Watching for I-70 Superchargers from Denver to St. Louis

[jbabb]

Because you liked that one so much, another Google vision came to Cottonwood: St Charles — Google Maps

Your vision is not based on current reality. I drove around the entire area shown in your vision (and then some), and no signs of supercharger construction could be found.

 

[bollar]

If anyone is in the area of Independence, you may want to check out this location...just sayin'...

Click on this link for the hint: Independence, MO - Google Maps

Yeah. Still no permits requested at that location.

 

[Cottonwood]

Your vision is not based on current reality. I drove around the entire area shown in your vision (and then some), and no signs of supercharger construction could be found.

Thanks for checking!

My vision may be fuzzy, but mostly on a temporal basis. This site may well be active in the future...

 

[tomas]

Thanks for checking!

My vision may be fuzzy, but mostly on a temporal basis. This site may well be active in the future...

uh huh, at track 9 3/4

 

[Sudre]

I have heard that the St. Charles location is NOT under construction. There is a location picked. Work will start in the Tesla "soon" time frame.

 

[jvonbokel]

I have heard that the St. Charles location is NOT under construction. There is a location picked. Work will start in the Tesla "soon" time frame.

Harumph!

 

[SteveW]

Has anyone scouted the coming soon service center a stone's throw from Independence at 3555 Manchester Avenue Kansas City, MO? Yes, it's in an industrial area with no services, but there are advantages to having Superchargers at service centers. In this case particularly that TM controls the property and doesn't have to worry about a landlord opting out.

I went by the new service center site Sunday and they were hard at work on it. The supervisor said two or three weeks to completion. It's a nice facility--for an industrial area--with good space. The show room was just about complete with the usual space for a car and a chassis(P85D?!). There is a big parking lot with plenty of room for charging if they decide to put it there; just west of I-435, so still 120 miles from Columbia. All the workers took a few minutes off to see a real live Tesla.

 

[emupilot]

The new Tesla 2015 supercharger maps don't have a dot in Effingham IL even in 2015, although there is one in Terre Haute IN.

 

[jvonbokel]

The new Tesla 2015 supercharger maps don't have a dot in Effingham IL even in 2015, although there is one in Terre Haute IN.

I noticed that too... I'll try to ping my source tomorrow and see if I can get any info on the status. Last I heard they were waiting on Tesla to submit an electrical permit, and that was a month ago. Maybe they ran into problems/resistance.

 

[SteveW]

The dot in Effingham is removed and the dot at Mt. Vernon is now in 2015 instead of 2014; the I-70 route just can't seem to get across Missouri and southern Illinois. At least Kansas City and St. Louis are now "coming soon." A good man named Shawn in Washington, MO can help you with a charge on a NEMA 14-50 installation(see Plugshare); with the KC and St. Louis Superchargers, it will make crossing Missouri in an S85 pretty easy--and the wine country is nice.

 

[Cottonwood]

The dot in Effingham is removed and the dot at Mt. Vernon is now in 2015 instead of 2014; the I-70 route just can't seem to get across Missouri and southern Illinois. At least Kansas City and St. Louis are now "coming soon." A good man named Shawn in Washington, MO can help you with a charge on a NEMA 14-50 installation(see Plugshare); with the KC and St. Louis Superchargers, it will make crossing Missouri in an S85 pretty easy--and the wine country is nice.

I have it on good authority* that Effingham is still on the way...

*No little birds tweeting!

 

[efusco]

The dot in Effingham is removed and the dot at Mt. Vernon is now in 2015 instead of 2014; the I-70 route just can't seem to get across Missouri and southern Illinois. At least Kansas City and St. Louis are now "coming soon." A good man named Shawn in Washington, MO can help you with a charge on a NEMA 14-50 installation(see Plugshare); with the KC and St. Louis Superchargers, it will make crossing Missouri in an S85 pretty easy--and the wine country is nice.

Still not going to be able to get you from STL to KC--even with Shawn.

 

[SteveW]

Still not going to be able to get you from STL to KC--even with Shawn.

If you're careful it can be done, at least in nice weather: 65 mph, 227 miles, 76 kWh used, 13 miles range remaining in north Johnson County. With a boost charge at the new service center on the east side(11 miles less) it would be a bit more comfortable, but it was a nice drive.

 

[basf_audio]

Nice update over in the Kansas City thread... Kansas City SuperCharger--What's Happening? - Page 2

Supercharger under construction in blue springs by harley davidson dealership. Hotel parking lot. Can be seen from I-70 on the north side :smile: should be completed very early next year.

 

[efusco]

Nice update over in the Kansas City thread... Kansas City SuperCharger--What's Happening? - Page 2

Thank goodness!! So long a wait. Should easily be ready by my February trip.

 

[Cottonwood]

If anyone is in the area of Independence, you may want to check out this location...just sayin'...

Click on this link for the hint: Independence, MO - Google Maps

Because you liked that one so much, another Google vision came to Cottonwood: St Charles — Google Maps

This vision could be past, present, or future...let's just hope Tesla is not a past-style Scrooge in Missouri.

These two locations in Independence and St Charles are still valid with construction hopefully starting early next year.

In other news, Effingham and Terra Haute are both on the way to provide this nicely spaced set of Superchargers between Topeka and Indianapolis: Topeka, KS to Indianapolis, IN - Google Maps

Missouri is currently the largest state in the U.S. by population without a Supercharger. Independence, Columbia, and St Charles are long overdue! With these Supercharger sites and Springfield, IL, Missouri will be Supercharger connected, east/west on I-70, and north to Chicago.

 

[emupilot]

Further posts on the Kansas City supercharger thread indicate Blue Springs is a false alarm and the construction there is for something else.

 

[jvonbokel]

Further posts on the Kansas City supercharger thread indicate Blue Springs is a false alarm and the construction there is for something else.

I think Cottonwood is saying that this is still a planned (aka "Coming Soon") location, despite the fact that construction has yet to begin.

 

[Cottonwood]

I think Cottonwood is saying that this is still a planned (aka "Coming Soon") location, despite the fact that construction has yet to begin.

Exactly!

My strong hints for Independence and St Charles are still valid, and hopefully someone will see some action at those locations in the coming months.

 

[basf_audio]

Exactly!

My strong hints for Independence and St Charles are still valid, and hopefully someone will see some action at those locations in the coming months.

I heard partnering with Dierbergs in St Charles today as well... Approvals have been completed. This is still Missouri - "Show Me" and I'll believe it. Until there's a hole in the ground with electrical conduit and several crates with Tesla logos on them, I'm not going to get excited about any of it yet.

I'd also like to propose somehow getting fires lit under the Columbia, MO location. Something public for us to rally behind. It's been delayed... Again. (echo echo echo...)