Supercharger - New Jersey Turnpike Rest Areas - Molly Pitcher & Joyce Kilmer

[Max*]

Drove by on the 29th, there was 4 Tesla's charging and we saw 1 just drive off. Decided not to wait and went further south to another supercharger in Jersey.

 

[Socomm203]

Does anyone know if the one stall has been fixed here yet? I was here about a month ago and only 3 stalls were operational.

Apparently there was a plow blocking two of the stalls recently too.

 

[Lonestar10]

My first time at the Molly Pitcher was a bust. It was dark and raining and I overshot the parking lot where the Superchargers are. I pulled into the Sunoco gas station and asked the attendant where are the Tesla charging stations.

The attendant told me I had just passed them but I couldn’t drive to them because its a one-way road. The only way to get to the Molly Pitcher Tesla chargers was to get back on the NJ Turnpike, get off at the next exit, get back on the NJ Turnpike in the opposite direction and once again drive to the Molly Pitcher rest stop.

Out of frustration I abandoned the idea of Molly Pitcher and went to the SC off of Rt 195 where everything went smoothly. For the remainder of the trip my passengers and I could not stop making New Jersey jokes.

 

[aasandsas]

My first time at the Molly Pitcher was a bust. It was dark and raining and I overshot the parking lot where the Superchargers are. I pulled into the Sunoco gas station and asked the attendant where are the Tesla charging stations.

The attendant told me I had just passed them but I couldn’t drive to them because its a one-way road. The only way to get to the Molly Pitcher Tesla chargers was to get back on the NJ Turnpike, get off at the next exit, get back on the NJ Turnpike in the opposite direction and once again drive to the Molly Pitcher rest stop.

Out of frustration I abandoned the idea of Molly Pitcher and went to the SC off of Rt 195 where everything went smoothly. For the remainder of the trip my passengers and I could not stop making New Jersey jokes.

Actually that is true now thinking about it.

 

[MarcoRP]

This just in: both Joyce Kilmer and Molly Pitcher rest areas will both be getting a full 8 V3 Stall expansion along with several other rest stops along the Turnpike. More info below

New Superchargers on the NJ Turnpike

 

[Socomm203]

This just in: both Joyce Kilmer and Molly Pitcher rest areas will both be getting a full 8 V3 Stall expansion along with several other rest stops along the Turnpike. More info below

New Superchargers on the NJ Turnpike

This is great news. These places are long overdue for these.

 

[cjm5283]

Electric utilities in the area have been located and flagged. New construction of the expansion might be starting soon.

 

[mociaf9]

Electric utilities in the area have been located and flagged. New construction of the expansion might be starting soon.

Or it could have just been for site design surveys (i.e. surveys done to enable the making of a proper set of plans when doing the site design) which would happen well in advance of permit issuance and construction work.

 

[Fixed_Grin]

Construction is well underway.

spoke to a worker who said they should be online by Oct 1.

8 stall V3 with 1 of them being a pull in.

 

[Shateam]

Construction is well underway.

spoke to a worker who said they should be online by Oct 1.

8 stall V3 with 1 of them being a pull in.

nice. Is this the Molly Pitcher or Joyce Kilmer rest stop?

 

[Fixed_Grin]

It was southbound, so I think Molly Pitcher is the one I was at.

I’m not a local and was just passing through while one of the construction crew was chatting me up about the car/charging costs. He said their team has been doing like 30+ of them in the region over the last year.

When I was there they were excavating to lay the conduit and another guy showed up with extra pvc as I was leaving.

 

[ModelNforNerd]

cool that they're working on this one, but if it was me, I probably would have started with the Clara Barton or John Fenwick (both on the southern end of the NJTP) to help alleviate the chokepoints of Newark, DE, North East, MD and Aberdeen, MD.

either way, hopefully the NJTP project picks up speed, so that we have more capacity in case people are traveling again by the Holidays.

 

[aasandsas]

cool that they're working on this one, but if it was me, I probably would have started with the Clara Barton or John Fenwick (both on the southern end of the NJTP) to help alleviate the chokepoints of Newark, DE, North East, MD and Aberdeen, MD.

either way, hopefully the NJTP project picks up speed, so that we have more capacity in case people are traveling again by the Holidays.

It’s better to take I-295 to Delaware Memorial Bridge and vica-versa on Exit 4 of NJTP as there are chargers in Marlton V3 and Paulsboro v2 which are not too busy. Also possible to take small detour to Deptford and Maple Shade SC locations if one wants to be adventurous.

I-295 is a wider road with no tolls for most part compared to NJTP after exit 3.

 

[ModelNforNerd]

It’s better to take I-295 to Delaware Memorial Bridge and vica-versa on Exit 4 of NJTP as there are chargers in Marlton V3 and Paulsboro v2 which are not too busy. Also possible to take small detour to Deptford and Maple Shade SC locations if one wants to be adventurous.

I-295 is a wider road with no tolls for most part compared to NJTP after exit 3.

Yea, but none of this helps you if you're headed southbound below the DMB.

White Marsh is nice.

In summer, I made it from Maple Shade to White Marsh with no issues. But that was June, when Covid was still killing off most traffic

 

[aasandsas]

Yea, but none of this helps you if you're headed southbound below the DMB.

White Marsh is nice.

In summer, I made it from Maple Shade to White Marsh with no issues. But that was June, when Covid was still killing off most traffic

New SC’s are coming up in MD and NOVA area. Boston to DC I-95 corridor is covered so well irrespective.

 

[Big Earl]

It was southbound, so I think Molly Pitcher is the one I was at.

I’m not a local and was just passing through while one of the construction crew was chatting me up about the car/charging costs. He said their team has been doing like 30+ of them in the region over the last year.

When I was there they were excavating to lay the conduit and another guy showed up with extra pvc as I was leaving.

@MarcoRP @Chuq looks like we have another one under construction.

post #189 has a picture

 

[MarcoRP]

@MarcoRP @Chuq looks like we have another one under construction.

post #189 has a picture

There’s nothing to add. Since it’s an expansion to an existing location, it’s better to not add it as a new location because then it’s ends up with something like 2 Rolling Meadows

 

[Chuq]

Just to be clear, is that the same location as this existing one?

Is it a replacement? Expansion? New site?

(Edit: oops, hadn't read MarcoRP's comment when I posted this!)

 

[Big Earl]

Sorry for the false alarm, guys. I forgot that Molly Pitcher was Cranbury.

 

[Shateam]

Given this is an expansion of an existing site, does anyone know if it will require a new transformer from the utility company?