The NAV fully recognizes South Burlington now. However, it's worth repeating Todd's helpful directions to /from the Albany SpC, because from this photo it appears the car will send you on a suboptimal route.
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Supercharger - Burlington VT
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ToddRLockwood
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It's Healthy Living Market & Cafe—the location of the new South Burlington Supercharger. Heady Topper is only available there one day a week. I suggest calling the store to get the scoop... (802) 863-2569
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There will be a dedication of the South Burlington Supercharger on Thursday, Dec 3 from 8am to 11am.
On Dec 4-5, Tesla will do a Test Drive Event at this Supercharger, from 10am to 5pm. Reservations are recommended...
Meet Model S at the Burlington Supercharger Station | Tesla Motors
Great, thank you for the info. Besides the SC, this is another good reason to visit and support Healthy Living Market & Café.
robby
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We used this Supercharger yesterday and I will do everything in my power never to visit it again. Not only was every spot ICEd, but management has taped "You can park here!" signs over the Tesla Supercharger signs. They completely cover the "30 minute parking" text so of course ICE drivers have no reason to suspect otherwise and left their cars there for hours. We drove 40 miles out of our way to charge here. It would have been faster for us to just charge at 40A somewhere on Plugshare to get where we were going. Oy.
llavalle
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robby
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That is both horrific and, I can say with a little bit of knowledge, absolutely in violation of the contract TM will have with their landlord. Is there any chance in your mind, Robby, that a miscreant - not - the management, made those signs? I sent management a scathing, if not bloviating, message, letting them know even if they were not the ones to have done it then they still bear responsibility for the signs' existence.
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we stopped there on Tuesday around 3pm. All spots were ICEd except 2 or 3. I was upset, but didn't mention anything as I did have a spot to charge. If all spots were blocked, I would have talked to a manager at Healthy Living (what a great store by the way!!)... But I have the feeling I would have have to wait until one ICEr was done with his grocery shopping.
Other than that (and missing the up-and-running announcement of Plantation, FL) our road trip from Montreal to Key West went very well thanks to the great SC network. Some are better located than others, but we can't really complain...
happy holidays season everyone!
That reply would lead one to believe that only four signs have been changed to read "you can park here," but there have been reports that six or even all eight of them now say that.
Though it is probably true that most people don't spend more than 20 minutes in Healthy Living, apparently people park there and visit other shops as well.
Though it is probably true that most people don't spend more than 20 minutes in Healthy Living, apparently people park there and visit other shops as well.
@ToddRLockwood, I think we need some local clarification and/or intervention to straighten things out. Thanks for all your help getting the ball rolling initially for this Supercharger, and in advance for sorting this out going forward.
A friend of mine charged there about a week ago, and I recall him saying all eight spots have the "You can park here" message. In one of his photos, you see the same four signs inviting people to ICE as in the image from the site's inauguration. Then in another photo a Suburban is ICEing a spot on the other side, with the "You can park here" note once again covering the usual Tesla wording. So, a minimum of 5/8 and almost certainly 8/8 spots are completely open to ICEing.
On November 24th, Healthy Living published an article on their site where they mentioned four spaces reserved for Teslas and four slots open to all vehicles for 30-minute general parking.
Tesla Supercharger is Now Open!
I wonder if they contracted for four "You can park heres," but through a misunderstanding eight went up.
Or, if they simply decided they were losing too many customers during the holiday season due to four spaces being theoretically off-limits to non-Teslas and decided on a temporary change.
Once again, it's puzzling that Tesla Motors apparently did not consider this enough of an issue when they were on location two weeks ago. Were only half the red Tesla signs modified at that time?
On November 24th, Healthy Living published an article on their site where they mentioned four spaces reserved for Teslas and four slots open to all vehicles for 30-minute general parking.
Tesla Supercharger is Now Open!
I wonder if they contracted for four "You can park heres," but through a misunderstanding eight went up.
Or, if they simply decided they were losing too many customers during the holiday season due to four spaces being theoretically off-limits to non-Teslas and decided on a temporary change.
Once again, it's puzzling that Tesla Motors apparently did not consider this enough of an issue when they were on location two weeks ago. Were only half the red Tesla signs modified at that time?
robby
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I wish I thought to check the other side. When I saw all spots were taken, and so many drivers for over an hour, I assumed the other side was covered, but I did not bother to verify.
I emailed [email protected] last night to relay my concerns and ask them to consider taking down the signs. I am nervous about planning a ski trip along that route. It was bad enough just us; I can't imagine how frustrating that situation would be with a line of Teslas all needing to charge on a busy weekend. Between waiting and charging, we were there for over an hour, and only two cars had moved during that time (the spot we took, and one other). It was around lunchtime, for whatever that's worth.
I emailed [email protected] last night to relay my concerns and ask them to consider taking down the signs. I am nervous about planning a ski trip along that route. It was bad enough just us; I can't imagine how frustrating that situation would be with a line of Teslas all needing to charge on a busy weekend. Between waiting and charging, we were there for over an hour, and only two cars had moved during that time (the spot we took, and one other). It was around lunchtime, for whatever that's worth.
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