Supercharger - Buffalo, NY

[emupilot]

From Mr. Bigby on the Eastern Canada Supercharger thread:

I know it's not really part of the Eastern Canada Superchargers thread, but there seems to be movement on the Buffalo supercharger as well. I received an e-mail from a PlugShare contact today:

"Tesla is meeting at Clarence town court at 7:45 pm on November 5 to get permit for supercharger on transit road. Please show up for support if you can."


Unfortunately I'll be out of town on that date, but if anyone happens to be in the Buffalo area, I'm sure they would appreciate the support.

Here is the Town Board agenda. Tesla is requesting a special exemption use permit at 4455 Transit Road.

 

[Sgt Barone]

I posted a thread on the TM forums with all the information.

 

[jrreno]

From Mr. Bigby on the Eastern Canada Supercharger thread:



Here is the Town Board agenda. Tesla is requesting a special exemption use permit at 4455 Transit Road.

Thanks for dropping the info in this thread!

 

[JakeP]

This is fantastic news! Being 203 miles from Macedonia OH, I think it means we will eventually see a Supercharger in Erie, PA as well.

 

[jrreno]

This is fantastic news! Being 203 miles from Macedonia OH, I think it means we will eventually see a Supercharger in Erie, PA as well.

You dreamer!

 

[JakeP]

Give me an inch, and I'll ask for a mile!

 

[jrreno]

I just checked and Colonie took 3 months from board presentation to operational.
I hope they move faster on this one.

 

[ericallyn]

This is FANTASTIC news. Hopefully tomorrow night this will go through - and then a fast path to building it out. As always, I'm hopeful.

From Mr. Bigby on the Eastern Canada Supercharger thread:



Here is the Town Board agenda. Tesla is requesting a special exemption use permit at 4455 Transit Road.

 

[Sgt Barone]

The town hall meeting was a great success! Here's the full report from RonaldA from the TM forums:

"First I would like to thank those that were able to attend the Clarence town meeting and spoke in favor of the supercharger last night. It was a pleasure meeting you and a happy result with the permit unanimously approved by the board. The supercharger will be in the plaza at the corner of route5 and transit road next to the key bank. There will be 8 stations and I am told they expect it to be completed by the end of December.I did take the guys from Tesla to Duffs and had some conversations. I was told the permitting for the Syracuse charger would be relatively soon (w/in a couple of weeks) and they anticipate that charger to be installed "soon". I asked if this was a Tesla soon or the real definition of soon and the assured me it was a real soon probably in January if all goes well. The also said the idea was to build out superchargers so 60kwh cars could travel wherever they needed to go. They stated that a supercharger in every city along the 90 in NY was part of the plan including possibly Rochester and probably Utica. I emphasized the need in Erie PA to bridge the gap between Buffalo and the supercharger highway starting in Cleveland or Cranberry PA. Currently Cranberry is the closest supercharger on this stretch of the 90 and is a 209 mile trek. Not really in 60kwh range especially in winter (I'm trying it with my p85 at the end of November ). I also encouraged the Ithaca/Binghamton site to open up the southern tier and the I81 routes.They said with superchargers its generally feast or famine for installs and we are headed toward another feast! I was very encouraged. For those in Syracuse please let us know when the permit meeting is I for one would love to attend!"

 

[jrreno]

Sgt, Thanks for cross posting. I'll be heading home at the beginning of January from Rochester and that Buffalo SPC will be a welcome addition if it is operational then!

 

[Duckjybe]

Just got this response back from the Supercharger team when I suggested an Erie supercharger. Looks promising for the Erie area which is much needed to get from Buffalo to the southern states. They should at least put a dot on the 2015 supercharger map!

Thank you for your email and feedback. We are actively working to bring a Supercharger to the Erie, PA area.
Our experience with delays through all phases of the deployment process has led to our approach of communicating firm timing only when we are sure a specific site is ready for our owners to use.
Keep checking our website for new site announcements. We appreciate your enthusiasm and support in Tesla and our Supercharger technology.

Thanks,
The Tesla Supercharger Team

 

[Cottonwood]

Just got this response back from the Supercharger team when I suggested an Erie supercharger. Looks promising for the Erie area which is much needed to get from Buffalo to the southern states. They should at least put a dot on the 2015 supercharger map!

I have it on good authority that Erie is on it's way...the question is when. If Erie has on-line planning agenda's etc, or you want to e-mail a planning contact, you may have some good luck sleuthing...

Happy Hunting!!!

 

[JakeP]

Thanks Cottonwood, I'll start prowling the sites of townships near Erie for planning/zoning meeting minutes and agendas!

 

[JakeP]

I don't see anything Tesla-related in the planning or zoning board meeting minutes or agendas for Oct/Nov in Fairview, Millcreek or Harborcreek Townships, or anything in Erie municipal. I'll keep any eye on them in the future.

 

[Cottonwood]

I don't see anything Tesla-related in the planning or zoning board meeting minutes or agendas for Oct/Nov in Fairview, Millcreek or Harborcreek Townships, or anything in Erie municipal. I'll keep any eye on them in the future.

Thanks for the efforts! Keep your eyes open. Erie will fill an important gap between Buffalo and Macedonia.

 

[SlyWombat]

Sgt, Thanks for cross posting. I'll be heading home at the beginning of January from Rochester and that Buffalo SPC will be a welcome addition if it is operational then!

If you can find it under a snowbank....

 

[jrreno]

Good point, Buffalo is not the best route south in January. But I definitely will be driving through in April, usually the Thruway is plowed clear by then.

 

[BlueTan85]

Gotta be interesting building a Tesla SuperCharger in Buffalo when it is under 5-7ft of snow.

 

[JakeP]

Thanks for the efforts! Keep your eyes open. Erie will fill an important gap between Buffalo and Macedonia.

Yep Erie is my #1 desired SpC location, since I travel into Upstate NY frequently, but I typically head East on I-86 before reaching Buffalo. Cannot wait to see the patches in the NE fill in as I await my Model X!

 

[bonaire]

The town hall meeting was a great success! Here's the full report from RonaldA from the TM forums:

"First I would like to thank those that were able to attend the Clarence town meeting and spoke in favor of the supercharger last night. It was a pleasure meeting you and a happy result with the permit unanimously approved by the board. The supercharger will be in the plaza at the corner of route5 and transit road next to the key bank. There will be 8 stations and I am told they expect it to be completed by the end of December.I did take the guys from Tesla to Duffs and had some conversations. I was told the permitting for the Syracuse charger would be relatively soon (w/in a couple of weeks) and they anticipate that charger to be installed "soon". I asked if this was a Tesla soon or the real definition of soon and the assured me it was a real soon probably in January if all goes well. The also said the idea was to build out superchargers so 60kwh cars could travel wherever they needed to go. They stated that a supercharger in every city along the 90 in NY was part of the plan including possibly Rochester and probably Utica. I emphasized the need in Erie PA to bridge the gap between Buffalo and the supercharger highway starting in Cleveland or Cranberry PA. Currently Cranberry is the closest supercharger on this stretch of the 90 and is a 209 mile trek. Not really in 60kwh range especially in winter (I'm trying it with my p85 at the end of November ). I also encouraged the Ithaca/Binghamton site to open up the southern tier and the I81 routes.They said with superchargers its generally feast or famine for installs and we are headed toward another feast! I was very encouraged. For those in Syracuse please let us know when the permit meeting is I for one would love to attend!"

At Transit and Rt 5 is exactly where I would want the first SC to be in Buffalo.
In Rochester, I would put it in the plaza just off 390 and 15A near the Five Guys restaurant/Burger King area. A good number of people visit the area for kids in school, such as RIT and univ. of Rochester.