Category: Inoperative

Charging Cables Missing From Belcamp Park and Ride

Lanny
SHA June 7, 2015
June 7, 2015 – Still out of order.

UPDATE: June 8, 2015, Maryland State Highway Administration responded that they are aware of the situation and that efforts have been made to get the situation resolved.

Belcamp Park and Ride Charging Stations
photo by @verastamps

The J-1772 connectors and cables on the two SemaConnect charging stations at the Belcamp Park and Ride lot are missing. The charging cables apparently were severed and taken sometime in the month of December. I had called SemaConnect a few months ago to ask about the status of these stations and was told that they were scheduled to be moved at some point in the future but they had no information as to where they might be moving to.

Belcamp Park and Ride SemaConnect station
photo by @verastamps

It is unfortunate that these Level 2 charging stations are no longer in service. I have used them on a number of long trips over the years including the Pennsylvania Amish Country EV Road Trip last September.

@Lanny

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UPDATE: Brooklyn Park Walgreens Fixed

Lanny

SemaBP01
In June, I reported that the SemaConnect station at the Walgreens in Brooklyn Park, Maryland was lying on the ground. I brought this to the attention of @Sema_Connect via Twitter. I stopped by there again this weekend and I’m happy to say that the charging station is standing tall. I used it to boost for about 25 minutes or about one kWh. The only problem now is that the cable hanger is missing. It’s not great that the cable is just coiled on the ground but that’s much better than the whole unit being on the ground.

@Lanny

Base of damaged SemaConnect charging station.
Before: damaged SemaConnect charging station.

Charging station base repaired.
Now: Charging station base repaired.

Station Lying on Ground at Brooklyn Park Walgreens

Lanny
Damaged SemaConnect station at Walgreens in Brooklyn Park, MD.
Damaged SemaConnect station at Walgreens in Brooklyn Park, MD.

Don’t know what happened to this SemaConnect station that was found lying on the ground at the Walgreens store at 5740 Richie Highway, Brooklyn Park, MD on June 21, 2014. One would assume that this is a result of an accident or maybe vandalism. The bollards would seem to have protected it from a vehicle with a straight bumper backing into it. There were no obvious marks on the charging station post that would suggest it being hit with a protruding trailer hitch or something similar.

Base of damaged charging station at Walgreens in Brooklyn Park, MD.
Base of damaged SemaConnect charging station.

SemaConnect has been notified of this damaged station although this particular charging station is probably owned and operated by Car Charging Group as part of their acquisition of 350Green.