Introduction
Site review from my trip to review all the Electrify America locations in Ohio.
Business/Location Name | Blue Heron Service Plaza |
Address | Ohio Turnpike Westbound – Mile marker 77 |
Network | Electrify America |
Station Details | 4 Stations (2 x 350kW/ 2 x 150kW) |
Cost | $0.48 per kWh ($0.36 member price) |
The Blue Heron Service Plaza Electrify America station was the 12th stop on my trip exploring the charging sites across Ohio. (This station opened in May 2019).
Accessibility
This Blue Heron Service Plaza site is located on the I-80/90 Ohio Turnpike. This service plaza is at about mile marker 77 on the westbound side of the highway. The units themselves are placed in the main parking lot on the far corner from the facilities, in a side-by-side layout with 4 available parking spots. The EVSE placement does not allow for pull-through parking. (This site is opposite side of the turnpike from my first stop of this trip)
Amenities
Dining options include: Hardee’s, Marco’s Pizza
Shopping options include: Pike Plaza Shop
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): Sunoco gas station at this location.
Concentration
This is a baseline 4 charger site for Electrify America. This station is park beside/next to configuration. I didn’t have an issue connecting the Polestar 2 with the driver side port, but on this trip, I did see a Kia EV6 struggle to connect with the passenger rear port location. These layouts are good for side or fender port locations but are more challenging for front port charging vehicles.
Location
This site is on the westbound side of the turnpike, on the east side of Toledo and is positioned well to support traffic headed from east to west, with the next site to the west further along the turnpike towards Indiana and the Chicago area.
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 March of 2018 Signet charging units have been supporting most Ohio locations for 4 years already
Summary
Based on my preliminary research, I knew that only 2 of the 4 units at this stop were working, same as the last stop. As I got on the turnpike, I noticed that an Ioniq 5 entered behind me. I was worried that we were both planning to stop at the service plaza stop and if someone was already there, it would be a wait. As we approached the service plaza, there was a EV6 that seemed to be drafting a semi-truck. The Ioniq 5 didn’t stop, and I chose to leave the 350kW unit for the EV6 and took the 150kW unit to charge. Unfortunately, due to where I parked the driver of the EV6 had a hard time parking to plug in. Fortunately, the EV6 was headed back to MI and was just doing a quick top up to make it home. Unfortunately, the 150kW only gave me 41kW. This site scores a B, about what you can expect from a service plaza stop with limited amenities.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $2.52
Total kWh: 7.299
Time: 11 minutes
Average Charge Speed: 39.8 kW
Cost per kWh: $0.35
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