Supercharger - Morgantown, WV
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Charleston WV supercharger - tesla exploring option at a great location :
Tesla discussing electric-car charging station in Charleston
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Tomorrow afternoon should yield some updated information about construction timelines
Did any updates come out about Morgantown construction timelines? Or was that in reference to Charleston?
Thanks,
jbumps
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Unfortunately, there is still no hard timeline for construction to begin. There are complications with pending development at the site that will likely hold up start of the install for a bit longer. Both parties confirmed continued commitment to the executed contract.
jbumps
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The following was posted by a member of the local fire marshall's office here in Morgantown today.
That's great news--hopefully it is open for the 'Eers' first game this fall. Has anyone heard anything new about the proposed Supercharger in Charleston. That is needed so badly to open up I-77 for trips to Florida.
jbumps
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Tesla has expressed interest to the owners of the Courtyard downtown. A group of local owners have been lobbying management and ownership of the facility, but there appears to be some concern over the 'lost parking spaces'. It's a fairly convenient location relative to on/off and all of the amenities downtown. Fingers crossed.
Let's hope it gets done. Charleston is such a vital missing link to the network especially for those of us living in Ohio.
Newscutter
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OTOH, I'd point out that the slots that tend to get ICEd most easily (and cleared more difficultly) are those adjoining hotels. The churn in the parking lot means that once cars park they tend to stay there for hours and the owners disappear. Getting the hotel to enforce the charging spaces means towing their paying customers for a Tesla that's just passing through... a hard sell, typically. If they're already concerned about losing spaces, that suggests they don't have a lot of extra ones. I'd rather see all Superchargers located outside restaurants. At least that way you'd know if you hit one en route early in the morning or late at night they'd be clear... and any blocked space is by an owner who is both nearby AND no more valuable to the business than you are.
jbumps
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Ah, I'd hoped it the spots were going in directly opposite the store/pumps, but obviously they can't do that if that's where the underground fuel tanks are at.
The spots will definitely end up getting ICEd at that location, though fortunately people don't linger long at gas stations.
AMPUP
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Any update on this? signs of construction? seems like its building on the existing gas station property so shouldn't need to wait for any of the new sites they are building in that area.
jbumps
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Nothing yet. I live less than 2 miles from here and drive by it to go just about anywhere. Once some activity occurs I will be sure to post pictures and updates.
jbumps
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Tesla Supercharger map features some pretty significant updates today. Weston and Beckley are now shown as 'end of 2017' additions to the network, in addition to Charleston and Morgantown.
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jbumps
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We'll keep you up to date with this thread. If you need some suggestions as to where to stay/eat that weren't here 'back in the day', let me know. Morgantown of the present has seen a lot of change over the past decade.
jpl
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The Morgantown Parking Authority, PARKING INFO - Morgantown Parking Authority (304) 284-7435, has been delightfully accommodating when we have visited our daughter, son-in-law, and grandson in Morgantown. There's a single (level 2?) charger in the Farmer's Market, which is nominally permit parking only. But if you call the Authority, and explain that you need to use the charger, they will tell you when it is ok to park there (typically on Sundays or after hours on other days), and they make a note so you won't get ticketed or towed. The supercharger will be superwelcome, so we can charge in under an hour rather than overnight, but this sure beats trying to charge from a home outlet at 3 miles/hour. I'd suggest registering with plugshare, https://company.plugshare.com/products/drivers/, so we can better co-ordinate use of a very scarce resource.
