New Jersey Turnpike to replace Tesla Supercharger with Universal charger

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It's already happen

I was at this one Sunday AM: Joyce Kilmer service

This is one of the new Universal chargers at the Joyce Kilmer stop on the New Jersey turnpike. I needed a few electrons to get me to the free charger...
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1000volts + 500 amps !!!

Here is an EA 350 Ultra charger
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Report from latest trip North:. only charger in Vermont is Wall Mart in White River Junction.
A nice surprise; the Merritt now has fast DC chargers at those slot / pitt-sotp fuel stations. I don't know how they managed it but yes, they do!
Some of the fuel stops on the New Jersey turnpike have no chargers at all...not even Tesla, despite there being a large electronic sign saying so.
A few New Jersey Turnpike stops have the new universal chargers (Joyce Kilmer shown above) .

Vermont is beautiful and still has lots of dirt roads...and not much electricity. Most of the chargers are private so the maps of locations are not much good: you may think there is a fast charger in Montpelier but it's a car dealership... make sure your Lucid is fully charged at the Wall Mart in White River before you go into the Great White North.
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In Vermont I charge at 180kw charger in Waitsfield, yes its not 350kw but almost as quick. Plus lots of level 2 and a decent number of level 3 scattered through the state.
 
It's already happen

I was at this one Sunday AM: Joyce Kilmer service

This is one of the new Universal chargers at the Joyce Kilmer stop on the New Jersey turnpike. I needed a few electrons to get me to the free charger...
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1000volts + 500 amps !!!

Here is an EA 350 Ultra charger
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Report from latest trip North:. only charger in Vermont is Wall Mart in White River Junction.
A nice surprise; the Merritt now has fast DC chargers at those slot / pitt-sotp fuel stations. I don't know how they managed it but yes, they do!
Some of the fuel stops on the New Jersey turnpike have no chargers at all...not even Tesla, despite there being a large electronic sign saying so.
A few New Jersey Turnpike stops have the new universal chargers (Joyce Kilmer shown above) .

Vermont is beautiful and still has lots of dirt roads...and not much electricity. Most of the chargers are private so the maps of locations are not much good: you may think there is a fast charger in Montpelier but it's a car dealership... make sure your Lucid is fully charged at the Wall Mart in White River before you go into the Great White North.
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Universal charger looks like cheaper price than EA?
 
Universal charger was about 0.60 cents / kWh .

EA 350 Ultra charger is free.

I circled Waitsfield, VT but could not find a DC charger. I did find a bunch of limp and lame golf cart chargers, most were private and none were any good for me = these chargers are for hybrids with 20 kW batteries. I expected to find DC fast chargers around the ski resorts = wow was I wrong !
The one in Rutland at the Wall Mart saved me from a tow ! Not sure there would be a working charger I was not willing to explore much off my route.
High anxiety. Afraid to swim in the waters of charger uncertainty:

 
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