Bless that McD's owner's heart. Next time I'm down there, it's an all-Big Mac diet.
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Go Fund Me for EV Charging in SE NM
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Bless that McD's owner's heart. Next time I'm down there, it's an all-Big Mac diet.
Yeah. We really lucked out finding someone with multiple restaurants and no problems giving away electricity for EVs. I usually try the salad but I think I've eaten more at McDs in the last year than all the previous years combined
Congrats on getting Artesia online. Are the NEMA 14-50 receptacles active, as well?
I see that the new version of PlugShare doesn’t allow copy and pasting from the app, making it difficult to go to the gofundme link. It might be nice to print out some QR codes that take people to the gofundme campaign and tape them to the charging pedestals.
I see that the new version of PlugShare doesn’t allow copy and pasting from the app, making it difficult to go to the gofundme link. It might be nice to print out some QR codes that take people to the gofundme campaign and tape them to the charging pedestals.
That's a good idea. I'll have to do that.
The 14-50s are active but for some reason Artesia requires the pedestal to stay locked. I've bought a pair of plug-in EVSE I plan to attach to the pedestal and I may install another 64A clipper as well depending on how much use Artesia gets.
Does anyone have any experience with 'Wish lists'? Like a registry? Was thinking maybe equipment donations would be a good alternative for people wanting to avoid donating 3% to the GFM gods.
Figured the odds were low but thought I'd try. I ordered 3 clippers last week. 2 for Roswell and 1 for Carlsbad. A 80A HPWC was donated to me so the plan is to install a 80A HPWC and a 64A clipper creek in Carlsbad. Should be able to get the HPWC in Carlsbad online by ~November but our electrician is really busy with a lot of other projects.
The best bet for charging between Carlsbad and El Paso w/o paying ~$1/kWh is going to be if one of the NPs installs charging stations.
With ~$7.5B supposedly going into charging infrastructure hopefully Guadeloupe or Carlsbad Caverns gets something.
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You just might single-handedly increase the market value of old(er) Model S cars with 72 Amp L2 charging
You just might single-handedly increase the market value of old(er) Model S cars with 72 Amp L2 charging
Hopefully someone releases a cost effective L3 option. I think even the Rivian Truck only has a 48A charger...
And great for people pulling a trailer.Artesia in Online
Love that the cables are long enough to reach the street so it's gonna be hard to completely ICE this location. It will be interesting to see if this helps reduce congestion in Roswell.
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Been a while since I've looked at this thread. Has anyone heard from Tesla as to why there's still a big hole i ntheir Supercharger network in SE NM?
Looks like things are changing for Tesla owners in NM! @nwdiver you and your crews efforts have played a part in bringing this change about and enabling more Teslas and EVs to enjoy the state. I know from early on you’ve been campaigning wherever you could for more charging access in that part of the state.
Here’s the news coverage I just read with regards to the new Tesla store, service and deliver center. Hopefully it will spur more Supercharger sites in the east but in the meantime charging stations you’ve added are making travel more convenient and comfortable for Tesla and all EV drivers.
Here’s the news coverage I just read with regards to the new Tesla store, service and deliver center. Hopefully it will spur more Supercharger sites in the east but in the meantime charging stations you’ve added are making travel more convenient and comfortable for Tesla and all EV drivers.
Quick update:
We ran into some confusion over addresses or something so we're working through that with the planning department in Carlsbad before we start the installation. Clippers are still back-ordered so initially Carlsbad will probably just be a HPWC and a pair of 14-50s on a 400A service.
I think we may have a pathway to allow for donations through a 501(c)(3) AND possibly installing L2 chargers at the visitor centers for Carlsbad and Guadeloupe NPs next year. Stay tuned
We ran into some confusion over addresses or something so we're working through that with the planning department in Carlsbad before we start the installation. Clippers are still back-ordered so initially Carlsbad will probably just be a HPWC and a pair of 14-50s on a 400A service.
I think we may have a pathway to allow for donations through a 501(c)(3) AND possibly installing L2 chargers at the visitor centers for Carlsbad and Guadeloupe NPs next year. Stay tuned
Quick update:
We ran into some confusion over addresses or something so we're working through that with the planning department in Carlsbad before we start the installation. Clippers are still back-ordered so initially Carlsbad will probably just be a HPWC and a pair of 14-50s on a 400A service.
I think we may have a pathway to allow for donations through a 501(c)(3) AND possibly installing L2 chargers at the visitor centers for Carlsbad and Guadeloupe NPs next year. Stay tuned
I recommend considering Gen 3 wall connectors. Built-in billing is coming soon, which will ease the financial pressure on existing and prospective site hosts.
SemaConnect's new J-1772 station for homes and businesses is hitting the market soon, too. I've submitted a feature request for built-in billing and they acknowledged it, so we'll see.
IMO, mass adoption of destination charging requires a billing component so that property owners aren't on the hook for all of that power, especially in areas that are underserved by DC fast charging.
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I recommend considering Gen 3 wall connectors. Built-in billing is coming soon, which will ease the financial pressure on existing and prospective site hoses.
SemaConnect's new J-1772 station for homes and businesses is hitting the market soon, too. I've submitted a feature request for built-in billing and they acknowledged it, so we'll see.
IMO, mass adoption of destination charging requires a billing component so that property owners aren't on the hook for all of that power, especially in areas that are underserved by DC fast charging.
Two requirements I have are it needs to be universal and at least 48A. The Gen 3s should works since my understanding is that there is a way to program it to function with J1772. The residential SemaConnect has 48A output but looks like the others are currently limited to 30A.
I really hope public ~30A L2 goes away. The cost bump to 48A is ~10% for 50% faster charging. When I plug-in and get < 7kW (208v)(32A) I almost feel more insulted than grateful.
I'm not yet convinced that billing is really that necessary. If you think of all the other 'free' amenities we take for granted free charging isn't really that expensive especially if the service is connected to a solar array so the electric costs are closer to wholesale than retail. Exported energy here is only worth ~$0.02/kWh so charging an EV with surplus energy is <$0.30/hr. IMHO the biggest benefit to billing is to ensure charging is available to those that ACTUALLY need it and not just someone looking to pickup a few free kWhs. My prediction is that in most cases the revenue from charging stations after taxes would be so low that it's not going to be worth the effort.
But it's going to be interesting to see how this unfolds. I noticed that Las Cruces is pulling all their free HPWCs and Clippers and replacing them with Chargepoints that bill $0.13/kWh. Which I would be 100% ok with if they weren't 30A EVSEs.....
Donated. Thanks for your hard work. Originally from El Paso, but moved to DFW and hoping to make trips to Ruidoso, Carlsbad, Guadalupe NPs without too much extra time.
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