Supercharger - Muskegon MI

[Jim MacInnes]

Oh yeah, I totally agree with all of that. When I got my car I actually did not have ANY at home charging for the first 7 weeks that I owned it. Long story...but I was moving so I didn't want to add it to the old place... So for the first few months I lived off the Ann Arbor and Maumee Superchargers. Without those driving my brand new car would have been almost impossible.

I planned my week around going out to the Meijer in A2 so that I could charge up while shopping or while having dinner at one of the nearby restaurants. That experience certainly gave me some great experience on how to drive an EV like a gas car (meaning not charging it up every night). I also learned about the effects of vampire drain when it's super cold outside (February and March in Michigan).

I will say this though...driving 35 miles to charge your car does get old really fast. I was very thankful when I finally got my Tesla Wall connector installed in my garage. It wasn't till then that I truly got the full taste of one of the major benefits of owning an electric car...that being the ability to charge up at home. That's a game changer.

You make an important point that people often miss. Many non-EV owners do not understand that it is a different way to operate a vehicle. It requires a mind shift but it is also easy to adapt. Charge while you are working, sleeping or shopping for groceries (hats off to Meijer corp!) ...or even having lunch/dinner (e.g., East Lake Lansing road HPWC) The HPWC and superchargers offer us this flexibility. Even with free supercharging I plan my trips to avoid spending time at Superchargers unless there is a also a convenient reason to shop for groceries, dine, etc. Most of my charging is done at work and home. Having so many SC's in Michigan will give users comfort in knowing that we have options if travel conditions change and we need to top up the battery. So, all of us benefit from these SC additions even if we don't use them much. Tesla has created a pretty amazing fast charging network!

 

[Piperpilot69]

Having a supercharger in your town actually has some advantages, even if they're not obvious. Several times I've had extended power outages at my house and have had to drive my ICE car for a couple of days. If I had a supercharger at the Meijer in town I'd be happy to wait 30 minutes (while shopping, so not really waiting) and keep driving on electricity during my power outage.

And if I shop at Meijer anyway I can do a little opportunity charging. If I'll clip a coupon to save $3 on toilet paper why not plug in and save $3 on "fuel" too?

One smaller advantage, but one worth mentioning, is the fun of seeing lots of Teslas in your town. I assume most people on this forum enjoy spotting a Tesla on the road or parked. Having a supercharger nearby vastly improves the odds of satisfying your daily lust for EV porn.

I agree, Joe... I was joking about starting a long journey by “filling up”, that happens overnight in the garage. I’ve also had to use the supercharger in Grand Rapids as a lifeline a couple of times in my one month as a member of the Tesla Nation. Like you, it took me a little while to get a 50 amp 240V circuit run to my garage (for the handsome price of a 1/5 of Jack Daniels) and the 120V was only giving me about 30 miles back from my daily 80 mile commute. It happened again this week when we had some roof work done and (without consultation) the contractor dropped a dumpster in the middle of my driveway. Luckily, I had plenty of juice to get to work in the morning and then a quick shopping trip at the Meijer on 28th street. Beautiful. As an added bonus, I was able to admire a new Model S with Massachusetts plates, to satisfy some of that pent up lust!

 

[Utahken]

Visited today

 

[Bgarret]

Are locals going have an opening event for this SC where the name of the town is changed to "Muskelon" for the day?

Already named appropriately in marketing material For MUSKegon (see above).

This is great for locals as an emergency backup, there have been times I've either forgotten to charge overnight or have a day when I'm running around to multiple locations around W. Michigan and need a quick top off.

Heading to Central Michigan this weekend and didn't know about the new charger in Marshall, which makes my trip to and from Brooklyn, MI for the state Cross Country finals easy.....last year had to borrow my mother-in-law's BMW to make the trip there and back as there was nothing in Lansing or Marshall.

Muskegon was a conspicuous wasteland for fast charging....well done, Tesla.

Went on a color tour a couple weekends ago and stayed at the Inn at Bay Shore...multiple chargers, although they need to boost the amperage for faster charging.

Viva la revolution.

 

[Piperpilot69]

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Already named appropriately in marketing material For MUSKegon (see above).

This is great for locals as an emergency backup, there have been times I've either forgotten to charge overnight or have a day when I'm running around to multiple locations around W. Michigan and need a quick top off.

Heading to Central Michigan this weekend and didn't know about the new charger in Marshall, which makes my trip to and from Brooklyn, MI for the state Cross Country finals easy.....last year had to borrow my mother-in-law's BMW to make the trip there and back as there was nothing in Lansing or Marshall.

Muskegon was a conspicuous wasteland for fast charging....well done, Tesla.

Went on a color tour a couple weekends ago and stayed at the Inn at Bay Shore...multiple chargers, although they need to boost the amperage for faster charging.

Viva la revolution.

See you around the ‘hood, Bob! KK

 

[miromann]

Planning a trip to Muskegon in mid January, what is the timeline for completion?

 

[AudubonB]

Joke's on me: I was trying to figure out who "Egon" was.....

 

[miromann]

Just rename city to Muskelon

 

[IT Geek]

Planning a trip to Muskegon in mid January, what is the timeline for completion?

I think we can only guess at this point. This one is not anywhere on the map that Tesla has on their website, so we're just watching progress and seeing how things advance. It certainly feels like it should be this year though.

 

[Bgarret]

Planning a trip to Muskegon in mid January, what is the timeline for completion?

@miromann i drive by this site almost every day. PM me when you get close and I will swing by and give you an update.

 

[miromann]

@miromann i drive by this site almost every day. PM me when you get close and I will swing by and give you an update.

@miromann i drive by this site almost every day. PM me when you get close and I will swing by and give you an update.

That would be great. Thanks, I will.

 

[Piperpilot69]

Progress on the “Muskelon” supercharger... No one was working on it today, but it is deer hunting season, which is an official holiday in Michigan.

 

[KCMOP85D]

Any updated pictures? The site still doesn't show on Tesla's SC map page.

-Karl

 

[Bgarret]

Any updated pictures? The site still doesn't show on Tesla's SC map page.

-Karl

From Tuesday. Not enough of a supercharger officianado to know what else needs to be done.

 

[IT Geek]

Yeah, there are many steps in the process. From the pictures I've seen though there no no cables (which plug into the car) attached to the SC stalls yet...so clearly that still needs to happen. But to get a further idea of what's still remaining we'd need to see some pictures of the charging equipment (or where the equipment should go). I see the charger cabinets are there and they look installed, but it's hard to tell if a transformer is there (which I doubt) or if the meter or meter housing have been installed. Sometimes they put up a fence (or trees) around the whole thing when they are done too...so that could also be a step yet to happen.

 

[Bgarret]

Yeah, there are many steps in the process. From the pictures I've seen though there no no cables (which plug into the car) attached to the SC stalls yet...so clearly that still needs to happen. But to get a further idea of what's still remaining we'd need to see some pictures of the charging equipment (or where the equipment should go). I see the charger cabinets are there and they look installed, but it's hard to tell if a transformer is there (which I doubt) or if the meter or meter housing have been installed. Sometimes they put up a fence (or trees) around the whole thing when they are done too...so that could also be a step yet to happen.

Poor picture. Was in a bit of a hurry. I think transformer is there just out of the picture to the right. Will circle by again if I get a chance. About 2 miles from my kids' school.

 

[IT Geek]

It seems like most of the SC's under construction in Michigan right now are completing in around 60 days (give or take). But this one is hard to gauge as it was well under construction before anyone even noticed (since it's still not on any Tesla map). Supercharge.info has this one listed as being under construction for only 34 days, but we know that's not accurate since most of the underground work was already done by the time the first pictures were taken.

If I compare this one to Lansing (which I followed as it was being constructed) it looks like the first photos from this one were at about the 20 day mark in Lansing. From that point in Lansing it was 16 more days till the had the transformer installed and 24 more days after that until the station went live.

By my calculations Lansing took right around 60 days to complete and I'm guessing we're at 54 days on this location...so bottom line, it's got to be getting rather close to being done.

 

[Piperpilot69]

Here’s one more of the transformer cabinets. The concrete work is done, so It looks like only the charge cables and the fencing around the transformers, but I’m no expert... Should be soon!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Here’s one more of the transformer cabinets. The concrete work is done, so It looks like only the charge cables and the fencing around the transformers, but I’m no expert... Should be soon!

Those are Supercharger cabinets and the distribution cabinets. The transformer is on a different slab.

 

[Piperpilot69]

Those are Supercharger cabinets and the distribution cabinets. The transformer is on a different slab.

Perhaps that is the green cabinet behind these cabinets. That cabinet had a blue tarp tied to it...