Supercharger - Laurel, MD

[Syd]

Alas, I'm attending a luncheon, and the place itself has only a 120v outlet (and 10 miles of charge while we are there just isn't going to cut it). And I don't have time to spend 2 hours at an L2 to get enough to charge to make it back to Newark, DE. Just one of those things. Even borrowing someone's chademo connector to spend an hour at a chademo isn't going to go over well. Now if I had dual chargers and plugshare does show some HWPC's, an hour of that might be better...

 

[mikeash]

How unfortunate. I certainly wouldn't want to rely on Bethesda either, in your position. Too bad Laurel isn't done yet. I guess there's a small chance it'll be completed this week.... Either way, I hope you enjoy the trip.

 

[CHRGIT]

Alas, I'm attending a luncheon, and the place itself has only a 120v outlet (and 10 miles of charge while we are there just isn't going to cut it). And I don't have time to spend 2 hours at an L2 to get enough to charge to make it back to Newark, DE. Just one of those things. Even borrowing someone's chademo connector to spend an hour at a chademo isn't going to go over well. Now if I had dual chargers and plugshare does show some HWPC's, an hour of that might be better...

30 minutes on a Chademo would get you about 70 miles of charge. That's a lot quicker than dual chargers at 80/100 amp is around 56 miles per hour. Safe travels.

 

[idoco]

Can't make it round trip to where I am going from Newark DE even at 100% as RT is 260 miles, without any issues.

Where are you starting and where in NOVA are you trying to go? I see you are listed as living in Philly. We live north of Philly and can easily do NOVA with just Newark on way down and way up.

 

[andrewket]

Any chance your car could spend some quality time with an L2 charger while you do your thing? There are a lot of them around here, although of course there may not be any convenient to where you're actually going to be.

Or a chademo. There are a few around here.

 

[kcwwgroup]

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Folks, I finally tracked this one down!

An application has been submitted to build an eight stall Supercharger at 14700 Baltimore Avenue in Laurel, Maryland. This is the Towne Centre at Laurel shopping center.

They will be on the ground level of the parking garage next to the Regal 12 Movie Theater. A permit will be issued when a contractor is selected.

Read my report on PlugInSites.

Lanny

Looks like it is almost ready! Not most convenient location, but with so few options in MD, I'll take it.

KCW

 

[CHRGIT]

The CHADeMO density in the DC / Baltimore area is pretty good. I would go to where you are going and trickle charge while there. When you leave check Bethesda, if open then charge. If not, then CHAdeMO on the way up 95. Just make sure you have the activation cards for EVGO and Royal Farms. Just my $0.02. Also use the CHAdeMO at least once to understand how it all connects.

 

[MMC-]

No meter as of 2:00 pm Wednesday 07-20-16... So Sad.....

 

[Skipdd]

Alas, I'm attending a luncheon, and the place itself has only a 120v outlet (and 10 miles of charge while we are there just isn't going to cut it). And I don't have time to spend 2 hours at an L2 to get enough to charge to make it back to Newark, DE. Just one of those things. Even borrowing someone's chademo connector to spend an hour at a chademo isn't going to go over well. Now if I had dual chargers and plugshare does show some HWPC's, an hour of that might be better...

Depending on where your luncheon is, parking at a spot that has a destination charger could work. When I go to mtgs in DC, I usually park at The Mandarin. They have a Destination charger and will valet your car and hook it up.. Otherwise I agree with others that CHAdeMO is the way to go.

 

[hacer]

They're working on the meter now

 

[kevinf311]

 

[3PHASE]

Covered stalls couldn't come at a better time. LOL

 

[Lanny]

Laurel Update: 5:00 PM Friday, July 22.

Power to the meter but no power to the stalls.

This car with Florida plates was sitting here when we arrived but cones are in front of all other charging spaces.

 

[kevinf311]

Hey, @Lanny did you happen to notice how the stalls were arranged (I forget if it was said already in the thread)?

Are they: 1A 1B 2A 2B... or 1A 2A 3A 4A 1B...?

I've rolled up to a couple Superchargers along the east coast where I had to change course when I got close enough to read the markings because I was heading to a stall I thought was one of an open pair to find that it was numbered differently than I expected.

 

[Lanny]

Hey, @Lanny did you happen to notice how the stalls were arranged (I forget if it was said already in the thread)?

Are they: 1A 1B 2A 2B... or 1A 2A 3A 4A 1B...?

I've rolled up to a couple Superchargers along the east coast where I had to change course when I got close enough to read the markings because I was heading to a stall I thought was one of an open pair to find that it was numbered differently than I expected.

These are not marked yet. They seem to wait until immediately before opening to label the stalls.

The trend now seems to be to arrange them as 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B...

 

[kevinf311]

These are not marked yet. They seem to wait until immediately before opening to label the stalls.

The trend now seems to be to arrange them as 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B...

Rockin'

Thanks!

 

[DiamondDave]

So is it time to plan a ribbon cutting ceremony? Am I remembering correctly that there's nothing official from Tesla, it's just a group of people getting together at a newly opened supercharger? Perhaps rewarding a local restaurant like BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse (never been but sounds good!) with some Tesla business?

 

[MMC-]

RE:ribbon cutting ceremony

May I suggest Saturday or Sunday August 6th or 7th?

Next weekend is the Pearmund Meetup - Sunday, July 31st, Pearmund Cellars in Broad Run, Virginia.

Thanks,

 

[Syd]

looks like I won't have it for tomorrow, darn.

 

[jacobp]

Next weekend is the Pearmund Meetup - Sunday, July 31st, Pearmund Cellars in Broad Run, Virginia.

Thanks,

There's a "meetup" on July 31? Where can i get more information?