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.
After a busy summer, I was finally able to get on the road and test quite a few stations. This was the tenth planned stop of day 2 of the trip. More of these smaller off the beaten path stations add confidence that EV drivers will be able to find charging when they need.
(This station opened in July 2024).
Accessibility
This station is in the corner of the parking lot for the gas station along M-57. The single Red E Charge unit is easy to spot away from the building and gas pumps. The parking spots are marked for EV only, but only on the ground. Since the parking is “nose in”, there’s no pull-through parking for anyone pulling a trailer.
Amenities
There’s not much to speak of regarding amenities at this stop
Dining options include: Bigby Coffee
Shopping options include: None
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): Marathon gas station at this location
Concentration
This is a single Red E Charge Autel MaxiCharger capable of outputting power to both connectors at the same time. This station is the pull/back into configuration, easy charging with Elektra’s front port location or when backing in with Voltron to charge.
Location
I am happy to see that the Detroit based Red E Charge continues to invest in charging throughout the state. This location is not a high traffic or corridor site, but it can support cars in this area. From here it is about 30 miles southwest to Grand Rapids, 70 miles southeast to Lansing and 90 miles north to Cadillac.
50 Mile Radius:
150 to 200 Mile Range Estimate:
Speed
This Autel MaxiCharger is a step up from the ChargePoint CPE 250 units populated for destination charging. The rated 160kW is achieved by using the air-cooled cables in boost mode to provide up to 400 A for short periods of time to match the charging curves of many vehicles. Higher voltage vehicles should be able to take advantage of the output power from these units.
Summary
I arrived at this stop with 48% battery and 132 miles remaining on the GOM (guess o’ meter). I had averaged 3.8 miles/kW on the drive. I set the charge limit to 60% and started the charge in the app. A quick 4 minutes later had added 9.88 kWh of power to the pack and brought me up to 60% and I projected 165 miles.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $4.94
Total kWh: 9.88 kWh
Time: 4 Minutes
Average Charge Speed: 148 kW (Calculated)
Cost per kWh: $0.45 + $0.50 connection fee
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