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Supercharger - New Jersey Turnpike Rest Areas - Molly Pitcher & Joyce Kilmer
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timdorr
Model S P90D w/AP3.0
KerryOH
Member
Yes Kilmer northbound was open and working when I charged there on Monday 11/23
Had an intriguing experience at the Cranbury (SB) supercharger on Saturday evening. I plugged in our Model Y with about 25% and initially got up to 172kW, which then declined gradually to 120kW as you'd expect. While we were there the stands filled up until 6 of 8 were occupied. A Model 3 pulled up next to us, plugged in, and immediately my charge rate dropped from 120kW to 82kW, and stayed exactly at 82kW for the remaining several minutes of my charge (no gradual tapering).
I had read that V3 chargers don't have to share current even with adjacent stalls, but that didn't seem to be the case here.
I had read that V3 chargers don't have to share current even with adjacent stalls, but that didn't seem to be the case here.
Syd
Member
They don't share the power between two stalls on a cabinet, but do share the power across all the stalls installed, so they don't overdraw from the transformer/feed. So it's a feed related split, not a 'rectifier' (AC->DC) related split.
Big warning for anyone traveling on the turnpike, the Molly Pitcher (Cranbury) supercharger is blocked off, but still shows up on the Nav. Hopefully nobody plans on getting here with less than 10 miles remaining because they won't be able to charge!
@corywright @MarcoRP please mark Cranbury (southbound), NJ as temporarily closed. The service area ramp has been coned off for a while. Thanks!
eladts
Member
The service area is undergoing major renovations and will remain closed until May 2022.
Two Turnpike Service Areas Closing for Major Renovations
Johnny Vector
Member
From the article:
Wowsers, if Sunoco thinks they're still going to be selling profitable amounts of gas and diesel 25 years from now they're stupider than I though.
In 2021, the average age of the US passenger vehicle fleet is 12.1 years (reported on here). And the trend for that number has been rising. In 2002 it was 9.6 years. I can see how gas companies would convince themselves that they'll still be selling lots of gas even if they allow for an accelerating switch to EVs for new car purchases.
Johnny Vector
Member
Oh I'm quite certain, and not at all surprised, that they can convince themselves of that! But I sure ain't buying any of their stock. Or gas, when you get right down to it.
eladts
Member
Most of the profit is from selling food, not gas. With EVs, people will spend more time in service stations, buying more overpriced food.
Typically true, but in the context of a service plaza, Sunoco isn’t the food vendor. All they have are a few drinks and snacks inside of the gas payment kiosk, which is somewhere EV drivers aren’t going to be visiting.
Jeff Hudson
Lovin the Tesla Life
Are you saying the Superchargers are still operational because if you are then that is news-worthy.
Was it closed? The Woodrow Wilson and Molly Pitcher locations are supposed to be closed for renovations until at least some time this month, but I don't think we've heard anything about Joyce Kilmer being down. I just checked on Plugshare and there were successful charging check-ins at Joyce Kilmer from as recent as 2 weeks ago at the end of April.
