Fast (level 3) chargers in northern parts of lower Michigan, the UP of Michigan, northern Wisconsin do not exist.

[dbsb3233]

62.5 kWh is not 250 miles in the Mach-e. Not even in the RWD ER.

Ford says the RWD ER gets 300 miles on 88 kWh. That's 3.41 miles per kWh. 62.5 kWh would be 213 miles, not 250. (And that's mostly city driving. It's much worse on the highway.)

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[jdmrc93]

I'd agree, in principle that if you're travelling North on I-75 you're not really in a hurry--you're on vacation. However, many people leave Southeastern Michigan to go "up north" for the weekend (as evidenced by the Friday Northbound and Sunday Southbound traffic backups on said I-75).

As such they are in a hurry to get to their destination and would not accept an additional 2 hour wait to get there.

Of course, with a LR Mach-E RWD at 300 miles you can almost get to Mackinaw city on a single charge (probably more like Gaylord--oh wait their DCFC's just went online and they are only 62.5kW). In addition, it sounds like the DCFC's in Gaylord are in a nice spot to spend some time--easy walking distance to many locals see the pavilion here (Streetview).

My cabin is on Drummond Island (we're actually the easternmost property in the UP). We have to travel from the Detroit area. We typically stop in Gaylord (Waters exit) to fill up and let the dogs out. We're usually done in 10 min, simply because we've gotten so good at timing the EUPTA DI ferry. We also have a MacPass.

We don't want to sit around for 1-2 hours waiting for the car to charge when we're used to 10 min. I can live with a 30 min charge time, albeit reluctantly.

I want to get to my cabin QUICKLY! It's already a 6 hour drive as-is.

 

[JamieGeek]

My cabin is on Drummond Island (we're actually the easternmost property in the UP). We have to travel from the Detroit area. We typically stop in Gaylord (Waters exit) to fill up and let the dogs out. We're usually done in 10 min, simply because we've gotten so good at timing the EUPTA DI ferry. We also have a MacPass.

We don't want to sit around for 1-2 hours waiting for the car to charge when we're used to 10 min. I can live with a 30 min charge time, albeit reluctantly.

I want to get to my cabin QUICKLY! It's already a 6 hour drive as-is.

LOL! I understand. As a working stiff myself: If we're going up North we want to get to our destination ASAP--especially if its for a short duration.

As an EV driver, however, I'm inclined to want to try the challenge once in a while though LOL.

Wow Drummond Island; beautiful country up there.

 

[Billyk24]

Hage Auto is installing DC fast CCS chargers in Mackinaw City. It is unknown at what charging rate these will be. If 150kW, then CCS supported BEV will not have such an extended charging session.

 

[JamieGeek]

Hage's DCFC is only 50kW, see here: (Scroll down to specs)
https://hageauto.com/juicepump

The whole page is a bit disengenuous because they talk about "Drivers can charge up to 80% in 30 minutes" and yet their DCFC is only 50kW so....not with their charger.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Hage's DCFC is only 50kW, see here: (Scroll down to specs)
https://hageauto.com/juicepump

The whole page is a bit disengenuous because they talk about "Drivers can charge up to 80% in 30 minutes" and yet their DCFC is only 50kW so....not with their charger.

Emphasis on “up to”. It may be up to on a 30 kWh Leaf like mine.

 

[JamieGeek]

What is more interesting about that is that the Veefil RT is available with 175kW power (its not 250kW but hey its 3.5x the 50kW version).
https://www.tritium.com.au/wp-conte...5.DTA_.009.CAv1_Veefil-RT-175-S-Datasheet.pdf

 

[hybrid2bev]

https://www.michigan.gov/climateandenergy/0,4580,7-364-85453_85455-487842--,00.html

The highlighted rows indicate approved applications received as of 7/1/2020. The node number corresponds the map labels posted previously. Here is some more detailed location data and descriptions.

See the approved sites marked with bolts.

 

[silverelan]

Hopefully they're doing these paired 125/62.5 kW chargers like they've got in Cadillac or Klamath Falls, CA

https://www.plugshare.com/location/250958

https://www.plugshare.com/location/254339

 

[JamieGeek]

Looks like someone's been busy putting these new chargers into plugshare:

(Yeah only showing CCS on plugshare still shows an empty upper penninsula, however.)

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