BTW, someone has posted a picture showing construction has begun for the DCFC in Norway.
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Supercharger - Escanaba, MI
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scottf200
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While the Norway CHAdeMO is great... it doesn't really help me make my travels any easier since it's so out of the way (along with Escanaba) from where I go in the UP. I'm hoping the state helps Marquette, Houghton and Ironwood get DCFC soon. Marquette is supposed to be getting a Supercharger as well, which is great - if it ever happens.
When we got our Model X in the spring of 2017 I saw that the Escanaba Mi site was proposed by Tesla and thought it would be great that we could supercharge there to see relatives in the U.P. and Wisconsin while in Michigan. I am still waiting 3 years later. I can't believe that soon I will be able to get around the U.P. easier in our Chevy Bolt than the Model X.
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Awesome location. We always go to Mike's on Main for breakfast anyway.Imagine my confusion not knowing there was a Norway MI !!
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Drove thru the Meijer location in Escanaba on 11-22-2020 and no sign of permits or construction.
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DJKINGSLEY
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If you can’t see attachment, Marquette, Escanaba and the Soo in Q2, 2021.
Sweet!!!!
He would be crazy to buy anything but a Tesla though for his EV. Especially when the company he works for is one of the primary supercharger locations for this state.
The CEO recently stated they need to control costs, so look for Q2 2022 for the latest update.
Slightly off-topic and maybe old news to folks. But I can finally plan my Porcupine Mountains trip!
Small U.P. city hopes electric vehicle charging station will attract new visitors
Small U.P. city hopes electric vehicle charging station will attract new visitors
Is this a CCS/CHAdeMO? Article says: "two outlets that can fully charge an electric vehicle in about two hours". If accurate, that sounds like a 25 kW charger, but let's hope it's actually 50+ kW (most of the Chargepoint ones are)...
My excitement may have been premature... I went looking for more info on the charge level and, based on the specs in the ChargePoint contract presented to city council, this looks to me like a level 2 charger? But someone smarter than me should confirm. See page 80 of this PDF: https://www.keepandshare.com/doc4/116414/2020-09-14-pdf-8-0-meg?dn=y
Oh darn - that doc lists a 30amp L2 charger. In that case the quote about "can fully charge an electric vehicle in about two hours" is only accurate if you start with an 80% charge!! Sheesh....
How sad it's only an L2 charger. I hate to rain on their parade, but if they're installing it in hopes of getting people to stop and charge in town, an L2 really doesn't cut it. Especially if there's a campground nearby with NEMA 1450 outlets, which it sounds like there is. Wonder where they got the idea their new charger will be faster than those in the campground.
Don't bank on these Superchargers happening--Michigan legislators have been up to more misdeeds as many are in the pockets of Big Auto. House strips auto sales bill of Tesla provisions before sending to Senate
Also, look at how many have opened this year. Swartz Creek (under permit for years) opened only a few days after the January settlement. The other one was Mackinac City in June. Both critical to get around the eastern half of the lower peninsula. With the latest crap going on in Lansing, and I really hate to be a pessimist, I highly doubt if my Lake circle tour will happen in 2021 either.
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