DCFC Bermuda Triangle: Massachusetts I-91 Exit 43 (Greenfield)

[Jonathan S.]

At first glance, that looks to be the most direct evidence of pork-barrel spending that I’ve ever seen.

What am I missing? Is it indeed an inspirational space that will be the driver of dramatic new development that will benefit the larger area, as the assembled pols seemed to say?

I think it’s even worse. The typical pork project is something like a bridge or weapons system component contract. At least people can drive across the bridge and be employed at the defense contractor.

By contrast, the $12m center is usually empty, even when open.
The target audience is the rare conference meeting or bat mitzvah reception or something like that.
My ski race was the only regularly recurring event on that side of the mountain at the time of the proposal and was even featured on a marketing website by the town when trying to obtain government funding.
But I cancelled the race in part because of disgust at how the town cut out all the volunteer trail maintainers and patrollers from the center design and planning process.

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[Zcd1]

I think it’s even worse. The typical pork project is something like a bridge or weapons system component contract. At least people can drive across the bridge and be employed at the defense contractor.

By contrast, the $12m center is usually empty, even when open.
The target audience is the rare conference meeting or bat mitzvah reception or something like that.
My ski race was the only regularly recurring event on that side of the mountain at the time of the proposal and was even featured on a marketing website by the town when trying to obtain government funding.
But I cancelled the race in part because of disgust at how the town cut out all the volunteer trail maintainers and patrollers from the center design and planning process.

 

[Jonathan S.]

So after not being energized from August 2024 to November 2025, after a little over a month of operations …

… yes, that’s right, it’s already broken!

And just in time for a participant in my ski mountaineering race at the nearby ski area, on a day that is starting off well below 0F and not rising to much above that - he’s on some complicated trip from CT back to NH, so we’ll see how his Model 3 fares.

 

[Jonathan S.]

I checked the latest status, since I might have a reason to stop there briefly and ... almost two months later, still broken!

https://www.plugshare.com/location/722964
CCS-1
Chevrolet Bolt EV 2017
As of today, these units are still down and awaiting repair. I called Vialynk customer service and confirmed. This baffles me, as these units only worked for two months from being brand new.

 

[Jonathan S.]

Wow:

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