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Supercharger - San Antonio, TX - East Basse Road
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I drove by these chargers five days ago and there was a guy wrapping the individual stalls in dark plastic. I stopped and spoke to him a little and asked when this site would become operational. He stated that he didn't know and that they were still waiting for the transformers to arrive. He also said he was wrapping the stalls to keep people from thinking that they were online. The yellow tape was still there but laying on the ground.
Having this site operational would help me tremendously since the nearest three superchargers are at far NE, N and E parts of the city. This forces me to charge up before arriving at my destination if I don't want to drive back out to one those chargers during my stay.
Having this site operational would help me tremendously since the nearest three superchargers are at far NE, N and E parts of the city. This forces me to charge up before arriving at my destination if I don't want to drive back out to one those chargers during my stay.
Exactly! Either this one or the downtown SC would be a great improvement. It is indicative of how much San Antonio needs more SCs when a fairly new 15 stall on Loop 1604 V3 is almost always full or near it and the 122 V2 at Huebner Oaks is almost always full.
If they’d just get the west 1604 one finished and get the Rim one going I’d be so happy.
We’re pretty much driving around SA heading west.
We’re pretty much driving around SA heading west.
I've thought that where 1604 joins I 37 south of San Antonio would be a great place for a SC.
We have an old favored route that we used to drive around San Antonio in the motorhome. I-37 to US90 west to TX151 to 1604 loop to west I-10. It’s quite smooth. A few extra miles but avoids a bunch of the downtown interchange busy busy multi-lane craziness. The charger under construction at west loop 1604 is well positioned along this route for us.
I usually have plenty of charge from Alice already, so this loop location works well and for us replaces the charger at Leon Springs. I really hate the old slow charger at Leon Springs.
I usually have plenty of charge from Alice already, so this loop location works well and for us replaces the charger at Leon Springs. I really hate the old slow charger at Leon Springs.
Went by today to take a look.
The cabinets and the transformer (when it gets there) are enclosed in a locked enclosure. I was able to shoot two photos: one pic of two cabinets and the other the pad for the transformer.
This is a different set up. There are six pull-in stalls and six back ins.
The stack of boxes is puzzling. Anybody know what these "outer panels" might be?
The cabinets and the transformer (when it gets there) are enclosed in a locked enclosure. I was able to shoot two photos: one pic of two cabinets and the other the pad for the transformer.
This is a different set up. There are six pull-in stalls and six back ins.
The stack of boxes is puzzling. Anybody know what these "outer panels" might be?
I've wondered the same thing. I do know that the city owns the power company in San Antonio. I wonder if there is some sort of opposition to EVs within the utility - or than again, it might simply be that transformers are in short supply.
But the one in north loop 1604 opens right after the work finishes.
I think this occurred before transformer lead times went from 1-2 months to 12 months. I can assume, hopefully, that Tesla works with the power company to get the transformer ordered well ahead of when construction has been planned to start, but ultimately it is not in Tesla’s direct control.
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