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Monday, December 27, 2021

Dunkin' - Plymouth, MI

 Introduction

02/05/2023 - This Site is now Closed

A review from my road trip to visit all the EVgo sites in Michigan

 

Business/Location Name

Dunkin' Plymouth

Address

39600 Ann Arbor Rd E, Plymouth, MI

Network

EVgo

Station Details

1 Station (50kW)

Cost

$0.35 per minute

The Dunkin’ Plymouth EVgo station was the 8th and final stop on my lap around Michigan (only available in metro Detroit)



 Accessibility

The Dunkin’ at a BP gas station at this address is 0.2 miles east of I-275 at exit 28.  On the north side of Ann Arbor Rd, the EVSE is directly ahead when pulling into the main entrance, almost impossible to miss.

 

 

Amenities

Dining options include: Dunkin’, Los Tres Amigos, Tubby’s Sub Shop

Shopping options include: There are no walkable shops

Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air):  BP gas station at this location

 

Concentration

This is the standard single station layout for EVgo.  This station is the pull up to configuration, which makes charging with Elektra’s front port location easy, but those with fender locations may need to stretch the cables to make the connections.

 

Location

Along the I-275 corridor, this would be one of the few sites that supports longer distance trips.  The gas station location allows for easy on/off the highway.  This currently the southernmost charge site on the I-275 corridor, so if you are headed south from the northwest suburbs, there is no high-speed charging options until you are halfway through Ohio.  Hopefully this will improve in the future.

 

Speed

EVgo is offering the some of the slowest DC fast chargers in this market.  These units can output 50kW, but for most vehicles will charge much slower than that.  While these sites would have been acceptable when first installed 6 years ago, they are not up to the standards of what is available today.

 

Summary

This seems to be a well maintained and reasonably used location.  While there is not much around to keep one occupied while charging, this site can also work as a neighborhood charging location serving anyone who lives close to this exit.  I only stayed just long enough to take my pictures and notes.  Finishing my visit to all the local EVgo sites, I hope to not need to visit them anytime soon.

 

What I paid for this stop:

Total Cost: $2.23

Total kWh: 4.050 kWh

Time: 7 minutes

Average Charge Speed: 34.7kW (calculated)

Cost per kWh: $0.35 per minute ($0.55 per kWh)

Total Score (Max 44)

Score

Accessibility

Amenities

Usability

21

C

6

5

10

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