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V3 Supercharger Hardware Issues and Delays

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There are numerous V3 construction projects that have completed the first phase of installing conduit, pedestal bases and cabinets but have remained dormant/incomplete for three months or more. There are sporadic reports of V3 Hardware manufacturing delays out of Gigafactory 2 where they are built(unconfirmed). Opening up this thread to discuss issues with V3 Superchargers and equipment delays.

The handful of V3 Superchargers that are active and operational have mixed reviews. Kettleman for example is largely positive with great charge rates typically above 117kw at low SOC. Other V3 sites such as Fremont(factory) and Anaheim can be hit and miss. Are there any known issues with V3 Hardware that is slowing the rollout? Or is this just a production delay where they can't build them fast enough?
 
Good question. Here's the data that we have from supercharge.info. 43/46 of all live V3 locations were opened from Nov 20 - Dec 24 and none since. 15/31 locations currently under construction were noted as such on supercharge.info in October and it's since slowed down to 3 a month. Tesla has definitely slowed their rollout of V3 superchargers. Anyways I split the data to show two distinct trends, which are that Tesla prioritized completing Canadian V3 locations before the end of 2019 (28/46 V3 locations are in Canada) and only 3 V3 chargers in Canada are still under construction.

Here's the data:

Canada - V3 construction status date:

2019-10-19 Kitchener (SC), ON
2019-11-28 Abbotsford, BC
2019-12-27 Niagara Falls, ON

Canada - V3 open status date:

2019-12-12 Baldwin, ON
2019-12-12 Blind River, ON
2019-12-12 Sault Ste Marie, ON
2019-12-12 Winnipeg, MB
2019-12-18 North Bay, ON
2019-12-20 Bassano, AB
2019-12-20 Davidson, SK
2019-12-20 Dryden, ON
2019-12-20 Ignace, ON
2019-12-20 Kenora, ON
2019-12-20 Maple Creek, SK
2019-12-20 Medicine Hat, AB
2019-12-20 Moose Jaw, SK
2019-12-20 Nipigon, ON
2019-12-20 Prawda, MB
2019-12-20 Red Deer County, AB
2019-12-20 Regina, SK
2019-12-20 Strathmore, AB
2019-12-20 Swift Current, SK
2019-12-20 Terrace Bay, ON
2019-12-20 Thunder Bay, ON
2019-12-20 Wawa, ON
2019-12-20 White River, ON
2019-12-20 Whitewood, SK
2019-12-21 Upsala, ON
2019-12-24 Brandon, MB
2019-12-24 Deep River, ON
2019-12-24 Portage la Prairie, MB

Other - V3 construction status date:

2019-07-18 Lynchburg, VA
2019-08-18 Madison - Northbound, CT
2019-08-18 Madison - Southbound, CT
2019-09-27 Vienna, VA
2019-10-04 Maple Shade, NJ
2019-10-04 St Louis Park, MN
2019-10-08 Meriden, CT
2019-10-09 Mackinaw City, MI
2019-10-10 Scotts Valley, CA
2019-10-16 Lafayette, LA
2019-10-16 Lincoln, CA
2019-10-16 Manteca - Spreckels Ave, CA
2019-10-28 Helena, MT
2019-10-28 Tumwater, WA
2019-10-31 Bensalem, PA
2019-10-31 Chula Vista, CA
2019-10-31 Williamsport, PA
2019-11-07 Clearwater, FL
2019-11-08 Idaho Springs, CO
2019-11-12 Emporia, KS
2019-11-27 Bloomington, IN
2019-11-28 Michigan City, IN
2019-12-05 Ashburn, VA
2019-12-10 Stockton, CA
2019-12-24 Deerfield Beach, FL
2020-01-01 San Jose - Gould Center, CA
2020-01-19 Cheektowaga, NY
2020-01-21 Thornton, CO

Other - V3 open status date:

2019-04-19 Hawthorne, CA *
2019-06-07 Fremont, CA *
2019-07-19 Las Vegas - The LINQ High Roller, NV
2019-11-20 Santa Rosa, CA
2019-11-23 Kettleman City, CA *
2019-11-23 Nashville, TN
2019-11-26 Red Bluff, CA
2019-11-27 Ehrenberg, AZ
2019-11-27 Metter, GA
2019-12-04 Shanghai - Jinqiao, China *
2019-12-19 North Bend, WA
2019-12-19 Williams, CA
2019-12-20 Fairfield - Southbound, CT
2019-12-20 London Park Royal (SC), UK
2019-12-21 Spokane, WA
2019-12-23 Fairfield - Northbound, CT
2019-12-24 Anaheim - E Katella Ave, CA
2019-12-24 Reno - N Sierra St, NV

* Date manually replaced due to being an upgraded station

Code:
// Visit the following in Firefox's console and run: https://supercharge.info/service/supercharge/allSites
var sites = JSON.parse(JSONView.json.data);
console.log('Canada - V3 construction status date:');
console.log(sites.filter(e => e.status == 'CONSTRUCTION' && e.powerKilowatt == 250 && e.address.country == 'Canada').map(e => new Date(new Date().getTime() - e.statusDays * 24*60*60*1000).toLocaleDateString().replace(/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{4})/, '$3-$1-$2').replace(/-(\d)(?!\d)/g, '-0$1') + ' ' + e.name).sort().join('\r\n'));
console.log('Canada - V3 open status date:');
console.log(sites.filter(e => e.status == 'OPEN' && e.powerKilowatt == 250 && e.address.country == 'Canada').map(e => e.dateOpened + ' ' + e.name).sort().join('\r\n'));
console.log('Other - V3 construction status date:');
console.log(sites.filter(e => e.status == 'CONSTRUCTION' && e.powerKilowatt == 250 && e.address.country != 'Canada').map(e => new Date(new Date().getTime() - e.statusDays * 24*60*60*1000).toLocaleDateString().replace(/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{4})/, '$3-$1-$2').replace(/-(\d)(?!\d)/g, '-0$1') + ' ' + e.name).sort().join('\r\n'));
console.log('Other - V3 open status date:');
console.log(sites.filter(e => e.status == 'OPEN' && e.powerKilowatt == 250 && e.address.country != 'Canada').map(e => e.dateOpened + ' ' + e.name).sort().join('\r\n'));
 
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There are numerous V3 construction projects that have completed the first phase of installing conduit, pedestal bases and cabinets
but have remained dormant/incomplete for three months or more. There are sporadic reports of V3 Hardware manufacturing delays out of
Gigafactory 2 where they are built(unconfirmed). Opening up this thread to discuss issues with V3 Superchargers and equipment delays.
I read that China got a lot of new V3 Superchargers recently, so that might explain the delay.
 
Thanks for starting this thread. I've been casually following the TCH locations, with an eye to a trip across Canada one of these days. My sense is that many of those locations have not been delivering V3 potential, but I defer to folks with direct experience.

We happened to use our first V3 Saturday (Red Bluff, CA), where we got nice V2 performance (117kW, as I recall). We arrived at about 30% SOC. I know the taper curves must converge. How low do you have to be to really see V3 oomph?
 
I read that China got a lot of new V3 Superchargers recently, so that might explain the delay.
I know supercharge.info doesn't have as good of a data source for superchargers in China in progress, mostly because there doesn't seem to be a common online community we know of to report these. So it is possible there are a bunch in construction over there that just aren't on supercharge.info. But a month ago there was a China supercharging headline, perhaps this is what you're thinking of? https://ww.electrek.co/2019/12/19/t...r-station-in-china-1st-v3-under-construction/

The V3 supercharger referenced was actually completed on 12/26 and is on the list above, but the date I pulled from supercharge.info is incorrect and I can no longer edit the post.
 
I think part of the poor reports from TCH are from owners who haven’t had much Supercharging experience and are new to Teslas. High states of charge and low battery temperatures both have significant impact on charging speed.

That said, there are definitely issues with commission V3 locations. I visited the one in CT and half of the stalls were out. Others report charging for 15-20 minutes before the station mysteriously stops charging.

Construction seems to be picking up again, so hopefully they’re getting the bugs worked out quickly.
 
It appears that a couple V3 locations (one on each side of a freeway) were turned on last night. Looking back at the history, the stalls and cabinets started installation almost a month ago. I decided to collect additional information on the supercharger sites construction statuses. I also updated some of the dates while I was at it (though that probably wasn't worth it). There are 34 sites under construction with 14 that have updates regarding Tesla equipment since Jan 14 and 3 prior to that. So it seems like things are picking up again!

Here's my legend:

Construction start date - Location name / status change date - equipment status
T = transformer, C = cabinet, S = stalls and green = complete, yellow = in progress, red = not started

And the data:

2019-07-18 - Lynchburg, VA / 2020-01-23 - T C S
2019-09-27 - Vienna, VA / 2019-09-27 - T C S (new Wawa location)
2019-10-03 - Lincoln, CA / 2019-10-03 - T C S
2019-10-04 - Maple Shade, NJ / 2020-01-15 - T C S
2019-10-04 - St Louis Park, MN / 2019-10-15 - T C S
2019-10-08 - Meriden, CT / 2019-12-13 - T C S
2019-10-09 - Mackinaw City, MI / 2019-11-28 - T C S (won't open in winter)
2019-10-10 - Scotts Valley, CA / 2020-01-05 - T C S
2019-10-13 - Ocean City, MD / 2020-01-24 - T C S
2019-10-16 - Lafayette, LA / 2020-01-29 - T C S
2019-10-16 - Manteca - Spreckels Ave, CA / 2019-11-26 - T C S
2019-10-19 - Kitchener (SC), ON / 2019-10-19 - T C S
2019-10-28 - Helena, MT / 2019-12-01 - T C S
2019-10-28 - Tumwater, WA / 2019-10-16 - T C S
2019-10-31 - Williamsport, PA / 2019-10-31 - T C S
2019-10-31 - Bensalem, PA / 2020-01-17 - T C S
2019-10-31 - Chula Vista, CA / 2019-10-31 - T C S
2019-11-07 - Clearwater, FL / 2020-01-23 - T C S
2019-11-08 - Idaho Springs, CO / 2020-01-16 - T C S
2019-11-12 - Emporia, KS / 2019-11-12 - T C S
2019-11-27 - Bloomington, IN / 2019-12-27 - T C S
2019-11-28 - Abbotsford, BC / 2020-01-30 - T C S
2019-11-28 - Michigan City, IN / 2019-11-28 - T C S
2019-12-05 - Ashburn, VA / 2020-01-19 - T C S (new Harris Teeter location)
2019-12-10 - Stockton, CA / 2019-12-10 - T C S
2019-12-22 - Deerfield Beach, FL / 2019-12-22 - T C S (may need update)
2019-12-26 - Niagara Falls, ON / 2019-12-26 - T C S
2020-01-01 - San Jose - Gould Center, CA / 2020-01-14 - T C S
2020-01-16 - Fishkill, NY / 2020-01-16 - T C S
2020-01-19 - Cheektowaga, NY / 2020-01-22 - T C S
2020-01-21 - Thornton, CO / 2020-01-29 - T C S
2020-01-25 - New London, CT / 2020-01-24 - T C S
2020-01-29 - Lakewood, CO / 2020-01-29 - T C S
2020-01-29 - Elk Grove, CA / 2020-01-29 - T C S