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Evgo 350 kW 4 station charger in Baker, Ca. (June 2017)
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You must make an EPA filing with new building permits in much of the west.
This can just take a long time, or it can completely stop a project. This is for all land. If you want to use public land for the public needs, the BLM nearly always says no. Unless you want to drop bombs on it that is. As long as you're going to kill everything, and make the land a permanent hazard for all time, you can build. But if you want 2 acres for rest area for weary travelers? Then it becomes a national crisis and must be decided by some of the stupidest people our government can find. When EPA/BLM applicants step in the room for the interview, they ask you "when was the Battle of 1812?" and "what was George Washington's first name?". If you get both of them wrong, they hire you.
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In this case, it was obvious from PlugShare and EVgo listing that this site was not yet available for use.
The concern about sites with only a single or even dual chargers is real but is less relevant to Electrify America’s plans where all highway locations have at least 4 charging spaces.
EVgo has a better maintenance reputation than ChargePoint’s locally owned equipment network which is often operating without a current maintenance contract. However, EVgo chargers are sometimes down for weeks at a time. Electrify America claims they will have maintenance contracts in place that require chargers to be repaired and operational within 72 hours of when they are reported as broken. We shall see.
So far, EVgo is playing only a small role in Electrify America’s network. Basically, to show quick initial progress EA paid EVgo to upgrade or install around 33 chargers to be 50 kW dual cable. These upgraded chargers have Electrify America’s name on them and will ultimately connected to EA’s payment network but are being managed by EVgo. Otherwise, EA is managing their own highway corridor network using software licensed from a GreenLots. They have also subcontracted with GreenLots and a few other existing charging providers to place, install, and manage community 240V charging equipment in the 17 metro areas that are part of EA’s first 2.5 cycle planning.
Every Electrify America charger has its own credit card reader and many (all?) will also be capable of accepting ApplePay and AndroidPay.
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Yes, initially.
They say they are pondering optional future subscription models and plan to tie-in to billing systems from other charging providers to allow for roaming mobility (use your EVgo card at EA...) but right now it is just credit cards like at a gas station.
I'm not seeing that on Plugshare. Can you send me a link?
Here it is on Plugshare:
PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You
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A couple check-ins today so it does indeed look like the site is live. Some photos posted too.
Can't wait for the first big holiday weekend when all the Bolt owners who have been counting the hours down for this very day to arrive all head to Vegas for their first big road trip. Only to find that the line at this still born excuse for a fast charging station snakes all the way back to the Tesla Supercharger down the street... Where they will see 30 Teslas charging, with 10 spaces wide open. This will give the line waiters several hours to contemplate where their decision making process went off the rails...
Be sure and post some scenic pictures of the surroundings here to pass the time!
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Can't wait for the first big holiday weekend when all the Bolt owners who have been counting the hours down for this very day to arrive all head to Vegas for their first big road trip. Only to find that the line at this still born excuse for a fast charging station snakes all the way back to the Tesla Supercharger down the street... Where they will see 30 Teslas charging, with 10 spaces wide open. This will give the line waiters several hours to contemplate where their decision making process went off the rails...
Be sure and post some scenic pictures of the surroundings here to pass the time!
RT
You can see in the picture above that there is a small white pedestal with an angled top between the 50kW chargers and the Ultra-Fast dispensers. That little pedestal in the middle of the island is common to many EVgo installations and it has a credit card reader.
Can't wait for the first big holiday weekend when all the Bolt owners who have been counting the hours down for this very day to arrive all head to Vegas for their first big road trip. Only to find that the line at this still born excuse for a fast charging station snakes all the way back to the Tesla Supercharger down the street... Where they will see 30 Teslas charging, with 10 spaces wide open. This will give the line waiters several hours to contemplate where their decision making process went off the rails...
It seems likely there will be waiting lines on major holidays like there are/were at Supercharger locations. Electrify America maps show that they plan to install locations in Barstow and Baker over the next 12 months and a location in Primm, NV either finished or under development by then. Since this is a popular route, I imagine that they will put in at least 6 charging places at each location and maybe more in Barstow or Baker.
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