[Kevin Sharpe]

Spotted today by Nikki Gordon Bloomfield at South Mimms

 

[jontracey]

Thats great news, and just checked my order and I have a VIN number for my model S, things are getting close

Looking at the bays in the photo it looks possible to pin a car in the corner bay, surely thats not going to be allowed

I am sure the local constabulary wont be happy, that corner bay next to the door was reserved for the police

 

[jontracey]

saw another photo on twitter, seems there are three bays the unit on the left only serves one bay

 

[Paul]

Why has nobody just lifted the covers?! Is nobody curious enough?

 

[Dean Hamer]

Why has nobody just lifted the covers?! Is nobody curious enough?

I would. Ha

 

[aminorjourney]

There were large enough numbers of Police around to make that problematic. I did have a 'feel' though, and it certainly 'feels' like a Supercharger. (Having seen them elsewhere, I know what they should look like!)

 

[Paul]

I hope there's plans afoot to head back A-Team style, that is to say dressed in half-arsed undercover "workmen" suits, to raid and photograph.

 

[aminorjourney]

Hehe! Well, not me, but hey, who am I to say someone else won't

I pity the fool who doesn't want to KNOW!

 

[GBEV]

There is a quality red anodised cm thick aluminium base mounting plate set in to concrete.

 

[Guesty]

I don't think the motorway police will mind, go on have a peak.

 

[knoxie]

im amazed nobody has lifted the covers to have a look? was there any sign of the other parts that are normally fitted with the chargers like the megawatt transformer and the rack of control panels, being DC they wont be very far away?

Like this...

 

[snfosberry]

I might be passing late next week, so if nobody else has, I will!

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

"I just enquired about the ModelX and ask a few other questions, one regarding the SuperCharger network, the guy couldn't confirm exactly where the locations were, but he did tell me that they were along the M6, M4 & M20.

With the first one being opened in the first week of June."

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...-M20-confirmation-from-Tesla-first-early-June

 

[Paul]

Surely not JUST the M6, M4 and M20, that's some rather important routes/roads not catered for?

 

[Matt Beard]

Surely not JUST the M6, M4 and M20, that's some rather important routes/roads not catered for?

{cough}... Scotland... {cough}

 

[Guesty]

Will be interesting to see if they are big standalone groups or integrated with the motorway services like the ecotricity ones.

 

[Kevin Sharpe]

Surely not JUST the M6, M4 and M20, that's some rather important routes/roads not catered for?

With 320 miles of range and 22kW AC charging I would probably never need a Supercharger in the UK

However, this is just the first few locations... Tesla are serious about EVs and won't stop you from owning one if all they need to do is install some trivial infrastructure

 

[Guesty]

The M20 is an interesting location it's only intercity if you were heading to the continent.
Wouldn't it would be great to charge while on the Eurostar! Google says the Eurostar consumes about 1600kw so there may be excess OLE capacity when just cruising and not accelerating.

I can imagine the news story now, Tesla fire on Eurostar while in Channel Tunnel = media frenzy

 

[Edd Beesley]

Surely not JUST the M6, M4 and M20, that's some rather important routes/roads not catered for?

Have a play with:
http://www.freemaptools.com/how-far-can-i-travel.htm

and put in 200 miles range. Welsh/Scottish borders, somewhere North of London (start of the M6 seems about right) and somewhere South of London (to connect to Europe) should pretty much cover things. Don't forget Superchargers are for enabling long distance trips (like London to Edinburgh) not for regular day to day use.

 

[Paul]

Tesla are serious about EVs and won't stop you from owning one if all they need to do is install some trivial infrastructure

Might be more a case of giving me £50k than worrying about charging... how generous are they?!