Introduction
A review from my road trip covering the US-23
corridor in Michigan
Business/Location Name | Citgo – Whitmore Lake |
Address | 50 N. Territorial Rd. Whitmore Lake, MI |
Network | ChargePoint |
Station Details | 2 Stations (62.5kW) |
Cost | $0.40 kWh |
Accessibility
The Whitmore Lake Citgo station is 0.1 miles west of US-23 at exit 49. The EVSEs are visible from the end of the
exit ramp on the southbound side. There
is very little else at this exit and traffic should be very light making for a
quick and easy on and off charging session.
This is pull-up-to parking, so trailer access likely won’t work.
Amenities
Dining options include: A Subway in the Sunoco gas
station across the highway.
Shopping options include: PS Food Mart
Convenience Store
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air):
Citgo
gas station at this location.
Concentration
This is the standard double station layout for
ChargePoint. This station is the pull/back into 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
On the US-23 corridor between Ann Arbor and
Brighton, this site is positioned as a road trip rest stop. Unfortunately, there is not much to do in the
area, so this will be another charging-only stop on this route. Given that it is not at the southern or
northern ends, this is not a jumping off point for other travels. It does not connect with any other major east/west
routes. All of these factors combined
make this a less than optimal site.
Speed
ChargePoint is
offering a middle of the pack solution targeted for the early adoption phase. At the time of my trip these units were not
properly paired, and thus limited to 62.5kW or 150A. The mismatch in performance from one site to
another that looks exactly the same will only lead to more confusion as less
informed customers enter the market. (I
should have been getting 77kW like at the previous stop in Brighton, but since
these units are not linked I was limited to 56-59kW)
Summary
I was happy to see another ChargePoint
site using the per kWh cost structure.
This site has to be the easiest off and on the highway access that I
have reviewed to date. With that said,
the location of this site and the lack of anything else around makes this an
average site. I would use it if the
route plan I was driving called for it, but I’ll never adjust a route plan to
make a stop here.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $1.97
Total kWh: 4.93 kWh
Time: 5 minutes
Average Charge Speed: 59.2kW (calculated)
Cost per kWh: $0.40
Total Score (Max 44) | Score | Accessibility | Amenities | Usability |
23 | C | 6 | 5 | 12 |
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