Introduction
Welcome to my Charging Site Reviews. One of the main reasons I decided to start a blog was to share information with others about Electric Car Charging locations.
The Owosso Downtown Parking Lot is in downtown Owosso as the name applies. This charging set up is a destination charger, not a travel charger. These units are here for charging vehicles while customers are going to the local businesses, and this makes sense for the available speeds from these unlinked units. This station opened in April 2022.
Accessibility
This station is in the corner of the parking lot with tight spacing. Taking M-52 (Main St.) south from the freeway exits, the gas station for this stop is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of M-52 and Lansing Rd. From the stop light at this intersection, the chargers can be seen just past the ‘Welcome to Perry’ sign. Since these chargers are placed in the corner of the parking lot closest to the road, it is very unlikely that a vehicle that was not charging would park in these spaces. However, since the parking is ‘nose in’, there is no pull-through parking for anyone pulling a trailer.
Amenities
Dining options include: Jade Buffet, Foster Coffee, Cakey Cakes and Bakery, Fortune House
Shopping options include: Gilbert’s Hardware, Aviator Jane,
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): None
There is no covering for the chargers, so they could easily become icy or blocked by snow in the winter time.
Concentration
This is the baseline ChargePoint 2 charger site. The parking is a pull/back into configuration. Not much room for expansion at this site, nor much option to add covering to the parking spots.
Location
This is a good destination charging stop. A way off of the highway.
50 Mile Loop.
100/150 Mile Range
Speed
ChargePoint is offering a middle of the pack solution targeted for the early adoption phase. These independent units have a power or current limit of 62.5kW or 150A. For vehicles above 500V, the current limit is 75A. This is enough for a destination charge point where a driver could expect to spend some time, but not the correct solution for a travel corridor charger.
Summary
The parking was tight and a Chevy Bolt had just pulled up to the right hand side charger when I arrived. I waited for them to plug in and leave before backing Voltron into the left hand side charging stall. The parking spots in this downtown lot are a little tight. Once parked, when connecting to the vehicle I noted that the locking tab on the connector had been broken off. This didn’t stop me from charging, but I wouldn’t want to leave my vehicle unattended with the broken lock as the connector could be removed by any passerby. I appreciate charging options like this wherever they are placed and if I need to come to Owosso again I would look for an opportunity to use these again.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $3.05
Total kWh: 8.71 kWh
Time: 10 min
Average Charge Speed: 52.25 kW (Calculated)
Cost per kWh: $0.35
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