Voltacharging station at Trader Joe's Sammamish

[Discoducky]

Brand spanking new. Doesn't show up on their site or app yet. Very excited for this totally free station

 

[marksvend]

Looks like it's only 30 amp level-2. I was excited that it might be level-3.
Retail Centers

 

[MikeBur]

Maybe 20 miles of range assuming an hour shopping. Perhaps we should leave this for Leafs and eGolfs, eh? Oh, and no bloody hybrids!

 

[goneskiian]

Holy cow! That thing is massive for a piddly 30amps!

At least it's visible!

 

[PLUS EV]

Holy cow! That thing is massive for a piddly 30amps!

At least it's visible!

Well it is funded by advertising.

 

[bonnie]

Volta's will always be free -- I'm not going to complain about the charge level. I hope we see more and more going forward.

Wouldn't it be great if there was always a place to plug in, wherever we were shopping? This is the kind of thing that will accelerate EV adoption. People see free charging & start to think an EV will work for them.

(Disclosure: I have a good friend at Volta. )

 

[EarlyAdopter]

Brand spanking new. Doesn't show up on their site or app yet. Very excited for this totally free station

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When I look at that station I can't help but see TARS, from the movie Interstellar.

 

[ChrisH]

When I look at that station I can't help but see TARS, from the movie Interstellar.

Awesome!

 

[Discoducky]

Also, there are 2 chargers.

The one further from Trader Joe's is 40Amp!

 

[redbaronace]

Does this plug directly into tesla or does it require a special adapter?
Also any idea if this will be added to additional or all Trader Joes?

 

[DanL3]

Used a Volta like this in at the Vancouver (wa) mall yesterday. It is a J1772. It is only 4kw. it was great for my 2013 Leaf, but 4kw charge will not do much for a Tesla. I would suggest that Tesla's just leave these for the "little" EVs.

 

[AudubonB]

Color me disappointed - in that the photo suggests it's sited at a prime parking spot rather than in a further away, less desirable one. My experience at such sites is they are more readily abused as parking slots rather than as charging slots.