Fastcharger - Newhalem - SEATTLE CITY LIGHT

[fcibot]

This thread is for discussion of the SEATTLE CITY LIGHT fast charger

Provider: EVCS

Address: 500 Newhalem St, Newhalem, WA, 98283

GPS: 48.673591,-121.246984

Stalls: 1(CCS [50]:1, CHAdeMO [50]:1)

Hours:

 

[kilpatds]

Per some comments in the plugshare location, it seems that they've taken out some of the old L2 chargers here.

"This station is being removed to make way for some DC Fast Charging stations as well as several Level 2 AC's. The goal is for the new chargers to be operational before the pass opens in the spring." ( Newhalem Parking Lot (Coming Soon) | Rockport, WA | EV Station )

Which kinda suggests that the L3 chargers will be across the road in the gravel section instead of next to the store.

 

[kilpatds]

Charged here today. Maxed out at 75kW when charging on a hot (126F) battery at around 45% (M3P). That seems lower than I'd expect, but I couldn't figure out how to check to see if I was hitting some amp limit.

No credit card reader. Have to use the EVCS app. It uses QR codes, and worked fine once I had a payment method setup.

Huge honking cables.

 

[kilpatds]

Changed here about 3 times now, and never gotten over 75kW. Anyone know why? Plugshare has it as a 150, but that doesn't seem to match my experience. The cable's the same size as some local 150s, so I don't think it's cable limited.