![]() ![]() It could be a model for future charging stations - not just for Tesla.Taste of India in Buttonwillow - population 1,339 - has always drawn my eyeballs to its red pavilion-style roof and simple advertising. So last month, Tesla opened a first-of-its-kind pit stop in California that functions like a cross between a gas station and a members-only lounge at an airport. Whether you’re at home or on the open road, you still have to wait. Silvia Flores/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show LessĮven with the best equipment, recharging an electric car takes time. ![]() The Tesla Supercharger station has 40 Superchargers available exclusively for Tesla owners, a 24/7 customer lounge, restrooms, free WiFi, a coffee bar, vending machines, a children's play area and an outdoor pet run. Silvia Flores/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of7 Snacks and beverages are available for purchase at vending machines inside the Tesla Supercharger customer lounge along I-5 in Kettleman City, Calif. ![]() ![]() Silvia Flores/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of7 Tara Nader, left, and Anoosh Mostowfi, both 59, of Saratoga, take a break in the customer lounge during a road trip home from Los Angeles on Friday, Decemat the Tesla Supercharger station along I-5 in Kettleman City, Calif. Silvia Flores / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of7 David Schultz, 63, of Newberry Park takes his tablet out of the truck of his Tesla while stopping at the Supercharger station along Interstate 5 in Kettleman City. Silvia Flores/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of7 The Tesla Supercharger station along the I-5 in Kettleman City, Calif., on Friday, December 15, 2017. Schultz makes this trip to visit his 96-year-old mother in San Francisco at least once a month. Silvia Flores/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of7 David Schultz, 63, of Newberry Park, enjoys a cup of coffee while working on his tablet inside the customer lounge during a stop to charge his Tesla on Friday, Decemat the Tesla Supercharger station along I-5 in Kettleman City, Calif. Silvia Flores/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of7 Ken Lowe, 73, of Fairfield, can monitor his daughter's Tesla's charging status on his cell phone while stopping for lunch on their way home from Beverly Hills on Friday, Decemat the Tesla Supercharger station along I-5 in Kettleman City, Calif. 1 of7 Carolyn Lowe of Fairfield plugs a charger into her sister’s Tesla during a stop for lunch on their way home from Beverly Hills, at the Tesla Supercharger station along I-5 in Kettleman City. ![]()
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