First public Tesla charging station in Woodland, CA

[EVnut]

Hey look! Here I am charging by the first Tesla charger that I know of that's installed in an open, public lot. Of course I'm charging from the small paddle inductive that is behind the Tesla unit, but hey, I'm *really* close.

The top four pictures here were taken today. There are two Avcons, one Tesla and one SPI. This is likely the most *complete* charging facility in the country right now, as it is capable of charging 100% of the full-function, production EVs on the road today.

Public Charging

[graham]

I am looking forward to trying that out the next time I head to Sacramento. Woodland is not the most convenient, but it is in the area!

[TEG]

From EVnut's link:

[EVnut]

I am looking forward to trying that out the next time I head to Sacramento. Woodland is not the most convenient, but it is in the area!

Yeah, it can be a bit out of the way. It is just 10 miles North of Daivs, and then a straight shot down I-5 to Sac, though. And if you need Costco shopping anyway, you're golden.

[TEG]

...the first Tesla charger that I know of that's installed in an open, public lot...
Public Charging

http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums...ing-30609.html

The first Public Tesla charging station is open for business! I'm too far away to test it myself so I'd appreciate if one of the NorCal Tesla owners could swing buy, grab a few coulombs, and let EVeryone know for sure that it's up and working.

It's in Woodland, CA (off I-5 near Sacrament) at:
Woodland Gateway Shopping Center, by I-5 and Road 102 (south of the freeway)
the chargers are closest to the 'In-N-Out' Burger location at that plaza (almost south-west location within the giant parking space)

There's going to be an opening party there at 10:00 am on Saturday, 25 April, at 10:00 am.

The charging station was provided by the real estate developer of the strip mall so it would be great if as many people as possible could come to show our support for their support for this new phase of public EV charging.

This should be a great stop for Bay Area people heading to Sacramento, Tahoe, Reno, Yosemite, etc.

Please publicize this as much as you can.

[EVnut]

This is shaping up to be a pretty big party. Somebody from Tesla will be there, we have six Roadsters at last count, and too many Ravs to even try to count. We're even having a special cake made. Should be a fun time. At least as much fun as you can have standing around in an otherwise empty parking lot.

The ironic part is that most of the Roadster drivers will need to charge to get back home - and we can only charge three off them at any significant rate. Aggh! Too many Roadsters! Who'd have thought?

[Kevin Harney]

Are these esentially the same as an HPC ? Or even exactly the same ? How quickly can a Roadster be charged on one ? For the EV owners or some of you technically savy people out there .... Is there a benifit to charging a little bit as often as possible - other than keeping a full tank. Does it effect the battery life and cycling ? I did notice at the Roadster test drive that I went to that the Roadster was plugged in at every opportunity. Was this for show of charging or was there a benefit? Assuming that a couple little test drives would not depleat the battery too much but not sure how far he had to drive after the event was over or if it was actually trailered to the event ... Just curious ... thanks.

[graham]

Are these esentially the same as an HPC ? Or even exactly the same ? How quickly can a Roadster be charged on one ?

From what I have seen and read on the Owners Forum, this is a standard ClipperCreek HPC, same as people are installing in their houses. This is supposedly on a 70 amp circuit, so the car can get the standard 3.5 hour charge off of it.

I believe they said the AVCON next to it (which the Roadster can charge from with an adapter box) is only 30amps. So it will take significantly longer to charge from, but is available in a pinch (to someone with an adapter) if the HPC is in use.

[Kevin Harney]

Well this is good news to me as well. I was under the impression that the Clipper Creek units HAD to be mounted inside as they were not weather resistant. Thus the need for EV owners to have a garage. Is this not the case ? I will need to charge outside so if a HPC can be mounted outside that would be great. Can this also be mounted in-ground ? Meaning that it is flush with the ground ? or perhaps in a water tight below ground box ?

[graham]

Well this is good news to me as well. I was under the impression that the Clipper Creek units HAD to be mounted inside as they were not weather resistant. Thus the need for EV owners to have a garage. Is this not the case ?

Yeah, I am a bit confused by that as well as I have heard conflicting reports.

The Clipper Creek box itself is weather resistant, and should be fine - but I am not so sure about the Tesla cable/connector coming out of it. I don't think Tesla recommends installing them outdoors - but maybe I have old information.