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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

Ready (as in construction being completed) versus Approved and Open are very different things when it comes to Superchargers being opened. Ontario Hydro can take a long time before signing off the final inspection and the provincial government doesn't seem to be pushing them to attend/conduct...

Don't draw that conclusion. Very few Ontario based contractors are allowed to work in Quebec due to very restrictive construction laws here. It is almost certain that the Gatineau Supercharger, whenever it comes, will be built by a Quebec based contractor. It is far more likely that the...

The good thing about this pic is that it shows the superchargers back onto Robertson Rd, so yhey're as far away from the "prime" parking spots as you can get in this parking lot. ICEing should be much reduced because of that.

Tack on Kemptville and I'd agree!!

Could you provide the contact number? If a few more of us call they might rethink their position. And for those of us in the military who are prohibited from using public transport during this self-isolation period the public charging system becomes even more important.

Since this is a V3 SC and apparently one charger supplies 3 connector pedestals only three being illuminated would seem to indicate only one of the chargers is activated. Have to wonder why?

No kidding ICE cars don't regenerate! The reference to ICE fuel economy was as an indication of the energy requirement difference between eastbound and westbound trips. ICE fuel consumption is indeed another form of energy use. It is of course far more damped than we see in a BEV because of...

So how long have you lived in or even visited this area of Ontario? How many times have you driven this route? How often have you experienced our weather? But from 4000+ kms away and probably with little experience driving and living this area you can spout off telling us what the predominant...

For round trips, Ottawa to North Bay you really need the energy consumption numbers westbound between Deep River and Mattawa. It is the Deep River to Mattawa direction that consumes the most energy over the three main hill cycles - Deep River to Bisset Creek, Bisset Creek to Deux Riviere and...

As I sit in my Model S awaiting a car wash I am checking the recent TCH superchargers and Deep River doesn't show on the in car navigation so this post is a pleasant surprise. 50 kW isn't much power for your SOC but it is promising. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few...

I wonder if that is an indication that Tesla has begun testing at this site?

Large new battery.... That makes your 70 kW maximum power sound sound more and more like a station power limit rather than than one inherent to the car. It will be interesting if other people post their charging experience at the North Bay SC (and others of the newly opened TCH SCs) and are...

I'd have to think that with that much pre-conditioning and full power/regen available before charging your battery was fully warmed and able to take its maximum charge rate. As a reference point what size is your battery and if you don't mind its age and mileage?

So with North Bay apparently activated, although perhaps with a power limitation, it's time for Deep River to get some loving from Tesla's activation team. This SC site is critical for those of us driving "older" Model S and X making the trip from Ottawa to North Bay and all points west. As...

Well this is certainly better news than we've had over the last couple of weeks going through the "it's open - it's closed" dance. But those 70 and 55 kW charging rate maxima are a little concerning. Even considering that the car that might still have been conditioning the battery, 70 kW is a...

Well that sucks on both counts, but not in the least bit surprising :(:eek:o_O

Probably 80% of the people following the North Bay SC saga/debacle are equally interested in the Deep River SC status. For Ottawa to Sudbury travel they are equally critical to making the trip even possible let alone comfortable, at least for anyone without a 100kwh Model S./X and the long...

A reasonable point. But what are the odds of Tesla deploying another SC 5-6 kms from this one, especially considering the Tesla population density in this area and the need for SC sites in an arc sweeping from North Bay through Cobalt, Matheson, Timmins, and Chapleau to Wawa? And then at some...

So do you actually read posts before answering them or do you just enjoy "going off" on people? I explicitly stated "... makes more sense to me but..." and also "... technically correct..." but in you come with your arrogant and dismissive "Get used to it". Really? And why weigh in so...

According to the photo in post #125, at the time of it being taken the connector pedestals are clearly not illuminated. And as of 20 minutes ago the Deep River site is not even listed in my Model S' in-car map. At least North Bay, Baldwin, Blind River and SSM are on the in-car maps but are...

I have to agree that these pedestals are NOT illuminated and hence the station is not activated. With the overcast skies there would be no question at all telling if the lights were on. Perhaps the long range M3 and newer 100 kwh battery equipped Model S can make Ottawa to North Bay but for...

I'm from Sudbury so I'm well aware that the SC site is not actually in Espanola. While Baldwin Township makes this designation technically correct very few people are going to understand the reference. Using a recognized town name rather than an obscure township name that only locals will...

Makes sense when you point it out. But here in Canada NB is the short form for New Brunswick, a Maritime province which is what made me question a typo.

Well there is a Baldwin St nearby... still a pretty oblique name that few if any will recognize. Simply calling it Espanola would make far more sense. Maybe it will be renamed to Espanola when the station is officially activated.

I'm figuring that NB is a typo and you meant MB for Manitoba?

As best I could tell without plugging in to charge, remember I was in an ICE, it is operational. The "start" buttons at each connector were illuminated so there is certainly power to the control circuits. Hence I think it is reasonable to conclude the station as a whole is usable. Given the...

Yes, I went straight to the video and posted before back tracking to read the text. I got ahead of myself in sharing the information before taking it all in! What I can't find at the moment is any information about charging session costs. It would also be interesting to find out eCamion's...

So a little surfing to find out a bit more about eCamion came up with this: Video: Power Over Energy: Introducing eCAMION – Signature Electric While they leave us on a "cliff hanger" it is exactly as has been deduced in this thread, low power draw from the grid to battery storage and 50Kw...

Well there's no telling what's inside the container. It may well be a big battery bank that is used to power the chargers and simply recharges itself at a lower power draw during off peak hours. I can't really see deploying a completely off grid charger in Northern Ontario. The power needed just...

It definitely has a power feed from the building. If you zoom in on the top left corner from the first photo you can see the cabling.

Getting closer to home in Deep River taking a brief brake. I just checked the supercharger site and not a light anywhere so still NOT activated. However as I said Fri I did stop by the Jule L3 charger station at the Mattawa Subway and snapped these photos. Hopefully this station will be more...

So I'm on my way back to Ottawa and stopped by the North Bay supercharger. As of 14:00 today none of the stalls were illuminated so still NOT activated.

If you routinely stay there have you approached them about installing an L2 charger? Either a generic L2 charger for general EV use and/or a Tesla wall connector as part of Tesla's destination charger program. An L2 would make more sense for overnight charging than using even a low power L3...

Just for "shits and giggles" I stopped by the North Bay supercharger as I passed through at about 3:30 this afternoon. Confirming what Moonlit knight told us earlier none of the connector pedestals were illuminated so still NOT activated. Being the obstinate old fart that I am I'll check as I...

Yes the Subway sandwich restaurant on Hwy 17. The closest thing I could see to a network name was, as stated, Jule. Here's the photo I took of the contact information. I've never heard of Jule or seen a station quite like it. I'll get a better photo when I head back on Sun and post. I should...