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Supercharger - Laurel, MD
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I visited Laurel last week for a quick charge and like others had a hard time finding the stations, as they're in the back end of a parking garage hidden from view on the streets surrounding the garage. It's a bit of a trek off I-95 to reach this spot but if one is desperate for a charge it's great. As others have suggested, this is not a most desirable location, so I would suggest other owners treat it as a "failsafe" charging spot.
There are benefits to the location, too - at least for folks who aren't in a hurry during normal business hours - like half a dozen restaurants to choose from with a wide variety of good food.
Sir Guacamolaf
The good kind of fat
Newark - the rest stop and food choices feel a bit dingy. All fast foody. On the plus side, the pull over is very convenient.
Aberdeen - The food choices and general atmosphere feel better, and the pull over from the freeway is very convenient. But it's stuck in permit stage.
Laurel - Food choices are better, but you have to drive through people's bedrooms to get there. Also the neighborhood is icky.
I'd say, I'm still happy that we have superchargers than otherwise, but I really wouldn't mind a few more locations around us.
Dreaming out loud,
- 270/495 interchange
- Exit 16 on 270
- Frederick
- Somewhere around Mclean/Tysons
- Reston/Sterling/Ashburn/Centerville/Leesburg
- Aberdeen
vdiv
Chief Grump
Yeah, considering the people who pass through, come to, and who live in the DC area with EVs we could use a few more stations of any kind.
Not holding my breath.
Not holding my breath.
One located near 270 & 495 better have 20 stalls. I can't drive through that area without seeing multiple Model S.
Somewhere around 495/270 would be convenient, like the old temporary location in Bethesda.
The other one down that way I'm waiting for is the Queenstown/Stevensville/Annapolis dot that has been on the last couple future maps - if I'm not in a hurry, that will make going up/down the eastern shore to D.C. convenient, avoiding all the traffic and tolls.
Those maps are open to interpretation. It looks to me like the location east of the bridge is closer to Denton and those to the west appear to be the ones in Laurel and the future one near Aberdeen. We shall see eventually.
I hope you're wrong - Denton doesn't seem to be very convenient to much of anything, and is certainly well off the track for my eastern shore route. As you say, we'll see eventually.
vdiv
Chief Grump
An ever increasing number of folks take US-50/US-301 going North and East to DE and NJ to bypass I-95. A supercharger in Annapolis, Kent Island, or Queenstown would be splendid.
CHRGIT
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Well the only one planned for 2017 is in Aberdeen, north of Baltimore, and they've had a permit for that for almost a year and claimed that they don't even have a final location determined. So, don't hold your breath.
Maryland House will be a lot more convenient than Laurel once it opens, though it will be a little close to Newark.
Really what I think you need are more DC area options, like something over near Bethesda.
Right now Laurel is the only choice for anyone coming from the north, unless they are headed down 95 and confident of pushing all the way through to Woodbridge.
Be aware of:
Supercharger Station Being Constructed in Florida City, FL
Also there is:
Supercharger Station in Naples
The future map is supposed to have one somewhere in the Annapolis/kent island/Queenstown neighborhood, depending on how you read it. With Newark being on the path at the top, I think that one is all you really need. It's a much more relaxing drive, and only a little longer/slower.
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