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Several tesla superchargers near where I live have fuel cell setups, presumably to shave peak loads for the rare cases that the charging stations are all in use
by cduzz 3y ago
Several tesla superchargers near where I live have fuel cell setups, presumably to shave peak loads for the rare cases that the charging stations are all in use and all charging at peak rates.
- londons_explore 3y agoI suspect they have batteries rather than fuel cells? Tesla is known to colocate them for exactly the reasons you say - also to shift load to cheaper hours of the day and to get paid by the grid for balancing services.
- sp332 3y agoI think the current ones don't use generators, but that one time they used a gas generator to charge Teslas, called it a "battery swap station", and got a bunch of money from California that was supposed to go to zero-emissions car projects. I doubt they'll ever live that down.
- panick21_ 3y agoLive what down? California paid for a research and demonstration project. Tesla did that but decide for a whole number of reasons that it wasn't worth doing.
- cduzz 3y agosorry for the late reply -- definitely fuel cell setups. Orleans MA and Hyannis MA supercharger stations. The one in Hyannis is right next to the superchargers, the other is 2 minutes walk away. I believe one or both have "bloom energy" branding. I can't find a good picture on the internet.