Canadian Superchargers

[Steph_S]

Actually, if I had a 60 I wouldn't go down the 416. I'd get off and go down County Road 10 (Perth Road). It will come out in Kingston right at the Supercharger, and the speed limits are lower and the route is a lot shorter so you'll use much less energy (it's what I do now without Superchargers). It's so much shorter that it takes the same amount of time!

Perth Rd is actually County Road 10. FTFY (Fixed that for you) - I also recommend County Road 10 between Kingston and Ottawa; Newly paved road, nice scenery, fun turns and is shorter than the major highways in the same amount of time.

Perth Road turns into Division Street south of the 401. If the Supercharger will be installed on Division Street, this seems like a great location to me !

 

[Doug_G]

Crap, brain fart. I edited the posts above to show the correct County Road 10. Apparently I conflated it with Highway 15. D'oh.

Right, Country Road 10 is way more fun to drive, beautifully scenic - I absolutely love going down that big hill into Perth - and is shorter, more efficient, and has light traffic. It also avoids all the larger towns that tend to slow down the trip. You'll arrive at the Supercharger in the same amount of time, with a lot more electrons in the pack. In comparison 416/401 is just plain boring.

Just be sure NOT to follow your GPS. Follow the road signs for 10. Otherwise it keeps trying to drag you back to the main highways.

 

[nleggatt]

Just found this

TESLA MOTORS INC. - DP - 40147 GLENALDER PLACE District of Squamish

 

[Mayhemm]

Just found this

TESLA MOTORS INC. - DP - 40147 GLENALDER PLACE District of Squamish

Well, that's something. Don't know how long it takes for things to move from "In Review" to "Approved", but at least the ball is rolling.

 

[Doug_G]

Well, that's something. Don't know how long it takes for things to move from "In Review" to "Approved", but at least the ball is rolling.

That certainly is something. It means it is underway. Usually the permitting process is the part that takes the longest.

If it was the City of Ottawa it would take a year of frustration. Almost certainly Squamish is far better than that.

 

[Morristhecat]

Just found this

TESLA MOTORS INC. - DP - 40147 GLENALDER PLACE District of Squamish

Good find! That looks like a good location- starbucks, subway, boston pizza and a little shopping mall too. Great!

With only 6 charge stations, it will be quite busy during the opening day rally....

 

[nleggatt]

I also think there is a movie theater

OH WAIT... these are teslas not leafs... we wont need the whole Lord of The Rings Trilogy to charge...

 

[gglockner]

In western news: At the test drive event in Victoria last weekend, I was chatting with a Tesla employee of some standing out here, and they told me that they are working hard to accelerate the western TC-1 roll-out from Vancouver to Calgary and Edmonton. They feel that this is a very critical strategic move and are lobbying corporate to go, go, go!

This would be great. I'd love to do a road trip from Seattle to Calgary, but this isn't practical without these superchargers.

 

[nleggatt]

Agreed. This would increase sales in BC in a big way. BC is really concentrated along the Vancouver to Kamloops to Kelowna to Shuwap area. If that was opened to SC I can think of a lot of people who would buy a tesla.

 

[Mayhemm]

I wonder why Tesla snubs SK/MB though? Their plans cover Vancouver to Calgary/Edmonton and then just stop. The coverage doesn't start again until the GTA. I doubt even an 85kWh Model S could cross that gap on one charge. They also leave out the Maritime provinces.

Do they consider that area adequately covered by Sun Country Highway or something? You'd think covering the Trans-Canada would give Tesla the most bang for their buck if they don't want to invest in the whole of Canada.

 

[andyrebele]

I asked a Tesla employee at the Olympia event yesterday (2/17) about the Vancouver supercharger, and he told me that the Squamish supercharger will go in first. He implied that it was soon.

 

[gpetti]

I wonder why Tesla snubs SK/MB though? Their plans cover Vancouver to Calgary/Edmonton and then just stop. The coverage doesn't start again until the GTA. I doubt even an 85kWh Model S could cross that gap on one charge. They also leave out the Maritime provinces.

Do they consider that area adequately covered by Sun Country Highway or something? You'd think covering the Trans-Canada would give Tesla the most bang for their buck if they don't want to invest in the whole of Canada.

I imagine they are just prioritizing. This new piece of Supercharged route is fairly heavily travelled both as a tourist route (now connected to the west coast route) and by Vancouverites and Calgarians in summer and winter. I usually go to a place near Kelowna in the summer so I'm pretty pleased that this will now be relatively easy if I take the Tesla. Presumably they will eventually join the dots so they can claim the entire Trans Canada Highway is "supercharged". BTW, I was surprised to see that you have to pick your car up in Flin Flon Manitoba; however, it is on the border with Sask. so I presume you're close to there?

 

[Mayhemm]

Presumably they will eventually join the dots so they can claim the entire Trans Canada Highway is "supercharged". BTW, I was surprised to see that you have to pick your car up in Flin Flon Manitoba; however, it is on the border with Sask. so I presume you're close to there?

Yes, I am right on the MB/SK border; Flin Flon on MB side, Creighton (where I live) on SK side. Flin Flon has a nice, unoccupied parking lot where I plan to have my MS delivered.

 

[djp]

I wonder why Tesla snubs SK/MB though? Their plans cover Vancouver to Calgary/Edmonton and then just stop. The coverage doesn't start again until the GTA. I doubt even an 85kWh Model S could cross that gap on one charge. They also leave out the Maritime provinces.

Do they consider that area adequately covered by Sun Country Highway or something? You'd think covering the Trans-Canada would give Tesla the most bang for their buck if they don't want to invest in the whole of Canada.

I'm sure they'll eventually cover the entire Trans Canada Highway. Tesla has said the Supercharger rollout will never be "finished", they'll keep adding chargers to extend the network based on demand. Right now there aren't enough Sask or Manitoba owners to justify the lower density routes, but over time that will change.

 

[Doug_G]

Moved some posts to Vancouver to Alberta Trip Planning

 

[mnx]

The "Coming Soon" map has been updated. Toronto and ~Kingston are red dots. As are 2 dots (1 East and 1 West) of Montreal.

Sweet!

I'm willing to bet the red dot is the Service Center on Lawrence Ave based on what was mentioned at the owners meeting last month...

 

[Duckjybe]

Awesome! Hope its not in error but the 2014 map still shows the other Supercharger locations at Belleville and Brockville?? which is great density if they stay.

 

[Kalud]

Thanks for the notification mnx!

Zoomed in:

 

[techMology]

Awesome! That was needed (useless for me, but great for travellers). Still crossing my fingers for Barrie or Gravenhurst (or both!).

 

[Doug_G]

Yeah, but look at the 2014 map:

That implies a significant increase in supercharger density on the corridor - and all this year! Also multiply hooked into the US network. This is going to be incredible!