Supercharger - Lakewood, CO - W Alaska Dr

[Guacahummus]

https://supercharge.info/map?siteID=7879

NEVI funded supercharger at the open air mall Belmar Block 3 address 7337 7171 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood, CO 80226

https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/zero-emissions-vehicles/dcfc-plazas

Go down to link for "Summary of awarded projects"

NEVI map

Applying Organization	Location: Name	Street	City	Site Host If Different	Hardware	Network	Location Funding Request	Charging Stations Requested at Location	kW / Port	Total NEVI
Tesla, Inc.	7171 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood, Colorado 80226	7171 W Alaska Dr	Lakewood	Shopping Center	Tesla	Tesla	$324,635	12	250	N/A

 

[g1000x]

Nice spot, can’t wait to charge and get a sandwich at my favorite sandwich restaurant right nearby: STACK subs. Highly recommend!

 

[electrons4u]

NEVI funded supercharger at the open air mall Belmar Block 3 address 7337 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood, CO 80226

Where did you see the 7337 W Alaska Dr. address? I looked at all the links you gave and so far all I see is 7171 W Alaska Dr., which is Lady Nomada restaurant. If Tesla populated 12 spots in front with Supercharger stalls, that would be a new one because where would they put the cabinets? I saw multiple Lat-Longs on CDOT's messy NEVI Project Planning Resource Map Updated April 2024, and one is in the parking lot to the north of Lady Nomada. That makes more sense.

7337 W Alaska Dr. is Dick's Sporting Goods, but it shares a wall with the Vance St parking garage to the west, which also makes sense and is always great in bad weather.

 

[Guacahummus]

Where did you see the 7337 W Alaska Dr. address? I looked at all the links you gave and so far all I see is 7171 W Alaska Dr., which is Lady Nomada restaurant. If Tesla populated 12 spots in front with Supercharger stalls, that would be a new one because where would they put the cabinets? I saw multiple Lat-Longs on CDOT's messy NEVI Project Planning Resource Map Updated April 2024, and one is in the parking lot to the north of Lady Nomada. That makes more sense.

7337 W Alaska Dr. is Dick's Sporting Goods, but it shares a wall with the Vance St parking garage to the west, which also makes sense and is always great in bad weather.

Good catch, I searched Belmar Lakewood to find the host site information, I guess I copied over that address for the mall instead of the permit. Post updated with 7171.

 

[gsmith123]

Oh finally! I used to live here. Great spot for charging, although not that close to any major roads

 

[g1000x]

Oh finally! I used to live here. Great spot for charging, although not that close to any major roads

6th is pretty busy, I’d say that’s a good pull off location for folks heading east / west. Also Wadsworth traffic is quite significant. Mostly I see this location as helping with local folks who need a charge around town.

 

[electrons4u]

I drove to Dallas for the April 8 total solar eclipse, and I used several Superchargers around the city. My favorite one was Dallas Park Lane, which is in the parking garage next to a Whole Foods, which was a great place to use the restroom and pick up a fresh sandwich for the road. Belmar is very similar and even has a Whole Foods as well.

 

[gsmith123]

6th is pretty busy, I’d say that’s a good pull off location for folks heading east / west.

It's not bad, but going to Mills or Idaho Springs is probably less wasted time. Either way, the more chargers the merrier!

 

[ch1phead]

I’m proud to say I submitted this location! I couldn’t decide if against the back wall where the new spa is or the street behind Bar Louie would be better. No matter where it goes, I’ll be super happy it’s in Bel Mar! I go to Lady Nomada all the time, and I just went to Heaven on Saturday for the best ice cream ever

 

[electrons4u]

... I just went to Heaven on Saturday for the best ice cream ever

Heaven is excellent, and they are the 3rd operator of the location since around 2009. It's always been a good gelato/ice cream/sorbet shop, and they're keeping up the tradition. Belmar will be one of the best Supercharger locations ever because of the many great food options.

 

[electrons4u]

Go down to link for "Summary of awarded projects"

Was taking a closer look at the document the above link points to, which is "DCFC Plazas Awards - December 2023 Funding Round". Row 42, 7171 W Alaska Dr, is this location. Column K (Total NEVI) shows $0 and Column L (Total CAE) is $320,000. This means this location is not funded by NEVI but by CAE (Colorado's Community Access Enterprise, which is run out of the Colorado Energy Office). I haven't yet waded through the 56-page CAE Ten-Year Plan (a PDF file linked to in the first paragraph of the DCFC Plazas | Colorado Energy Office page in the OP) to see where the money is coming from for the CAE.

A side note: a big motivator for Colorado to promote BEVs, solar PV, etc. is that metro Denver has been violating the EPA's air quality standards (usually ozone) for several years now, and it's gotten worse. A big percentage is from ICE vehicles. The EPA has started to lean hard on CO to do something, and this is part of the response. One of the reasons I bought a Tesla is to do a small part in not creating pollution, especially where I live. That's fouling your own nest, and "nest" can be thought of as our entire planet. As a bicyclist, I've always hated ICE exhaust and I try to avoid it whenever I can. I dream of the day I can ride a bike (and drive my car) and not smell ICE exhaust.

 

[DeepBlueMN]

Was taking a closer look at the document the above link points to, which is "DCFC Plazas Awards - December 2023 Funding Round". Row 42, 7171 W Alaska Dr, is this location. Column K (Total NEVI) shows $0 and Column L (Total CAE) is $320,000. This means this location is not funded by NEVI but by CAE (Colorado's Community Access Enterprise, which is run out of the Colorado Energy Office). I haven't yet waded through the 56-page CAE Ten-Year Plan (a PDF file linked to in the first paragraph of the DCFC Plazas | Colorado Energy Office page in the OP) to see where the money is coming from for the CAE.

A side note: a big motivator for Colorado to promote BEVs, solar PV, etc. is that metro Denver has been violating the EPA's air quality standards (usually ozone) for several years now, and it's gotten worse. A big percentage is from ICE vehicles. The EPA has started to lean hard on CO to do something, and this is part of the response. One of the reasons I bought a Tesla is to do a small part in not creating pollution, especially where I live. That's fouling your own nest, and "nest" can be thought of as our entire planet. As a bicyclist, I've always hated ICE exhaust and I try to avoid it whenever I can. I dream of the day I can ride a bike (and drive my car) and not smell ICE exhaust.

Agree… I hate it when I can’t comfortably bike certain routes, especially around rush hour, because the ICE exhaust smell is overwhelming. (Granted I am referring to the Phoenix area, which also has really bad air quality due to too much ICE exhaust. AND a poorly ventilated valley surrounded by mountains.) I wish AZ would promote EVs and charging infrastructure as well as CO does.