Introduction
Site review from my trip reviewing all the Electrify America locations in Ohio.
Business/Location Name | Walmart – Cambridge |
Address | 61205 Southgate Rd, Cambridge, OH 43725 |
Network | Electrify America |
Station Details | 4 Stations (2 x 350kW/ 2 x 150kW) |
Cost | $0.48 per kWh ($0.36 member price) |
The Walmart – Cambridge Electrify America station was the 8th stop on my trip to explore the charging sites across Ohio. (This station opened in February 2019).
Accessibility
The Walmart here in Cambridge is 1 mile south of I-70 at exit 178. Take OH-209/Southgate Parkway to get to the parking lot. The charging dispensers are located on the southern part of the lot a little more than halfway away from the building. The 4 units are placed in a side-by-side layout with 4 available parking spots. There is one spot here at could accommodate pull thru parking.
Amenities
Dining options include: Tlaquepaque Mexican, Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby’s
Shopping options include: Walmart, Maurices
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): Small nearby gas station.
Concentration
This is a baseline 4 charger site for Electrify America. This station is the pull beside or next to configuration. I didn’t have an issue connecting the Polestar 2 with the driver side port. Front mounted ports may have more issues at this site design, and depending on port location you may have to use the dispense with the screen facing away from the car. One of the four here was out of service.
Location
This stop is on I-70 in the middle of Columbus, OH and Pittsburgh, PA. This is one exit to the west from the interchange of I-70 with I-77 which runs north to Cleveland, OH. This site provides coverage for the southeast corner of Ohio.
50 Mile Loop:
150 to 200 Mile Range Estimate:
Speed
Electrify America has chargers that support the fastest speeds available today. The sites support both 350kW and 150kW stations and are well equipped to handle the current amount of electric cars and those yet to come. The made in June of 2018 Signet charging units have been supporting most Ohio locations for 4 years already.
Summary
The first long day of this trip ended with this final charging session. Since I knew I’dhave a long leg to start the next day, I took the time to charge up towards 90%. This was to insure I’d have no issues making it to my first stop in the morning. A beautiful sunset and friendly couple in a Mach-E that stopped to charge soon after I arrived helped pass the 44 minutes it took to charge from 26% to 88%. I once again managed to get the peak 150kW charge speed. Above 80% the charging speed slowed to a crawl, not even making 30kW speeds.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $19.80
Total kWh: 55.348
Time: 44 minutes 35 seconds
Average Charge Speed: 74.6 kW
Cost per kWh: $0.36
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