Introduction
This is a site review from my trip to cover the lake shore route from the middle of the mitten northward. Site reviews completed on August 20, 2024.
Business/Location Name | Great Lakes Energy |
Address | 460 US-10, Scottville, MI 49454 |
Network | ChargePoint |
Station Details | 4 linked 62.5kW Stations or 125 kW from each pair |
Cost | $0.38/kWh |
This was the seventh planned stop of the trip and the first in Scottville, MI. These chargers are installed and run by Great Lakes Energy. The site is well maintained, but no amenities.
(This station opened in July 2021).
Accessibility
This station is in it’s own dedicated parking lot in front of the Great Lakes Energy building. The units are placed close enough to the road to make finding the site relatively easy. There is no risk of non-EV parking at this location. None of the spots are marked or designed for pull-through parking, but there is enough space that the end charger could possibly be used.
Amenities
This site is just charging, nothing nearby to support. Access to the gas station across the busy street is not very feasible.
Dining options include: None
Shopping options include: None
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): None
Concentration
This is an expanded 4 charger site for ChargePoint. The station is the pull/back into configuration, easy charging with Elektra’s front port location or when backing in with Voltron to charge. The number of stalls matches the current expected vehicle traffic. There is also a level 2 station in the parking lot, but I am not sure why you would want to stay here long enough for that to provide reasonable charge.
Location
This site is at the intersection of US-10 and US-31. The parking lot offers lots of space and limited traffic while charging. From here it is about 90 miles north to Traverse City 210 miles north to Mackinaw City, 125 miles northeast to Grayling and 105 miles south to Grand Rapids.
50 Mile Radius:
150 to 200 Mile Range Estimate:
Speed
These ChargePoint shared power chargers represent a decent destination charging solution. Elektra will not pull more than the single station max output (62.5kW) unless the battery is low and at optimum temperature, Voltron does a better job of taking the rated power. The 125A and 200A current limits based on the operating mode will have most EVs charging slower than drivers might expect. The 1500 kVA transformer supplying power is over-sized for the needs of this site, but good to know this site will not be power limited.
Summary
I arrived at this stop with 67% battery having just left the Red E Charging site in Ludington a few miles away. Based on cost, I should have charged here instead. The speed difference is not large 130kW versus 120kW but cost $0.49 per kWh vs $0.38 per kWh makes this the cheaper option. For 400V cars, the limitation of 200A at this site will make a bigger difference in the speed against the nearby Red E Charging sites that can do 300A with boost to 400A. So, do your cost versus time planning carefully.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $ 0.89
Total kWh: 2.34 kWh
Time: 2 Minutes 30 seconds
Average Charge Speed: 56.16 kW (Calculated), but peak 120kW achieved
Cost per kWh: $0.38
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