel these are better placed than in St. George. The altitude change right out of St. George has to take a bit of power, and it would be best to have it further north.

 

[Denarius]

I feel these are better placed than in St. George. The altitude change right out of St. George has to take a bit of power, and it would be best to have it further north.

Supercharger - St George, UT

St George has supposedly been permitted already. So perhaps all will be covered?

 

[Cottonwood]

Supercharger - St George, UT

St George has supposedly been permitted already. So perhaps all will be covered?

I hope that you are correct that all three are coming. I agree that the Supercharger Dashboard dots look like Cedar City and Beaver, but the 2014 sites on the Tesla Supercharger map look further north (see below). From past history, I would tend to trust the dashboard as having better, more recent info.

The Beaver to Green River section is a long one at 184 miles. Maybe there is a Salina Supercharger in the future plans, and for now, there is always the Butch Cassidy RV Park and Campground in Salina, Utah for a quick top up and ATV ride. :wink:

 

[Cottonwood]

On the other hand, if I squint hard as I look at the 2014 map on the Tesla Motors Supercharger Page, and I consider what would make the most sense, here is another possibility:

1. St. George, UT - 123 miles from Las Vegas, NV
2. Beaver, UT - 104 miles from St. George
3. Richfield, UT - 63 miles from Beaver
4. Green River, UT - 123 miles from Richfield
5. Grand Junction, CO - 102 miles from Green River

 

[Darmok]

On the other hand, if I squint hard as I look at the 2014 map on the Tesla Motors Supercharger Page, and I consider what would make the most sense, here is another possibility:

1. St. George, UT - 123 miles from Las Vegas, NV
2. Beaver, UT - 104 miles from St. George
3. Richfield, UT - 63 miles from Beaver
4. Green River, UT - 123 miles from Richfield
5. Grand Junction, CO - 102 miles from Green River

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For possibly selfish reasons it seems that Cedar City makes more sense that Beaver. Either get you to the next stop in Richfield without issue (Cedar City to Richfield is about 115 miles). But Cedar City opens up Duck Creek, Brian Head and Bryce Canyon for people coming from the south. There aren't a lot of charging options in any of those destinations, and Cedar City would mean not needing to charge in Duck Creek, BH or BC before heading back home. Cedar City would probably mean needing another SC site before Provo, though Beaver-Provo could be troublesome in the cold so something inbetween might be needed anyway. Scipio perhaps?

 

[Denarius]

I wish Tesla would update their coming soon website. The smaller dots would make the locations more clear.