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Eastern Canada Superchargers
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iKhalid
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This has nothing to do with the battery size. I have a 60 with duel chargers and I can charge up to 80A.It went right to 40/64 ... the 70 is a bigger 60 not a smaller 85 so only 1 charger is possible from what I know -- guess I just had to experience it for myself, looks like I'm maxxed-out at 40A for AC charging (which might change the $$$$ when I call an electrician for HPWC quote as there's no reason to feed it more than 32-40A... at the moment
Even at 40A this is a very handy spot and since there's only 1 HPWC I imagine that's why some folks here may have not been too motivated to communicate more about it
Amazing that it's all still a "plug in and see what you get" affair... car is just so good, even propellerheads like me take the plunge without knowing all the facts, that really says something.
hingisfan
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Buzzz
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Perhaps, but if it changed then it changed prior to 2013. I have always seen the behaviour that everyone here describes - the car shows you the maximum current possible from the source, but you only get 40A if you have a single charger. I remember this specifically because I thought that a 48A, 200V source would give me 9.6 kW, since Tesla advertises the charger as being 10 kW. It doesn't. It gives you 8 kW (40A * 200V). It's a 40A charger.
I was by MTL yesterday at 8 am. Both Superchargers were free, but I ended up not needing them. My car had been valeted in for minor repairs and annual service, and it occurred to me that I could simply drive the loaner back because I was coming to town anyway. Tesla agreed, and I simply swapped for a fully-charged car!
mknox
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Could be a firmware-related thing. I had a loaner with a single charger some time last year, and when I plugged it in to my 80 amp station at work, the display just said 40/40. My own car says 79/79 (for some reason) and a newer loaner I had said 80/80.
Yes. If it's full call the Supercharger service number and complain about it. If they get enough calls maybe they'll do something.
mknox
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Do they have the typical fenced-in compound there with the Supercharger equipment in it? Has it been "roughed in" for more stalls? It might just be an electrical capacity issue from the utility in that area.
You can't see the stuff. They have two more stalls hidden away inside somewhere... not usually publicly accessible.
llavalle
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There's a little fenced off area but it's really small. See it's to the left of both stalls... On the right edge of this picture.
I remember reading somewhere that there are 4 stalls, 2 of which are available for the service center (inside the garage). If its the case, they are not visible from the part of the shop you leave you car when getting service...
mknox
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Thanks. Looks like a special "mini" setup. My guess remains that it is a utility capacity problem... especially if 2 stalls are in less accessible areas. Perhaps it's on the margin if all 4 are in use at the same time, and they want to be able to control demand somewhat.
Looks like the "Hamilton" supercharger location has officially been moved from coming in 2015 to coming in 2016. :-( I can't say that I'm surprised.
Same thing with Riviere-du-loop.
Port Hope still looks like it is planned for 2015, but I wouldn't be surprised if it misses the deadline by a month or two.
Same thing with Riviere-du-loop.
Port Hope still looks like it is planned for 2015, but I wouldn't be surprised if it misses the deadline by a month or two.
Good that they updated it appropriately, even if it means dates are sliding to the right.
They're still showing Ottawa for 2016. So I guess we can expect it in 2017! :biggrin:
They're still showing Ottawa for 2016. So I guess we can expect it in 2017! :biggrin:
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