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Supercharger - Laurel, MT (LIVE Jul 2023, 8 V3 stalls)
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Fooled me too.
Mrbrock
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Blame the fat fingered partially dyslexic kid…It is undoubtedly 301 but someone fat-fingered 310.
Cant believe this made it onto plans with the completely wrong map location and the plans were submitted.
Isn't that literally a Pizza Hut and Walmart right in your picture? Billings is normally too close to home (driving ICE) for me to overnight there, but slowed down by charging stops, this ticks all my boxes:
1) Beer (even Walmart has some, decent craft beer these days)
2) Greasy road trip food open late.
3)Charging
4)Bed
EDIT: Holy s(*^, that hotel charges an arm plus half a leg per night. I'd be getting a bag of ice to keep the beer cold and moving on...
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I used to deliver oil to the near by Masterlube and I know that they have been trying to find ways to service EV's, so I am going to talk to the manager about carrying Tesla wiper blades and cabin air filters, and supplying washer fluid top ups. They also do a hand-wash there that people seem to love.
I don't really consider Walmart to be an amenity, but I guess some people might like it.
I didn't notice the Pizza Hut. I guess that is something.
Closer to the interstate exit, there are many convenience stores (gas stations), fast food places, and at least one coffee shop. But at 6-7 blocks away, it's probably further than most would want to walk.
It has nearly everything a person could conceivably want, what's not to like?
As an added bonus, for every dollar you spend, a tiny fraction of a cent goes to the Walton family trust, which doles out private jets, super yachts and mega mansions to individuals in need*.
*need/greed... what's the difference?
Mrbrock
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Don't forget expensive wine and Premier Leauge, NFL, NBA, NHL and other franchises (through marriage but still!!)! Most Expensive American Wine
There is a Jimmy Johns just a hundred yards or so away.
I drove by today and they are doing some dirt work. I took a picture from the street as I didn't want to be a weirdo.
I drove by today and they are doing some dirt work. I took a picture from the street as I didn't want to be a weirdo.
I did end up talking to the managers at Masterlube and they think it is a great idea to offer cabin air filters, wiper blades and hand washes for Tesla owners. Hopefully they put up a sign when that happens.
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There is also this place at the other end of the same building as Jimmy Johns.
I have not eaten there, but the reviews and food look good.
I have not eaten there, but the reviews and food look good.
scottf200
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Thanks for the latest picture. I may be traveling thru next month.
Reminder about the layout and that last stall. Took me a minute to recall.
Reminder about the layout and that last stall. Took me a minute to recall.
Mrbrock
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They are just waiting for the stall next to the light support. Once that concrete is in, they will place the other base and then will just need to restripe.Thanks for the latest picture. I may be traveling thru next month.
Reminder about the layout and that last stall. Took me a minute to recall.
Karlmtnliving
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It's beautiful, it's nearly ready, it's in my backyard, I love it, but I do have a question. Why are the Supercharger locations clustered right together? There is a Supercharger location in Billings less than 15 miles away. Maybe it gets busy, but I've never seen it. There is talk of the Town Pump C/store building a "Tesla Supercharger" another 5 - 10 miles beyond that. (thank you Town Pump)
This is a vast state and there is a lot of it that still requires charging at the campground 220 volt hookup like the early days (even with a M3 long range). It would be nice to have fast charging on the shortest route between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. (Maybe White Sulphur Springs, or ?)
I'm grateful for the progress being made, but would it be more useful to spread it out a little? I'm glad Town Pump has some visionaries that can see it, but it's as painful as waiting for a Cybertruck to be able to go anywhere I want.
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OK, I missed page 1 of this thread, others feel the same as I. Maybe it will be in Laurel so it can be in sight of the new 1970's style natural gas peaker plant Northwest Energy is building.
This is a vast state and there is a lot of it that still requires charging at the campground 220 volt hookup like the early days (even with a M3 long range). It would be nice to have fast charging on the shortest route between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. (Maybe White Sulphur Springs, or ?)
I'm grateful for the progress being made, but would it be more useful to spread it out a little? I'm glad Town Pump has some visionaries that can see it, but it's as painful as waiting for a Cybertruck to be able to go anywhere I want.
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end whine;
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OK, I missed page 1 of this thread, others feel the same as I. Maybe it will be in Laurel so it can be in sight of the new 1970's style natural gas peaker plant Northwest Energy is building.
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I suspect the land owner reached out to Tesla and made them an offer that was too good to pass up, despite the 12 stall site already in the permit process.
The town pump sites are all 62kW CCS/Chademo sites, but people on plugshare are speculating that a bunch of them have been put on hold and will be re-designed to be eligible for the federal $.
Harlowton has a pretty nice rest area at a major crossroads, so I would expect a 3rd party CCS/NACS station or a 4 stall prefacb with magic dock to drop there in the next couple years. The substation is just a few blocks away, so plenty of power for expansion down the line too.
The town pump sites are all 62kW CCS/Chademo sites, but people on plugshare are speculating that a bunch of them have been put on hold and will be re-designed to be eligible for the federal $.
Harlowton has a pretty nice rest area at a major crossroads, so I would expect a 3rd party CCS/NACS station or a 4 stall prefacb with magic dock to drop there in the next couple years. The substation is just a few blocks away, so plenty of power for expansion down the line too.
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