Mister Person
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I'm going from Chicago to Appleton and back in a couple weeks and I've got the same problem. I'll be hoping the 60kW chargers at dealerships are available.
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The station is built, I believe for almost a year. Suppose to be online s00n. I read somewhere EA said "this fall". We had similar situation locally. Stations went online last week and saw another bank in Kankakee recently go online.Thanks for the responses. It looks like there is an EA station being built in Green Bay. It will help a lot. Using the advice here I think I have a decent route.
My wife and I just traveled from PA to Janesville to Door County. We spent two nights in Janesville so could rely on Level 2 stations there, but wanted something DC Fast between Janesville and Door County, and zeroed in on the Oshkosh/Appleton area.I'm going from Chicago to Appleton and back in a couple weeks and I've got the same problem. I'll be hoping the 60kW chargers at dealerships are available.
What a great and informative write up. This is really going to help. Thank you!My wife and I just traveled from PA to Janesville to Door County. We spent two nights in Janesville so could rely on Level 2 stations there, but wanted something DC Fast between Janesville and Door County, and zeroed in on the Oshkosh/Appleton area.
Be careful and do your homework on PlugShare around there. Our experience was fine in the end but pretty frustrating:
First, I wanted to go to a highly-rated Bergstrom Toyota charger in Oshkosh, and *thought* I selected this in Rivian Nav, but instead it sent me 4 miles past that to Bergstrom Chevy, where the fast charging is behind a gate that is closed and locked when the dealership is not open (we were traveling on Labor Day). I only realized later that Rivian Nav overrode my selection and sent me to a different station.
Then, I selected Chargepoint at Bergstrom Genesis/Hyundai in Appleton. There are two fast stations here, one was occupied. I spent 10 minutes trying to get the other one to activate. It *looked like* it was attempting to start, but the vehicle would not respond. I walked over to the other vehicle, and the driver told me he had the same problem before. So at this station, it appears on Chargepoint and Plugshare that there are two working stations, but that is not accurate and if the one furthest from Kwik Trip is occupied, choose a different location.
Finally, I was getting frustrated and didn't want to backtrack, so went to Bergstrom (getting the theme here?) Chevy about 10 minutes off the highway in Appleton where I got what I needed.
All in all, between Rivian navigation and Chargepoint, I lost probably an hour trying to charge in this area. So definitely do your research on PlugShare, know which charger you want to go to, and make sure you get to the correct place and don't let Rivian navigation redirect you.
Just got back from my Appleton-and-back trip. I used the 62.5kW Chargepoint at the Avis car rental on Wisconsin Ave. It wasn't far from where I was staying, so I drove over this morning and charged for an hour while doing a nice long walk/hike along the Fox River and through a cemetery and then a park. It was pleasant enough, but inconvenient to have to leave the action to go charge.My wife and I just traveled from PA to Janesville to Door County. We spent two nights in Janesville so could rely on Level 2 stations there, but wanted something DC Fast between Janesville and Door County, and zeroed in on the Oshkosh/Appleton area.
Be careful and do your homework on PlugShare around there. Our experience was fine in the end but pretty frustrating:
First, I wanted to go to a highly-rated Bergstrom Toyota charger in Oshkosh, and *thought* I selected this in Rivian Nav, but instead it sent me 4 miles past that to Bergstrom Chevy, where the fast charging is behind a gate that is closed and locked when the dealership is not open (we were traveling on Labor Day). I only realized later that Rivian Nav overrode my selection and sent me to a different station.
Then, I selected Chargepoint at Bergstrom Genesis/Hyundai in Appleton. There are two fast stations here, one was occupied. I spent 10 minutes trying to get the other one to activate. It *looked like* it was attempting to start, but the vehicle would not respond. I walked over to the other vehicle, and the driver told me he had the same problem before. So at this station, it appears on Chargepoint and Plugshare that there are two working stations, but that is not accurate and if the one furthest from Kwik Trip is occupied, choose a different location.
Finally, I was getting frustrated and didn't want to backtrack, so went to Bergstrom (getting the theme here?) Chevy about 10 minutes off the highway in Appleton where I got what I needed.
All in all, between Rivian navigation and Chargepoint, I lost probably an hour trying to charge in this area. So definitely do your research on PlugShare, know which charger you want to go to, and make sure you get to the correct place and don't let Rivian navigation redirect you.
I saw that as an option, wondered if it was reliable. Glad it worked out for you!Just got back from my Appleton-and-back trip. I used the 62.5kW Chargepoint at the Avis car rental on Wisconsin Ave. It wasn't far from where I was staying, so I drove over this morning and charged for an hour while doing a nice long walk/hike along the Fox River and through a cemetery and then a park. It was pleasant enough, but inconvenient to have to leave the action to go charge.
Yes. It is a good EA charger and cheap as it charges by the minute instead of KW. I have used it many times. It is on the far western side of WI so if you are not going that far west it is not useful. I live in MN so it is right on my way.Isnāt there an EA fast charger in Tomah?