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Supercharger - Littleton, MA

Discussion in 'New England' started by ModelNforNerd, Jun 12, 2019.

  1. ModelNforNerd

    ModelNforNerd Active Member

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    The Point retail complex in Littleton, MA, near Rt 2 and 495, is about to enter the last phase of construction. A Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel is being added to the complex.

    https://www.blacklinere.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Littleton-MA-GD-1.pdf


    Hilton is already making a name for themselves as a solid destination charging partner:

    Hitting the Road for the Holidays in an Electric Vehicle? Why Hilton Should Be in Your GPS

    I'm just speculating, but it seems like a good spot for at least Destination Charging. I guess we'll find out in the coming months
     
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    When I searched to make sure there wasn't already a thread for a Littleton supercharger, I saw you had mentioned The Point as a good target in a couple of different places. Good instincts! Or maybe Tesla read your posts and reached out? :)

    FYI--I reported my comment above and asked the moderators to change the thread title to "Supercharger - Littleton, MA".
     
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    *Takes a bow*


    I live 3 miles away. I have a layman's guess about how many Teslas are in the area. It made sense.
     
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    Based on the site plan submitted, I think it's going here:

    Screenshot_20201204-200459.png

    Other end of the plaza from Market Basket.
     
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    Nice to see a planning board that can approve these things quickly and efficiently. Compare to the nonsense in Woburn...

    Good site, as noted above. Looks like it's raining superchargers in Boston Metrowest - here, Burlington, Woburn. One more up near 495/93 (Salem NH?) and we'll never be more than 10 miles from one!
     
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    Seeing as this was actually approved back in August, I went by earlier today to see if there was any progress.

    There IS an above ground transformer in the spot annotated in the site plan, but that's it. No curb cuts or markings, or any sign of materials on site.
     
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    I am so happy that this SC is in the plans :). I live about 3 miles to the east from this location and previously i commented that an ideal location could be somewhere in Chelmsford or Lowell to serve the Route-3 traffic as well. Didn't know that a SC will get planned much closer!!!
    I will check on this location frequently to update.
     
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    I just checked on it, there is nothing happening. I drove through all of the lots including the Marriott Courtyard and the O-Neil Cinema. It's not shown on the Supercharger map, I wonder if they just collect permits with no specific plans.
     
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    The amount of time between when a permit is approved by a municipality and when construction starts varies. Sometimes it's pretty quick (within a few months perhaps?) and sometimes it can take a year or more. Only Tesla can say why, but presumably it's put into a "projects approved" folder somewhere at Tesla and scheduled when it makes sense and resources are become available. I think Tesla contracts with specific companies around the country to do construction, moving from project-to-project as they complete within a region. So, if the crew was finishing up a project in Connecticut for example (there are a few well underway there now), they might move on to another approved project in the northeast next.

    Then again, some projects don't proceed beyond a permit, even once approved by a town. The Beverly supercharger location was approved by the city in December 2017 and went as far as having an electrical permit issued August of 2018 but never moved forward (note: 8 months from approval to permit). Who knows why it never happened. I don't think Littleton, Woburn or Stoughton are in this situation though - all three should be built eventually (probably by the end of 2021).
     
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    It's worth noting, though, that the town of Littleton has pretty much rubber-stamped every part of The Point's buildout. They'll definitely build this one.
     
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    Just FYI, the Tesla find us supercharging map (www.tesla.com/findus) shows Littleton status as "Target opening in Q2 2021". There are dates now for Burlington & Woburn locations as well.
     
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    no hint of any work yet as of today.
     
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    Stop by today. There are some Tesla Energy Equipment...

    PXL_20210130_200516710.jpg PXL_20210130_200529671.jpg
     
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    @eml2 Can you confirm the exact location is as @ModelNforNerd and @Tdreamer indicated? If it is there, the location in supercharge.info needs to be updated.
     
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    I drove by today. The location in ModelNforNerd's photo is correct
     
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    Awesome. Great spot to have one.
     
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    @Chuq @MarcoRP @tes-s Please update the location of this site on supercharge.info.
     
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