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 | Wesco Gas Station |
Address | 117 Main St N, Scottville, MI 49454 |
Network | Red E Charge |
Station Details | One 160kW Dual Port EVSE |
Cost | $0.45/kWh + $0.50 Session fee |
This was the eighth planned stop of the trip and the second in Scottville, MI. This is one of the many newly installed sites being opened by the Michigan based Red E Charging. Red E Charging has also been awarded many NEVI funded sites in Michigan and other states.
(This station opened in May 2024).
Accessibility
This station is in the corner of the parking lot for this gas station in the downtown area. The single Red E Charge is hidden behind the gas station building along the far edge of the property. The unit is more easily accessed from Broadway St, than from Main St. The corner parking is away from the building, but close to the road; even still I was blocked from charging on this visit. The parking is “nose in”, there is no pull-through parking for anyone pulling a trailer.
Amenities
Amenities here are limited:
Dining options include: North Country Café, Brenda’s Burgers
Shopping options include: NA
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): Wesco
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
Having this charger in more of a downtown area provides for more walkable options. From here it is about 200 miles north to Mackinaw City, 125 miles northeast to Grayling and 100 miles south to Grand Rapids.
50 Mile Radius:
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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 won’t need this current boost to get these speeds. Not exactly sure how much power these pole mounted transformers can provide to the site, so the full 160kW speed rating could not be confirmed.
Summary
I arrived at this stop with 69% battery and 208 miles remaining on the GOM (guess o’ meter). I had just topped up to 70% at the other site in Scottville. I was not able to charge at this site because the spot was blocked by a car parked on the end and a delivery truck blocking access to pull into the chargers. This seems like a nice stop with some walkable small downtown attractions.
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Did not charge because units were blocked.
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