Just heading out in the morning - Peterborough to Calgary. Just saw the note about the Whistler supercharger (which will come later in our trip). Anything of note between Ontario and Alberta?
Nothing between Ontario to Alberta to note, from my trip through that stretch recently. I would double check the status of your next planned supercharger location stop prior to leaving your current location though. Some were temporarily out of order. While they seemed to quickly go back on line, you wouldn’t want to arrive with little charge only to find out it’s still temporarily out of Order. Have fun. I would also plan to drive through all of northern Ontario during the day. The scenery is amazing. You’ll miss it, if you drive it at night.
Avoid the night driving in northern Ontario. Moose collisions cause the drivers death and injure the moose. If you must drive at night, slow it down. moose can step out of the ditch at the last second and you have no time to stop.
I have a model Y on order and am planning on picking it up at the Calgary service center and taking my wife to Jasper for a couple days. My question is can it make the trip from Jasper to Edmonton without having to stop for charging?
Best bet is to use abetterrouteplanner.com, and make sure you hit the "Detailed" button and enter things like expected average temperature, road conditions, relative speed (if you tend to drive over the limit), etc. Model Y is still relatively new so the data may not be as accurate for it, but it suggests that trip is a bit tight (but possible). You'd need to charge to as close to 100% as you can before departing Jasper (at least 95% would be nice), and take it easy if you want to arrive with minimal added stress.
I have been looking at a better route planer and it is tight, leaving Jasper with 100% and driving the speed limit gets me home with an estimated 7% range left, that seems a bit tight to me so I thought that I would ask. I can't wait to have a super charger in Edson to make it a lot less nerve wracking. I guess the other option is to stop for food at Ricky's and charge there for a bit just to reduce the range anxiety. Thanks for your suggestions, I will report back once I have the car and can see what it can actually do.
I have a model 3 AWD with boost. I recently drove from Canmore (that’s where you would stop before heading to Jasper), to Jasper. I also plugged things into ABRP, and it also showed the run as tight. However, I arrived with way more range than expected. I don’t see why your new Model Y would have any difficulty at all. Charge to 100% in Canmore, and do the speed limit the entire way, and It will not be tight when you arrive.
I believe he was asking about Jasper to Edmonton, which would not go through Canmore at all. There is a significant descent from Jasper to Edmonton, and there is likely to be a tail wind in that direction, which may help slightly, but still tight if it's cold (Edmonton to Jasper is probably not doable at all because of the climb). Apparently Ricky's in Edson has a 16kW destination charger (as well as two 10 kW ones). If it looks like it's going to be tight by the time you get there, 30-45 minutes on that 16kW unit should give you enough of a buffer to make it home.
Just got back yesterday. Peterborough to Vancouver and back - 10,000 km added to the odometer. No problems with superchargers.
And to reply to the previous post - going to Jasper from Edmonton (or Calgary) is a challenge. It can't be done using superchargers. And relying on destination chargers is risky. Just another part of Canada that will "be coming soon". Also the southern route from B.C. to Alberta (using Hwy #3) is also not quite ready for 'prime time'. Lovely part of the country but the superchargers are still spread a little thin. But not complaining. Last years trip to the west coast was 90% via USA. Thanks, Elon for the big improvements. Cross Canada is now 'worry free'.
I did a local trip (out and back) in Manitoba - about 105kph, but there was about a 30k or more headwind. (Aero hubcaps on) Outbound, I would say I used 4k for every 3k travelled. Return, with the wind at my back, was almost exactly 1:1k used. So I don't know about some of your trips here, but planning on using indicated or nominal range and cutting it close isn't necessarily a good idea. Also, if you are in the mountains, you also have to figure in the energy to climb hills.