DarkNightP3D
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It would be very strange for Tesla to build two Superchargers only one exit apart on I-40.
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Supercharger - Chapel Hill, NC
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That’s what I initially thought too, but Tesla’s map indicates a planned future supercharger in Chapel Hill and currently labels the new 15-501 charger as “Durham”.
Also, new freeway will be called I-885. It’ll run from I-85 along US 70 east then over the new east end connector to NC 147 south to I-40. I-840 is the northern loop around Greensboro.
3 miles from my house, I’ll be reporting on progress. There is a lot of commercially zoned and available land in there between I-40 and Eubanks Rd., including a number of Chapel Hill municipal offices, which by policy are favorable to EVs.
Oh wow! Do you have additional details, like a source/link for the information or the exact location within Caraway? Has construction started?
RTPEV
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Possible permit? OpenGov
Looks to be at the Starbucks at 100 Village Center Drive.
This one doesn't necessarily shout Tesla Supercharger to me, but there is definitely some kind of fast charger going there, but maybe with another Supercharger just one exit away, this one will be a smaller scale installation?
Looks to be at the Starbucks at 100 Village Center Drive.
This one doesn't necessarily shout Tesla Supercharger to me, but there is definitely some kind of fast charger going there, but maybe with another Supercharger just one exit away, this one will be a smaller scale installation?
Jeremy3292
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RTPEV
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Well it's not really at the Starbucks per se, but the one in Charleston, WV is adjacent to one (the actual host site is the Courtyard by Marriott).
Extracting the important / interesting bits out of that link, which could break:
Commercial Permit C-21-343
Location: 100 VILLAGE CENTER DR Unit 1002 CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516
Detailed Description of Work: Electric vehicle charging station installed with in existing parking lot
Square Footage of Work Area: 285
Service Size (amps): 1,600
Power Company Service Provider: Duke Energy
I agree that this could be a non-Tesla install, like EA or EVgo or even Chargepoint, so shouldn't be put on the map yet. Someone should drive by, though ...
I will start checking out the site, but doubt to see activity for months (permit to construction must typically be several months?).
LOL we actually have data on that -- scroll down to the bottom of this charts page: supercharge.info .
Days spent in "permitted" state can vary from literally zero to thousands. Ditto for "construction". But it all starts with getting a first look at the site, because plenty of times we have heard of a permit and visited the site and WHATTHE it's already built!
Some live here because they want limits on sprawl and soulless big box consumerism. If they wanted otherwise they’d perhaps live in Johnson County or Northern Wake. Whether that makes the town notorious or not, it’s in eye of beholder. Every election there is a cry that the town has let in too much.
At the end of the day, it at least won’t look like Silicon Valley.
Anyway, it is odd to put another in Chapel Hill if one is at 40/15/501 already. the other 40 interchanges make no sense in that case.
Which leaves 15/501 south of town but that just doesn’t have the volume.
Drove through the area yesterday and didn’t see any construction materials. The east end where UNCHealth, Starbucks and Chick-Fil-A are located has limited existing parking space. The middle area is wide open and largely unpaved (note application says this will be in a paved area), and the western end is a large residential complex. So, I’m left to guess — possibly this application is for Level2 chargers for the apartment complex, possibly with some Tesla HPWC and maybe Supercharger slots mixed in.
RTPEV
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Some additional details from the permit include a project cost of $115,000 which includes $30,000 of building cost and $70,000 of electrical cost, so seems doubtful this would be for L2 chargers (unless it was a REAL lot of them!)
The 1600A service, in addition to the cost, could be as large as an 8-stall site, but with that cost, more likely a 4-stall in light of the nearby Durham Supercharger, or if it is not Tesla, then an Electrify America site with 2 350kW and 2 150kW chargers would seem about right (although there is nothing on the EA coming soon map).
Since the building permit was only issued last week, I wouldn't expect construction materials to be present quite yet, but certainly be on the lookout.
Pretty likely this actually is a supercharger as the applicant, Sarah Honeycutt, is one of the main employees for Tesla's supercharger team at one of their engineering support contractors for supercharger builds, GPD Group. Between Ms. Honeycutt's involvement, the electrical service sizing, and the listed project costs, I expect this to be for superchargers. Not a lock, though.
Looks like the Chapel Hill supercharger construction has started.
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