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I live here and I can tell you that the wait is probably with O&R. They have good people there and are seemingly progressive in adopting technology (smart meters, solar support, etc), but they do seem to be a little less than perfectly organized and coordinated. I had admin issues from 2006 with...

They’ll be getting some business from me tomorrow that’s certain! This is great news for winter-time travel on 17. Whenever it’s warmish you can make the run to Binghamton no worries, but I’ve spent more than a few winter nights nursing electrons along the Delaware for the past six years, so...

I took delivery in January of 2013 as well (also Green like yours Zarwin), and i'm up to 106,000 miles with no real issues after a shaky start (two weeks of in and out of repair, turned out to be a battery connector issue from the factory - #earlymodel). Funny though i just popped a 12volt...

oops, i take it back - the Tesla website now shows it as open, wahooooooooo! Find Us | Tesla

I just saw the same thing and came here to confirm it - nothing on the Tesla official site, and not showing on the nav system yet, so supercharge.info must know something we don't. Can anyone local swing by and plug in? Otherwise i'll be pulling in in August for college soccer pre-season and can...

Fantastic pics, thanks! Excited that that is the site, though also worried about ICEing - though I've high hopes that some simple steps (traffic cones) coupled with the innate Upstate NY manners will keep at lease some of the spaces free. It's surprising that they picked this area when there...

Not a great photo (I was rushed) but I think the stations will be in the median and will be serving both sides of the parking island. It's a small area and so to get 8 stations in that's the only way to fit them.

It's hard to tell but after circling most of the Mall this is the only active parking area construction, so it's a safe bet I think. Early days clearly, but using the Binghamton build-out as a model, we may be a little over a month away from this being operational (I understand that the timing...

I live in Rockland County, NY (across from Westchester County on the unfashionable side of the Hudson River ;-) and got my car in December of 2012. The increase in Tesla's in the NYC area really took off in 2014, but in upstate Central NY - where we have family and two kids attending college -...

Thanks for posting that - i love that the issue of ICE'ing came up at a town planning board meeting! Awareness is the first step in combating the scourge.

The silence is eeerie ..... I'm heading up there this weekend, so I'll swing by the Eastview Mall to see what there is to see.

Does anyone have an update on the progress? Going by past SC builds it should be nearing completion.

I'm up in Rochester quite a bit (my son plays soccer at UofR), and i've used the Tesla HPWC at RIT many times - its definitely faster than the Level 2 chargers at the car dealerships; it'll give you 80amps (~42 miles per hour), BUT be sure to treat the cord right. I've noticed during the summer...

Holy Cow that was fast! How fast? Let's see if we can put a number on it - the best info I can offer is: 1. 10/2 i heard from a Tesla rep that "We are getting much closer now; only awaiting one additional permit and hope to start construction late next week. Keep your eyes peeled and you’ll...

THE SPOT is it! Drove by on Sunday and here's some pics - i haven't had this confirmed yet from my contact at Tesla, but here's some pics of the work being done in the The Spot's parking lot - looks like an 8-space dig. Assuming 4-6 weeks until powerup, we can all look forward to refilling in...

Just drove by yesterday and didn't see any obvious signs yet - makes me worried that the "next week" target got sidelined by some unexpected red tape. I will be back in the area on Saturday, Oct. 17th, fingers crossed that by then they have broken ground.

We gotta meet brother - my daughter's a sophomore at S.U., and i live in Rockland County, so we're probably passing each other on the highway, lol - - - Updated - - - Hi all - i just got this reply: "We are getting much closer now; only awaiting one additional permit and hope to start...

Hi all - sorry for the silence, it's been a busy fall. I heard back from the Tesla rep on September 9th that "Hi Gordon, Yes, we have continued to make progress in Binghamton and are close to entering construction on our site there. Construction and energization usually takes between 4-6 weeks...

I just heard from a member of the SC team that they've selected a site near the I-81 & I-88 interchange in Binghamton and are in the final design stage, and hope to "open the site within the next few months". Maybe this is The Spot, or perhaps closer to SUNY Broome, but either way it'll be great...

I wish i could remember precisely (I'm all right brain), but the gist was that in neutral there are some vents that suspend their function - so the advice was to just rely on regen and keep all systems operating as designed. As to the logic behind throwing it in neutral, that was a habit i...

Well done, and hats off to the construction crew! It's been a brutal winter, but that doesn't seem to have slowed them down once they broke ground.

That's been my experience as well. So far i've achieved a "lifetime" average of 310 wh/mi over 45,000 miles (i took possession in Dec. of 2012). Living in the Northeast we get seriously taxed by these harsh winters - this past summer, on a road trip to North Carolina in mild temps i had an...

Hi All - I actually grew up near Binghamton and know the area well, and agree that it's a no-brainer for a SC (on the original SC map they seemed to locate it near to Ithaca, but Binghamton is where 3 Interstates meet). I travel upstate at least once a month, and for now i've relied on the...

Hi all - for anyone with an existing NY State Thruway Green Pass, here's how i added the Port Authority Green Pass Discount (it took me 4 calls, but this combination finally worked ;-): 1. Call 1-800-222-8655, press #9 to speak with a rep (if you're lucky you'll get the capable Lisette) 2...

Great spot Kickin! I swung by there today and took these pics - the good news is you can see the toll booths for the thruway just beyond the construction site; the bad news is that these spots are primed for ICEing, right near the main entrance. Still, great news that Central NY is finally...

As i type this i'm sitting in a very pleasant coffeeshop in the lovely Village of Liverpool, 4 miles from the NYS Thruway, while i juice up at the Chargepoint/NationalGrid 30Amp charger located in the Nicholls Stores parking lot (327 1st St, Liverpool, New York, United States, 13088). It's no...

Close - Hobart '89, loads of great memories celebrating Lax victories over Cornell at the Rongo though, lol.

One vote for the Binghamton, NY location! While i love Ithaca, it's more a destination than a thru-point, while Binghamton is the crossroads of 3 interstates, and would make soooo much more sense for a Supercharger.

The White Plains NY center does an excellent job - hand wash, and thorough.

Just turned over 11,600 miles since January (though it was out of commission for almost a month), and loving it. This is my 2nd EV experience (though the previous one was a MINI E test vehicle), and i agree with the others that i can't imagine myself buying another ICE car. We have a minivan...

Two weeks ago i took a trip along the Merritt Pkwy and i solar panels on several of the recently refurbished rest areas there, so i'm guessing it's part of the state's greening efforts? I know Tesla has said that "eventually" all the superchargers will have panels.

lol -i had the same thought Neroden about the Upstate NY Supercharger locations. I love Ithaca (i have family there), but as a practical matter it is a head scratcher. Binghamton makes much more sense - it's at the nexus of 2 interstates (I81 & the I86) ...and selfishly, i live in the NYC area...

Near Morristown, NJ entering I287 - funny thing, this guy was driving a black Tesla Model S with NY Plates GEA•4502, and i was driving a dark green Tesla Model S with NY Plates GEA• 4467...like a parade

From our view there is nothing to note that the 12v isn't being charged, until it reaches a threshold that kicks out the "Low 12v Battery" Warning. The tech's have a nice 'service door' view thru the MCU (aka "the big screen") where he can read the settings - this is the same interface that the...

Great to hear that most are addressed by the firmware update. Unfortunately mine is a deeper issue - i've had 4.2 and firmware updated for over a week now, but the 12v still isn't getting charged by the HV. The new theory is a bad connection, so now it's a matter of time and testing each...

Unfortunately i'm still driving an ICE because of a mystery 12v error. So far we've gotten a new 12v battery and a whole new DC-to-DC converter module, but still the High Volt system does not seem to be recharging the 12v. Got a text from the tech (the very excellent Raphael for anyone in the...

I had a similar experience last week - used up 210 miles of range to travel 144 actual miles, keeping cabin at 70F and driving north on I87 to Albany (an "uphill" thru the Catskills) with ambient temp at ~20F. I got some of that range back though after plugging in.

lol - i heard they were wheelchair batteries...so we can boost any stranded wheelchairs! - - - Updated - - - I like wycolo's suggestion of a credit card - but i've used a strong paperclip and also a letter-opener to pry between the 'black' and 'chrome' areas of the nose cone. it's pretty...

I think the only risk would be in at some point accidentally nicking the plastic of the nose cone - it's held in by metal clips, so while it may feel like you're about to snap it, it's been durable with the 3-4 times i've had to do it so far. Funny thought tonight though - as i was leaving a...

I took delivery on 1/17 and was told to "expect about a month" before the HPWC comes in. Meanwhile i just slotted in a NEMA 6-50 outlet, and i've been pulling 40amps, gets me half full in a little over 4 hours. It'll be nice to get the HPWC though, so i can just keep the UMC in the car...

well, it's like engine braking on massive steroids - if you suddenly and fully take your foot off the accelerator, the regen force reminds me most of the first set of brakes you hit at the end of a roller coaster ride. But rejoice neroden - you're going to get tons of feathered-regen...

Oofa - not a fun experience that, especially with an extra-heavy EV! With this weather we've been sharing (Arctic temps = Canada's #1 export, lol), the black ice has terrified me because of the weight we all carry - so far i've felt the TC kick in just a few times though and it's handled fine...

I drove a MINI E for a year, and the term we used for that was "feathering" the pedal - that's how i've been doing it on standard regen, and i've a nice 1/2 mile downhill on I-287 that yields a lovely and long green track on my energy graph. But i'm interested to see if i put it on low, if i can...

I've always enjoyed the one-pedal driving of an electric car, but i see the point - very much like the difference between manual and automatic transmissions, one is great for feeling the experience, while the other allows for greater comfort. For me, one-pedal regen is so fundamental to the...

Jerry33 is right - if you take a strong paperclip or some other object and pry open the black plastic "grill" piece (upper right corner is a good place) you'll reveal two terminals, one with a red base and red plastic cap over it. I have an automatic battery charger (got it at Lowes last year...

interesting that you read it that way derekt75 - i read the 4.2 update as "...suspended reduced power sleep mode", which I took as that the car will no longer drop into sleep mode automatically when it's in reduced power. This happened to me on Monday (when i was still running 4.1 - after...

So i took delivery a week ago Thursday, drove about 200 miles (lovin' every one) for work, and then decided that a college visit with my daughter and wife on Monday would be the perfect family trip in the new S. It was 288 miles r/t, but i'd found a public charger nearby Union College in Upstate...

I hear ya - i've had a 24-hour perma-grin now, with no sign of it abating! Loving the car, great delivery process (Nathan - who, btw, was the DES who turned over the Consumer Reports car to them. He said he only found out when he googled the delivery address, and it came up as the CR Test...

Hard to get any sleep tonight, as my new S will be here in 16 hours, heyyyoooo! I'm Res#5652 (though i used to be in the Sig #600's or some such), Vin#3314, so this will stop the clock at 14 months since my initial deposit. And yes, it's all going to be well worth it. This company is doing...