Good location, easy off and on I-25. That intersection is currently under construction but in a year will be completed. About half a dozen restaurants nearby but not what I would consider within walking distance.
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Much as I'd like to see a Supercharger Station in Golden, to avoid a long detour to the current Denver airport location, the disadvantage of putting one in that general area might be heavy use by locals. Loveland is a tiny burg that would have few locals blocking the station. The Denver airport location is very inconvenient from most residential areas, so less likely to be blocked by locals. Given the problems with locals blocking Superchargers located in California metro areas, there may be a good reason for the locations that Tesla has chosen in the Colorado "Front Range" metro area. Just guessing...Thanks @hikerockies - that makes sense - good to find this sort of local info. supercharge.info doesn't have the terrain display available but I checked Google Maps and it makes a big difference! Perhaps somewhere on the western side of Denver (Golden?) would have made a bit more sense, but I guess Tesla has to take the sites they can.
I'm in a similarly rough-terrain state and this kind of info from other locations is useful when trying to recommend charging locations to our local government.
Good point. While I would like one there, I would never need it myself. I live just a few minutes south of Golden and at my job in Golden we have 36 solar powered level 2 chargers. Maybe the one planned for Thornton will show up eventually.Much as I'd like to see a Supercharger Station in Golden, to avoid a long detour to the current Denver airport location, the disadvantage of putting one in that general area might be heavy use by locals. Loveland is a tiny burg that would have few locals blocking the station. The Denver airport location is very inconvenient from most residential areas, so less likely to be blocked by locals. Given the problems with locals blocking Superchargers located in California metro areas, there may be a good reason for the locations that Tesla has chosen in the Colorado "Front Range" metro area. Just guessing...
The Supercharger stations also tend to be closer together in Colorado due to a combination of very mountainous terrain west of Denver and winter weather, both range killers. The route to Silverthorne passes through the Eisenhower Tunnel, elevation 11,158 ft (3,401 m). [By the way, the lowest elevation in Colorado is more than 1000 meters, near the Kansas and Nebraska borders.]
Much as I'd like to see a Supercharger Station in Golden, to avoid a long detour to the current Denver airport location, the disadvantage of putting one in that general area might be heavy use by locals. Loveland is a tiny burg that would have few locals blocking the station. The Denver airport location is very inconvenient from most residential areas, so less likely to be blocked by locals. Given the problems with locals blocking Superchargers located in California metro areas, there may be a good reason for the locations that Tesla has chosen in the Colorado "Front Range" metro area. Just guessing...
The Supercharger stations also tend to be closer together in Colorado due to a combination of very mountainous terrain west of Denver and winter weather, both range killers. The route to Silverthorne passes through the Eisenhower Tunnel, elevation 11,158 ft (3,401 m). [By the way, the lowest elevation in Colorado is more than 1000 meters, near the Kansas and Nebraska borders.]
Denver Supercharger Station to Grand Junction Supercharger Station, metric units.
36 solar powered level 2 chargers - impressive. NREL?Good point. While I would like one there, I would never need it myself. I live just a few minutes south of Golden and at my job in Golden we have 36 solar powered level 2 chargers. Maybe the one planned for Thornton will show up eventually.
That would work, although it is even closer to Silverthorne.What about putting one a bit further up the road at the Evergreen turnoff. It's got the amenities, although lacks the usual companies Tesla likes to partner with.
Next week? Thanksgiving week? Now that's optimism.