Supercharger - Marmet, WV

[WVhybrid]

A new Supercharger under construction was spotted this week in Marmet, West Virginia, about 15 miles southeast of Charleston on the West Virginia Turnpike (I-77/I-64). The news was first posted by Raymond Wyrick on the West Virginia Electric Auto Association FB page. Located at the Exxon/Little General store across the street from Krogers on MacCorkle Avenue in Marmet. About a quarter mile from the WV Turnpike/I-64/I-77 Marmet exit. The address is about 10410 MacCorkle Ave, Marmet, WV.
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[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

@Guacahummus @Big Earl @Chuq @corywright

It's at a gas station. What's the location?

 

[WVhybrid]

@Guacahummus @Big Earl @Chuq @corywright

It's at a gas station. What's the location?

Located at the Exxon/Little General store across the street from Krogers on MacCorkle Avenue in Marmet. About a quarter mile from the WV Turnpike/I-64/I-77 Marmet exit. The address is about 10410 MacCorkle Ave, Marmet, WV.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

At the Exxon/Little General store across the street from Krogers on MacCorkle Avenue in Marmet. About a quarter mile from the WV Turnpike/I-64/I-77 Marmet exit.

Actually found it on Streetview, but still figuring out the pin position.

 

[WVhybrid]

Actually found it on Streetview, but still figuring out the pin position.

The existing gas station is 10410 MacCorkle Ave, but the empty lot that the supercharger is being built on may have a slightly different address. A truck stop is being built on the same lot.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Thank you, I'd pin it at about 38.241395, -81.559947. Next to the car wash and in what is clearly a much more developed lot now. The truck stop explains the photo background.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Anyway, looks like a good V3 splitter between (Chillicothe, OH or Ripley, WV or (not as good) Lexington, KY) and (Princeton, WV or Lewisburg, WV).

 

[WVhybrid]

Anyway, looks like a good V3 splitter between (Chillicothe, OH or Ripley, WV or (not as good) Lexington, KY) and (Princeton, WV or Lewisburg, WV).

I was trying to figure out just why there was an empty lot on the river available for constructing a Supercharager station and a truck stop. I went used Google maps "View over time", looking back at the land use over the last 50 years, and it appears that area was used to tie up coal barges waiting to be filled at the coal dock just upstream. But with the crash in the coal market, that lot probably isn't needed as much for tying up and accessing barges.

 

[WVhybrid]

Anyway, looks like a good V3 splitter between (Chillicothe, OH or Ripley, WV or (not as good) Lexington, KY) and (Princeton, WV or Lewisburg, WV).

The V2 in Charleston still sees some traffic. No longer full with cars waiting to charge, but not empty during the day either. Marmet may cut the Charleston traffic a bit. Also, Marmet is a good point to charge up for a trip into the eastern West Virginia mountains via US Rt. 60.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Marmet, WV

Host Type: Gas Station
Host: Little General
Along Primary Interstates: I-64, I-77
Along US Numbered Highways (<=5mi): US-60
Along Auxiliary Interstates: None

I-64

From: Charleston, WV (v2) - 12.8 miles
To: Mt. Hope, WV (v2) - 44.8 miles
Diversion: 0.9 miles
From: Huntington, WV (v2) - 64.8 miles
To: Lewisburg, WV - 100.4 miles

I-77

From: Mt. Hope, WV (v2) - 44.1 miles
To: Charleston, WV (v2) - 12.9 miles
Diversion: 0.8 miles
From: Princeton, WV - 81.4 miles
To: Ripley, WV - 49 miles

US-60

From: Charleston, WV (v2) - 12.8 miles
To: Lewisburg, WV - 97.5 miles
Diversion: 3.2 miles
From: Huntington, WV (v2) - 64 miles
To: Lexington, VA (v2) - 170.6 miles

V3 splitting in West Virginia on I-64 and I-77 as well as kinda-sorta on parallel US-60 for those who want to avoid Interstates.

 

[WVhybrid]

I think I owe someone an apology for bad photography.

I believe this station will only have 8 stalls, not 12. I also believe I'm the source of the misunderstanding. The earlier photos I took of the Marmet Supercharger under construction were not very good. I just stuck my camera around the fence and snapped a couple pix. I've appended a better photo taken today from the grocery store parking lot across the street. This photo clearly shows 8 stalls and 2 rectifier cabinets serving those 8 stalls. It is definitely a V3, as the 2 cabinets support 4 stalls each.

Thanks for your patience.

 

[X Fan]

How is this site progressing?

 

[WVhybrid]

How is this site progressing?

I checked last week. Looks like Tesla is waiting on a transformer. I'm going out there tonight. I'll report if there have been any changes in the past week.

 

[TomServo]

Looking forward to another V3 along I-64. It's taken a few years but I-64 from St Louis is filling in nicely.

 

[nccars]

Driving from Central NC to Cleveland for the eclipse in early April. This one will make a nice stop if it is live prior to then.

 

[Acps110]

This is close to opening; 3 new power poles bringing power in from across the street and 3 transformers mounted. Looks like it just needs final inspection and commissioning.

 

[HerdJC]

A person in the WV Electric Auto group on Facebook stated that the Marmet supercharger is online as of this morning. I'm still not seeing it in the Tesla app, however.

 

[Rovastar]

now open

https://twitter.com/x/status/1768323749890396591

supercharge.info

Zoomable Tesla supercharger map with adjustable range indicator.

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[Acps110]

FYI - Both this site and Ripley WV are now showing as NACS compatible sites.

 

[nccars]

A very popular stop at noon today 4/9. Lots of folks coming back from viewing the eclipse. All 8 stations were full and a Model X was queued up waiting.