Hong Kong Gold Coast would be a mighty fine spot for a bank of superchargers to cover the SW N.T.
Could be fairly strategic as well, not only for those living around there, but also as a nice staging point for people setting off for HKIA or the longer journey to Macau (once the TMT-CLK tunnel and HK-Macau bridge are completed, circa 2018).
It's been discussed a long time ago. The main problem (and there are several) is the
lack of power. You can't just install a number of supercharging spots and then connect them to the electric grid (which is already overloaded in this area).
It's easy to suggest
"Where should Tesla build supercharging stations" - but apart from space, access, legal issues and such, the electric companies limits the locations purely by
lack of supply of electrons.
It is less hostile to install 22 kW AC chargers. Or with the same power (and installation cost), you can get more spots. For a shopping mall, it makes more sense: They can have a lot more cars charging at the same time, and when it takes a few hours to charge up, people are likely to go and spend money in shops and restaurants, rather than just stay by the car and wait for it to charge up.
For long time parking, typically at the airport, even 13A chargers are fine. You just need to be gone for at least 24 hours for it to make sense. P2 at the airport could make a section into EV chargers there. They could even cover it with a roof against sun and rain, and have this roof plastered with solar panels. Even as the solar panels are not producing at night, it doesn't matter much for long term parking. As the morning comes, charging restarts. Totally green and locally produced - only cost is a one time installation and purchase investment - after that only minor maintenance.
They can then keep superchargers at the airport for limos, Ubers and others who are there to pick up someone. First and second half hour 20 HKD per half hour, after that, 100 HKD per half hour. That will keep people from long term parking.
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And that brings us back to the supercharger utilization issues: Too many people overstay, because they have things to do. Gone for hours, especially those places where parking is free for let's say 4 hours.
There should definitely be some kind of control and feedback of how long time a given owner/driver stays after charging is done.
Tesla Motors don't need more suggestions where it would be beneficial to place superchargers. They need help to find locations that will actually accept them AND where electric power can support such superchargers.
Lantau doesn't have any supercharger at all, despite airport and soon-to-be bridge. West NT doesn't have any, with Panda hotel being the closest.
As energy is shifting from burning petrol/diesel/LPG over to electrons, the electric companies (in the near-monopolistic role), must pick up the responsibility and start to upgrade the infrastructure. And with that - we need wind turbines and solar panels.