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Charging in Packwood WA
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Packwood (or Highway 12 in general) has long been at the top of my supercharger wish list so that is great to see! I'm guessing that this is one of the stations that Energy Northwest is building, though I'm surprised to see that it is Chargepoint as I thought they were going to be EVITA chargers (Construction Begins on U.S. Highway 12 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Network - The Daily Chronicle).
Along those lines Packwood is on the list of potential supercharger locations to vote on in the Q2 2023 round and currently has the most votes of the sites in WA.
Along those lines Packwood is on the list of potential supercharger locations to vote on in the Q2 2023 round and currently has the most votes of the sites in WA.
Here it is (the pin location is a bit off but it lists the location as Packwood): Supercharger Voting | Tesla
@bmah Please move this thread out of the supercharger forum as it isn't about a supercharger. Also would maybe consider changing the thread title to something like "Charging in Packwood, WA" or something similar.
On PlugShare I moved the pin to where it seems to me to be looks to be based on photo v Streetview.
Mossyrock, WA to Packwood, WA is 44.8 miles. While I've used 1 CCS DCFC + 1 L2 locations in NB and PE successfully, I was always hedging so I could skip 1 charger. Of course, with low-power DCFC you can go to higher percentages before penalty so the hedging strategy doesn't cost so much time.
Mossyrock, WA to Packwood, WA is 44.8 miles. While I've used 1 CCS DCFC + 1 L2 locations in NB and PE successfully, I was always hedging so I could skip 1 charger. Of course, with low-power DCFC you can go to higher percentages before penalty so the hedging strategy doesn't cost so much time.
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Mrbrock
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Interesting, no active electrical permits with LNI for this site. Maybe they are putting all the equipment in then pulling a permit? All of the required electrical equipment seems to be in place minus a meter and transformer (could be pole mount though at this size?).
Here is the permit for the Mossyrock Station.
Also a recently completed site in Salkum and dig tickets for Randle and Morton so it sounds like they are filling out WA-12 for charging as an alternative route to I-90.
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supergeek
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These are all chargepoint chargers, so we'll see them light up on their map without having to visit all of the physical locations.
I'm particularly amped up for the Elbe location since that's a prime restroom break on the way up to Paradise on Mt. Rainier. There's a public rest area across the street and that drive can be a bit harrowing for EVs with all the elevation and sudden freezing temps. From Seattle it's 150 miles round trip from the nearest supercharger, Auburn.
Elbe is right on the way and cuts the charging gap down to a 70 mile roundtrip.
I'm particularly amped up for the Elbe location since that's a prime restroom break on the way up to Paradise on Mt. Rainier. There's a public rest area across the street and that drive can be a bit harrowing for EVs with all the elevation and sudden freezing temps. From Seattle it's 150 miles round trip from the nearest supercharger, Auburn.
Elbe is right on the way and cuts the charging gap down to a 70 mile roundtrip.
Just in case anyone cares, as of last weekend, the 10th, the Packwood charger is up and says available, but am unable to access it. When you press the screen it pops up "pricing" and says Free but can't get it to flow power.
It also doesn't show up in the CP map.
It also doesn't show up in the CP map.
Mrbrock
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Since it doesn’t show up in the app, it probably hasn’t been connected to the network. It may have been commissioned with pricing but if it can’t phone home, it may not work until that is done.
As far as charging in Packwood, there is a shot to get a supercharger here through the supercharger voting. Hello it win, vote and share! Just so you know, any Tesla amount can vote, they don’t have to own a car or be related to a car.
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