Supercharger - West Unity, OH - Indian Meadow & Tiffin River Service Plazas

[Tezla041]

Another set of Ohio Turnpike Superchargers getting installed this year. The Turnpike already lists this on their website, which is pretty cool! I asked Turnpike support about upcoming installations and they said to watch this site for updates: Electric Vehicle Charging (Screenshot below.)
Maybe someone can get some photos if they're heading that way. (Based on some other Turnpike plazas we should see some markings and construction soon.)

Directly from Tesla:
Target opening in Q3 2022
West Unity, OH | Tesla

The Indian Meadow Plaza (westbound) is located at 41.60572527149462, -84.40764461296725 and the Tiffin River Plaza (eastbound) is located at 41.60356547973486, -84.40772333156042

@Big Earl @Crew Dragon @ItsNotAboutTheMoney

I wasn't familiar with this location, but here it is on a map and it's relation to Toledo and the Indiana state line.

Also where I originally saw this, on Drive Tesla Canada's website:

Tesla to build Superchargers at select locations on Ohio Turnpike

Travellers on Ohio’s Interstate 80 will soon be able to enjoy a Supercharged voyage across the state. In December, Tesla opened 2 Supercharging stations at the Wyandot and Blue Heron service plazas in Genoa. This week, […]

driveteslacanada.ca

 

[Big Earl]

Both service plazas are under construction! Pictures from Indian Meadow.

 

[Tezla041]

Both service plazas are under construction! Pictures from Indian Meadow.

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Great to see, thanks for stopping and getting these!

 

[SilverMonk]

I stopped at this supercharger construction site this afternoon.
There were several workers active at the site.
When leaving, I also spotted workers at the eastbound site.
The photo I took offered nothing further than @Big Earl 's photos from last week, so I did not include it here.

 

[PwrOutage]

Drove by the west unity sites today. Both sites have the stalls installed, however there is major pavement activity in progress. Many workers on-site on each side. I would have to guess the site should be up by end of next month unless your electric utilities are as slow as ComEd in the Chicago area to install a meter(months).

 

[SilverMonk]

I checked on the progress of these sites today.
The westbound side had the covers off of the 8 pedestals. The eastbound side had covers on all 8. Both sides had 2 inverter boxes and 2 switch boxes. Neither side had a transformer. The new parking area looked done on each side.
Pictures show westbound then eastbound.

 

[waterskier2007]

I drove through the eastbound service area yesterday (November 6th) and there was still fencing up around the construction site. All of the covers were still on though.

 

[crmatson]

I drove by a earlier today and both westbound and eastbound are still fenced off and not functional yet. Will be a great location for I80.

 

[JamesEarl15]

As of 12/19 and 12/26 they were not lit up. From what I saw, all the construction was done and the transformer were there as well. Just need to hit the damn switch. I must say my travels on the turnpike was CLUTCH... I literally think there are superchargers are every Oasis from Chicago to Toledo, OH.

 

[JamesEarl15]

Has anyone had the opportunity to ride past these SuC to see if they are officially on? I looked on the app and nothing has changed.

 

[Crew Dragon]

@JamesEarl15: I took a ride to West Unity today to get an update. The big reason for the holdup is NO TRANSFORMER!! And as we all know, no transformer means no power, which means no charging!! Everything else looks totally done. Chargers with cables (no MagicDocks), signage, bollards, stripes on the pavement, etc. are all done. Looks like Tesla and their contractor(s) did their part, now just waiting on the utility.
While not the intent (signs are pointing only in one direction), it does look like you could charge from either side of the island. No pull through spots and no trailer access.
(West bound photos first, then east bound photos, but both sets are exactly the same and the same status)

 

[JamesEarl15]

@JamesEarl15: I took a ride to West Unity today to get an update. The big reason for the holdup is NO TRANSFORMER!! And as we all know, no transformer means no power, which means no charging!! Everything else looks totally done. Chargers with cables (no MagicDocks), signage, bollards, stripes on the pavement, etc. are all done. Looks like Tesla and their contractor(s) did their part, now just waiting on the utility.
While not the intent (signs are pointing only in one direction), it does look like you could charge from either side of the island. No pull through spots and no trailer access.
(West bound photos first, then east bound photos, but both sets are exactly the same and the same status)

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Why do I feel that these SuCs that are on the turnpike are having a hard time opening up?

 

[juliusa]

While not the intent (signs are pointing only in one direction), it does look like you could charge from either side of the island. No pull through spots and no trailer access.

Perhaps a car with trailer could park on the other side to charge, and not block the stalls.

 

[Crew Dragon]

That's possible. Due to the busy service plaza, you can't pull straight in, as the trailer would block traffic in the service plaza. If the parking spots were empty, the driver could pull up parallel with the island and charge.

 

[needEVWagon]

Same contractor. Only a matter of time until this site is ripped up and they try again.

Supercharger - New Springfield, OH - Mahoning Valley & Glacier Hills Service Plazas

They do not. For one, NEVI requires simultaneous 150 kW output across all stalls, which Superchargers can’t do in their current configuration. Achieving this would require double the number of power cabinets for the same number of stalls. It requires simultaneous 150kW across all CCS stalls...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[SilverMonk]

I checked the eastbound site on my way by yesterday evening, 4/18/2023.
Still no transfer in sight.
Had I taken a picture, it would have looked identical to the one posted above by @Crew Dragon on March 22.

 

[SilverMonk]

I checked the eastbound site on my way by yesterday evening, 4/18/2023.
Still no transfer in sight.
Had I taken a picture, it would have looked identical to the one posted above by @Crew Dragon on March 22.

Just proof-read my prior post.
Make that "Still no transformer in sight."

 

[corners]

Any updates on this as of today, May 13, 2023?

 

[Crew Dragon]

We are close!
Stopped at both sides today. The westbound site now has a transformer installed, but no meter. Everything else looks totally done.
When I got to the eastbound side, I saw three utility trucks and an electrical contractor's van. It also has a transformer installed, but no meter. I asked one of the utility workers if things are getting close. He said they were all waiting on Tesla who was supposed to be there in an hour. When they arrive, they are going to energize things. He didn't know what Tesla might have left or what their schedule is.
Never been closer.

 

[Crew Dragon]

Westbound photos and an eastbound photo