Trev Page
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Oh please let it not be the Ford drive area. It's a nightmare there
I could see one maybe around the Burloak exit.
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Eastern Canada Superchargers
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Oh please let it not be the Ford drive area. It's a nightmare there
I could see one maybe around the Burloak exit.
Jaff
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I agree Trev, the SC must be West of Ford Drive.
The SC stations along the 401 serve mainly the 401..this SC station is some what unique for Ontario...it must serve 4 major thoroughfares (QEW / 401 / 403 / 407)...I think it must be located a sufficient distance West of Toronto / Mississauga to avoid the unacceptable traffic levels associated with those cities ...
The SC stations along the 401 serve mainly the 401..this SC station is some what unique for Ontario...it must serve 4 major thoroughfares (QEW / 401 / 403 / 407)...I think it must be located a sufficient distance West of Toronto / Mississauga to avoid the unacceptable traffic levels associated with those cities ...
Oh please let it not be the Ford drive area. It's a nightmare there
I could see one maybe around the Burloak exit.
mknox
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Absolutely. Closer to the 407/403/QEW juncture. Just looking at the map, the Mapleview Shopping Center just off the QE in that area might be ideal. There is a freeway exchange right there for folks travelling in either direction.
Jaff
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The only problems with Mapleview are...
"Un-elightened" ownership...for the longest while, their one charging station was off line for long periods of time (yes, they knew about it)...it would probably be a tough sell...and more importantly, their parking lot is just not big enough...for the entire Christmas shopping season, you have to drive around to find a spot...imo, a Supercharge station would be iced for most of the month. ..
hingisfan
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Not sure if anyone has seen this already, but the Big Apple in Colborne just got added to plugshare. They have an hpwc and a sun country EVSE. I assume its available 24/7. Would be a good spot for a little top up if you are cutting it close going to Kingston from Toronto in the winter (until we get another SC), and during business hours there's lots of free things to do, especially if you have kids with you. I'm not sure of the amps on these units though.
mknox
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Not being familiar with the area, I would defer to your judgement. It just looked good from a Google Maps perspective :smile:
I just extracted a chunk of conversation to Electricity, Carbon, and Norway
It seamlessly evolved from the Supercharger discussion, so I snipped it out as best as I could.
It seamlessly evolved from the Supercharger discussion, so I snipped it out as best as I could.
mknox
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Good idea. We tend to get off topic when there's no eastern Canada supercharger activity to talk about :scared:
Hugh Mannity
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to make things interesting you could get this thread name changed to Central Canada Superchargers since there are technically no superchargers in eastern Canada yet :biggrin:
llavalle
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"Generally considered as..." I believe Hugh was referring to the maritime provinces, also referred as Eastern Canada sometimes. Ontario is often considered as central, and even Quebec sometimes...
Here on TMC, we have East and West, and no Central. In part because there are no Superchargers between Eastern Ontario and Alberta...
When bumper stickers saying "Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark" appeared in Alberta during the 70s I don't think they was referring to the people in the Maritime provinces.
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To be geographically accurate Tache, Manitoba is the longitudinal centre of Canada. If Ontario is considered central, especially places like Toronto and Ottawa, then SK would also be central. Assuming Winnipeg every gets a SC then it just barely makes it as part of the Western half of the country. But if Falcon Lake got one as well, to facilitate EV traffic on the T-Can, then it should go in this thread.
Hugh Mannity
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Lex
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Yes, like right here, eh ?
I don't remember reading the Big Apple has a Tesla HPWC would love to know the amps on that bad boy... or do we just assume that most of these HPWC "destination chargers" are not near their 80 amp potential... ? Ah well I am starting to appreciate the J1772 opportunities to grab an hour's worth of coffee, emails, and electrons... Spectrum and Eglinton in Mississauga now has an array of free Chargepoint stalls (needs the fob) that just came online beside the new(ish) Starbucks. I only got 220V 25A if I recall, but got some work done and that "buffer" was actually called into action that day. And the latté was perfect.
hingisfan
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mknox
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I've noticed Superchargers would just show up on the car's maps at any time (no "update" needed). I wonder if that's true for Destination Chargers too? I would have to think so.
SluyterCapital
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I just noticed: supercharge.info Burlington Vermont is now under construction. Having driven Ottawa to Boston , This will save driving to Montreal to Supercharge saving an hour on the trip. Montreal is nice but a pain to have to drive into the city and wait for only one of two chargers. If we can get Levis and RDL built, life will almost be perfect.
I am travelling from Mississauga to La Malbaie, QC on the weekend. I assume it is best to go from Cornwall to Drummondville and then direct to La Malbaie? Can I make it from Drum to La Mal? If I have to stop in Quebec City, does anyone have a recommendation? I am staying at the Fairmont in La Malbaie which has a listed charger, I assume reliable? Any advice would be appreciated!
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