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Supercharger - Louisville, KY
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I and many others were expecting Elizabethtown to be the connector from Nashville to Louisville. Bowling Green and Elizabethtown would be nice but one is as good as the other for I-65.
I keep thinking not everyone is going to be happy with any site in Louisville so it might be best to build in New Albany or Jeffersonville just over the line in Indiana where zoning does not restrict DCFC to "gas stations".
I have to believe that with a reasonably light touch on the accelerator pedal, you could easily make it to the Lex SC with a 90. I have made the trip this summer in the other direction with an "old" Feb 2013 P85 (2 passangers and about 150 lbs luggage) and stopped 2 hrs in E-town, but the charge I had left on the machine on arrival to B-wood was about the amount that I gained in E-town. You do gain elevation going toward Lex, but I didn't see a big difference in Wh/mi going either direction. I've been tempted to try and make a go of it in my car! If you do it, let us know.
On the trip there, alone. On the trip back (Lex-Nashville) myself and 3 passengers and luggage (nothing heavy, 2 smaller kids and wife, probably total 480 lbs including all passengers and luggage. It was in a 2 week old P85D, with a Chademo adaptor along for the ride just in case (but not used). There are at least 2 Chademos on the northern outskirts of Nashville where I could have charged if necessary.
If memory serves, I still had almost 30 miles left when I arrived at Brentwood. Max charged when leaving Meijer in Lexington, kept the car in range mode, drove at a careful but comfortable speed on a beautiful, cool Sunday morning. I typically drive a couple of mph faster than everyone else on the road, so I wasn't going slowly.
If memory serves, I still had almost 30 miles left when I arrived at Brentwood. Max charged when leaving Meijer in Lexington, kept the car in range mode, drove at a careful but comfortable speed on a beautiful, cool Sunday morning. I typically drive a couple of mph faster than everyone else on the road, so I wasn't going slowly.
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Got my fingers crossed too! I think there are a bunch of folks that would find SCs in those locations and Paduch helpful to allow more direct connections via Nashville.
Looks like the electrical permit was filed a couple of days ago (11/13/2015)!
http://portal.louisvilleky.gov/codesandregs/permit/detail?type=ELECTRICAL&id=EL965556
Address is:
3101 BARDSTOWN RD
LOUISVILLE, KY 40205
Looks to be maybe in the parking lot of a restaurant associated with Sullivan University. Rumor has it that Sullivan is very pro-Tesla, so that would make sense.
http://portal.louisvilleky.gov/codesandregs/permit/detail?type=ELECTRICAL&id=EL965556
Address is:
3101 BARDSTOWN RD
LOUISVILLE, KY 40205
Looks to be maybe in the parking lot of a restaurant associated with Sullivan University. Rumor has it that Sullivan is very pro-Tesla, so that would make sense.
Excellent. Being at an Intersection of Interstates (64 and 65), it counts as 2 Superchargers for completing Interstate coverage.
It's also near the start of I-71.
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Sullivan University | Louisville Campus
It's also near the start of I-71.
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Sullivan University | Louisville Campus
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P85D AP1
Very glad to see this going in to make I65 a bit more viable route. Louisville is actually a good overnight stop for us so staying at the 21c with their HPWC works but an upcoming trip would be better to drive through.
LG&E and KU power companies are looking to install 10 public charging stations across the state. This may help a little in the future too! Article here: LGE and KU
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