[Caevlist] promoting EV charging stations in Corvallis area

[Jacob Field]

I agree that level 2 chargers at most places won't benefit most EV owners
much, but it would be really nice to have a DCFC station in town.

Probably 50 kW would be enough (though od course more is great) and it
would probably be good if it had both CCS and CHAdeMO as options.

I think businesses that expect their customers to stay around 20-40 minutes
would be perfect locations - but the cost of installing a DC station is
probably pretty off-putting for most places. Restaurants seem like an idea
case to me; in theory the station would attract customers on trips or
people who need a quick charge and bite.

- Jacob

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 12:36 PM Alan Batie <alan at batie.org> wrote:

> On 1/25/22 12:22 PM, Katalin E Pusztavari 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.
>
> We do have the chademo fast charger out at the freeway (by the
> A&W/Chevron).  It would be nice to have a supercharger here, but with
> ones in Salem and Eugene, I wouldn't hold my breath.
>
> Just this weekend, I made two trips to Portland in one day and my old
> 6kw blink wasn't really much use; I've been thinking about upgrading to
> a 10kw charger, but not sure it's really worth the expense when I don't
> need it that often, and when I do, I really need even more than that.
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