Supercharger - Kennebunk, ME (I-95 NB and SB service plazas)

[MarcoRP]

Any new updates/issues at Kennebunk southbound? I may use it next week if it's fully operational, but can easily skip it if necessary.

I think so. Someone added two photos on PlugShare of the new ChargePoint chargers. In the back of the photo, there is an MX parked, and probably charging. If the SCs don’t work, the person who took the photos reported a successful charge on the DCFC. Hope this helps

(To look at the last checkin at Kennebunk SB from PlugShare, about half of the chargers are giving juice)

 

[Bobbo8]

I can confirm that Northbound Kennebunkport is up and running.

 

[ModelNforNerd]

Southbound is also running as of yesterday afternoon.


FYI, to close the loop on a previous post.....the Chargepoints have their own transformer cabinet, and are not running on the Tesla-installed hardware. If you're facing the stalls, there is a grey cabinet to the left of the back side of the Tesla transformer, with a bunch of hay on the ground for the recent trench work to install the Chargepoints.

 

[BrianDS]

Stopped at southbound SC on sept 6. Two chargers are broken. Blue tape on them with BAD.
While I was there someone pulled up and tried one. No joy. We both successfully charged using other Superchargers

How do we report this to Tesla?

 

[Gwgan]

How do we report this to Tesla?

Call the number on the charger. In my experience I have been back on the road before someone answered so I have instead sent email to [email protected] and received a thank you reply the next day.
If you do not have some tape or a bag to tie as a flag then I recommend laying the cable over the top instead of on the ground.

 

[JWardell]

I wonder if all the pedestal production delays that are holding up new stations are also delaying fixing these existing but broken stalls.

 

[Gwgan]

We need a spy in Giga 2 to find the bottleneck.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I wonder if all the pedestal production delays that are holding up new stations are also delaying fixing these existing but broken stalls.

Or maybe they just don't want to spend the money.

 

[Gwgan]

Southbound 4A and 3A 3B still out, at least. 1B and 4B in use.

 

[jsight]

Is it possible to get to either of these (northbound or southbound) without paying a toll? I know it was mentioned that the southbound is possible, but I'm not seeing how to do that on the map.

 

[Gwgan]

You can enter and exit the the southbound plaza without getting on the highway but have to stop at the toll booth on the way in and then turn left. Not sure how they account for vehicles that don't get on the roadway.

 

[MarkRichardsNH]

You can enter and exit the the southbound plaza without getting on the highway but have to stop at the toll booth on the way in and then turn left. Not sure how they account for vehicles that don't get on the roadway.

You can also get and off at the NB plaza, though it’s not strictly legit.

You still need to pay the $1 toll, go straight and then make this slightly dodgy left hand turn into the parking lot after passing the tractor trailer parking.

Technically you are gong the wrong way here for about 20 yards but its really wide and no real oncoming traffic.

Alternatively you can go up to just before the main building and left turn into what is technically the staff parking and proceed left after getting into the main car park.

Again there are signs discouraging this!

To get back, come out the way you came in and pass by the toll booths (no toll here)

 

[Cryptoengineer]

On Friday the 24th, 1a and 1b Northbound were inoperable. Charged fine at others.

 

[bjrosen]

The Superchargers at Kennebunk South were almost all in use yesterday, it's time for them to add more. They are in the process of adding more CCS chargers there, two new ones are waiting to be turned on, Tesla should add some V3s.

 

[roblab]

Maybe, if people would charge at home instead of driving to the superchargers, there wouldn't be this problem. I tend to doubt that all those chargers are in use for long distance travel, especially with the model S and X, which charge for free. I don't know if superchargers are cheaper than charging a Model 3 or Y at home, but here again, it might be speed of charge, especially since some can't remember to charge at night or don't want to walk to the apartment from the L2 charger. Just conjecture, but I see it where I live: Someone drives up to the superchargers and plugs in when I know they live two blocks away. Pretty d--- cheap, when you can't afford to charge your hundred-thousand-dollar car even when it costs a quarter of filling a car with gas.

 

[Tdreamer]

I agree adding V3's to the service plazas would be a good idea. Tesla is also permitted to install superchargers north of this location in Saco, and there is an unpublished location south if here too likely planned (waiting for sufficient evidence before sharing).

 

[bjrosen]

Maybe, if people would charge at home instead of driving to the superchargers, there wouldn't be this problem. I tend to doubt that all those chargers are in use for long distance travel, especially with the model S and X, which charge for free. I don't know if superchargers are cheaper than charging a Model 3 or Y at home, but here again, it might be speed of charge, especially since some can't remember to charge at night or don't want to walk to the apartment from the L2 charger. Just conjecture, but I see it where I live: Someone drives up to the superchargers and plugs in when I know they live two blocks away. Pretty d--- cheap, when you can't afford to charge your hundred-thousand-dollar car even when it costs a quarter of filling a car with gas.

Kennebunk is in a service plaza on an Interstate, nobody is charging there who isn't traveling. It costs 41 cents per KWh at Kennebunk vs 25 cents at home in Massachusetts. Not only does it cost much less to charge at home then it does at a Supercharger it's also vastly more convenient. Superchargers are for traveling and everyone at the Kennebunk Supercharger was clearly doing that, yesterday there was only one Maine plate all of the rest were from Massachusetts and New York

 

[glide]

Kennebunk is in a service plaza on an Interstate, nobody is charging there who isn't traveling. It costs 41 cents per KWh at Kennebunk vs 25 cents at home in Massachusetts. Not only does it cost much less to charge at home then it does at a Supercharger it's also vastly more convenient. Superchargers are for traveling and everyone at the Kennebunk Supercharger was clearly doing that, yesterday there was only one Maine plate all of the rest were from Massachusetts and New York

Massachusetts is .44cents per kWh now. Only off-peak is .25cents.

 

[Tdreamer]

Massachusetts is .44cents per kWh now. Only off-peak is .25cents.

Some Mass sites are $0.22 off-peak. It really varies site-by-site.

 

[bjrosen]

There is no such thing as off peak in Mass. It's a fixed rate. There is National Grids piece which is 14.6 cents per KWh and the supply charge which for me is 10.5 cents, that's 25.1 cents. Don't know where you are getting a 44 cent number from.