Supercharger - Allentown, PA

[Half Dollar Bill]

IMO Hazelton gets skipped.
81N/S gets Harrisburg, Scranton, Binghamton.
80E/W gets Dubois, Bloomsburg, Tannersville.

 

[ThosEM]

IMO Hazelton gets skipped.
81N/S gets Harrisburg, Scranton, Binghamton.
80E/W gets Dubois, Bloomsburg, Tannersville.

Bloomsburg would be a mistake when they could also hit PA15 at New Columbia, a major north south route connecting Harrisburg with Corning and Rochester. Bucknell U. In Lewisburg has some HPWC, but there's a need...

 

[Half Dollar Bill]

Bloomsburg would be a mistake when they could also hit PA15 at New Columbia, a major north south route connecting Harrisburg with Corning and Rochester. Bucknell U. In Lewisburg has some HPWC, but there's a need...

Typed Bburg but meant the Columbia mall down the road. I keep trolling the council websites hoping to see something.

 

[-EB-]

Lehigh Valley Mall Hope?

I drove by the other day and saw a clearing in parking lot by Macy's facing route 22. Looks to be about the size of a typical supercharging pad. I have not heard anything locally in the news. Has anybody heard any updates?

 

[yobigd20]

I drove by the other day and saw a clearing in parking lot by Macy's facing route 22. Looks to be about the size of a typical supercharging pad. I have not heard anything locally in the news. Has anybody heard any updates?

Wishful thinking haha I need Binghamton

 

[ericallyn]

- EB - Let's hope!!!! We really need Allentown. And Scranton.

 

[djinn1]

Allentown would be AWESOME. could finally get to Philly airport.

 

[DFiveK2]

My wife wants to take the Tesla to Sesame Place this fall... Allentown *should* allow that from Syracuse without the additional 2 hours through NYC. Sure would be nice.

 

[AnOutsider]

My wife wants to take the Tesla to Sesame Place this fall... Allentown *should* allow that from Syracuse without the additional 2 hours through NYC. Sure would be nice.

What would be nicer is if Sesame would put chargers in, like Hershey.

 

[DFiveK2]

Wouldn't matter I can't get there from Rochester without going through Albany.

 

[watsonnostaw]

I drove by the other day and saw a clearing in parking lot by Macy's facing route 22. Looks to be about the size of a typical supercharging pad. I have not heard anything locally in the news. Has anybody heard any updates?

could be just a repave, looks to me Tesla has abandoned Whitehall township and is focused on South Whitehall Township

PARKLAND PRESS had the below public notice for South Whitehall Township, research shpows it is tilghman square shopping center near 309/I-78 and Tilghman Street, AMC Theater, new Moe's, Red Robin area


from the Parkland Press on August 12, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of South Whitehall Township will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday August 26, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., in the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania for the following zoning appeals:
ZHB-2015-11 The appeal of Tesla Motors (property owner is Tilghman Square Assoc LP) Seeking relief to be able to install and maintain electric vehicle re-charging stanchions on the Tilghman Square Shopping Center property located at 4650 Broadway.

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could be just a repave, looks to me Tesla has abandoned Whitehall township and is focused on South Whitehall Township

PARKLAND PRESS had the below public notice for South Whitehall Township, research shpows it is tilghman square shopping center near 309/I-78 and Tilghman Street, AMC Theater, new Moe's, Red Robin area


from the Parkland Press on August 12, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of South Whitehall Township will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday August 26, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., in the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania for the following zoning appeals:
ZHB-2015-11 The appeal of Tesla Motors (property owner is Tilghman Square Assoc LP) Seeking relief to be able to install and maintain electric vehicle re-charging stanchions on the Tilghman Square Shopping Center property located at 4650 Broadway.

would be an excellent location close to Roue 309, Route 22 and I-78, I-476 (PA Turnpike)

several restaurants plenty of shopping, a cottage crafters market (dont tell the wife)

 

[paulkva]

Yeah, frankly that looks like a better location overall than Lehigh Valley Mall, just from the perspective of accessibility from multiple routes. Good find!

 

[JakeP]

Very nice. Tesla folks told me to expect Harrisburg and Allentown in Q3, and Erie sometime after (sounded like Erie site selection still not complete).

 

[EVSteve]

That strip mall doesn't really have anything 24 hr in it that I know of. Everything is pretty dark and closed down after hours so this location surprises me. I would've expected Tesla to try for the Casino even though it's a bit further away. Still this is right near my house so I'll keep an eye on the location as done previously with the LVM site.

 

[jaguar36]

This looks like a fantastic location! Much better than the mall. Should be a nice quick easy on/off from 476 or 78.

 

[PhillyGal]

This location is fantastically perfect - I reached out to the property owner in March to urge them to consider a Tesla Supercharger.
I'm sure Tesla was already on it but I'm stoked because this will be even better than the mall!
It looks like it adds 7 minutes (plus charging) to trips up the Turnpike. For us, no more leaving the car in town at a L2 charger over night when we visit NEPA.
Fingers crossed this happens by Christmas when the temps and elevations really suck up battery capacity.

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

This is back to being 'permit' on the supercharge.info site...

Is there any actual news?

 

[emupilot]

This is back to being 'permit' on the supercharge.info site...

Is there any actual news?

Yes. See here.

 

[jrreno]

If I remember correctly the Whitehall approval process took 3 months to work its way through the bureaucracy. It could be awhile before construction starts. First meeting tomorrow.

 

[tfinan]

Tesla proposal for charging station in South Whitehall stalls
Lacking lease agreement with property owner, Tesla charging station proposal is delayed

Tesla proposal for charging station in South Whitehall stalls - The Morning Call