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During our drive across Canada, we had to queue up at a Supercharger in Toronto, and my wife said, "welcome to the future", commenting about how spoiled we have been with chargers always available in Alberta and BC. I drive between Calgary and Edmonton reasonably often, and we do our best to...

There is a speed limit for the shift into reverse and back, and it is pretty low, like at a walking pace of 5 km/h (maybe 5 m.p.h or 8 km/h). I love using this feature in parking lots, where I can move forward and backward slowly in and out of a parking space without needing to touch the brake...

We like the Yavis, which is just a few blocks from either charger. Yavis Restaurant – Drumheller Family Restaurant Interestingly, Drumheller has a "downtown" charger and a charger in the rec-centre parking lot along the river. The river is quite scenic. Stetler would be a good way to go if...

I use PlugShare PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You to find chargers and plan daily driving routes, and then go to Google’s MyMaps to save routes and locations. We used MyMaps for our drive to St John’s from Calgary, and it was a fun way to think about the trip. Canada...

I drive to Saskatoon from Calgary a few times each year in Model S with 400km of range. The route I take is much more direct than Swift Current, charging at Drumheller for brunch and a walk along the river and stop in Kindersley for dinner and a top-op. That would also be the best route between...

o_O Well, there is always the fall of 2020. :):cool:

We drove across Newfoundland last summer, overnight ferry to Port aux Basques, overnight in Deer Lake to see Gros Morne, overnight in Grand Falls-Windsor, and then spent a few nights on the Bonavista peninsula to see the icebergs and puffins. After a few days visiting friends in St John's, we...

I also find the speed-limit reading mostly accurate in Calgary, and with so much road construction, I'm glad that the car takes the initiative to slow down. In response to beeeerock, on undivided roads in BC, I would guess that 10% or so get the speed too low—and 0% where they use the new...

Regarding the inaccuracy of the range prediction on those mountain roads, I did observe that the energy usage is much higher than predicted on the ascents. Especially on a hot day. I think the car is working hard to cool the battery because the battery is working hard to propel the car against...

I am in for a hundred bucks. We plan to drive out there next year from Alberta to celebrate the 150. (I'll be fifty and Canada will be one hundred and fifty, so Canada and I are going to celebrate.) I doubt that we will use that charger, since we plan to stay at those chalets down the road that...

After reading this thread, particularly @3s-a-charm's photos, I gave it a try and, the better part of a year later, I am hooked on the waterless car wash. I don't go waterless every time, but I find it fast, convenient, and satisfying work. The best thing, though, is that I keep some microfibre...

It is frightening to think about, and you know it will get abused like autopilot has, but generally I buy the Tesla line that parking and backing out if parking spots is safer when the controller is out of the vehicle with a full view of potential obstructions, hazards, pets, etc.

I tried to get Skyfire to come out and give me a quote in August 2014. Thank goodness, I gave up on their intermittent communication in October, because it looks like Greenergy, my second choice, is a much better option. We paid our 10% deposit on Nov 1, and they installed on Nov 24, 2014. I...

I've had the same experience in near-zero temps—in BC mountains and on Alberta plains, but perhaps more dramatically with huge elevation changes—where I've lost 15-20% energy off of the predicted values. I find, though, that the near-real-time updates of the energy predictions are quite...

Superchargers in Vancouver and Calgary seem unlikely. The big cities are for destination charging or passing through to next charger. I live in Calgary and I've driven to the coast twice and I see no need for either city to have a supercharger. I would much prefer a supercharger or two to...

Maybe the mid-week meet-up is not as hot as the weekend plans. 3s-a-charm has a client appointment and the rest are rather quiet. I have yet to lay eyes on a green Tesla and we might be able to coax gpetti from his lair. What do you say, green1? Shall we tip a glass just the two or three of...

Seanachie in Westhills has plenty of parking. 6:30 Wednesday would work for me. 3s? DPain44? green1? Teuntsla? Rest of the usual suspects? You nerds in? m1ker, if you can make it, pint's on me if I can ask a few follow up questions in your video on L2 charging in the cold.

I can do tomorrow (Wednesday). I like Donegal's, but the parking might be a little thin. Alternative Irish pubs on that area are Shillelagh's by 17 Ave & Sarcee Trail or Seanachie over in Westhills.

From Calgary to Edmonton, she left home with 100% charge and topped up in Red Deer for 40 minutes over lunch. From Edmonton to Calgary, she spent two hours each at Coast Hotel and Peavy Mart, then almost an hour in Red Deer for a total of 5 hours charging. She felt quite comfortable with the...

I'm keen. Should warm up this week. Midweek after-work pint or Sunday-afternoon hangout?

This just in: my wife went to Edmonton from Calgary yesterday and returned today and it was a different experience. The -20° weather, plus lots of running around the city, necessitated more serious charging than at out daughter's 110 outlet overnight. They went downtown to the Coast Hotel...

If you don't like cards, get apps An alternative to cards is to get the app and you can start your charging session from the app. I have Chargepoint, Greenlots, and RésauVER accounts and their associated apps. The cards are handy in case of weak cell-phone service, but apps are far more...

When the Red Deer Supercharger first opened, we saw similar problems, but the nav totally gets it now. There must be an algorithm adjustment required when they add new chargers.

Can't wait to see it!

I have a proposal for club establishment. Instead of calling our founder "president", along the lines of the wine club from Frasier that had a Corkmaster, we could call Greg "Chargemaster". ... although we'll need someone to write the lyrics for his theme song: Corkmaster - YouTube

Calgary isn't that much closer to Drumheller than Canmore. Right now Drumheller has RV parks, like S'Toon mentioned, and there are plans for EV chargers in town by next summer. My kids loved climbing up and down the badlands terrain at that age, and the museum is excellent.

The Tesla Store party was great. Like he said in the presentation, it was the owners and future owners that deserve the credit. Great group of people, and we loved catching up with some of you and meeting others for the first time. Thank you all for a fun night!

Our transit system is quite good for getting in and out of the core. Train beats car during rush hour for me, even with a shuttle bus on one end and a walk on the other. I'd love to see EV parking at the park-and-ride lots.

It seems like a specific set of criteria need fulfillment for it to autopark. I've tried several times in my neighbourhood, but I guess the parking spots were too big or the curb was too smooth. I went to park downtown yesterday, on the left side of a one-way street in a spot not much larger...

I'd come. You guys are hilarious.

I went to the Supercharger website and suggested a location in Medicine Hat. Since they ask for a specific address, I picked a spot just off the TCH on Redcliffe Drive near hotels and restaurants. In the comments I said that it would be a route connection to Saskatchewan. Looks like we would...

Scotsman's Hill overlooks Stampede Park Google Maps, which is very cool, but likely less pedestrian traffic. And I think the parking is better on Crescent Road. (Better as in more parking, but perhaps much worse since I suspect Crescent Road is a mighty popular spot on a long weekend.) As for...

You can drive the Model S with the hatch open. (I learned this unintentionally.) I can imagine setting the desired height for the cargo and hooking a bungee cord for added security.

Haha, yep, looks like I overstated the clarity of the citations.

Seems like a newsworthy conversation to me. And the sources were c̶l̶e̶a̶r̶l̶y̶ cited. Kudos to the author and good publicity for the forum, which is an excellent EV resource. In other thread-related news, our initial insurance quote was rather high, which our rep explained as resulting from...

At the Next Billion event in Calgary last week, the Tesla reps said that they are in active negotiations on lease space for both a store location in a mall and a service-centre location in south Calgary. The official word is that they will open within 12 months. Rumour has it there will be a...

The Next Billion Tour: Test drive Model S in Calgary | Tesla Motors Definitely not for owners only. My friends who have signed up said that the response has been huge and Tesla has expanded the event.

As coincidence would have it, my daughter sent me this Tesla-stalker pic from the U of C this morning, so access looks good!

I haven't used it since before the summer break, but it was accessible—although not readily visible—around the back of the containers pictured in PlugShare. There should be minimal chance of ICEing during summer break, but there is a fee to park.

There have been a few threads on the topic of the camping mode. Bjørn Nyland has a video with a rather comprehensive description on how to keep HVAC on all night. Tesla Model S: Camper Mode - YouTube He leaves the car in neutral to keep the car in drive mode, which keeps the heat on, and he...

No question. I'm sure huge numbers of us owners are thrilled to see Bjorn take home a free Model X, and we'll be looking forward to the next chapter of videos.

I made the same observation, and worse, sometimes the speedometer indicated the speed was 20 km/h. It's like it can't believe its eyes. How do we report this? It's important to fix before giving autopilot more control over the speed.

I am also sensitive to odours, and I found the SansZo waterless wash doesn't bother me. It is a natural, biodegradable product with vegetable-based emulsifiers, so no toxic stuff. It has a strong lemony smell, like that of car wax, and I find it pleasant. I typically wash in my garage to let the...

Sometimes you may need a credit card or account with the charging service to activate, even though the charging station is free. I've only seen fees charged for CHAdeMO Level 3 chargers, but I have used several Level 2 charging stations that require a free account, like AddÉnergie or...

Thank you, beeeerock. Indeed, Best Western Plus in Kelowna is a very nice hotel, and I've never seen so many chargers spread out across several parking spots. The location of the chargers is clever, because they are close to the lobby, so high profile and easy to find, yet not as conveniently...

We are nearing completion of a road trip from Calgary to Vancouver Island, and I thought it would be handy to have a collection of regionally specific destination-charging info. I'll add a few comments good and bad on locations we visited, but I thought I would start with a post about brand-new...

We had a funny ICE situation in Squamish today. My daughter's SnapChat says it all. He wasn't there long, and there were still two spots open for us, but, after seeing a few ICEings along the trip, these teenaged girls loved the drama.

We are keeping sleeping bags and pillows in the frunk. While waiting in the hot sun for the ferry to Vancouver Island, my daughter, tired of waiting in the car, noticed that the sun was behind the car, so she had her own tailgate party lounging in the shade of the hood on the sleeping bags in...

Road-trip update: we are pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to destination charge. We arrived in Burnaby on Saturday, charged at 110 V for like 16 hours after finding a pillar in the parkade with a plug in on it. We've gone days between charges and only charged when it was convenient, like...

I don't think they are. The north end of Peachland and the south end of West Kelowna are each just 2 km from the junction between 97 and 97C, which covers a variety of routes, and neither location looks very convenient to regular users.