Yep, downtown Arlington makes little sense for either long-distance-intended SpCs or urban SpCs.I am wondering the same thing about the Arlington, WA one as well. Maybe more I5 exit at Arlington rather than Arlington itself? (5 miles east of I5)
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Yep, downtown Arlington makes little sense for either long-distance-intended SpCs or urban SpCs.I am wondering the same thing about the Arlington, WA one as well. Maybe more I5 exit at Arlington rather than Arlington itself? (5 miles east of I5)
But the WA-530/I5 interchange, the most common route to get from I5 to "downtown" Arlington, isn't included within city limits. Odd.A quick look at Google and Bing maps shows that Arlington city boundary extends to I-5...
Google: Google Maps
Bing: Maps
But the WA-530/I5 interchange, the most common route to get from I5 to "downtown" Arlington, isn't included within city limits. Odd.
Rumor: I was talking to another owner at the Monroe SC and they said they saw construction has started on a new SC in the Marysville area. I don't remember the name, but I thought they said it was at a "new" casino. Anyway, anybody out that way might want to scout out the area from 88th St NE north to highway 530 along I-5. My guess would be at 172nd St NE highway 531. The Target or Best Buy lot should have lots of parking since everyone is buying on-line these days.I drove around Arlington the other day. Putting one right in that town would definitely be goofy. It's quite a diversion off I-5. The Arlington freeway exit has some gas stations, a Denny's and a crappy motel but doesn't really seem worthy of a supercharger location unless they are desperate which they shouldn't be in this area.
I'm thinking maybe they are going to put one in at the Smokey Point exit which isn't technical its own town, but rather split up between Marysville and Arlington addresses. The best spot would be somewhere near the Red Robin. I'm not sure if that area is a Marysville or Arlington address.
One other decent possibility in the area would be the "Seattle" Premium Outlets which are nowhere near Seattle, but actually near Tulalip casino. There are already 3 level 2 chargers and one of the NRG EVGo CCS/Chademo combo chargers at the outlets and they would have plenty of space for a supercharger in the surface parking lot. That being said, that location is for sure not an Arlington address so maybe that isn't on their radar.
EDIT: I just looked and the west side of I-5 at Smokey Point is a Marysville address while the east side is an Arlington address. Somewhere near the Best Western Plus, McDonald's, Starbucks on the Arlington side wouldn't be the worst place for a Supercharger.
Rumor: I was talking to another owner at the Monroe SC and they said they saw construction has started on a new SC in the Marysville area. I don't remember the name, but I thought they said it was at a "new" casino. Anyway, anybody out that way might want to scout out the area from 88th St NE north to highway 530 along I-5. My guess would be at 172nd St NE highway 531. The Target or Best Buy lot should have lots of parking since everyone is buying on-line these days.
Now I'm extra curious too, especially about Angel of the Winds. They were new Tesla owners, but they shouldn't have mistaken destination chargers for a supercharger. Expansion at the older casino might make sense. Hmmm.....I'll check it out later tonight. I'm up there almost every day. The "new" casino clue is a little confusing because the Tulalip tribe has one casino in Marysville proper that is 20-30 years old and a bigger casino with a hotel, spa, etc. one exit north that is 14 years old. However, I heard the older one is going to expand and I believe maybe construction has already started. I really hope it's not at the older casino as that place is tweaker central. Plenty of tweakers late at night at the new casino too but at least the facility is nice and there is a security presence.
Strangely neither casino has anything in terms of EV charging so I'm skeptical that they would all of the sudden host a supercharger. Adjacent to the newer casino is an outlet mall that does have FREE level 2 and pay level 3 charging from EVGo.
There is another casino called Angel of the Winds about 10 miles to the northeast that surprisingly has Tesla destination chargers, but it would not be a good location for a supercharger in my opinion because it is a smaller property and a few miles off of I-5. It does however have an Arlington address and the "Coming Soon" supercharger map does say one is going in in Arlington.
Lastly, I agree with you that the Smokey Point exit is a decent possibility, but there is no casino there. For what it's worth, the east side of the freeway at that exit has Arlington addresses and the west side has Marysville addresses.
While out looking, swing by Fred Meyer's at the Lake Sammamish Center. FM is known to be EV friendly (SCs or Chademos at several locations). I think FM would be a better location since westbound traffic cannot exit at the casino. As for Lynnwood, I agree that the mall or FM would be best, but another possibility is the Hampton or Holiday Inn's at 196th W. Again hotels known to be EV friendly. Folks in the south Seattle area, those going to Mnt. Rainier, and those traversing Seattle via 167 or 405 would benefit from one at FM, 801 Auburn Way N in Auburn. I don't think it's on Tesla's map, but I'm hoping they see the light on that one.Now that we've seen another supercharger placed at a casino, I'm starting to feel more confident that the "Snoqualmie" supercharger will go in at the casino up there. The casino is very close to I-90 while the actual town of Snoqualmie is a significant diversion..... I will sweep the parking lot looking for signs of construction....
While out looking, swing by Fred Meyer's at the Lake Sammamish Center. FM is known to be EV friendly (SCs or Chademos at several locations). I think FM would be a better location since westbound traffic cannot exit at the casino. As for Lynnwood, I agree that the mall or FM would be best, but another possibility is the Hampton or Holiday Inn's at 196th W. Again hotels known to be EV friendly. Folks in the south Seattle area, those going to Mnt. Rainier, and those traversing Seattle via 167 or 405 would benefit from one at FM, 801 Auburn Way N in Auburn. I don't think it's on Tesla's map, but I'm hoping they see the light on that one.
I think most everyone would agree with you on that one. Kennewick has been one of my least favorite locations when it comes to food. Fortunately, it's never ICEd or full, plus I rarely charge there.We were in Kennewick today and had to drive past a really great looking area with a Bob's Burger, The Rock Wood Fired Pizza, Hop Jack, and Fredy's Stake House only to park at the Fred Meyer and have to walk across the parking lot to the Azteca as that and the Deli in Fred Meyer are the only options. Pretty lame if you ask me when that intersection has so many more appealing choices AND it's 2.5 miles closer to I-82.