Introduction
A review from my road trip covering some of the Detroit area EVgo locations, recently opened in 2022.
Business/Location Name | Meijer - Detroit |
Address | 1205 Eight Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48203 |
Network | EVgo |
Station Details | 4 Stations (2 x 350kW, 2 x 100kW) |
Cost | $0.35 per minute |
The Meijer Detroit EVgo station was the 4th stop on my trip covering the new opened locations in the metro Detroit area. This Meijer is at the northwest corner of Detroit, and seems well positioned to support the local area. (This station opened in September of 2022)
Accessibility
This stop is just 1.4 miles west of I-75 along 8 Mile Rd. It is also 0.5 miles from Woodward Ave (M-1), but not a large distance from the Royal Oak location that is also close to Woodward Ave. The Meijer hosts these EVSE, but has placed them out of the major traffic flow ensuring EV drivers have easy access. The station is a pull up or back into orientation, so no easy trailer parking here. The adjacent Supercharger ensures that this will be a high traffic area for EVs with plenty of feedback to make sure the units remain well maintained.
Amenities
Dining options include: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Applebee’s, Wingstop
Shopping options include: Meijer, Marshalls, Five Below, Petco, Autozone
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): Meijer gas station nearby
Concentration
This is the new standard station layout for EVgo. 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. The two 350kW and two 100kW units are well sized to the current set of electric vehicles on the road today.
Location
While this site is located along the heavily traveled I-75, this site seems planned more to support the local area. I am scoring this more as a local support charging location and not the more beneficial travel charging location. Distances to reference cities are Part Huron - 60 miles, Saginaw - 95 miles, Grayling - 196 miles, Lansing - 85 miles, Grand Rapids - 150 miles, Toledo, OH - 80 miles, Columbus, OH - 215 miles
Speed
EVgo has made a big step up from their original EVSE offerings. By offering at least 2 units that support 350kW, and to my knowledge supporting up to 500A, they are now offering a competitive solution to the fastest options available in the market today. EVgo is also balancing the need for many EVSE with the need for fast units by also offering two of the 100kW Delta units at this site. These units are capable of 200A. Both options outclass the 50kW 100/125A BTC units that were installed as part of the original installs.
Summary
Nice to come to another site with a simple pull up layout. Relatively easy to find out of traffic on the east side of the parking lot. The new Supercharger at this location is already seeing plenty of traffic and I was surprised to see one Tesla driver using the EVgo stations. There have been reports that EVgo has struggled to bring new sites online, and this site being the newest I visited showed signs of this. While the Delta units were working, the Signet units looked powered on, but were not functional. I just don’t understand why they can indicate on the screen when a unit is out of service, other providers don’t seem to have a problem with this. I hope this becomes a productive site for EVgo in the future.
What I paid for this stop:
Roaming Session from ChargePoint
Total Cost: $1.86
Total kWh: 5.23 kWh
Time: 5 minutes
Average Charge Speed: 62.76 kW (calculated)
Cost per kWh: $0.36 (calculated)
Roaming Sessions on Shell Recharge
Total Cost: $0.00
Total kWh: ?? kWh
Time: ?? minutes
Average Charge Speed: ?? kW (calculated)
Cost per kWh: $0.00
>Roam sessions not recorded or billed
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