From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: The Harris Ranch Tesla Supercharger Station Is An Impressive
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:55:05 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2024-06-28 15:11, Chips Loral wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>> On 2024-06-27 21:05, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>
>>> The Harris Ranch Tesla Supercharger station is an impressive beast.
>>>
>>> With 98 charging bays, the facility in Coalinga, California, is the
>>> largest
>>> charging station in the world.
>>>
>>> And it's all powered by diesel.
>>>
>>> Largest EV Charging Station In World Powered By Diesel-Powered
>>> Generators
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GREBCFKXMAEXOdx?format=jpg&name=small
>>
>> Except for one thing:
>>
>> The claim is pure bullshit.
>>
>
> No.
>
> YOU ARE!
>
> https://www.generatorsource.com/blog/September-2023-(1)/Does-Tesla%E2%80%99s-Mega-98-Supercharger-Location-Count-O.aspx
>
> From SF Gate: âBut as with many Tesla-related things, there is a
> secret, thinly obscured by an Oz-like curtain, at the Harris Ranch
> Supercharger. Hidden in plain sight across the way from the Harris Ranch
> Superchargerâs main stations, behind a Shell station, is a small diesel
> plant that has helped power Teslaâs footprint.â
>
> The news first broke by investigative journalist Edward Niedermeyer. In
> May 2015, Niedermeyer drove from his Oregon home to Harris Ranch to see
> whether âMuskâs latest bit of dream weaving could stand up to reality.â
>
> Itâs unclear just what percentage of Supercharger power at Harris Ranch
> is being generated via diesel, as even apps devoted to tracking what
> kind of energy is delivered to Superchargers have no idea. But
> understand, generators play a vital role in backup power, or when extra
> power is needed to meet demand. Power outages are happening more often
> so standby, industrial generators are going to be more and more common
> in businesses, even at an EV supercharger location.
>
> https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/tesla-interstate-5-supercharger-power-plant-18343119.php
>
> Across the way from the Harris Ranch Superchargerâs main stations,
> behind a Shell station, sits a small building where, according to a 2015
> report, a diesel generator once helped power Teslaâs footprint here.
>
> âI discovered that Teslaâs battery swap station was not in fact being
> made available to owners who regularly drove between Californiaâs two
> largest cities,â Niedermeyer wrote in a May 2022 exposé for Slate.
> âInstead, the company was running diesel generators to power additional
> Superchargers (the kind that take 30 to 60 minutes to recharge a
> battery) to handle the holiday rush, their exhaust mingling with the
> unmistakable smell of bullsât.â
>
> https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/tesla-superstation-10-1-23.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=clip&w=2048
>
> I cunt 17 or more right there!
"Setting the Record Straight
We categorically deny the allegations posed by this statement for the
following reasons:
The building indicated is not, nor has it ever been a diesel plant.
Initially a car wash station, it was converted into a battery swap-out
station in 2015 and is now a storage facility and office for the Harris
Ranch Express BBQ management team, also featuring a walk-in refrigerator."
<https://www.harrisranch.com/news-info/harris-ranch-refutes-misinformation-on-property-use/>