Bedford MA VW dealer has a charger...

[tigger19687]

Is open, they say it is 24 hr and is a Charge-point access - is free.

I just called to find out if it was.
He did say it was a "rapid charge" but I think it isn't a QC.

I will go look sometime this week to see what it is.

 

[GadgetGav]

It shows up on the ChargePoint app.
Maybe I'll start parking there at night and walking home

 

[tigger19687]

You can't do that ............... I'm gonna :0) Course then you would have to sit next to my i-MiEV
I think I am just under 2 miles from there.

I didn't see it there before on the map, but CP map is slow and i hate it.

PLugshare does not list it at all ..... I wonder why ?

 

[NeilBlanchard]

When I leased my car from them, they did not know about Plugshare.

I will email my salesman, and ask him.

 

[tigger19687]

I just added it to Plugshare

 

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

Tim at Minuteman VW says it is a Level 2 EVSE. So, no CCS Level 3 quick charger, yet.

 

[tigger19687]

Good to know, Thanks Neil

 

[tigger19687]

I finally drove in there last evening.
As you drive in, past the showroom doors and right before the Bay garage doors are the chargers, attached to the building.

I don't think I will be charging there much, if at all. Not a lot of room at the dealership anyway, they are very tiny.
Plus I would not want to be in the way.

But it would be a good place if you were out of luck on charge as there are no Charger going North on 225 to between Bedford and Westford.

 

[tigger19687]

I updated on Plugshare.
It was ICED last evening after they were closed.
A Beetle (in the handicapped spot no less) and another NON-EV parked there.
Good thing I have the 'i' as I am so tiny that I was able to back in between them and charge while DD and I went to Bedford Farms for Ice Cream.

Charge Point works, Free. I didn't need a charge with only 14 out of 16 bars on the meter, but had to make sure it works.

Not sure how this would be during open hours.

But the cord should be long enough that if I was just to park beside the ICE I could have still charged.