Meijer – Stevensville

Introduction

Trip to visit all the southern lower Michigan Tesla Supercharger sites open to non-Tesla vehicles.  This trip took place on July 21, 2025

Business/Location Name	Meijer
Address	5019 Red Arrow Hwy, Stevensville, MI 49127
Network	Tesla
Station Details	12 Stalls (3 sets of 4 dispensers, total 1000kW site power)
Cost	$0.47 per kWh, $0.36 per kWh for membership

The Meijer in Stevensville station was the 7th charging stop on my trip to check the southern lower Michigan Tesla sites.  The last of the not so busy sites for a while on this trip.  Based on the usage chart in the Tesla app, this site sees steady use but is not overly busy.  (This station opened in July 2023).  

Accessibility

This Meijer site is in the parking lot of the superstore business.  The site is 0.4 miles from I-94 at exit 23.  The charge points are easy to locate once you have navigated to the Meijer parking lot.  The stalls are along the western edge of the parking lot.  No pull through parking stall.

Amenities

Dining options include: Biggby Coffee, 

Shopping options include: Meijer, AutoZone

Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air):  Meijer gas station in same parking lot

Concentration

This is a standard 12 stall V3 location.  The dispensers are arranged along the edge of the parking lot.  The power cabinets and the transformer are placed at the end of the row of dispensers.  There are no alternate placement dispensers to help those that might have a charge port that doesn’t work well with the V3 short cables.  Most likely those vehicles could use one of the dispensers at the end of the row.

Location

This site supports I-94 east/west interstate.  This is the furthest west Tesla location in Michigan.  Connecting major cities include Grand Rapids – 95 miles NNE, Chicago – 95 miles W, and Indianapolis – 190 miles S.

50 Mile Loop:

150 Mile Range Estimate:

Speed

The currently installed V3 power cabinets can produce up to 500V and 600A.  The power cabinets are connected by the high voltage DC bus, and thus can share power amongst all the dispensers.  Of course, this 500V limitation reduces the peak charging speeds for some 800V architecture vehicles, but the 600A output works well for lower voltage higher amperage vehicles.  Since I am on this trip with Elektra, the 200A, 80kW limit of the vehicle will not be stressing these units at all.  The 1000kVA transformer here, same as the last site, provides enough power for the 12 charging stalls most of the time.

Summary

I arrived to a completely empty site and opted to park at the far end stall.  Shortly after my arrival a Cybertruck arrived and parked towards the other end.  He had to kind of angle in between the stalls to get back far enough for the V3 cable to comfortably reach the trucks charge port.  Seems to me that this site was added after there was enough traffic at the nearby Benton Harbor location to deem another station was needed for the amount of traffic being served.

What I paid for this stop:

Total Cost: $5.66

Total kWh: 15.7348 kWh

Time: 15 min

Average Charge Speed: 63kW

Cost per kWh: $0.36

(From 50% - 70%)

Total Score (Max 44)	Score	Accessibility	Amenities	Usability
36	A	5	6	25

Alternatives:

Amoco - 4609 Red Arrow Hwy, Stevensville, MI 49127 - $0.45/kWh(+$0.50) - 320kW x 2 

(Red E Charge)

Dunkin’ - 2680 M-139, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 - $0.62/kWh - 300kW x 6 (Rivian)

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Meijer – Benton Harbor

Introduction

Trip to visit all the southern lower Michigan Tesla Supercharger sites open to non-Tesla vehicles.  This trip took place on July 21, 2025

Business/Location Name	Meijer
Address	1920 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Network	Tesla
Station Details	12 Stalls (3 sets of 4 dispensers, total 1000kW site power)
Cost	$0.50 per kWh, $0.36 per kWh for membership

The Meijer in Benton Harbor station was the 6th charging stop on my trip to check the southern lower Michigan Tesla sites.  Just a couple of miles north of the next stop.  I have been here before to review the Electrify America location. Based on the usage chart in the Tesla app, this site sees steady use but is not overly busy.  (This station opened in July 2023).  

Accessibility

This Meijer site is in the parking lot of the superstore business.  The site is 0.4 miles from I-94 at exit 23.  The charge points are easy to locate once you have navigated to the Meijer parking lot.  The stalls are along the southwestern edge of the parking lot in line with the other chargers at this location.  No pull through parking stall.

Amenities

Dining options include: Wings Etc, Biggby Coffee, Joanna La Michoacona Taqueria

Shopping options include: Meijer, Aldi

Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air):  Meijer gas station in same parking lot

Concentration

This is a standard 12 stall V3 location.  The dispensers are arranged along the southwest edge of the parking lot.  The power cabinets and the transformer are placed behind the row of dispensers.  There are no alternate placement dispensers to help those that might have a charge port that doesn’t work well with the V3 short cables.  Most likely those vehicles could use one of the dispensers at the end of the row.

Location

This site supports I-94 east/west interstate.  Quite a popular location for charging in Michigan.  Connecting major cities including Grand Rapids – 95 miles NNE, Chicago – 95 miles W, and Indianapolis – 190 miles S.

50 Mile Loop:

150 Mile Range Estimate:

Speed

The currently installed V3 power cabinets can produce up to 500V and 600A.  The power cabinets are connected by the high voltage DC bus, and thus can share power amongst all the dispensers.  Of course, this 500V limitation reduces the peak charging speeds for some 800V architecture vehicles, but the 600A output works well for lower voltage higher amperage vehicles.  Since I am on this trip with Elektra, the 200A, 80kW limit of the vehicle will not be stressing these units at all.  As mentioned in the site review for the Electrify America chargers here, Tesla manages to have 12 charging points from 1000kVA of transformer power, while EA only supports 6 ports from that same power.

Summary

(Summary of the stop with parking location, vehicles that charged during the stop, and other activities done.)

What I paid for this stop: (I didn’t charge, just stopped for the site review)

Total Cost: -

Total kWh: -

Time: -

Average Charge Speed: -

Cost per kWh: -

With the next stop just a few miles down the road, I didn’t stop to charge at this location.

Total Score (Max 44)	Score	Accessibility	Amenities	Usability
37	A	5	7	25

Alternatives:

Meijer - 1920 Pipestone Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 - $0.56/kWh- 350kW x 6 

(Electrify America)

Dunkin’ - 2680 M-139, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 - $0.62/kWh - 300kW x 6 

(Rivian)

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Meijer – Portage

Introduction

Trip to visit all the southern lower Michigan Tesla Supercharger sites open to non-Tesla vehicles.  Site visit on July 21, 2025

Business/Location Name	Meijer
Address	5121 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI 49002
Network	Tesla
Station Details	8 Stalls (2 sets of 4 dispensers, total 500kW site power)
Cost	$0.47 per kWh, $0.36 per kWh for membership

The Meijer in Portage station was the 5th charging stop on my trip to check the southern lower Michigan Tesla sites.  This is an older and smaller site with only 8 dispensers.  Probably due to the smaller site size, the usage chart in the Tesla app shows that in the middle of the day most of the stations will be in use, and I found the same with up to 5 stalls in use during my stop.  (This station opened in July 2021).  

Accessibility

This Meijer site is in the parking lot of the supermarket business.  The site is 0.6 miles from I-94 at exit 76.  Just north of the highway, this charging site is much closer to the highway than other options nearby.  On the northern edge of the parking lot.  The stalls are arranged along the outer edge of the parking lot.  The dispenser on the end is set for Tesla pull in, that may better support other charge port locations.  There is no pull-though spot at this location.

Amenities

Dining options include: Cravings Deli, Los Amigos, Lee’s Famous Chicken, Biggby Coffee

Shopping options include: Meijer, Simple Treasures, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air):  Speedway gas station across the street

Concentration

This is a smaller 8 stall V3 location.  The dispensers are arranged along the outer edge of the parking lot.  The power cabinets and transformer are placed at the end of the row of dispensers.  The 8 stalls are from 2021, so likely a very early V3 install.  The shorter cables make for trickly parking for some vehicles.  The positioning of this site in the parking lot leaves lots of room to maneuver to connect.

Location

This site supports I-94 east/west interstate travel.  Major destinations include, Chicago is 150 miles to the west, Grand Rapids is 55 miles to the north, Detroit 145 miles to the east and Indianapolis is 230 miles to the south.

50 Mile Loop:

150 Mile Range Estimate:

Speed

The currently installed V3 power cabinets can produce up to 500V and 600A.  The power cabinets are connected by the high voltage DC bus, and thus can share power amongst all the dispensers.  Of course, this 500V limitation reduces the peak charging speeds for some 800V architecture vehicles, but the 600A output works well for lower voltage higher amperage vehicles.  Since I am on this trip with Elektra, the 200A, 80kW limit of the vehicle will not be stressing these units at all, but I did see max power on this stop.  The smallest transformer of the trip at only 500kVA.  Just a couple of Tesla vehicles charging at peak rate could result in site wide power limitations.

Summary

A quick jaunt down I-94 brings me to the next stop.  Heading north on Westnedge Ave, driving past the Meijer and then turning onto the side street I found the eight dispensers on the loading dock side of the building.  Not the best of the locations on this trip, but the site was busy a Model X, Lighting and Model 3.  The last 2 stalls farthest from the transformer are almost completely overgrown.  This highlights the need to have a clear responsibility for site maintenance to help keep the chargers in working order.

What I paid for this stop:

Total Cost: $2.30

Total kWh: 6.3957

Time: 6 min

Average Charge Speed: 64kW

Cost per kWh: $0.36

(From 62% - 70%)

Total Score (Max 44)	Score	Accessibility	Amenities	Usability
36	A	4	7	25

Alternatives:

Sams Club – 7021 S Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI, 49002 - $0.56/kWh – 350kW x 6

(Electrify America)

West Michigan International – 5380 International Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 - $0.41/kWh – 200kW x 4

(EV Connect)

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