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Supercharger - Statesville, NC
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MDMGSO47
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A supercharger in Statesville, NC would be nice for added comfort in winter months for my trips.
But, I've been doing pretty well lately. I can make it consistently from my place in Hickory, NC all the way to the Lexington, VA supercharger non-stop, normal driving with traffic at highway speeds (~75 MPH) with A/C running and such. Same for the return trip, although it's a little more power hungry than the northbound version and I have to slow it down a bit. I pulled in my garage with 4 rated miles last time I left Lexington, VA with 100%.
Wytheville is too far out of the way. It makes more sense for me to spend the extra 45 minutes in Lexington topping off than it does to go the extra miles to Wytheville and spend time charging there. The proposed Statesville location would still be out of my way, but not quite as much... so I probably still wouldn't use it unless I got to that area and wasn't confident in my energy capacity for the remaining 30 miles or so.
My contacts at Tesla still claim that this supercharger isn't even officially planned for construction yet. So, who knows.
But, I've been doing pretty well lately. I can make it consistently from my place in Hickory, NC all the way to the Lexington, VA supercharger non-stop, normal driving with traffic at highway speeds (~75 MPH) with A/C running and such. Same for the return trip, although it's a little more power hungry than the northbound version and I have to slow it down a bit. I pulled in my garage with 4 rated miles last time I left Lexington, VA with 100%.
Wytheville is too far out of the way. It makes more sense for me to spend the extra 45 minutes in Lexington topping off than it does to go the extra miles to Wytheville and spend time charging there. The proposed Statesville location would still be out of my way, but not quite as much... so I probably still wouldn't use it unless I got to that area and wasn't confident in my energy capacity for the remaining 30 miles or so.
My contacts at Tesla still claim that this supercharger isn't even officially planned for construction yet. So, who knows.
See Tesla, he won't even use it. Don't punish the rest of us.
jimmyz80
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After taking my first trip from Raleigh to Asheville in my S75D, I've reaffirmed my interest in this location. 
The uphill trip was definitely doable with a top-off in Burlington to 100%, but it'd be nice to arrive in Asheville with some charge to run around town with. I imagine the pucker factor will be a bit higher in the winter months though. :/ Statesville would be a much better location to charge mid-way.
The uphill trip was definitely doable with a top-off in Burlington to 100%, but it'd be nice to arrive in Asheville with some charge to run around town with. I imagine the pucker factor will be a bit higher in the winter months though. :/ Statesville would be a much better location to charge mid-way.
Totally agree that Statesville will make the drive from the Triangle to Asheville a piece of cake. Even the Greensboro SC (assuming it will be close to I-40) will be ever so slightly better than Burlington for those of us in the Triangle heading to Asheville and beyond. We'll arrive with slightly less charge (~20 miles), and we'll need slightly less charge (again ~20 miles),
However, the Greensboro location doesn't make much sense to me since it is so close to Burlington. Winston-Salem seems a better choice.
However, the Greensboro location doesn't make much sense to me since it is so close to Burlington. Winston-Salem seems a better choice.
Drucifer
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MDMGSO47
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The Greensboro location will serve both I-85 and I-40 while Winston would serve I-40 only. Besides, we live in GSO, so it is a much better location.
muleferg
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Yes: 6/2/17 Spoke with a lady in the Iredell County Planning Dept. who approved and issued the permit in November 2016 for building the Supercharger at 1520 Cinema Drive, Statesville. She said that no one had come in to pick up the permit. (from my post #132 in this thread).
jfe_md
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Winston Salem would also serve 52/I74 as well as I40, although construction in GSO has officially begun!
muleferg
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CorynNC
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Winston would serve 421, 52 and 40The Greensboro location will serve both I-85 and I-40 while Winston would serve I-40 only. Besides, we live in GSO, so it is a much better location.
MDMGSO47
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The SC in GSO is located just off I-40 (before its combination with I-85) and about a half mile from I-73. There is a tremendous amount of traffic nearby.
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