Supercharger - Asheville, NC

[wk057]

awesome news.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Super job mayor

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

That's excellent news.

Now there's only one gap that needs filling to make I-40 traversable! Unfortunately it's a big one.

 

[McHoffa]

We have power people!!!
I plugged in and charged 1 mile (in like 5 seconds)!

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It's been fun to watch the progress. This should be a great link for the region's travellers.
Signing off... Mayor, Asheville Supercharger....

Great! Now I need a Tesla.

 

[Urgo]

Been monitoring this thread for quite a while now. Would have really helped cut some time down on a trip I took over Thanksgiving (had to detour to SC on the way from Raleigh to Knoxville) but so happy this is finally live! Looking forward to taking a trip to Asheville soon! Thanks to qblack1 and all those posting updates about this!

 

[WBinNC]

Great news, Mr. Mayor -- thanks for all your pics & updates!

 

[paintpolisher]

Thanks for the updates Mr Mayor. Will be at the Biltmore over NYE, will be nice to SC.

 

[Ebony Star]

Great news. Thanks mayor.

 

[drsrichardson]

Super job mayor

I second that!! Yay!

 

[gfb107]

It's now shown as online on the FIND US page, but not yet on the SUPERCHARGER page.

Asheville Supercharger

 

[qblack1]

We're on the map!

 

[Tarheel]

Stopped in earlier today. Worked great.

 

[McHoffa]

Pics were posted of the ribbon cutting
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/cleanenergy/sets/72157662406751182/

 

[Ebony Star]

Pics were posted of the ribbon cutting
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/cleanenergy/sets/72157662406751182/

Thanks for the hospitality. The Moose was also good.

 

[scoots]

Congratulations to the coalition of Western North Carolina groups supporting sustainable energy and related concerns, for the Asheville Supercharger inauguration yesterday. It was well attended by many EV owners of all stripes, including at least 15 Teslas. The civic spirit is strong in the mountains. My one regret is that there were so many people there, I am sure I missed meeting some whose posts I have read, or who I would have enjoyed talking with for other reasons. It seems as though name tags these days need your institutional affiliation, the car you own, where you post and what your online handle is, in addition to your name and hometown, and probably more.

Thanks to McHoffa for posting pix and recommending the Moose Cafe 2 miles up the road. At least 4 Tesla loads ate there. Very good. And thanks to Joe Baum, Blue Ridge EV, for co-ordinating the charging.

Let the record show that I charged up to an arbitrary rated range of 247 miles before leaving the Supercharger, and drove directly down I-26/US 301 to Santee, at speeds adjusted between 60 and 70 mph in order to arrive at the Santee SpC (209 miles) with exactly 10% remaining. 2044 feet downhill in dry conditions, temps mid to upper 30's. Moderate traffic, lots of inactive construction sites south of Columbia.

scoots

 

[McHoffa]

Thanks to McHoffa for posting pix and recommending the Moose Cafe 2 miles up the road. At least 4 Tesla loads ate there. Very good.

scoots

Must have me confused with someone else. I just posted the link here. I wasn't actually in attendance. I'm sadly just a wannabe Tesla owner for a little while longer :biggrin:

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Sorry to have missed this!

The Tesla Owners club "Motherfrunkers" are planning a trip of their own to Asheville... Hope to see and meet some local tesla owners in Asheville

If you're a tesla owner, look up the Motherfrunkers group on Facebook!

 

[Lanny]

The Tesla Owners club "Motherfrunkers" are planning a trip of their own to Asheville...

vkrishan,

If you want to do it January 1st, we've got a small group of Motherfrunkers driving down to Asheville from the Washington, DC area using the new Superchargers along I-81 in Lexington and Wytheville.

New Years Day Meet Up?

-Lanny

 

[Alywa]

Congratulations to the coalition of Western North Carolina groups supporting sustainable energy and related concerns, for the Asheville Supercharger inauguration yesterday. It was well attended by many EV owners of all stripes, including at least 15 Teslas. The civic spirit is strong in the mountains. My one regret is that there were so many people there, I am sure I missed meeting some whose posts I have read, or who I would have enjoyed talking with for other reasons. It seems as though name tags these days need your institutional affiliation, the car you own, where you post and what your online handle is, in addition to your name and hometown, and probably more.

Thanks to McHoffa for posting pix and recommending the Moose Cafe 2 miles up the road. At least 4 Tesla loads ate there. Very good. And thanks to Joe Baum, Blue Ridge EV, for co-ordinating the charging.

Let the record show that I charged up to an arbitrary rated range of 247 miles before leaving the Supercharger, and drove directly down I-26/US 301 to Santee, at speeds adjusted between 60 and 70 mph in order to arrive at the Santee SpC (209 miles) with exactly 10% remaining. 2044 feet downhill in dry conditions, temps mid to upper 30's. Moderate traffic, lots of inactive construction sites south of Columbia.

scoots

I was there... I had the Brown Model S just behind the ribbon. Great turnout!

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Jan 1st? Will be sleeping Most of the day for sure