Supercharger- Livonia, MI

[Electric Joe]

I would have never thought we would get such saturation in Michigan.

"Build it and they will come (to their senses)"

 

[IT Geek]

Here are some pics I snapped yesterday (Friday the 13th) at the Livonia location. First shot shows where the SC is located in relation to the Meijer. It's about as far off Middlebelt as you can get and a bit away from the store as well, which probably helps out with reducing the chances of getting iced. Overall a good location in the parking lot and from I-96.

Only 4 stalls are dressed up right now...the rest are still a bit naked.

Electrical gear...

Backside of the same equipment...

Reverse angle looking out at what's behind this SC location:

Do this one get trees? Or are the folks at Meijer just locating some overstock within the fenced off area. I guess time will tell.

 

[tomsModelS]

Thanks, Mike! Any sign of the DTE transformer?

 

[IT Geek]

Nope. No transformed anywhere to be seen yet.

Here's one last image I put together, shows exactly where this is in the parking lot.

 

[Dazureus]

I saw the same thing on Sunday. This one seems to be installing quicker than the Auburn Hills Supercharger.

 

[Doug H2]

We drove from Dayton OH to Atlanta last October and make frequent trips from Dayton to Detroit. We've only used Destination chargers in Detroit twice, because they were convenient, but could have made it to Ann Arbor without it. The new Livonia charger is only 32 miles closer to Detroit than the one in Ann Arbor. Plenty of superchargers between Dayton and Atlanta.

Oh, I failed to mention, my first trip from Detroit to Atlanta happened in 2013. During that trip, the only Supercharger I encountered was in Normal Il. We drove from Atlanta to Chicago, Chicago to Detroit, then Detroit, to Atlanta. That was an EV driving adventure, and we planned it as such. Since then I'm made over 10 trips between Detroit and Atlanta. I now have 192,000+ miles on my MS.

 

[MSDadMich]

Wow, that is quite a few miles! How is the S holding up? Any issues? Curious about battery degradation and perhaps how you tend to charge/leave the car plugged in and how often. Not many have this much experience to draw from... Thx in advance for the info

 

[tomsModelS]

Looks like the transformers are being installed today. Shouldn’t be long before go-live.

 

[miromann]

Heading to Plymouth for the weekend. What are the chances that it will be up and running by Saturday Oct, 20?

 

[PLUS EV]

0%

 

[Electric Joe]

I'm a bit late in posting, but I snapped a quick pic on Monday evening. There was a crew of about 6 people busily working and it seemed rude to stand there taking pictures of them, so I disappeared pretty quickly.

 

[IT Geek]

Looks like the transformers are being installed today. Shouldn’t be long before go-live.

...And they planted those trees too. I guess the trees are in place of the fence that I've seen in many other locations.

 

[Brown4141]

I will be coming to Dearborn MI from Delaware December 13th. It looks like this will be done by then. This makes me happy. Please keep me updated!!

 

[itshukokay]

I will be coming to Dearborn MI from Delaware December 13th. It looks like this will be done by then. This makes me happy. Please keep me updated!!

You'll also have a new station in Toledo on your way

 

[Brown4141]

You'll also have a new station in Toledo on your way

Yes, I a hoping that one is open too!!

 

[tomsModelS]

I stopped by today to check progress and discovered that the 5 boxes installed this week ARE transformers - but not THE transformer needed from DTE Energy.

I also found there is a concrete pad behind the cabinets that is typical of where the utility transformer would be installed.

 

[Dazureus]

I wonder if we just missed each other. I drove by while grocery shopping to find all the chargers in place and conduit sticking high into the air. This thing is going up fast!

 

[MSDadMich]

Oh, it will go up fast... until it's time for the local utility to provide a service. Please DTE, prove me wrong!

 

[Lamb11rl]

Does it have to pass city inspection first?

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I stopped by today to check progress and discovered that the 5 boxes installed this week ARE transformers - but not THE transformer needed from DTE Energy.

Those boxes have been appearing at more Superchargers lately. They are, apparently, for voltage regulation.