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This was the first Supercharger I used after GM got access. Close to my home and was testing my ability to use the adapter.

I love this review and love the feedback you’re getting on it. I absolutely understand why you didn’t include reliability however important it may be to others. Reliability goes up and down. With time we will see that particular metric express itself. The rubric is genius and a fantastic idea along with the graphics showing the criteria. I’m really hoping charging stations like this start putting level 2 charging areas in place for others that are interested in sleeping/resting, not in a hurry or PLUG-IN Hybrids so that they don’t need to interfere with rapid EV charging stations. Maybe have a different video for those kind of places if they ever come into existence in significant numbers. Maybe it could become part of the current rubric to bring the current scores down a bit and give up and coming locations another thing to add. They really seem to be thinking of everything as you are. Viewers like me just want channels like this and companies like this to succeed and not all of us want a Tesla supercharger for every stop. I enjoy my Tesla and enjoy the Tesla reliability but it’s really nice to have a little TLC experience when charging. Thanks for the great channel 😁👍😁🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

I'm watching a lot of these reviews. I ❤that u use the Chargeway color code and number code. I love the Chargeway app. I travel in Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Man, u r getting round. Cool vid. Love being able to see it in vid form. Crisp build. This CPO is gonna be epic. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed watching.

It is a crisp build, for sure. I think an underrated aspect is the adjoining skate park. Those are pretty rare and it is a good one. Other site design was obviously professionally done. Fun and effective. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed watching.

Thank you for sharing these charging site reviews. Really appreciate it!!! One small error to note, the Mercedes Benz chargers should provide 400kw when not power sharing. At least that’s true for the temple, TX location.

Nice to know that Ionna has a decent set up in Apex. Just to note, since tesla is not part of this operation it is not a tesla plug that Ionna is using - Officially it is using the J3400 standard - The Ionna site will not be able to charge any tesla vehicle made before 2021 and some 2022's since since they lack the hardware to communicate with J3400 even though the plug fits, with out a hardware retrofit on the charge port controller. NACS is just a common name used and it does not have any official meaning. I plan to visit the Apex site in three weeks while traveling to NC. I plan to bring my Silverado down to a low SOC and observe its performance. It should be interesting.

This place is awesome , especially having a Tesla and pretty sure the closest Tesla charger is in Cary, but this is sure to make traffic brutal there. Also adding this super modern building next to the historic downtown definitely docks some points

Great job thank you for the information. I see you are using Chargeway numbers why? I tried that app but found it useless and very bad in their trip setup. It's been deleted from my phone.

There's one massive, and I mean MASSIVE, score that you're not including which is a "Charger Reliabilty" score. None of this does any good if the chargers are down often, or derated, or take a long time to be repaired. Not sure how familiar you are with chargers and their hardware, but most of the ones EA uses (ABB, Delta, Signet), or the ones EVgo uses, or ChargePoint chargers, are notorious for the poor reliabilty. As are most of the smaller, lowered power chargers used by individual locations. Alpitronics, Kempower and Tesla's chargers are regarded as the most reliable in the business by far with a strong history to prove it. You have to include this score if this channel is to get any traction. After all, if half the chargers (or all) are down or derated, then the rest of the scores are pretty much pointless, aren't they?

Good video. One correction: this site has a 2500 KVA fully dedicated to it and has 12 ports in all. All chagers/stalls are fully dedicated with 400kW per charger/stall. It just happens to be balanced so that if one EV requires/asks for 250kW and the other 150kW, they'll both get full power. Only on very rare instances when 2 EV's plug in at the same time on the same charger/stall and each with very low SoC and fully preconditioned so that each can take over 250kW or over 300kW at the time, will you experience a limitation of 200kW each. Balancing happens on every charging site, even Supercharger sites where they're "site balanced." So you're not going to get full power on the very rare instance when 12 EV's with low SoC all plug in at the same time on a 12 stall site. That almost never happens.

This is about as close to the gold standard as you get. My guess is that the Garner, NC will get full scores since it'll be 100% pull-thru

This channel is an awesome resource for people who are looking for EV charging stations. The IONNA rechargery hasn’t been open two weeks yet and is already on the channel! 👍🏻

I just recently watched a video about this rechargery! It just opened in the past few days! I am surprised at how quickly you got to include it on your channel!

I have used this site many times and it is in major need of new chargers and more of them. As it gets full during the weekend with 20 to 30 minutes waiting times. Thanks for the review.

Very helpful sharing, thank you

No canopies?

For V3 Tesla sites, it would be good to know if there is a spot to the right of the rightmost post for those with driver front ports like my Mach-E.

Eighty One has been a focus of theirs, it seems, but not a single canopy in the four through VA on the way into TN. They save that it seems for the I-95 stations and the flagship in Knoxville. Not sure why. Still, I agree. It is a nice stop b4 crossing the mason dixon. Thx for the video. I enjoyed watching.

I am very happy with this location. It's also the same 60 miles south to the Deltona Beach Buc-ees. It's a destination stop cleanest bathroom around.

This is great and very helpful. Thank you😊

This is such a nice spot and fills the gap between Jacksonville and the space coast & the greater I-4 corridor. I was there last year on a business trip. Thank you for the video. I enjoyed watching.

I've stopped there on my way home from Missouri! It's a great setup! Went to Culver's to use the restroom and eat lunch.

How do you get a score of 66 from the rubric?

Sounds like a fairly good site! Thanks for this service!

Sounds like a fantastic site! Great to know!

Appreciated, although modeled after News Coulomb. Suggest a revisit of point allocations. EG: giving a site -2 for having two stalls; having any number of stalls should gain points, not lose them. Rather than distance from highway, rate on how much time or how difficult it is to get to the site (a straight shot with not traffic lights, no left turns across traffic can be a mile from the highway and be easily accessible). Having even only one food option should be positive points. Throw out the entertainment rating, let your kid play Minecraft on his tablet. Throw out shopping, as charging speed should be fast enough that you don't have time to shop. There should be a rating on idle fees; idle fees are good because they keep people from using the charging area as a parking space. Make some changes, and you will have a much-used page if you keep it up. Good luck.

Is that 350kW rating accurate?

Did you do a review of the EA station across the street?

With all the food options there you’ll definitely have plenty of choices to eat while charging!

A wonderful service you are providing with this channel!

One thing you might add on your videos is whether the site had any non working chargers. Not sure if you check this but some kinds of chargers have more downtime than others.

Cool channel. I subscribed and look forward to more content.

That area I thought there was not charging station but I was wrong. Close to Wichita. Thank you

I have only hit this location when deliberately evaluating chargers. It has some of the most fickle chargers changing availability almost daily. Driving south charger 1 is broken and I watch three cars pull in and it does not work, and then on the return trip a day later, charger 1 works but charger 3 is broken for all of the cars I watch pull in. There are nice spots for obvious queuing if the chargers are full. If you are driving south and can make it to Richmond, there are more chargers there for greater chance of getting an empty one. Richmond should expand to the area on the left of the transformer and have 20 total chargers, but that would make too much sense.

Hopefully they have fixed some of the chargers, I was there about a month ago and 4 of them were completely unusable for various reasons.

Very cool to see this charging site review. I literally live 4 miles from this location and have charged here. There is also another EVgo location right off state hwy K10 at Berger Convenience Store in Olathe, KS. Another just north of I-70 in KC, KS off State Avenue (Wyandotte Plaza) at a Price Chopper grocery store on the east side by the pharmacy drive thru if you'd like to review these?

Like the concept. I live in Wichita KS and make trips to KC on I-35 1-2 per month and on up to DesMoines then over to Cedar Rapids 1-2 times per year. I would more than happy to film the charging stations along the drive to these destinations. If you could let me know what filming and information you would need. I can document the sites and send the video and documentation your direction for film editing and the voice over.

Interesting attempt to quantify the judgements, and an interesting subject of use to the burgeoning number of EV drivers. Very best of luck.

Very nice technique for rating the score. Since you’re in Owen I assume you’ll get out to the EA site in Fredrick. Like the visual “drive in perspective” to help locate the site. Sub #49, will continue to watch.

Well done. Question: Is the gas station 24/7 or closes when store closes? Does station have its own rest room? That might help the safety and convenience aspect. Otherwise looks like a better planned stop during the day to early evening

This was a convenient stop for me earlier this summer on a trip from Northern VA to Philly. I stopped for lunch on the way up at the Chipotle and on the way home I crossed the street and got a Starbucks. It was not the best walking around the parking lot and across the street to either location. America is really, really, made for lazy people to drive their cars everywhere. I have a Bolt so I didn't know it charged so slow for everyone else, but for me the site worked well enough.

Don't know exactly how you might incorporate this into your score, but with kiddo I'm looking for sites that have food or other amenities available without needing to cross a busy street or drive. Checking this site out on street view, it's a lot better than some but I still don't know how comfortable it would be to try and get to the Qdoba, for instance. Still, I like the concept for these videos.

Wow nice job. I really do like the format.