Thanks for the email address Steve, I just sent them the following note with some suggestions for local gaps in NY and PA travel:
Hello Supercharger Team!
Exactly one year after taking delivery of my Model S, I made a trek to Somerset, PA to be the first customer to charge at the new Supercharger. It was my very experience Supercharging, as there had never been one within range before. Incredible! I have attached a picture that captures the experience. [Props and photo credit to Newscutter!]
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Now we are looking forward to watching one be built in Cranberry, PA, right in our own backyard. I have promised to give test drives and bring cookies to the construction crew when the arrive, hopefully later this week. Heading West from Pittsburgh, Macedonia will fill one of the very last gaps in East/West travel.
*CONGRATULATIONS* and *THANK YOU* to the Supercharger team for achieving what the accepted wisdom claimed to be utterly impossible (or at the very least, something that would take decades to achieve), and doing it in one year!!!
Having set this precedent, I am very much looking forward to future sites, including several spots that are not yet listed on the 2014 and 2015 map. These spots will fill what are otherwise some challenging gaps in the NY/PA network. I will list a couple of these, in order of my perceived importance, as someone who does a great deal of driving in this neck of the woods:
1) Erie, PA. A supercharger in Erie will simultaneously connect Cleveland to Buffalo on the I-90 route, and will also enable N/S traffic on I-79 to get into Upstate NY from PA, or down to PA from Upstate NY or Canada. I-79 is a heavily traveled route for Canadian “Snowbirds”, who enter the US at Niagara Falls. They need an SC in Buffalo, then one in Erie, then down to Cranberry and beyond. A supercharger in Erie is also perfectly positioned for the I-90 traffic that branches off just above Erie onto I-86, which is a very scenic toll-free highway across the Southern Tier of NY.
Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY - Google Maps
2) I-86 between Erie, PA and Ithaca, NY. This stretch of 221 miles is a fine candidate for a Supercharger. As mentioned above, I-86 is the preferred route across NY, as it is more scenic and less congested than the NYS Thruway, and has no tolls. The towns of Salamanca, Olean or Cuba, NY are midpoints on this route. The town of Bath just beyond the intersection of I-390 and I-86 would also serve the N/S traffic to Rochester NY and down into PA on I-99 nicely, though it is a bit farther from Erie.
Erie, PA to Ithaca, NY - Google Maps
3) Binghamton, NY. This would allow traffic from NYC to reach upstate NY destinations, including the Ithaca, Syracuse and I-86 Supercharger suggested above, without having to go north to Albany first. It would also provide coverage across I-86 to Erie and beyond, and connect up to I-88 and the Supercharger in Albany, NY.
Syracuse, NY to New York, NY - Google Maps
4) Grove City Outlets at I-79 and I-80 interchange in PA. At 180 miles, the stretch between Macedonia, OH and Clearfield, PA might be a bit long for drivers in a 60kWh, especially in cold weather. The Grove City Outlets right on I-79 and immediately below I-80 would bisect this route perfectly, and allow traffic along I-80 from Chicago to NYC. While perhaps a bit redundant with SCs in Cranberry and possibly Erie as suggested above, it would reduce strain and congestion on the Cranberry SC by giving the I-79 N/S traffic the option of using either Cranberry or Grove City, and provide a dedicated SC to both I-76 and I-80. A couple of HPWCs added to the mix here would be idea for travelers who choose to stay and shop at the Outlet malls at this location. I-80 is often considered the preferred route to cross PA, as it is toll-free and much less congested than the PA Turnpike (I-76).
Macedonia, OH to Clearfield, PA - Google Maps
Once again, a big thank you from me, my family and Tesla owners everywhere for what you have accomplished. You truly are changing the world, at a pace that is difficult to absorb and comprehend. Thank you for that. Keep fighting the good fight!
This shows the monthly and cumulative installs... quite a trend line over the last few months!
