[Caevlist] promoting EV charging stations in Corvallis area

[Rob Upson]

I’ll ask again, since there appears to be some interest in additional charging stations in Corvallis: is anyone interested in an informal advocacy group?  The knowledge base of this list seems substantial and capable of making recommendations to the city decision-makers.

From: Otmar <forum at evcl.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:53 PM
To: Katalin E Pusztavari <kpusztavari at gmail.com>
Cc: Steve Cook <stevecook2011 at gmail.com>; Rob Upson <upsonr at outlook.com>; caevlist at caevclub.org
Subject: Re: [Caevlist] promoting EV charging stations in Corvallis area

For future reference, I have a couple Tesla chargers at my Southtown home. A 40 Amp one listed on PlugShare plus a 80 Amp unit on request so your friend could have utilized their full 48A onboard charge capacity.
It would not be the first time a trailer towing Tesla stopped in on the way to Newport. :-)

Fast chargers would certainly be handy for those on the way to the coast. Also, there are a couple Tesla owners that live in apartments in Corvallis that use my station, something fast would surely be handy for them. I wonder what format though? Chademo is slow and going out of favor. CCS is a great choice, and hopefully we’ll have CCS adaptors from Tesla before too long.
Ideally someone would make a CCS to Chademo adaptor for all the old Leafs. Or maybe dual head chargers are not too much more expensive?

-Otmar, on mobile device.


On Jan 25, 2022, at 12:22 PM, Katalin E Pusztavari <kpusztavari at gmail.com<mailto:kpusztavari at gmail.com>> wrote:
OK, I will admit a fast charger in Corvallis would have been handy for my friend with a Model Y. He had to drive all the way to Salem, do fast charging, then come back to Corvallis, do a bit more charging so that he would have enough charge to get back to Newport. Granted, he was hauling a trailer and the Y got about 50% of range with it.

-Kathy


On Jan 25, 2022, at 12:13 PM, Steve Cook <stevecook2011 at gmail.com<mailto:stevecook2011 at gmail.com>> wrote:

I agree with Charles, that it would be advantageous to have a fast charger in the area. I charge at home, but with the S+ Leaf with the 62kw battery it takes a long time to charge, even at 240v. It would be nice to know that in a pinch I could access a fast charger.

Steve

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 12:08 PM Charles Bonville <charlesbonville at comcast.net<mailto:charlesbonville at comcast.net>> wrote:
In my opinion,  Pacific Power or Consumer's Power would do well to put in a DC fast charger (at least 62 kW) somewhere between downtown Philomath and downtown Corvallis.  I'm not sure how best to advocate for the utility to do so, but I  believe there are funds available from the DEQ Clean Fuels Program for use in transportation electrification program support to utilities.  PacPower may have better access to this funding source than CPI, based on program rules.

-Charles




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From: Katalin E Pusztavari <kpusztavari at gmail.com<mailto:kpusztavari at gmail.com>>
Date: 1/25/22 11:54 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: Rob Upson <upsonr at outlook.com<mailto:upsonr at outlook.com>>
Cc: caevlist at caevclub.org<mailto:caevlist at caevclub.org>
Subject: Re: [Caevlist] promoting EV charging stations in Corvallis area

In all honesty, I don’t care about EV charging in Corvallis because I already live in Corvallis and have a charger at home. I’m more interested in more chargers in Eugene or Salem where I travel to. That said, businesses and people living in apartments should be clamoring for Corvallis EV chargers.

-Kathy


On Jan 25, 2022, at 11:08 AM, Rob Upson <upsonr at outlook.com<mailto:upsonr at outlook.com>> wrote:

Anyone interested in starting a group to promote EV charging stations in the Corvallis area?
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