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It might be a mis-located dot for the Chardon Service Plazas, which are confirmed as SC locations from the foreman at the Greenwich CT site. OTOH, there really is a need for something on the I-91 corridor going north. I'd guess the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, which has already installed EV charging (indicating a willingness to install more, perhaps?).If you go to Tesla Motor's super charger map Supercharger | Tesla Motors and move the slider to 2014, there is a planned site for the middle of Massachusetts. Where do you think this is? Hadley Mall, maybe?
I was under the impression that they were building one in Sturbridge.
Now an even more interesting question would be.... Is it being built on the Mass Pike or in town?
It might be a mis-located dot for the Chardon Service Plazas, which are confirmed as SC locations from the foreman at the Greenwich CT site. OTOH, there really is a need for something on the I-91 corridor going north. I'd guess the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, which has already installed EV charging (indicating a willingness to install more, perhaps?).
I hope the Charlton one (assuming it's real) is a substitute for the Sturbridge one which was formerly on the map, and that the current dot on the map is for somewhere around W. Springfield accessible to both 91 and the Mass Pike. As you say, there really needs to be one for both 91 and 84 on the Mass Pike. If the map is right and there's only one on the Mass Pike, it will be pretty inconvenient for a lot of trips.It might be a mis-located dot for the Chardon Service Plazas, which are confirmed as SC locations from the foreman at the Greenwich CT site. OTOH, there really is a need for something on the I-91 corridor going north. I'd guess the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, which has already installed EV charging (indicating a willingness to install more, perhaps?).
The trouble with Hadley is that it is only useful for I-91 traffic; it's too far a detour for Mass Pike drivers. The Holyoke Mall is easily accessed from both I-91 and I-90 and has good shopping and dining options.I agree there should be something on I-91 corridor going north. Continuing my Whole Foods crusade for Super Charger locations, my vote would be for the Mountain Farms mall in Hadley Mountain Farms Store Directory
In addition to Whole foods, there is a Panera and a Barnes and Nobles there. Super Charger locations need to have a different mindset than gas station locations. Super Charging as fast as it is still takes longer. We might as well enjoy it. And strategically placing SC locations near higher end stores is good exposure to potential Tesla customers.
1- They are working on getting agreement with MA for a SC at the Charlton Service Plaza on I90 just East of I84. The issue here seems to be that there is an ADA issue. The location the plaza would like to be the SC location is far from the food services (McDonalds) which in my opinion is terrific as the SC will be less likely to be Iced. However, the Plaza would like a handicap accessible path/ramp be created. Evidently this is logistically difficult so negotiations are ongoing. I suggested that Tesla explain that SC are not parking spots but refueling locations. Gas pumps do not require handicap access from the pumps to food services. Certainly as long as the SC are handicap accessible and there are parking locations need the food services then this should facilitate access. Mark was intrigued by my take but who knows if the authorities in MA will be similarly intrigued.
I agree, there appears to be a "drive to the beach" awareness at Tesla. Notice how Tesla has prioritized SCs to drive from Charlotte to the North Carolina Outer Banks...I'm still not sure why they put the one in RI except possibly for access to the outer Cape from NYC.
I'm still not sure why they put the one in RI except possibly for access to the outer Cape from NYC.
The one in RI is useless for the Cape. There are few places to charge on the Cape, check out plugshare. RI would get you to the outer cape but you wouldn't make it back. Tesla really needs to put a SC in the Wareham, Bourne, Plymouth area or Cape Cod becomes an ICE only vacation spot.
The one in RI is useless for the Cape. There are few places to charge on the Cape, check out plugshare. RI would get you to the outer cape but you wouldn't make it back. Tesla really needs to put a SC in the Wareham, Bourne, Plymouth area or Cape Cod becomes an ICE only vacation spot.
When I go out to Provincetown, it's for a week, so plugging into 110v is plenty for me... I need the RI Supercharger in order to make it because I'll have my bicycle's on the Eco-Hitch on the back and at 225 miles from Milford to PTown, I wouldn't make it.
But I've always advocated that PTown should install L2 public chargers to cater to the crowd that would go out there for the day and in something like a Leaf or FF Electric, they would need a charge in order to get back to Boston....
Aaron
I'm afraid a lot of these small tourist towns don't see much advantage to EV charge stations. They're already crawling with visitors in the summer and just don't see spending $10-20K for a few more as being the best way to spend their money. There just aren't enough electric vehicles to make it a compelling case, a classic chicken and egg problem.I have spoken to two select men in Provincetown and got little interest, even when I told them the closest charger was in Hyannis
John
I don't know about that. To really make the Cape accessible, there'd have to be a whole lot of chargers all over the place at Inns, B&B's, beaches, etc. There would have to be hundreds of them at all the places people want to hang out at on the Cape. While I'd certainly give preference to an Inn that had charging over one that didn't, I wouldn't stay in Wellfleet rather than Provincetown just for the charging.The RI SC is okay for New Yorkers going to the Cape (hi, Aaron), but not for those of us coming from MA or further north.
What's really needed on the Cape is not SCing but more businesses with L2 charging. If I owned rental property on the Cape, I'd install an EV plug to attract more (and better renters.
I'm afraid a lot of these small tourist towns don't see much advantage to EV charge stations. They're already crawling with visitors in the summer and just don't see spending $10-20K for a few more as being the best way to spend their money. There just aren't enough electric vehicles to make it a compelling case, a classic chicken and egg problem.