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Still hopeful! Was by around 4:00 pm and the two controller cabinets were unwrapped. Progress! Two guys were there hauling out construction trash.
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BroadRippleSun
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the numbering for a V3, 250 kW charger is normally broken up with an "A, B, C, & D" unlike the older ones with just A and B. I believe all 4 go to one cabinet, but unlike the older ones, they do not split the power. Therefore the labeling is basically transparent to the users for the V3s.
BroadRippleSun
TSLA fan.
BroadRippleSun
TSLA fan.
GetGo is owned by Giant EagleIt’s a Full on grocery store WITH healthy items.
Can confirm - it’s alive. Temporary fencing has been moved back around the controllers/cabinets. Will be awkward pulling out because there is a “lane” from the entry road to the inside “store” that passes just in front of the chargers.
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Nice to see this one live. Glad not to be coming here later this weekend while the race activities are going!!!
midwestLemur
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midwestLemur
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For people thinking of attending the Indy 500 in the future. Getting into the Speedway SC before the race when coming in from the interstate was really easy and with 250kW adding enough to get back out again was fast. Be sure you charge before the race. After the race, traffic control is extensive and can make it extremely difficult to get back to the Speedway charger
This is good general advice for going to big events. Always charge up enough on the way in to be able to skip the first supercharger on the way out if at all possible. Station usage before the event will be spread out as people arrive at different times. But everyone leaves at the same time, so all the people who need to charge on the way out are going to simultaneously descend on the first supercharger they come to.
cfOH
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So happy this SC is live and wow, so fast! We usually hit the South Indy one near the LaQuinta driving back from Chicago and this is such a better experience. The LaQuinta does have nice public bathrooms, though.
Your location on your profile indicates your in Cincinnatti area. Wouldn't it be more efficient for you to hit the Zionsville supercharger on way back from Chicago than either the Speedway or Indy south side locations?
This will be my first year bringing my Tesla to the Indy 500. Is it better to charge up the night before to around 90%? I assume that will be enough to get me through the traffic going into the race and then coming out after. Thoughts?
FielderJones
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If it's a long range Tesla of any kind you should be fine. If it's a RWD you might consider charging only to 80% overnight and quickly topping up a bit in Lebanon with a low battery.
It's a 2018 stealth performance so for all intents and purposes a long range. Last year we spent about 3! hours trying to get out of the area. It was nuts. FWIW we're staying the night nearby and plan to try to avoid the traffic getting in. We'll be driving back home to Chicago after the race.
BroadRippleSun
TSLA fan.
Your fine. There’s a supercharger literally right down the road. When we are sleeping relaxing in our Tesla, we only lose about 20% went on full blast 69° AC all night for 8 hours WITH iPads and phones charging and a few hours with a pap sleep machine.
BroadRippleSun
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Also there is a brand new SuperCharger. I just noticed at 116th and N. Illinois St. at the GetGo gas station. It’s so new I believe it’s free.
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