Lincoln--> Saturday 6 January 2024

Today’s stop is the northern-most NH Tesla supercharging station along the I-93 stretch, in Lincoln, NH.  We have a big storm predicted for tonight, so I did this drive early today, leaving the house at sunrise.

From the app:  150kW, 6 superchargers, with Food, WiFi, lodging, coffee, and restrooms.

Lincoln is a NH ski resort town, at the base of Loon Mountain.  This supercharger is near an impressive looking condo-hotel resort (RiverWalk at Loon Mountain), with no other food options within eyesight.  That said, it looks like it would just be about two blocks to walk to Main street, with several choices for food.  It looks like the resort has restaurants, but not ideal for travelers (this is my opinion, I admittedly am biased, as I tend to not like hotel restaurants.)  For example, they have an Italian restaurant called “La Vista”.  There is a time and place for a nice Italian sit-down restaurant, but not while you are charging your car on a road trip. 

I did use the bathroom there.  I’m getting over my reluctance to do this, as I imagine that when a site is selected for Tesla superchargers, the ‘host’ should be prepared to allow bathroom use.  While this is a scenic spot for a station, I’d say the amenities are sub-par.  It also is 150kW, only six stalls, and was a bit further off the highway than ideal (3 minutes?  Yes, my expectations are high).

That said, it is a lovely spot, with views of Loon Mountain.  I met some skiers charging there, and we chatted as they were stretching for a day of skiing.

I did notice a bank of suspiciously Tesla-shaped chargers right across from the 150kW chargers, covered up and not currently available.  Perhaps some 250kW chargers are coming?!  That would be great 😊.

Update from the future (March 2025)...according to the Tesla app, Lincoln now has 10 superchargers up to 250kW, so it looks like these new cabinets are open now.  I'll have to check them out.

My original opinion is that I imagine I would not stop here much, opting instead for one of the larger banks of v3 250kW superchargers South along I-93 in Thornton, Ashland, or Tilton.  At this current site in Lincoln, it would only take three cars charging here to force a newcomer to split a charge.  However, given the update above, I'd be fine to stop here if the v3s are working (though the amenities might push me to a different option.)