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  1. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Orangeville Ontario

    Orangeville showed as "Busy" on the nav yesterday and sure enough when I plugged in, I found that several stalls were out of order. The station was reduced to about 50% capacity. While I charged, a Tesla service tech showed up in a Model 3 and started the repair. No idea how long it had been...
  2. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Brockville, ON

    All my V3 charging sessions in Kingston or Gananoque have been < 30 mins. It's barely enough time to walk anywhere and sit for a meal!
  3. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Brockville, ON

    Round-trip Gananoque only adds 1.9km to your trip. Kingston V3 adds 1.3km. For me it's a wash. I personally prefer groceries and Tims at my charging stops. Kingston V3 is a bit of a dead area, minus Panera and Pita Pit, unless you hit a drive-through on your way.
  4. rypalmer

    Financing in canada

    This is the thread you need to use: Financing Tesla vehicles in Canada
  5. rypalmer

    Model X wiper replacement options?

    I ordered a refill kit and will attempt to replace only the silicone edge for mine. Replacement blades were sold out on the Tesla store and this was the option I landed on.
  6. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Morrisburg, ON

    Something here looks different. V4 stalls?
  7. rypalmer

    Model S - Front Plate Adhesive

    3M automotive tape worked fine for me. I had wrapped the front end in 3M PPF.
  8. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, QC

    Possible expansion underway! I'm a little skeptical given this is new and large already, but there's a lot of electrical conduit staged next to an excavated site parallel to the existing row of stalls. All covered in tarps so difficult to see what was done so far. What else could it be? I...
  9. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Vaughan, ON - Famous Ave

    They virtually never do this.
  10. rypalmer

    Model Y suggest limit 80% but my 3 is 90%. Wazzup??

    No, not until the bitter end.
  11. rypalmer

    Model Y suggest limit 80% but my 3 is 90%. Wazzup??

    Not about "more revenue" at all. It's about preserving fast charging availability for everyone. You can't expect to pay a flat rate per kWh AND tie up a precious spot while only drawing perhaps 10kW while your battery gets close to full. It's not a fair representation of the full cost to deliver...
  12. rypalmer

    Tesla called and offered to transfer my free Supercharging to a new vehicle

    Probably should have kept my 2016, but the Model Ys have been too good.
  13. rypalmer

    New SC rates in Ontario

    Per meter/site.
  14. rypalmer

    Canadian Insurance and Tracking app with Teslas

    People driving like their and others lives are worthless. Driving up the cost of insurance when they inevitably cause a claim.
  15. rypalmer

    Towing travel trailer with Model Y

    There's very little chance of this data ever being reliable, thus useful. When only 1 out of 20 stalls are "pull in" (which is often the case), how will you even know it is available when you get there?
  16. rypalmer

    Is 120v enough to precondition battery in Winter?

    No idea what FUSC stands for but either way, no harm in delaying this decision until you've experimented through at least a few seasons. Why rush? Try it with what you have until it no longer works well enough for you.
  17. rypalmer

    Model Y wheel options

    I have Model 3 base aero wheels on my Model Y LR and yes they do fit well. But be aware that older iteration of the Model 3 aero wheels have a lower load rating than the newer ones. Ideally the ones you'd want would be from a newer Model 3, 2020 onward IIRC. This thread is the authority on the...
  18. rypalmer

    Canadian Superchargers now charge per kWh

    Ouch!!
  19. rypalmer

    Moncton to Montreal in late December

    Yes, no problem at all. My MYLR loses < 3% per week while parked. Make sure you also disable any third party tracking services like TeslaFi, as to not wake the car up constantly.
  20. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Gananoque, ON

    Full house. Car's nav said 5 stalls free.. more like 0. Only waited 2 minutes.
  21. rypalmer

    Rentals charging at Superchargers?

    Paying customers unlike any other. Just a matter of time.
  22. rypalmer

    "New" Sources of Tesla 'OEM,' Tesla-like, and/or Third-Party CCS1 Adapters

    Add to that: for someone used to Supercharging, the CCS charging experience generally sucks.
  23. rypalmer

    SuperChargers - Levis, Qc

    My bad.. deleted. Thought we were talking about the transformer at RdL which had previously had damage.
  24. rypalmer

    Ontario Insurance. BelairDirect?

    If you are interested in renting your car out on Turo, here's a list of insurers that support this: https://help.turo.com/en_us/sharing-your-car-or-canada-hosts-S1uY7_OIc BelairDirect is on the list. I'm with TD and am considering switching. Unfortunately CAA is not on the list.
  25. rypalmer

    Financing Tesla vehicles in Canada

    https://www.google.com/search?q=loan+amortization+calculator
  26. rypalmer

    We're going to need a lot more SuperChargers soon

    Ford and GM EVs have more problems than just charging networks. But it does help, there's no question.
  27. rypalmer

    We're going to need a lot more SuperChargers soon

    A bigger network improves the experience for Tesla drivers. There will be growing pains. LFG.
  28. rypalmer

    Eastern Canada Superchargers

    You might be right. The math checks out.
  29. rypalmer

    Eastern Canada Superchargers

    I guess that wouldn't fit my personal definition of "upgrade". More like "replace".
  30. rypalmer

    Eastern Canada Superchargers

    Is there a V2 Supercharger station anywhere in the world that has been upgraded to V3? None that I'm aware of.
  31. rypalmer

    Tesla mic

    Like for karaoke?
  32. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, QC (16 stalls)

    Hugely helpful new location. Avoiding a 10 minute detour + V3, probably a 25 minute savings total.
  33. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Trenton, ON

    V3 does share an available total supply for the cabinet, but it's just high enough you'd mostly never notice. But it is noticeable if you show up expecting 250 and other cars are doing the same. See here.
  34. rypalmer

    Passenger seat stopped reclining

    Better to ask here instead: Model 3: Interior & Exterior
  35. rypalmer

    Disaster while supercharge was down!

    The car in your signature can take up to 48A, depending on the capability of the L2 charger. Many (eg Flo) are only 30A, but many Tesla destination chargers are wired for 48A for those who can take it.
  36. rypalmer

    Disaster while supercharge was down!

    Can your car take 48A? The chargers I linked to could have given you closer to 10kW. All you needed was to get back to Cambridge SC, not all the way home. Less than an hour of charging L2 charging.
  37. rypalmer

    Disaster while supercharge was down!

    Not a disaster at all, and IMO you did have other options. You only needed another 40km worth of range to get to Brantford Supercharger, which was on your way home. It could have been made up in less than an hour at a destination charger such as Springbank Medical Center | PlugShare
  38. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Saint-Jerome, QC

    Surprising to see 6 stalls supplied by 2 Supercharger cabinets. Normally V3 cabinets support 4 stalls each. Perhaps they will add 2 more later?
  39. rypalmer

    "New" Sources of Tesla 'OEM,' Tesla-like, and/or Third-Party CCS1 Adapters

    I have the A2Z Thunderstorm plug and I can't imagine there being a difference in charging speeds vs the official one since it's completely passive.
  40. rypalmer

    "New" Sources of Tesla 'OEM,' Tesla-like, and/or Third-Party CCS1 Adapters

    Let us know if you find a station that will give you more than 124kW which is the highest number I've seen so far at a "350kW" Electrify Canada site.
  41. rypalmer

    Tesla CCS1 Combo Adapter

    I got as much as 89kW at an Ivy station today - bonus, it was free. A2Z Thunderstorm CCS adaptor.
  42. rypalmer

    Supercharger - Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, QC

    Good little stop! Very close to the highway, huge station, ideal for a snack and bathroom break. Teslafi says I hit at least 252kW. 11% to 49% in 10 minutes - Very Nice.
  43. rypalmer

    SC lineup in Vaughan

    Urban to 150 is a different story.. aren't they both V2 cabinets either way? Upgrading to V3 is a much bigger step up, from supporting 2 stalls per cabinet to 4. IMO no concrete was broken in the upgrade from Urban to 150kW stalls, whereas the effort to upgrade to V3 would be significantly higher.
  44. rypalmer

    SC lineup in Vaughan

    Why would they remove perfectly good infrastructure to upgrade when they could invest in a net-new site and leave the old one in place? These stations are not very old.
  45. rypalmer

    Atlantic Canada Superchargers

    Has it be down since Groundhog day?
  46. rypalmer

    SC lineup in Vaughan

    Tesla is accelerating their lobbying for better multi-unit residential building L2 infrastructure: EXCLUSIVE: The Tesla blueprint for public EV charging in Ontario I think we need that as much as we need more Superchargers in Vaughan. Supercharging as your day-to-day charging is a terrible...
  47. rypalmer

    Cross country skis

    Model Y middle seat folds down, suits a bag of skis perfectly. IMO it's a better alternative to putting them anywhere outside the car. Cleaner, safer, less drag, cheaper.. Not sure about the Model 3 rear seats.
  48. rypalmer

    The ads in this site are hilariously bad

    Can you put a wrapper around ads to show that they are ads? I was served this very misleading "ad" prompting me to download something. Super sketchy.
  49. rypalmer

    Did prices get cut? Just saw 15k drop.

    They will be absolutely fine on margins. Their order backlog was deep, and they spent the bulk of 2022 unwinding older orders with lower prices reflected IMO. What I paid in September is within $3k of the new "discounted" price, because my order date was November 2021 and it took that long for...