eladts
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Auburn, with its 5 mi detour, is still preferable than looping around for 29 mi on a toll road.
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Supercharger - Charlton, MA (I-90 westbound service plaza)
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Auburn, with its 5 mi detour, is still preferable than looping around for 29 mi on a toll road.
Johnny Vector
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And it's even less of a detour if you're already coming down 495! Still hope Charlton is working by two weeks from Saturday though...
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Nikxice
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Seems odd. I just looked back and noticed you posted on Tuesday 8/10 there weren't any stall lights on. Last night I was heading eastbound on I-90 thru Charlton. Was able to briefly look to my left and saw all 8 westbound stalls lit up. Despite the notice of a Temporary Closure, wondering if a passing volunteer might try plugging in again?
I should be able to test it Thursday night or Friday AM.
It's up and working. I was able to charge this AM, I really didn't need a charge, but tested it out.
08/20/2021 Charlton, MA (WB) Supercharging $2.61
9 kWh @ $0.29/kWh$2.61
-Jason
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Says “Short wait” first time I’m run into that (after I finished charging).
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In my pic above from Saturday August 21st, you'll notice that the on-screen display said 1 stall out of order. A Tesla owner there kindly guided me to another stall as I was backing in, since he had learned the hard way which stall didn't work.
I'm glad to see that this site is 7/8ths operational for these busy last weeks of summer!
I'm glad to see that this site is 7/8ths operational for these busy last weeks of summer!
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Johnny Vector
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Hmm, even though it was working, it did not show up on the navigation. One stall was not working, and one was ICEd by the farmer's market guy. Dude, park one stall over! There was never a line while I was there, but all 6 usable stalls were in use for a little while.
Someone needs to go there with a hammer and start smashing tomatoes one by one, looking the farmer guy in the eye after each one, until he moves his ICEV.
Might be better to call the non emergency number and let them know that they need to write a ticket:
For other states: Legislation Reference - Reserved Parking for Plug-In Vehicle Charging | PlugInSites
Says “Requires CCS Adapter. Whats up with that?Might be better to call the non emergency number and let them know that they need to write a ticket:
For other states: Legislation Reference - Reserved Parking for Plug-In Vehicle Charging | PlugInSites
Might be better to call the non emergency number and let them know that they need to write a ticket:
For other states: Legislation Reference - Reserved Parking for Plug-In Vehicle Charging | PlugInSites
I AM NOT A LAWYER.
That law is new to me. It's poorly written - it claims PHEVs are "zero emission vehicles" and doesn't require cars to be charging.
But aside from that, it says "A city or town acting pursuant to this section with respect to ways within its control... may require..."
To me this means it doesn't apply to chargers on private land, and also while a town MAY institute parking restrictions, its doesn't
HAVE TO. The word 'shall' would have replaced 'may' if that were the case.
Second, who has 'control'? The town of Charlton? The Mass Turnpike Authority? The concessionaire running the rest area? I dunno.
You might do better calling the State Troopers than the local yokels in this case.
I've noticed that a number of charging points are caught in a legal limbo. There's several L2 charge points at the Wachusett
commuter rail station, which have power, but have not been activated in over a year. When I enquired, it seemed there was a
mess of conflicting claims and assertions of ownership and responsibility.
tinkererguy
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Seems that westbound is fully operational this holiday weekend as I was heading eastbound at 11:39am today, this is good!
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Aw, again some service issue on a stall. I took this pic on Wednesday Sep 8 5:05pm, didn’t stop to verify.
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Aw, again some service issue on a stall. I took this pic on Wednesday Sep 8, didn’t stop to verify.
tinkererguy
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On Sunday Sep 12 8:36pm, my on screen Supercharger status still said one stall offline, not sure which, as all 8 stalls were illuminated. I didn’t test (didn’t need to Supercharger).
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