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Supercharger - Escanaba, MI
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sdoorex
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Here's a screenshot from HERE WeGo similar to @scottf200's but I have put a red circle around the transformers and smoke shelters. I also put a clue circle and and lines showing the view angle of a photo I took. I didn't take any other photos since I didn't see any other signs of progress but I have placed a green circle around an area that might be a likely location for the chargers.
scottf200
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That would be a similar Layout to the existing Meijer in Lafayette, IN that I occasionally go thru.
sdoorex
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That would be a similar Layout to the existing Meijer in Lafayette, IN that I occasionally go thru.
Looks more like that one’s in Australia.
Edit: I was in Marquette today and also checked there for any charger progress and found nothing.
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Calimenti
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I agree with this location for the chargers (green circle). I visited in May and that looks like the most probable.
Heading back up today.
Heading back up today.
A friend of a friend works at this Meijer am going to see if I can get any info there.
On a separate but related note who among us did I see just north of Baraga today was a silver model S. I was driving an RV so I am sure I went unnoticed.
I want to take my P85 up there but the home I am visiting I can't see a safe way to add charging electrical system is old and cobbled.
Wondering what others have done when traveling past Houghton. Would gladly pay for charging access.
On a separate but related note who among us did I see just north of Baraga today was a silver model S. I was driving an RV so I am sure I went unnoticed.
I want to take my P85 up there but the home I am visiting I can't see a safe way to add charging electrical system is old and cobbled.
Wondering what others have done when traveling past Houghton. Would gladly pay for charging access.
sdoorex
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Silver Model S with the original nosecone? Did you catch the license plate? It might have been me. I was driving from Iron River to Houghton on Wednesday.
Here’s a photo of us charging at the public charger in downtown Houghton:
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Calimenti
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sdoorex
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That's a bit better than we were doing, we were getting 2 MPH on 9A/120V at the in-laws due to old outlets.
Calimenti
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Wow that’s low. I figure once the Esky chargers are installed, I won’t have to top off in Green Bay on my way from Chicago.
sdoorex
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Yeah, we were lucky that we could use the in-law's vehicles while traversing Da U.P. because without the Esky charger it is a bit infeasible to travel across in a reasonable amount of time at present. With that charge rate we were able to fill up between Saturday and Wednesday from which we traveled to Houghton and charged at the garage before heading for Wausau with a brief layover in Three Lakes to support their business for installing some wonderful 20 kW chargers. Tesla lists Three Lakes as 16 kW online but I pulled a full 20 kW with the classic dual chargers.
scottf200
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Just got back from this trip today. FYI, the Quality Inn in Escanaba was excellent. They had 2 Tesla chargers but one was only pulling 16A (yellow flashed but charged) and the other the full 56A (12 kW). I reported it to the front desk as well as pressed the red reset button on the one putting out 16A but that didn't help it.
Any news on Escanaba SC? It would make my trip from home in Minneapolis to cottage near Indian River doable entirely by SC, without an overnight at the Comfort Inn in Escanaba, so I'm anxiously awaiting an update. I've got a MS 90D with 290+ miles of range but it's too close to make if from Green Bay (285 miles according to Google Maps).
Calimenti
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Calimenti
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I'm headed through Esky twice in the next few weeks; I'll check it out for any signs of progress.
Unfortunately no signs of construction or equipment on site as of this past weekend.
Well, I made it all the way across the UP in one charge...!
I was in Traverse City for a few days last week and I decided I would go home driving around Lake Michigan. I drove from TC to Gaylord and charged at Gaylord then headed up to Mackinaw City and charged in the Marina parking lot for a couple hours to put back the range I used getting to Gaylord. I eventually got tired of waiting as the Marina charger is on the slow side (only 32 amps if I recall correctly) so I headed out with 262 miles of range in my 90D and figured if I needed to I would stop at the hotel. However, I didn't need to. The math was looking good and traffic was mostly going slow anyway (with the rain and construction detours and the single lane and such). There are also many places along Highway 2 where you have to slow down as you drive through small towns. I think I ended up only averaging a little over 50MPH on a 258 mile leg....so that was almost 5 straight hours of driving...but I pulled in to Howard, WI with 14 miles of range left in the car. I don't recommend this for the faint of heart...but it can be done...even w/o a full charge. As you can see, I only used 66.9kWh.
I was in Traverse City for a few days last week and I decided I would go home driving around Lake Michigan. I drove from TC to Gaylord and charged at Gaylord then headed up to Mackinaw City and charged in the Marina parking lot for a couple hours to put back the range I used getting to Gaylord. I eventually got tired of waiting as the Marina charger is on the slow side (only 32 amps if I recall correctly) so I headed out with 262 miles of range in my 90D and figured if I needed to I would stop at the hotel. However, I didn't need to. The math was looking good and traffic was mostly going slow anyway (with the rain and construction detours and the single lane and such). There are also many places along Highway 2 where you have to slow down as you drive through small towns. I think I ended up only averaging a little over 50MPH on a 258 mile leg....so that was almost 5 straight hours of driving...but I pulled in to Howard, WI with 14 miles of range left in the car. I don't recommend this for the faint of heart...but it can be done...even w/o a full charge. As you can see, I only used 66.9kWh.
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