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Supercharger - Seabrook, NH
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Brass Guy
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juliusa
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Great news! Thanks for the pics.
Tesla has really come through for New England in the past few months. West Lebanon opens up most of VT, and Seabrook will get us well into ME.
Tesla has really come through for New England in the past few months. West Lebanon opens up most of VT, and Seabrook will get us well into ME.
No trips to Mt Desert Island, though. But it's too late for this year. Winter access is more important at this point, so Augusta should be the priority.
juliusa
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EVTripplanner says you can make it. 225 miles. Take the route through Belfast which is shorter distance and slower speed. Augusta would make it easier and not require a range charge; Bangor will enable round-trip to Mt. Desert without local charging.
Can you reach Seabrook from where you are?
Beavertail S
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I too just wanted to thank dlucas85. This news made my day and was the final straw that persuaded me to trade my beloved and classic green model S (60kwh, vin 4795) for a 70d. I ordered the 70d today more confident that I'll be able to reach my daughter in Maine all year long. Thanks again dlucas85 for the super informative post.
Well, I have a Volt, not a Tesla, so yes.
Yes, you can get to Bar Harbor, but destination charging would be a must. Bar Harbor's really a summer destination, which is why I mean it's too late; and when it gets cold here, 225 would be a real stretch. For the winter people head for slopes (if not Florida ) which means Western Maine. Bangor's too far NE to be of help. Augusta would at least open up Sugarloaf while also giving more overall coverage of the state which is why I think it should be the priority. And my oreference has nothing to do with being close enough to Augusta to check on construction. 
Mt. Abram has destination charging -- not Tesla-specific, but J1772s. It's only 127 miles from Seabrook to Mt. Abram.
Also remember that there are a decent number of CHAdeMO sites in Maine (mostly at Nissan dealers), so if you buy an adaptor you'd be in pretty good shape. Which isn't to say that we don't need the promised Superchargers at Portland, Augusta and Bangor!
Brass Guy
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Brass Guy
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jmanning
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Wow, thanks for the pics, looks like they will be done by end of sept if not earlier !! This will be a frequent spot for winter and summer seasons !!
juliusa
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Looks like the contractor has some nice equipment, and a construction container. Perhaps they'll move to the next supercharger site once they get this one completed. Burlington, Portland, Augusta, Bangor?
The gating item is the utility transformer. Still, it's great to see the rapid progress! This will be a very useful SC for me, and I expect it will get a lot of use by leaf-peepers and skiers.
I'd argue there's 2 gating items - delivery of the transformer and connection to the grid. As I recall, West Leb and Hooksett got transformers fairly quickly, but it took a while for connection (Liberty in West Leb, PSNH/Eversource in Hooksett). Seabrook is the first SC in Unitil territory, so who knows how long things will take.
Brass Guy
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I made another side trip. Most of the cement has been poured and is set.
For some reason, 1A has no cement yet.
For some reason, 1A has no cement yet.
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