Supercharger - Bay City, MI

[GSP]

I physically charged my Tesla using the Supercharger today at lunch.

Confirmed - it's up and running. Appears I'm the second person to use it today from people who walked up to ask questions.

Great news! Thanks to jhorbal and networkMI for confirming and reporting this.

GSP

 

[Bizquick]

Charging!

 

[Jim MacInnes]

Charging!

Thanks for the nice photos. Looking forward to trying it out in about a week.

 

[ohaq]

Thank you, I am planning a trip with friends to camp at baycity. This was very helpful.

 

[Alrug]

I usd the Supercharger today.....how great. Now I can drive to South East Michigan without anxiety. THANK YOU MEIJER'S,

 

[Alrug]

 

[Electric Joe]

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I've noticed in the photos above that all but one of the charging stations require a car to back in. That's the typical Supercharger stall layout. The one that Alrug used in the photo here lines up when a car pulls in nose first though. Is the purpose of this orientation to allow a Model X with a trailer to charge without detaching the trailer? If so, we'll need to keep that in mind, particularly during busy travel periods. I'd hate to block the only trailer-friendly stall when someone really needs to use it.

 

[bafreer]

I was just on PlugShare and noticed that they show the Bay City supercharger. However, the list shows a red block with the word "restricted" and the supercharger name is followed with "Coming Soon." This is on my iPhone. On my iPad there is no mention in PlugShare for the BayCity charger at all.

Does that mean anything? Or is it something that PlugShare just does or is required by Tesla to post? I plan to travel on Thursday and I would like to know the station is still working.

Thanks for any info.

 

[Electric Joe]

I noticed yesterday that this site doesn't appear on the in-car map yet. Is there usually a delay of some days before a new supercharger site shows up on the car's map?

 

[Bheuring]

Not sure I thought it was on mine I also seen it on tesla supercharger app for iOS

 

[Bheuring]

Pluse Alrug has a pic were he is plugged in I believe him he's got a honest car lol

 

[Alrug]

I didn't see it on my navigation, but it's there and active. I intend on using it often when going to visit my granddaughter.

As far as charging when towing a trailer, I'm not sure how that might work because you'd be blocking the drive. Although it's at the far end of the parking lot, there does appear to be a good bit of traffic going by. It might be a bit of a hassle, but there's ample parking across from the chargers where you could drop the trailer and pull straight into the charger spot.

 

[Joel]

Just be aware that this site is not officially open. Tesla will officially open it in two to three weeks (give or take). There is a chance it is inoperable between now and then, so I would not rely on it as a primary Super Charger until it is officially opened.

It is the same situation as with Cadillac when it was live before it officially opened (and closed for a period after it was live).

 

[bafreer]

Just to share, this morning I was able to charge my Tesla at Bay City. No one else was around. Hope it goes official soon.

 

[Jim MacInnes]

Just be aware that this site is not officially open. Tesla will officially open it in two to three weeks (give or take). There is a chance it is inoperable between now and then, so I would not rely on it as a primary Super Charger until it is officially opened.

It is the same situation as with Cadillac when it was live before it officially opened (and closed for a period after it was live).

This is good advice from Joel. I had used the Cadillac Supercharger a couple of times before it was officially activated and then later it was inoperative. Good thing I still had enough SOC to get home. Have a plan B for charging just in case until it is officially live.

 

[Jim MacInnes]

Charging now at new Bay City Supercharger.

 

[Alrug]

Isn't it nice to know you can get around lower Michigan Jim?

 

[Jim MacInnes]

Isn't it nice to know you can get around lower Michigan Jim?

Hi Al. Yes, with 6 Superchargers in lower Michigan you can go about anywhere. This one in Bay City made my trip to Ann Arbor a breeze. Lots of interest in Tesla from Meijer customers driving by too.

I do a lot of long day trips to Lansing and it will be helpful when there is a Supercharger in Michigan's capital too.

 

[Jim MacInnes]

Used this Supercharger again today. It's fast. 135 kw capacity

 

[Electric Joe]

It's fast. 135 kw capacity

Yeah? Very cool. Did you actually see 135 kW on the car's display? I thought that was a theoretical maximum with the latest Supercharger design. The highest I've actually seen was 116 kW when I arrived with a 20% state of charge a few months back.