EA chargers in Eastern WA and OR.

[silverelan]

Anybody else notice the Electrify America stations in Ellensburg, Yakima, Hermiston, etc are struggling with their reliability?

I've seen recent reports showing all four stalls being down at Hermiston. I realize that the charging network today is the worst it'll be but man, we really need additional charging options.

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[OlyPen]

Anybody else notice the Electrify America stations in Ellensburg, Yakima, Hermiston, etc are struggling with their reliability?

I've seen recent reports showing all four stalls being down at Hermiston. I realize that the charging network today is the worst it'll be but man, we really need additional charging options.

Could be worse ... There are *no* fast chargers in North Idaho.

 

[ebeponyan]

Anybody else notice the Electrify America stations in Ellensburg, Yakima, Hermiston, etc are struggling with their reliability?

I've seen recent reports showing all four stalls being down at Hermiston. I realize that the charging network today is the worst it'll be but man, we really need additional charging options.

At least on Saturday, the EA sites at Hermiston, Yakima and Ellensburg were all down to a single working station. We powered through from Huntington, OR to the free 50kW Shell charger in Kennewick, but the situation at Ellensburg was pretty dire with cars lining up and chargers flaking out.

 

[Sobmartin]

Anybody else notice the Electrify America stations in Ellensburg, Yakima, Hermiston, etc are struggling with their reliability?

I've seen recent reports showing all four stalls being down at Hermiston. I realize that the charging network today is the worst it'll be but man, we really need additional charging options.

The EA chargers at the Safeway in Leavenworth are working just fine. However you can charge for free at the Big-Y park and ride.

 

[Pangea]

Yikes, I'm bummed the Ellensburg chargers aren't dependable. I live in N. ID and will need to travel to Seattle several times a year... Was kind of counting on them!

 

[silverelan]

Yikes, I'm bummed the Ellensburg chargers aren't dependable. I live in N. ID and will need to travel to Seattle several times a year... Was kind of counting on them!

Washington is surprisingly behind on DCFC infrastructure compared to Oregon, California, or even Utah. Hell, even Montana has released some bold plans on site locations with forthcoming installs.

With something like $70M coming to WA soon for infrastructure, I'd expect to see some good plans come out and major new installations along the designated corridors.

 

[hybrid2bev]

Yikes, I'm bummed the Ellensburg chargers aren't dependable. I live in N. ID and will need to travel to Seattle several times a year... Was kind of counting on them!

Check https://www.plugshare.com/

All of those stations now have a perfect 10 score.

 

[Deleted member 9461]

We got a EA charger in Kitsap county, we all circled it like a cult and worshipped for a bit...
Anyone have issues with the Spokane area chargers?
That Ellensburg/Taco bell is nerve wracking, we were heading west, had a trailer, pulled it off across the street to fit, and a Bolt driver said only 1 working, checked, called, limed to Cle Elum to make over the pass.
A month later, driving west, stopped at Ellensburg, all EA chargers are working, voodoo man, voodoo

 

[Darckangel21]

The EA chargers at the Safeway in Leavenworth are working just fine. However you can charge for free at the Big-Y park and ride.

Ritzville has EA and one at the Gas station. all worked. met multiple Lightning trucks. we drive a 2021 MME Premium AWD Extended. we've done the Taco Bell EA Chargers both direction between Seattle and Spokane.

 

[RKinWA]

Anybody else notice the Electrify America stations in Ellensburg, Yakima, Hermiston, etc are struggling with their reliability?

I've seen recent reports showing all four stalls being down at Hermiston. I realize that the charging network today is the worst it'll be but man, we really need additional charging options.

Just this last weekend I drove over from Seattle to Yakima. I charged at the EA at Walmart in Yakima and sustained 136kW for a while then dropped to 104kW. On the way back I stopped at North Bend and only got 88kW. I had planned on stopping in Ellensburg but didn't need to.

 

[milepost1]

Anybody else notice the Electrify America stations in Ellensburg, Yakima, Hermiston, etc are struggling with their reliability?

I've seen recent reports showing all four stalls being down at Hermiston. I realize that the charging network today is the worst it'll be but man, we really need additional charging options.

Try tesla app to find superchargers that work. EA 2 STILL down in ellensburg. It has only been over a year that 2 are down. Closed them to fix and add new style chargers. After repairs? Still 2 not working. All 4 at cow creek mercantile work. Think EA is doomed. Thier reliability is 100% unreliable. Last whine. It is not a "successful" charge if you had to wait 1 hour because 2 chargers are down. At least note it when using app at charger. (Plugs hare, etc)

 

[silverelan]

Try tesla app to find superchargers that work. EA 2 STILL down in ellensburg. It has only been over a year that 2 are down. Closed them to fix and add new style chargers. After repairs? Still 2 not working. All 4 at cow creek mercantile work. Think EA is doomed. Thier reliability is 100% unreliable. Last whine. It is not a "successful" charge if you had to wait 1 hour because 2 chargers are down. At least note it when using app at charger. (Plugs hare, etc)

I’ve had to wait on a charge at Ellensburg once or twice, it sucks. I’ve even taken a look at the jam there and just continued on to EA Yakima (I never drive to Spokane) so I’m just stuck waiting for either our adapters so we can use the Ellensburg V3 and/or Magic Dock to show up for Yakima’s TWO Tesla V3 stations.

Thankfully, a bunch of other chargers have started showing up in Yakima including a pair of 62.5kW Chargepoint CPE250s at Starbucks and a new 4-stall 150kW station nearly open at the Hilton.

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