navguy12
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Only observation I would add: make it law to sell power by the kWh dispensed versus by the minute.
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Eastern Canada Superchargers
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MEasures Canada have announced they will allow it soon : Measurement Canada to allow kWh billing at EV chargers before the end of 2022
navguy12
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Huh.
Will be nice if it actually gets implemented here in Ontario within the next 22 days.
First it needs to be allowed, which this announcement is about. Once allowed, Charger owners can do it if they want. I would not expect this to happen in 2022, but we've seen Tesla be quick on supercharger pricing changes so we never know. If there's one provider that might change fast I believe it's Tesla.
Certain jurisdictions have laws about who can and cannot sell electricity. So the workaround is paying by the minute for parking or using the equipment.
navguy12
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So you rather pay your home electricity by the minute ? I'd rather pay my electricity by the kWh so does my car.
Well ultimately the costs involved are not just for the power delivered. There are considerable capital costs. Someone tying up a stall trying to charge to 100% (slowly of course) might displace several other cars looking for 15 minutes each to get them to the next Supercharger. IMO there will never be one rate per kWh, it will have to vary.
You misunderstood his post. He's saying that by-the-minute is bad.
Understood but (1) Why, and (2) they said they were going to change that months ago and nothing has happened.
And it is a dumb policy anyhow. It is like saying that gas stations can only charge by the time the gas pump is running, not by how much gas you put in the tank.
Measurement Canada needs to certify devices that could kilowatts or litres of gas for accuracy.
NRVM3
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Any measurement device that is used in a financial transaction requires approval from Measurement Canada. Example - the scale at your butcher. Each measurement device will have to meet the requirements for that category of product.
EV charging is a new category.
So first Measurement Canada had to create the requirements (accuracy among others) for EV charging and only then can the charger manufacturers submit their products for approval. The first step now seems about complete.
That SC is next to the IGA outside wall. However I don't know if a wifi exists/working outside.
5005 Bd de l'Ormière, Québec, QC G1P 1K6
Ottawa/Gatineau is in desperate need of more supercharger locations. Rideau location is not convenient and 8 in Bells Corners just isn’t sufficient.
techMology
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I travel between Kingsville (SE of Windsor on Lake Erie) and Toronto weekly, and this is a big gap.
My ageing MS 85 won't really make Comber (unless it's summer and I drive slowly), and London is *really* busy now. On the weekends, there are frequently short waits. Often, the Tesla route planner will bypass London (suggesting backtracking to Woodstock!) because it's so busy. Also, Woodstock itself has seen better days (especially since it's one of the first in Canada). Frequent issues there where charging fails and/or is severely rate limited. Also, power sharing between cabinets and a lack of knowledge/understanding by owners of said power sharing.
I guess the issue is the lack of obvious spots between London and Comber to put a Supercharger location. Chatham makes sense from a distance perspective, but there is nothing along Highway 401 in that area (Chatham itself is quite far off the highway).
I don't know why they are ignoring this stretch. After Tesla finishes a bit more construction there will be 8 supercharger locations in the 184km stretch from Port Hope to Gananoque. Surely they could throw in a couple of locations between London and Comber? Look at how sparse the red dots are in the bottom left of this map.
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