Recent content by cpwl

Even if Tesla is complete and "wants" it powered quickly that means absolutely ZERO to Hydro One!!! Many "completed" SCs have waited for weeks even months for power to be provided from the local utility provider. And then once the power is hooked up Tesla has to complete commissioning work.

I had a round trip to Ogdensburg today so on the way south I stopped by the Kemptville SC site to see if there was any progress. Almost everything is exactly as photographed by @GoldenBasis on 8 July 22 with the exception of the stall lines now being painted. The connector pedestals are still...

As promised here are the numbers from my wife's stop at Kearney SC earlier this morning. She arrived at Kearney having left Ogallala with 18 miles range, approx 6% SOC. Upon plugging in she obtained a charging power of 248kW (briefly peaked at 250 kW) with a charge rate of 1138mph. So the SC...

At 84% SOC 32 kW is about what would be expected so this isn't representative of a "slow" SC overall performance. My wife will be coming home next week and this will be on her SC list going across NE. I'll get and post her numbers on a Model 3 arriving with an SOC of probably 15% or so.

Sorry she had already passed Kearney when I posted, she just charged in North Platte. One way or another she'll stop on the way back in late July and get photos or confirm how well it is charging.

Is there any update on this SC? My wife is driving in this area right now and returning is about 2 weeks. Clearly no joy for today but it would make passing through NE on her way home a whole lot easier than relying on the old 120/150kW V2 chargers through the middle of the state.

Agreed,. This one is far too close to Duluth to be of any significant value in connecting Thunder Bay, ON., to the SC network in Minnesota and hence the remainder of the USA. In the depths of winter it would be very marginal for range given temperature, topography of the region and winds that...

Any Supercharger along the 401 will be of benefit (especially when Tesla starts allowing other manufacturers' EVs access to the SC Network) but this one is so close to Kingston that it will be minimally beneficial to most travelers wile the network is still Tesla exclusive. What is really needed...

Great news to hear construction has started. I often make the round trip from Gatineau QC., to Ogdensburg N.Y., to import my US and other foreign purchases that don't ship to Canada or have exorbitant shipping fees to Canada. Normally this trip is easy even with multiple extended stops and the...

Getting sufficient power for a legacy type Supercharger at remote rural sites is certainly a challenge but is a challenge that needs to be resolved as the network expands to lesser populated areas. Batchawana Bay is a good example of this. But we have seen an example of one solution in the Deep...

Ok, does anyone know for a fact that this supercharger is complete and awaiting inspection? Point being we all thought North Bay and Deep River were complete and we were complaining that it wasn't activated. After about a month Tesla installed a few more components in the main cabinets and...

Those do indeed look quite sharp!! Thanks for posting photos. I just wish they were on the back side as well though because in my mind the pedestals are at a greater risk of damage from from people carelessly parking on that side and ICEing on the front. Tesla drivers will be careful backing...

Well it is such a nice day I decided to shake off the riding cobwebs and take out one of my 2 wheeled distilled dino juice burners and check out the status of the Nepean SC. It is NOT open and in fact there is wiring yet to be done. While certainly not high voltage wiring, it remains to be...

This certainly looks very promising as it fits the general supercharger configuration and is backed up by the already announced C.T. EV Fast Charging program. It is also nice that the putative charging stalls appear to be as far away from the store and hence "prime" parking spots, analogous to...

Should is a very big word for life in general. Even bigger when it comes to building and activating Superchargers!!! Don't hold your breathe.... o_O