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The big problem right now is Tesla (and others) can’t get the transformers they need (52+ week lead time) to install chargers. Iirc Tesla has dropped to instal

by flutas 3y ago

The big problem right now is Tesla (and others) can’t get the transformers they need (52+ week lead time) to install chargers. Iirc Tesla has dropped to installing something like only 50 total chargers (not sites, individual chargers) in May due to it.

_ea1k 3y ago
Tesla installed ~33 new sites representing over 270 new chargers during May, so far. They'll likely get at least a few more sites done by the end of the month.
- flutas 3y ago
  > Tesla installed ~33 new sites representing over 270 new chargers during May, so far. You're conflating two different counts there. Tesla has commissioned 33 new sites in May. Construction on most of those started in 2+ months ago. They have started construction on 8 superchargers in the month of May so far, consisting of 96 stalls. With this being a long weekend, that basically leaves them with 2 working days, so I doubt many more entering construction. They are trending down due to the shortage. Construction started: May: 8 sites, 96 stalls April: 11 sites, 162 stalls March: 12 sites, 192 stalls Additionally, it's not hard to find evidence of the transformer shortage. https://archive.is/N6gRW https://archive.is/N6gRW > Today, the average time for obtaining new transformers in the US has grown from about two months prior to 2021 to 12 months in 2022, according to a survey of public power utilities. > Already, the shortage has forced 20 per cent of utility companies to either delay or cancel electrical grid projects. Home builders have experienced months-long delays in constructing new houses and apartments because of wait times for connecting with local electrical grids.
  - _ea1k 3y ago
    That's an extraordinary claim, tbh. Just poking around on Supercharger.info shows ~32 sites starting construction since the beginning of May. That might be overcounting slightly if they overlooked some that started a little earlier, but I doubt it is overcounting by 4x. The transformer shortage is not a new problem. There's a reason that the pace of openings hasn't really changed that much.

by flutas 3y ago

_ea1k 3y ago

Tesla installed ~33 new sites representing over 270 new chargers during May, so far. They'll likely get at least a few more sites done by the end of the month.

flutas 3y ago
> Tesla installed ~33 new sites representing over 270 new chargers during May, so far. You're conflating two different counts there. Tesla has commissioned 33 new sites in May. Construction on most of those started in 2+ months ago. They have started construction on 8 superchargers in the month of May so far, consisting of 96 stalls. With this being a long weekend, that basically leaves them with 2 working days, so I doubt many more entering construction. They are trending down due to the shortage. Construction started: May: 8 sites, 96 stalls April: 11 sites, 162 stalls March: 12 sites, 192 stalls Additionally, it's not hard to find evidence of the transformer shortage. https://archive.is/N6gRW https://archive.is/N6gRW > Today, the average time for obtaining new transformers in the US has grown from about two months prior to 2021 to 12 months in 2022, according to a survey of public power utilities. > Already, the shortage has forced 20 per cent of utility companies to either delay or cancel electrical grid projects. Home builders have experienced months-long delays in constructing new houses and apartments because of wait times for connecting with local electrical grids.
- _ea1k 3y ago
  That's an extraordinary claim, tbh. Just poking around on Supercharger.info shows ~32 sites starting construction since the beginning of May. That might be overcounting slightly if they overlooked some that started a little earlier, but I doubt it is overcounting by 4x. The transformer shortage is not a new problem. There's a reason that the pace of openings hasn't really changed that much.