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Supercharger - West Melbourne, FL [Operational]
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Hello all. I will be traveling to Melbourne Florida in mid July and staying with an ICE family in a condo with no charging capability. Since it looks like the West Melbourne supercharger will not be up and running by then, does anyone have suggestions on the best place to charge in the Melbourne area? I have researched on PlugShare and ChargePoint, but I thought this group might know the best options. Thanks. (I do not have the CHAdeMO adapter)
If you do not stay at one of the hotels with HPWC or other L2 the Wickham park charger is one that is very pleasant to wander around for a while. It does require a NEMA 14-50 adapter, but it's pretty fast and pleasant anyway. Since there are a couple of locals with CHAdeMO adapters you might hear from one of them. Sadly, my adapter is three hours south of you, but I'd be happy to lend it to you.
Hello all. I happened to drive by the Melbourne Mall and it looks like there is some construction going on. Not sure if it has anything to do with a supercharger, but it looks suspicious. I asked one of the workers what they were working on and he said "the parking lot" (not much help lol). Then I asked if it was a supercharger and looked confused and said no. So, maybe it's something else. It looks like they are digging an L shaped strip about 2 or 3 feet deep.
But as far as location goes versus the Avenue or Hammock landing, the mall is not much harder to get to than the Avenue from 95. And it has plenty of places to eat inside the mall and around the mall. Hammock landing would be good too since it is so close to 95, but it doesn't seem to have as much open parking space as the mall.
But as far as location goes versus the Avenue or Hammock landing, the mall is not much harder to get to than the Avenue from 95. And it has plenty of places to eat inside the mall and around the mall. Hammock landing would be good too since it is so close to 95, but it doesn't seem to have as much open parking space as the mall.
Hi,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for the information.
Would you mind continuing to monitor this work and occasionally provide some additional photos?
Thanks.
Larry
Thank you Larry. And yeah it is right on my way to work so I should be able to keep an eye on it. I took another photo from another angle but when I try to upload it it says security error. I tried clearing my cache and signing out and back in. Still can't post it though.
Try emailing the photo to me at [email protected] and I'll see what I can do to post it.
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Larry
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the photo. I couldn't upload the original image either. Let's see if a smaller version will work.
Well that worked. So far we can't really tell. We will have to see what develops.
Larry
alseTrick
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Thanks. That would be helpful.
Do you have an opinion on the relative pros and cons between Melbourne Square Mall and the Shoppes of West Melbourne in relation to getting to and from I-95? Are they both bad?
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Larry
The Shoppes of West Melbourne is right across the street from the Melbourne Mall, so pretty much the same distance. With normal traffic it would take at least 10-15 minutes to get to get to 95 from there. However, it does offer a good variety of food/shops within walking distance from the supercharger. Didn't Elon mention something about lower powered superchargers more for local use? I don't know though because there is a pretty large gap between Daytona and Port St Lucie that this supercharger would be filling, so it would make more sense to have it close to the interstate. We shall see though.
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your input.
In general I believe that Superchargers located in shopping centers a few miles from an interstate highway would always be designed for full capacity.
Regarding local Superchargers, I'd have to have Elon's exact statement in front of me to answer with any certainty. However, I could see scaled down installations in say the parking lots of large apartment or condo complexes to handle local residents who have difficulty get approval for home charging equipment. If Tesla is serious about breaking into the Chinese market, this will be a must. And if they do it for China, they'll have to do it at home. For example, in Miami-Dade County, the number one ranking Florida county for plug-in electric vehicles, 47% of all residents live in Multi-Unit Dwellings.
Larry
alseTrick
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I thought they mentioned more super chargers locations for locals. I don't recall them ever saying they'd be slower charging.
Agreed. Using my previous example, I could envision a single, full capacity Supercharger terminal located in a multi-unit dwelling parking lot.
Larry
The Shoppes of West Melbourne are way better for interstate convience during normal traffic. 192 gets horrible, while the palm bay (shoppes) exit is literally directly on the mall. I would say an honest 15-20 minute exit to charger for Melb Mall, and prob 3-7 for the other.
Foodwise the Shoppes has a better varity, (But they keep adding stuff around melb mall, both are really good imo), but the Shoppes would probably be more of a walk to get to everything.
TODO stuff the Shoppes I find better, but thats a complete wash imho depending on who you ask. I will run by the melbourne Location sometime this week and see if anything is up.
Are you perhaps thinking of Hammock Landing off Palm Bay Road? When I Google Shoppes of West Melbourne, it shows a little shopping center across the street from the mall. Like where Jason's deli, Joan's, and Chipotle are. But I agree with you. The Palm Bay shops would be much much better for interstate travelers, while I think the mall is probably a bit better for locals. There are tons of businesses and neighborhoods and apartments within just a few minutes of the mall.
I have been checking the mall frequently to see if there has been any other activity. Looks like they have filled in those strips that they dug out with sand. Somewhat similar to this construction site:
I'll continue to be on the lookout for any activity.
Yes I mean the exit south of the 192 exit.
I ran by it Friday and It was filled in, but I dont see ANY electrical anywhere in the surrounding area for the big electrical box thingies to connect to.
It look like they dug out >12 spots to me, but to me it doesnt look like the site prep due to the absolute void of anything electrical. If it is the site we should see wiring coming out of the ground where the footers are for those chargers will be placed? Or do we think that is to come?
Ill swing by it again Tuesday/Friday basically every week
This is where I really hope they are/would have placed them:
Google Maps
I ran by it Friday and It was filled in, but I dont see ANY electrical anywhere in the surrounding area for the big electrical box thingies to connect to.
It look like they dug out >12 spots to me, but to me it doesnt look like the site prep due to the absolute void of anything electrical. If it is the site we should see wiring coming out of the ground where the footers are for those chargers will be placed? Or do we think that is to come?
Ill swing by it again Tuesday/Friday basically every week
This is where I really hope they are/would have placed them:
Google Maps
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