Supercharger - San Antonio, TX - West Loop 1604 N

[AudreyHTX1]

Wow, I guess they pretty much had to dig up the whole parking island. This is indeed slow going as it doesn’t look much different from LP30’s photos 2 weeks ago.

We will probably swing by and take a look in about a week when we go around San Antonio.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

We were planning to swing by today and check out the progress, but it was so darn hot, and the superchargers so busy as usual in San Antonio over any weekend, that we went a more direct route through.

By the time we stopped for charging around 1:30pm (at North Loop 1604) it was 105 degrees! Every spot (15 chargers) was taken and 2 more Teslas waiting, but quick turnover so less than a minute we had a spot. Really good charging rate too in spite of being full.

Better chance on the way back in about a month.

 

[LP30]

Post bases are in, but slow progress. Looks like quite the effort for this one. The large vaults have been installed, but a water pump is currently in the casing Pumping a large amount of water out.

 

[LP30]

 

[AudreyHTX1]

I wonder where the water is from. Did they rip through a water pipe? Is that what’s in your photo?

It’s good to see the conduit run to the V3 chargers + communications unit and the forms for their concrete bases.

 

[LP30]

It wasn‘t clear what the source is. No signs of San Antonio Water and they clearly bought a new electric pump. You can see the box here and the water discharge. As you said, It was 105 degrees and intense sunlight. Very hard to see in the vault.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

It wasn‘t clear what the source is. No signs of San Antonio Water and they clearly bought a new electric pump. You can see the box here and the water discharge. As you said, It was 105 degrees and intense sunlight. Very hard to see in the vault.

What was that torn pipe in third photo post #24? Conduit, not water? Just wondering.

 

[EV-Tiger]

Status as of yesterday. The inverters have been set on their foundations. The supercharger stations have not yet arrived.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Cabinets in, alright! They should be mounting the charge posts soon.

 

[LP30]

These are from last week. A couple of days before they moved the cabinets. This location has been a significant undertaking.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

The charging posts are in! The transformer pad has been poured.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Another photo from Saturday morning: it looks like they’ve filled in the trench to the back area well enough to repave. Amazingly none of the concrete parking spots need repairing/repaving, just cleaning up and repainting.

 

[LP30]

Still need to pull the wire before than can set the transformer. The remainder of the trench needs to be repaved. I wonder if they expected this much infrastructure work when they selected the site.

 

[EV-Tiger]

Not much of an update from last post. No xfmr and no wire pulled.

 

[wsxedc12]

Not much of an update from last post. No xfmr and no wire pulled.

Why the transformers take so long???

 

[plumazul]

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[AudreyHTX1]

Not much of an update from last post. No xfmr and no wire pulled.

Have they repaved the parking lot outside the fenced area?

 

[wsxedc12]

Have they repaved the parking lot outside the fenced area?

No transformers == No Progress

 

[AudreyHTX1]

The transformers are independent of the other construction as the power company itself delivers and installs the transformer and meter.

I assume still no transformer?

 

[LP30]

Not much change. Still no transformers. They have delivered some topsoil. All trenching has been repaved.