Jim MacInnes
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Here are a couple of new photos from today. This charger has easy access off of US-31 freeway at E Boone Road. This is a very busy shopping center. Free coffee for veterans at Culvers across the parking lot.
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Supercharger - Cadillac, MI
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It'll be interesting to see where they pick in Bay City, which is the best spot for highway access, but the Meijer doesn't have the greatest access to fast food. There are restaurants, just not the fast casual they usually like. It is right across from my office, so I hope they use it anyhow.
IMHO Saginaw would be a PITA location for travelers. The area that has big box stores and restaurants is a mile off from the 675 loop, I.e. not anywhere near where through traffic would drive. Whereas, Wilder Rd. Meijer in Bay City is right off the I-75 and the US-10 interchange. Like I said, it will be interesting to see their choice.
@itsnotabout.... ya, we probably don't need another thread about that
But I agree, Bay City Meijer on Wilder Rd would be ideal for those of us from the SE who travel up north. It is 250 miles to the Burt Lake area from metro Detroit - so it is just a bit too far to go without a little extra juice. Today we need to go 5 miles east of I-75 to get extra electrons from the 69amp charger at Bay City State Park, but that adds 30-45 minutes to the trip .... Will most likely be an hour extra in the winter.
So, fwiw, I definitely would like to see Bay City go live - Grayling would also help.
But I agree, Bay City Meijer on Wilder Rd would be ideal for those of us from the SE who travel up north. It is 250 miles to the Burt Lake area from metro Detroit - so it is just a bit too far to go without a little extra juice. Today we need to go 5 miles east of I-75 to get extra electrons from the 69amp charger at Bay City State Park, but that adds 30-45 minutes to the trip .... Will most likely be an hour extra in the winter.
So, fwiw, I definitely would like to see Bay City go live - Grayling would also help.
I agree with the importance of a Bay City supercharger. It would be perfect for me as I travel several times a month up to Alpena. Especially in the winter months, a supercharger there would be a huge help to me. And the other coming stations also apparently coming in the spring would really open up a lot of the lower peninsula for everyone.
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Despite power being reported turned on on the 31st, and first known charge on the 10th, Cadillac still isn't listed or mapped on Tesla's SC/FindUs pages, even though they've listed and mapped several others that became available after it. I wonder if it got lost in the shuffle; I think that's happened at least once before.
Jim MacInnes
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Grand Rapids was powered up for over a month before it was listed as active on the Tesla website. I don't think this is unusual.
I think it is unusual, as very few have taken that long. Most are lsited within a day or two, or at the latest Monday if they open Friday.
some ate listed the very same day.
Again, not everyone knows about internet sources for SC info. In any case, I got tired of waiting for it to appear, so I sent an email to Tesla's SC address, asking what the issue is. If it got lost in the shuffle and they just overlooked it, then maybe it will be listed/mapped shortly, as has happened once or twice before when I've sent them emails asking about operable sites which have remained unlisted/mapped for prolonged periods. Whether that's cause and effect or a coincidence, I can't say.
Jim MacInnes
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If there are power problems Tesla may not want people to rely on it yet when making a trip up north. However, it seemed to work fine during my two visits.
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