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Supercharger - Allentown, PA
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Fromm the Whitehall Township web site:
ME M ORA N D U M
TO: WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: LEE A. RACKUS, BUREAU CHIEF
PLANNING, ZONING & DEVELOPMENT
RE: PLANNINGCOMMISSIONAGENDA
JULY16,2014-REVIEWSESSION-6:30PM
MEETING-7:30PM
DATE: JUNE 27, 2014
A) SUBMISSION REVIEW
1 INDEX #1856-14 – JB&M PROPERTIES SITE IMPROVEMENT
949 Sumner Avenue
Zoning District – I
Major Subdivision/Lot Consolidation Plan/Land Development
Original Submission Date: 7/16/14
90 Day Review/Expiration Date: 10/13/14
2. INDEX #1853-14 – TESLA MOTORS INC SUPERCHARGING STATION
250 Lehigh Valley Mall
Zoning District – C-2
Land Development
Original Submission Date: 4/21/14
90 Day Review/Expiration Date: 8/19/14
ME M ORA N D U M
TO: WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: LEE A. RACKUS, BUREAU CHIEF
PLANNING, ZONING & DEVELOPMENT
RE: PLANNINGCOMMISSIONAGENDA
JULY16,2014-REVIEWSESSION-6:30PM
MEETING-7:30PM
DATE: JUNE 27, 2014
A) SUBMISSION REVIEW
1 INDEX #1856-14 – JB&M PROPERTIES SITE IMPROVEMENT
949 Sumner Avenue
Zoning District – I
Major Subdivision/Lot Consolidation Plan/Land Development
Original Submission Date: 7/16/14
90 Day Review/Expiration Date: 10/13/14
2. INDEX #1853-14 – TESLA MOTORS INC SUPERCHARGING STATION
250 Lehigh Valley Mall
Zoning District – C-2
Land Development
Original Submission Date: 4/21/14
90 Day Review/Expiration Date: 8/19/14
InTheShadows
Active Member
EVSteve
110% Solar Powered
I live nearby and have been watching that location wondering for a while now when they were going to start. I guess that explains it. For anyone in the area who may need a charge I'm a few miles from the planned location. As soon as Tesla gets the HPWC I ordered shipped I'll update this post. It'll be 100A of course.
@EVSteve, are you able to go to the meeting this Wed night and report back? I was hoping to, but I'm more than an hour's drive and I'm not sure if I'm going to have time this week.
EVSteve
110% Solar Powered
Unfortunately I will be unable as I have to be in Manhattan that night for work. I wouldn't expect much if Whitehall's meetings are anything like North Whitehall. Tesla may be better at this but I had a rough time with zoning for my Solar.
paulkva
part of the supercharge.info dev team
I just drove through the Allentown area this past weekend, on our way from DC to visit a prospective overnight camp for our kids, and this supercharger would've made the trip significantly easier to plan and more comfortable. Fortunately I was able to charge at King of Prussia and overnight at a public J1772 next to our hotel (in Ft Washington PA).
Count me in as eager for updates; the kids seemed to really like the camp.
Count me in as eager for updates; the kids seemed to really like the camp.
djinn1
Member
have had my S for 9 glorious months, but have yet to be able to use a supercharger. I am in central PA, which is a charging station desert. So looking forward to Allentown - key for me to get to philly airport and back. Hope the planning commission gives thumbs up!!
Wow, we've hit 14 different Superchargers in 3 months of ownership! I'm sure your experience will be that much more glorious when you're "on the network!"
I'll see if I can hit the meeting on Wed. If anyone else can come, please do! The more folks we have there supporting Tesla, the better!
InTheShadows
Active Member
Anyone know why they are dragging their feet?
The folks at Devon told me that Mechanicsburg was held up because zoning wanted tesla to pay for a turning lane into the lot where they were going to put the superchargers. Is it something similar here too?
The folks at Devon told me that Mechanicsburg was held up because zoning wanted tesla to pay for a turning lane into the lot where they were going to put the superchargers. Is it something similar here too?
King of Prussia mall has a Tesla showroom in the mall and (if I recall correctly) a supercharger in the parking lot. (The parking lot is humongous, so you'll want to call the showroom to give you directions to their supercharger and make sure they leave it open for you. Like all their other showrooms, the people there are real friendly and accomodating.)
Newscutter
Member
They don't have a Supercharger. They do have NEMA 50 plugs and at least 2 HPWC-- but I think only one of those is full power.
Call the store beforehand and they'll make sure you have have the best slot set aside with velvet ropes (seriously!).
Map below of the mall with charging slots marked-- just look for the huge red columns (you can see those in pic on this post: TESLA Pittsburgh.com: Part 11: Waiting and Sourcing Parts)
Call the store beforehand and they'll make sure you have have the best slot set aside with velvet ropes (seriously!).
Map below of the mall with charging slots marked-- just look for the huge red columns (you can see those in pic on this post: TESLA Pittsburgh.com: Part 11: Waiting and Sourcing Parts)
DFibRL8R
Active Member
The 14-50 outlet I used a few months back wasn't supplying clean enough power so I got the "bad wiring or extension cord used" warning message and the car dialed down the charge rate to 30 amps/17mph. Pretty lame at the Tesla owned/installed equipment! Maybe they've improved since then (4mos ago).
Getting this thread back on topic there was supposed to be a planning meeting in Whitehall Township on the 16th. Does anyone have any information on what took place at that meeting?
paulkva
part of the supercharge.info dev team
When I was at KoP last weekend I used the 14-50 outlet next to the Roadster adapter, and I was able to get the full 40A (but only 194V) for the entire time. My car said 8kW, so about 24mph. I did call ahead to the store but did not get velvet ropes.
From the Whitehall Township folks regarding my inquiry as to action at the July 16 Planning Board meeting:
"The Tesla Application was recommended for approval by the Planning
Commission at their July 16th meeting. It will now move to the Board of
Commissioners for formal approval at their August 11th meeting."
And after this they will most likely have to get permits for the work!
"The Tesla Application was recommended for approval by the Planning
Commission at their July 16th meeting. It will now move to the Board of
Commissioners for formal approval at their August 11th meeting."
And after this they will most likely have to get permits for the work!
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