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At least we would be bringing an appropriate vehicle for large items. I have crammed IKEA boxes in all kinds of cars. Problem now is I want better quality products.
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At least we would be bringing an appropriate vehicle for large items. I have crammed IKEA boxes in all kinds of cars. Problem now is I want better quality products.
I find a few of their products very viable even for a fairly nice house, but for hauling I'm glad to have a pickup back again. However, when needed this is how you get (8) - 90 inch PAX doors in a Model 3.
 

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I find a few of their products very viable even for a fairly nice house, but for hauling I'm glad to have a pickup back again. However, when needed this is how you get (8) - 90 inch PAX doors in a Model 3.
Please post a pic! IKEA is the only time I appreciated my wife's minivan. Our large walkin we did with 90" PAX, and it looks great. (used a 19' Savanavan) Then I got kind of spoiled with locally produced figured big leaf maple furniture in Oregon.
 

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Ikea is a terrible place for the chargers. They would be better suited for restaurants or shopping centers directly off the interstates.
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Please post a pic! IKEA is the only time I appreciated my wife's minivan. Our large walkin we did with 90" PAX, and it looks great. (used a 19' Savanavan) Then I got kind of spoiled with locally produced figured big leaf maple furniture in Oregon.
Sorry - forgot the pics.
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Bummer to see that EA is still expanding into locations that aren't open 24 hours. Walmart is already a sub-optimal location since they're not open 24x7. Ikea isn't even a place I'd consider stopping at while on a road trip - and I really like Ikea!

While some expansion is better than no expansion, EA is really making poor choices as to where they install these stations. They should focus on more rural locations where you actually need to charge. All the Ikeas I've been to are in major metropolitan areas that are close to my destinations - not where I'd normally charge.
 
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Bummer to see that EA is still expanding into locations that aren't open 24 hours. Walmart is already a sub-optimal location since they're not open 24x7. Ikea isn't even a place I'd consider stopping at while on a road trip - and I really like Ikea!

While some expansion is better than no expansion, EA is really making poor choices as to where they install these stations. They should focus on more rural locations where you actually need to charge. All the Ikeas I've been to are in major metropolitan areas that are close to my destinations - not where I'd normally charge.
You never take a trip where you pass/go through a major metropolitan area?😖

When we drive to Florida, we go through 1/2 dozen major metropolitan areas...
 

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Not really. I've only supercharged once in a big city, a day trip to Philadelphia. All my other DCFC has been in more remote areas between big cities. If I end up in a metro area, I'm using destination chargers, either at a hotel or family member's house.
 

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Not really. I've only supercharged once in a big city, a day trip to Philadelphia. All my other DCFC has been in more remote areas between big cities. If I end up in a metro area, I'm using destination chargers, either at a hotel or family member's house.
You should get out more. ;)
 

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I think this should probably be viewed as IKEA co-branding with EA to attract EV customers to their locations. Without IKEA skin-in-the-game now, these are high power chargers that would be deployed somewhere in an EA map years from now. EVgo is installing gimped 50 kW chargers in locations like this. The IKEA here has a direct entrance into their lot from an Interstate exit. Right now, they have 7.2 kW Blink Level 2. Attractive, but useless to the point that they look like greenwashing to me.

DCFC in urban locations is great for vehicles that don't have home charging or don't stay home long enough to get enough charging via Level 2. The other part of the story is IKEA/EA Commercial partnership to electrify IKEA's delivery and supply fleet.
 

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IKEA is usually a place where there are many other stores and resturants. Sadly in my area the Bass Pro shop is 3 miles away. By the time I walk there and wander the isles for 3 hours I'll be worn out.
 

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Gotta say I’m impressed with EA this go-round. When I had my Bolt, they never seemed to work. But I’ve charged a few times with my Lightning and it’s been flawless:
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Bummer to see that EA is still expanding into locations that aren't open 24 hours. Walmart is already a sub-optimal location since they're not open 24x7. Ikea isn't even a place I'd consider stopping at while on a road trip - and I really like Ikea!

While some expansion is better than no expansion, EA is really making poor choices as to where they install these stations. They should focus on more rural locations where you actually need to charge. All the Ikeas I've been to are in major metropolitan areas that are close to my destinations - not where I'd normally charge.
The issue is finding locations with enough in-place amps to put the chargers. Big box stores have it. Starbucks, convenience stores, gas stations and the like typically do not, so MUCH more work can be required to install in such locales. At WalMart, Sams, Target or IKEA it is plug-n-play every time. If they are there, the power is there.

I cut the deal to bring the first IKEA to the US (as CFO of a large mall developer). Their user specs were amazingly specific for many details, including power requirements. Getting that first North American store deal signed was one of the most excruciating leasing processes I've ever seen. I've also been involved in numerous Supercharger deals, have them at shopping centers where I own interests. They are not easy - every nearby tenant must sign a reciprocal easement agreement allowing the "impairment" of their designated parking area and reduced unencumbered "free" parking ratios per square foot - otherwise we'd be violating their leases to put in charging stations. That's just one detail among many that go into installing DCFC. Folks seem to think they are simple because the result looks pretty simple - but the preliminary work is epic, especially in hi-reg places.
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