I think it will be possible to plug in. Just extremely difficult. And they won't be able to place parking bumper so you will have to back all the way up to the cement curb. And then there are signs and lamp posts. Just doesn't look ideal at all.
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Supercharger - Little Rock, AR
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Zarwin
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Well now .. take a gander over at the Charleston, WV thread .. looks like the same config.
Supercharger - Charleston, WV
So either coincidental incompetence or a design change. hmmm ....
Supercharger - Charleston, WV
So either coincidental incompetence or a design change. hmmm ....
ahurst
Member
Any update?
I am in Florida until mid June. Hope LR and Tupelo are up and running by then so I can change my route back to AR.
I am in Florida until mid June. Hope LR and Tupelo are up and running by then so I can change my route back to AR.
snellenr
Member
Thx for the pics/reality -- looks like we'll have to juggle the charging wand around the posts (a little) if we put our back bumpers beyond the curb.
This is a photo of the SC in Normal IL. It's in a parking deck and has been operational for a long time. Check out the thread. From what i can tell, no one has complained about access because of the orientation. That wall is a lot more confining than the curbs or light poles that many seem so concerned about.
But that is 2-3 feet more forward than the LR Supercharger setup. The new setup will probably work, but I'm not sure it is better than what they had.
Yes, but in Normal you can't hang the rear of the car over the curb like you should be able to do in LR.
Agree to disagree about this. But yes, it is at least a similar setup and it works. In both cases, you have to juggle the cable around the bollards as snellenr pointed out. So they are awkward at the very least. It's not the disaster we thought it might have been, but I would say these setups are definitely not preferable to the typical back in spots.
I don't care if they are awkward as long as they are functioning
I have been waiting for a LR SC for 3 years
I have been waiting for a LR SC for 3 years
essmd
Phantom X
Yup, many owners have been waiting, especially from your state, Arkansas, Texas, etc.
Now all directions are covered for major routes out of Dallas for hundreds of miles.
Once Tupelo is completed, the same can be said of Memphis, although making it to Pearl, MS may be a stretch of anything less than a 90. Not sure of the realistic range for a 75D.
freefaller1985
Member
Start looking for a Super Charger to pop up in Grenada. I've been looking for permits for the past few months. Hopefully something will pop up now that Tupelo construction is done.
snellenr
Member
Normal, IL... sigh. I've charged there a couple of times. The main reason nobody has complained about access is that by the time they hook up they're so exhausted by the trek from the highway to the center of town that they've reached the "OK, whatever..." zone. Imagine if Tesla had located the Colorado Springs SuperCharger at the top of Pike's Peak...
This is a photo of the SC in Normal IL. It's in a parking deck and has been operational for a long time. Check out the thread. From what i can tell, no one has complained about access because of the orientation. That wall is a lot more confining than the curbs or light poles that many seem so concerned about.
Nice enough town, though, and glad for the electrons.
alderct
Member
I did Hot Springs, AR to Memphis, TN recently, which is roughly the same as Memphis to Jackson, MS. Kept my speed at 65 and drafted behind a semi, but the 75D Model X had about 30 miles to spare.
Zarwin
Member
The superchargers you reference are back in style with the pedestal parallel to the curb. as are most superchargers. Whats being discussed is that this implementation is a back in style with the pedestal perpendicular to the curb, not parallel, so it's different than the norm.
This post earlier in the thread shows the difference:
Supercharger - Little Rock, AR
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