Supercharger - Vergennes, VT

[Fiver]

Supercharger approved for Vergennes. Technically the supercharger is in a parking lot in Ferrisburgh, but mere feet away from the Vergennes town line. The parking lot is for a Shaws supermarket in Vergennes.


(Via the Supercharge.info forums)

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

In the minutes it was noted that the lot is owned by Pomerleau, a Vermont real estate company, so this may be related to promoting the adjacent Vergennes Shopping Center rather than being a deal with Shaws.

US-7.

 

[Tdreamer]

Here is the initial site plan proposing where they will be situated that was presented to the zoning board. It's a preliminary document and not part of a typical construction-ready site plan.

 

[corywright]

First reported by supercharge.info forum user TKVT, but I'm updating the discuss link to point here for more exposure.

 

[blperk]

Does anyone know why this charger has been delayed so long? It seems like most others run through the process much quicker. I drive right by this on Monkton Rd. on my way to Richmond, so this would be very convenient!

 

[Tdreamer]

Haven't seen any evidence it's moved any further along in approval (but admit, not sure it will or needs to before going to building permits). There are a finite number of contractors in New England that currently do supercharger builds and they're all busy doing exciting projects. So it could just be it's time hasn't come.

 

[Fiver]

127 days in permitting isn't that out of the ordinary. Also this site isn't on the "Find us", or even the on the "vote for future supercharger" pages so who knows when it will come online. Given that it's October I'd expect groundbreaking to probably happen in the spring. Building superchargers while being swarmed by mosquitos is better.

 

[evfan_vt]

Someone on the VT Tesla Owners Club said there was activity happening at the Vergennes site. Is anyone close enough to verify and post some photos?

 

[DanoVT3]

I’m 45 minutes from Vergennes but I was driving through there this morning. I didn’t pull into the lot but I looked over as I drove by and didn’t see anything but a bunch of cars parked in the proposed parking spots. So didn’t look like anything happening to me. Just my two cents. Hope I’m wrong.

 

[evfan_vt]

Here are some photos from today courtesy of Nick and his wife from the Vermont Tesla Owners Group.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I’m 45 minutes from Vergennes but I was driving through there this morning. I didn’t pull into the lot but I looked over as I drove by and didn’t see anything but a bunch of cars parked in the proposed parking spots. So didn’t look like anything happening to me. Just my two cents. Hope I’m wrong.

Congratulations, it looks like you're wrong!

 

[DanoVT3]

Congratulations, it looks like you're wrong!

That must have just happened today! Haha. Well I'm glad I was wrong! Looks like they are getting ready to start the install which is great. Hopefully won't be long until they have them up and running.

 

[Tdreamer]

Thanks for the update. That contractor has done other supercharger builds.including North Conway, NH and St Johnsbury, VT. Marking it under construction.

 

[Fiver]

I'll admit I'm rather amazed they are building during winter proper. Personally I'd choose that over mosquitoes & humidity but I'm a winter person...

 

[cmaster]

Been a month already. Anybody have updates on this place?

 

[luckyy]

It's coming along, the stations are in place, concrete molds are in place. Doesn't look like that's been poured just yet (weather has been pretty awful). They have poured a concrete pad for some of the transformers behind the hardware store (didn't get a picture of that tho). Some rough-in electrical, but I'd say we got a few weeks, maybe a month (assuming weather cooperates a bit).

 

[gbailey]

That’s great to see, appreciate the update.

 

[Juddisjudd]

Thanks for the photos. I stopped by a couple weeks ago but was dumb and didn't take photos. Looking at the dispensers they look like v4 dispensers to me. Much taller than standard v3 ones. What do others think?

 

[luckyy]

Thanks for the photos. I stopped by a couple weeks ago but was dumb and didn't take photos. Looking at the dispensers they look like v4 dispensers to me. Much taller than standard v3 ones. What do others think?

I am wondering that as well- if so it would be the first v4 in Vermont- perhaps even New England?? There are a lot of extra cabinets it seems to me, than say a V3 might have. I will try and get any more updated pix this weekend if I can (I don't live far, just don't go over that way much)

 

[Juddisjudd]

I am wondering that as well- if so it would be the first v4 in Vermont- perhaps even New England?? There are a lot of extra cabinets it seems to me, than say a V3 might have. I will try and get any more updated pix this weekend if I can (I don't live far, just don't go over that way much)

The cabinets seem like regular v3 cabinets but that is how v4s are right now anyway. standard 4 posts per cab. But the dispensers are defiantly taller. Sure does seem like v4 to me. Which would be awesome for all EVs in Vermont!