Many new RAN locations added to the official map!

[hammick]

Still holding out hope for some UP chargers.

What is an "UP" charger?

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[KBabione]

What is an "UP" charger?

"Upper Peninsula" - It's a Michigan thing...

 

[KBabione]

Living in south-central PA I wasn't really paying attention to this thread, but was glad that I took the time to click the link. I had the Rivian Visualizer plot my upcoming Thanksgiving trip to Cooperstown NY and, lo and behold, there's now a RAN charger just outside of Scranton near the Montage ski resort! It will be a perfect stop for us, especially on the way home. The Visualizer is fun, but it has me charging at the RAN for 15 minutes and arriving in Cooperstown (where charging options are limited) with about 10% SOC. Not so useful!

The RAN in Moosic (Scranton) is interesting as there are three suppliers all in a row:

Doesn't appear to be very trailer-friendly, but that won't affect us, but it will certainly affect others.

 

[R1TS]

We need competition, last thing you would want is for only one company with a DCFC charging network out there.

What competition does the RAN provide?

 

[josh0]

Living in south-central PA I wasn't really paying attention to this thread, but was glad that I took the time to click the link. I had the Rivian Visualizer plot my upcoming Thanksgiving trip to Cooperstown NY and, lo and behold, there's now a RAN charger just outside of Scranton near the Montage ski resort! It will be a perfect stop for us, especially on the way home. The Visualizer is fun, but it has me charging at the RAN for 15 minutes and arriving in Cooperstown (where charging options are limited) with about 10% SOC. Not so useful!

The RAN in Moosic (Scranton) is interesting as there are three suppliers all in a row:

Doesn't appear to be very trailer-friendly, but that won't affect us, but it will certainly affect others.

I just used that one on Sunday! It definitely is not trailer friendly. It also was on the slow side; initially ramped up to about 175 kW, but then dropped to 99. Ended up taking me 50 minutes to charge from 33% to 85%.

 

[SANZC02]

What competition does the RAN provide?

I assume this is rhetorical but just in case it is an actual question I will answer.

All alternative charging networks provide competition just by being options to Tesla Superchargers. It helps keep prices in check and helps to ensure they are properly maintained.

Rivian in particular offers better pricing than Tesla and equal uptime which in turn pressures Tesla to stay on top. This will add even more pressure as the RAN grows.

If Tesla were to become a true monopoly where no other charging networks existed then they could literally charge whatever they wanted and be lackadaisical about maintaining/growing the sites.

 

[WorldComposting]

So glad to see they are expanding north in NY! The location in Queensbury, NY should be perfect as a second stop going to Lake Placid! I wish they would add some to the middle of the state so I can go through PA and take 88 to Albany. Would allow me to skip the tolls in NJ!

To be clear I can make the trip this way just trust RAN more than EA or EVGo stations. No Tesla SC options either on the route.

 

[R1TS]

I assume this is rhetorical but just in case it is an actual question I will answer.

All alternative charging networks provide competition just by being options to Tesla Superchargers. It helps keep prices in check and helps to ensure they are properly maintained.

Rivian in particular offers better pricing than Tesla and equal uptime which in turn pressures Tesla to stay on top. This will add even more pressure as the RAN grows.

If Tesla were to become a true monopoly where no other charging networks existed then they could literally charge whatever they wanted and be lackadaisical about maintaining/growing the sites.

Tesla superchargers have been maintained well with good uptime even before and after RAN started rollout.

RAN is so small and so few out there still that it makes no difference.

 

[WorldComposting]

Tesla superchargers have been maintained well with good uptime even before and after RAN started rollout.

RAN is so small and so few out there still that it makes no difference.

Right now it doesn't but competition is a good thing especially since other chargers (EA, EVGo) are offering a subpar experience or very high costs.

As more EVs are sold we will need more EV chargers to share the load. This is especially true if more people living in apartments buy EVs and can't charge at home like those who own houses do.

 

[KBabione]

I just used that one on Sunday! It definitely is not trailer friendly. It also was on the slow side; initially ramped up to about 175 kW, but then dropped to 99. Ended up taking me 50 minutes to charge from 33% to 85%.

Thanks for the heads-up...I should be somewhere around 50% when we get there and if I can get to 85% we'll be comfortable doing the remaining 145 miles to our destination (where last year I plugged into the 110V outlet for a whopping 1-2 MPH added to the battery).

 

[josh0]

Thanks for the heads-up...I should be somewhere around 50% when we get there and if I can get to 85% we'll be comfortable doing the remaining 145 miles to our destination (where last year I plugged into the 110V outlet for a whopping 1-2 MPH added to the battery).

There’s also an EVGo at a Pilot nearby, and a compatible Supercharger in Wilkes-Barre, if you’ve got an adapter.

 

[KBabione]

There’s also an EVGo at a Pilot nearby, and a compatible Supercharger in Wilkes-Barre, if you’ve got an adapter.

Thanks - we stopped at the EA charger at the Sheetz in Scranton on the way home last year so that's an option as well. It's always better to have more options than fewer - I'm just really happy to have a RAN on the route!

 

[josh0]

Thanks - we stopped at the EA charger at the Sheetz in Scranton on the way home last year so that's an option as well. It's always better to have more options than fewer - I'm just really happy to have a RAN on the route!

Same! We stopped at the Wilkes-Barre Supercharger on our way up, mostly so I could confirm my new adapter worked, but I definitely like having a RAN available, so I used it on our way back to Baltimore.

 

[Wispitgood]

Check out the updated map!

https://rivian.com/experience/charging

It doesn’t show the new site at Joshua Tree either!

Nearest charger to me is 30 minutes and are Teslas to the south, and 45 minutes to the north the same.

I have a commercial building on the main highway through the region, route 29, and have talked to various charging companies for programs to install two or three chargers.

I wonder what it would take to get Rivian chargers there? It is between Charlottesville, VA, and Lynchburg, VA.

 

[colo1s]

Besides the obvious missing charger in Boulder, CO (soooo many Rivians!!) Utah and Nevada seem charging deserts too

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