Columbus to Lake Charles is 214 miles (according to Google Maps). Too much for a 60. Eventually there needs to be a Supercharger in between, probably on the east side of Houston. Someone in the Lake Charles thread mentioned Winnie, which looks about right to me. That would also be helpful for Houston-based birdwatchers taking the long way home from Anahuac NWR.
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Texas Supercharger Locations (location speculation, discussion)
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Columbus to Lake Charles is 214 miles (according to Google Maps). Too much for a 60. Eventually there needs to be a Supercharger in between, probably on the east side of Houston. Someone in the Lake Charles thread mentioned Winnie, which looks about right to me. That would also be helpful for Houston-based birdwatchers taking the long way home from Anahuac NWR.
Correct, but because no one from those other cities can resist spending a night in Dallas, it's not an issue
So, does cannot resist = actively avoid?
bollar
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Yeah. I was there again yesterday during the day and it still had the smell. the area is kind of scrubby, so it's not even maintained, as far as I can tell. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of fast food wrappers strewn through the bushes and grass that I didn't notice at night.
MartinAustin
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My only experience at Huntsville, from a couple of weeks ago, was being accosted by hundreds of mating pairs of bugs flying around all over the place. Perhaps due to the wall of vegetation & bushes directly behind the supercharger stalls.
snellenr
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SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
I am watching for permits in Baytown.
A little bird told me this is the mid-way location TM is working on, as Beaumont was just too distant from Columbus.
Public Information Request filed in Baytown, they have until 10/28 to answer. I just requested the (construction site) address listed on any permit for Tesla Motors...
Will post any answer here for y'all.
Rick
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
I hope that you are correct.
The Baytown San Jacinto Mall, 16900 Garth Rd, Baytown, TX, is a very nice location right off of I-10, 90 miles to Huntsville, 96 miles to Columbus, and 119 miles to Lake Charles.
Columbus to Lake Charles to Huntsville via Baytown - Google Maps
The permit applicant in Lake Charles for the Supercharger site is Black & Veatch. Might want to add that to any permit search.
Mike
reddy
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Nice web page from Black & Veach on the Tesla supercharger program, not sure if this was posted previously on TMC
Nice web page from Black & Veach on the Tesla supercharger program, not sure if this was posted previously on TMC
sublimaze1
8Dec2012 / Leeroy Jenkins
Made another trip with some statistics (went to see Orion in Cape Canaveral - hit Houston and then road tripped in my brother's car)
Huntsville to Corsicana (113 published distance); I had 175 range when I left Huntsville, traveled an average of 74 mph (max 91) consuming 409 wh/mi. arrived with 13 on range. No wind. No rain. 19" 85kW pack. No traffic stops. I have 42,800 miles on my golf cart.
Having traveled this many times before, I would suggest 170 range when traveling between Huntsville and Corsicana if you want to drive normal/fun.
(my two cents)
... I have done this with 160 before, but I find myself backing off to about 65 mph fifteen minutes out of Corsicana and arriving close to zero. Keeps the blood circulating, but that's its only redeeming quality.
Huntsville to Corsicana (113 published distance); I had 175 range when I left Huntsville, traveled an average of 74 mph (max 91) consuming 409 wh/mi. arrived with 13 on range. No wind. No rain. 19" 85kW pack. No traffic stops. I have 42,800 miles on my golf cart.
Having traveled this many times before, I would suggest 170 range when traveling between Huntsville and Corsicana if you want to drive normal/fun.
(my two cents)
... I have done this with 160 before, but I find myself backing off to about 65 mph fifteen minutes out of Corsicana and arriving close to zero. Keeps the blood circulating, but that's its only redeeming quality.
jaysquyres
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Just updated the DFW Super Charger map. Thanks for finding permits folks! I added restaurants, exits, and info on each location. Still waiting on final locations of New Orleans, San Antonio, and OK City Service Centers...
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zQTgQAGMoGt0.k1-lhwwon2qA
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zQTgQAGMoGt0.k1-lhwwon2qA
jaysquyres
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My mistake, corrected. If you search all possible locations around there. This is a safe bet. They like malls, restaurants, upscale places. Google searches helped me pick best locations because they are NOT announced yet. They like Comfort Inn, Sam's Clubs, Applebee's etc.
I emailed the supercharger team about our disappointment that a supercharger east of Houston wasn't included on the new 2015 map, and this was needed to access the string of superchargers being built from Lake Charles eastward on I-10. They replied with their canned response about how locations are picked by using precise energy modeling, etc. Frustrating.
bollar
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Check out this thread for leaked new maps including 2016: Supercharger growth - Page 14
There are massive changes in Texas:
Routes to Little Rock & Atlanta! (Superchargers in Sulphur Springs, Tyler, Shreveport & Texarkana -- guesses of course)
Supercharger routes to Corpus Cristi & beyond to Harlingen! (Three Rivers, Victoria -- also guesses)
Dallas to Amarillo gone (Supercharger in Wichita Falls removed)
Gap in the I-10 route, making travel to El Paso impossible (Supercharger in Van Horn removed)
Still no Supercharger in Baytown, but now one just west of Houston.
Oklahoma City still waits for I-40 completion.
There are massive changes in Texas:
Routes to Little Rock & Atlanta! (Superchargers in Sulphur Springs, Tyler, Shreveport & Texarkana -- guesses of course)
Supercharger routes to Corpus Cristi & beyond to Harlingen! (Three Rivers, Victoria -- also guesses)
Dallas to Amarillo gone (Supercharger in Wichita Falls removed)
Gap in the I-10 route, making travel to El Paso impossible (Supercharger in Van Horn removed)
Still no Supercharger in Baytown, but now one just west of Houston.
Oklahoma City still waits for I-40 completion.
Cottonwood
Roadster#433, Model S#S37
See this analysis of the I-40 route west from Oklahoma using the latest leaked maps: I-40 — Marching Towards OKC
It also looks like they are screwing up the Denton to Amarillo route as well. Trying to get from Dallas to Shamrock looks to add hundreds of miles if you want to go all SCs. The only way to get there is with an 85 and an hour or two stop in Vernon, Quanah, or Childress RV parks for two hours or so. Maybe the 85D can get there as it's 267 miles between them. There used to be one or two along 287, but they aren't on the map for even 2016. Maybe one will pop up again.
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