Supercharger - Akron, OH (Service Center, not for public use)

[Crew Dragon]

Can the map icon move from "blue dot" to "traffic cone" now that there is actual construction going on?

 

[bikeandsail]

Moderator note: This post plus the post immediately following were moved from a different thread.

The old "Toys are Us" location is being turned into a supercharger plus?? There is an indoor area I have no idea what other than the superchargers but it looks very interesting. The local paper printed the permit a while back and it was very vague about what it will be. Stated indoor car storage and also charging. Anyone have more information on this?

 

[mociaf9]

It's going to be a Tesla Service Center with included superchargers. It's supposed to have 8 supercharger stalls added outside, but so far only 2 have been built.

See: Supercharger - Akron, OH

 

[Leeper]

@jjrandorin ,is blueshift still the mod that switches dots from blue to cone to red? I tried the @BlueShift, but they didn’t pop up.

 

[MR52]

So glad to see this I have MYP on the way and one of the big gas savers will be our frequent trips up to see Family in the Akron area from Columbus. One of my concerns was needing to drive so far north to go home since the only superchargers were in the wrong direction and the charging situation at the family's home was questionable. It will be nice to only go a little out of the way instead of way out of the way.

 

[mociaf9]

Damn. I believe I owe everyone a mea culpa on this one for getting it wrong. Sorry. Looking at the site plans more closely, I don't think there's going to be a public supercharger here. It's going to be 2 supercharger stations and 6 L2 stations, which is the standard set-up for Tesla Service Center charging needs these days. If you zoom in quite a lot and look closely at the site plans posted by Marco up-thread, you'll see that this is the case. And it matches with the construction pictures posted above that shows only 2 supercharger posts being installed.

On the plans, you can see that the two stalls closest to the corner of the building will be superchargers, but the rest are all marked (upside down) "WC", meaning Wall Connector. And you can see that none of those 6 spaces have oval marking indicative of the supercharger's charging post shape.

 

[bpotts]

Drove past the building last evening. The TESLA sign is up on the front of the building and a smaller one at the rear. Two charging stalls were visible also. It looks like it's progressing at a good pace.

 

[mociaf9]

@corywright SC.info isn't including markers for locations that are only Service Center use, right? If that's so, I think the permit dot for this location can be removed, as it's only going to be 2 stalls (see my post 2 comments up, #26).

 

[corywright]

@corywright SC.info isn't including markers for locations that are only Service Center use, right?

That's correct. One of @BlueShift's original instructions to new sc.info editors was:

Do not add private superchargers. Only add those that are available to the general public.

While some service centers occasionally will allow use by the general public, it's not something that can be relied on therefore shouldn't be included on our map.

 

[MR52]

Tesla's find us has Akron on it flagged for Q4 2022 wonder if this is it or perhaps another stand alone charger

That's correct. One of @BlueShift's original instructions to new sc.info editors was:

While some service centers occasionally will allow use by the general public, it's not something that can be relied on therefore shouldn't be included on our map.

Sad about this but helps to know, Tesla still has a Map pin for Akron Q4 2022 - hope that comes to fruition

 

[bikeandsail]

Just drove by the new facility. There is still some concrete work by one of the doors to do and who knows what remains to be done indoors. I did see 6 Teslas in the lot near the charging area. Wonder why they are there?

 

[planko13]

Looks like the service center is open, I started a service request through the app and this location was listed as an option. Great additional option outside of the Lyndhurst location.

I am really curious to find out what the status will be on the 2 supercharger stalls they have - open to the public or not? Prior comments say its kind of up to the management at that particular service center. Akron is kind of in a supercharger desert and it would be nice to know if I can rely on access to these or not.

 

[mociaf9]

If there's only 2 stalls, it will definitely be reserved for the service center's use. They might allow someone to use one in a real pinch if the spot is available, but definitely don't count on them being generally available for the public.

 

[ajstan]

I just received an email from Tesla announcing the new service center. It also mentions that they will be expanding mobile service.

 

[DriveMe]

Not officially open yet, but it is working!
Just 2 Supercharger stalls and several destination chargers (“for authorized use only”).

 

[DriveMe]

 

[Leeper]

I just had a service here. Talked to the service rep for a minute. They said that the two superchargers are 60 kW and are for shop use. They did mention that the shop closes at 5pm and the chargers are on all night.

 

[DriveMe]

Since this is not an official Supercharger location (not shown on Tesla Supercharger map), I think we should rename this thread to "Supercharger - Akron, OH (at Tesla Service Center)". I think there will be another Akron Supercharger coming in the near future.

 

[Bigriver]

I think there will be another Akron Supercharger coming in the near future.

Indeed, Tesla is showing that the plan is for one in Akron at the end of this year. We know that the Tesla dates slip, but it is in the plan.

 

[theflyer]

Since this is not an official Supercharger location (not shown on Tesla Supercharger map), I think we should rename this thread to "Supercharger - Akron, OH (at Tesla Service Center)". I think there will be another Akron Supercharger coming in the near future.

Good idea but I'd add non-public: "Supercharger - Akron, OH (Non-public at Tesla Service Center)"