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2018 New England Super Chargers
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I have not heard anything yet beyond just a pin on Tesla's planned supercharger map with a target date by the end of this year:
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Elon did tweet that there is nice update to the supercharger network coming soon ...
It seems like an unplanned location in meriden would happen before waterbury. It seems many of the new locarions weren't listed as planned locations.
Yay! But these three say 2019 while the previous three outer Maine still say 2018. Hoping the Barring, ME (really Baileyville) opens real soon. Kennebunk now says Summer 2018 and has been spotted as under construction (maybe).
Well, if Tesla's still alive next year, I'll be able to check the Skowhegan, ME progress.
Bethel, ME and Skowhegan, ME allow travel on US-2.
Bethel, ME has the Sunday River ski resort. It's also an intersection point where you'd join US-2 if traveling from Central or Eastern Maine to Northern NH or Northern VT.
Very exciting additions! Cleary Natick is the Framingham Shopper's world one, which is why it says Summer. Really curious where they're going to put the Fenway one - could be the Landmark center parking garage, which is being renovated.
I'm positive the Lawrence one won't be in Lawrence - that'd make no sense. Clearly they're trying to pick up the 495/93 interchange area. Trouble is, I'm stuck for a highway exit around there that has any of the typical SC amenities. Exit 40 (Tewksbury) has a few chain restaurants, and I suppose the Methuen exit off 93 has some things. Don't know, but I'll be keeping an eye out!
I'm positive the Lawrence one won't be in Lawrence - that'd make no sense. Clearly they're trying to pick up the 495/93 interchange area. Trouble is, I'm stuck for a highway exit around there that has any of the typical SC amenities. Exit 40 (Tewksbury) has a few chain restaurants, and I suppose the Methuen exit off 93 has some things. Don't know, but I'll be keeping an eye out!
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Sorry, but Lawrence, MA is a big fat bag of NOPE for me. I hope they reconsider that pin and shift it north or south along 495.
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I'm surprised it's not planned for "The Point" in Littleton, MA, right near the interchange for 495 and 2.
The Marlboro SuC will most likely end up at the new "Apex Center".
The requisite Panera Bread is across the street from the Apex Center, but none in Littleton, so I'm going with Marlboro.
Random thought - the Hannaford's stores in Marlboro (across from Apex Center, same shopping center as Panera) and Lowell (Rt 28, exit 38, just past the Tewksbury Line, a few hundred feet from 495) both host a free Chargepoint Chademo/CCS stations. I wonder if they are offering to host Superchargers as well.
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My thought would be that Lawrence as a whole is.... Not quite the demographic they're going for. That pin will probably move.
Littleton is one of those outdoor shopping areas, so it fits the model of where they've placed superchargers in the past. Apex Center is in the same vein, just newer.
We'll see.
I have been assuming that the "Natick" pin on the supercharger map actually refers to the Framingham Shopper's World one, since there is no Framingham pin. However, doing a little googling I just came across this at the town of Natick web site:
That's quite specific. This is the garage where the Tesla store's chargers were located, but it's been completely renovated with the opening of the Wegmans. The Tesla store moved to a new location in the mall and moved their chargers to a different garage, so I don't think they're confusing superchargers with wall connectors, but I suppose that's possible. Still, would be a good spot for a few urban chargers, so it's worth keeping an eye out, if not quite Blueshift-worthy yet.
Here's the site - judge for yourself: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | Natick, MA - Official Website
That's quite specific. This is the garage where the Tesla store's chargers were located, but it's been completely renovated with the opening of the Wegmans. The Tesla store moved to a new location in the mall and moved their chargers to a different garage, so I don't think they're confusing superchargers with wall connectors, but I suppose that's possible. Still, would be a good spot for a few urban chargers, so it's worth keeping an eye out, if not quite Blueshift-worthy yet.
Here's the site - judge for yourself: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations | Natick, MA - Official Website
I can't imagine they would have urban superchargers there so close to the new Shoppers World supercharger site. My guess is this is old data from perhaps an original plan to put urban superchargers at that location before they selected Shoppers World.
I think it's a combination of old data (the link says Nov '17), before the store and their WC's moved, and bureaucratic confusion over the difference between a Supercharger and a Wall Connector.
Plugshare reports some new J1772's by Wegman's which aren't on that Natick page, BTW - PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You
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I think the Natickgov.ma data is old/wrong, too.
I just charged at the new Volta-branded stations at Wegman's this past weekend. There are 5, they output 32A, work without a card, and are hard-labeled as being free. I was sad to the Tesla wall connectors (40A vs. 32A) moved all the way to the other end of the mall, since my only reason for going there will be to stop at Wegman's. But it means I can charge my LEAF, too, and I take that most of the time.
I just charged at the new Volta-branded stations at Wegman's this past weekend. There are 5, they output 32A, work without a card, and are hard-labeled as being free. I was sad to the Tesla wall connectors (40A vs. 32A) moved all the way to the other end of the mall, since my only reason for going there will be to stop at Wegman's. But it means I can charge my LEAF, too, and I take that most of the time.
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