It looks like there are SCs not too far away from Portland in Seabrook, NH (66 miles) and Augusta, ME (55 miles but in the wrong direction). There also appears to be a 2016 SC coming for Portland so that could help if you ever do this trip again.
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A good rule of thumb is the operating current is approximately a little less than the charging rate in km/h. So for 80A the rate is approximately 80km/h although you need the dual charger which technically only goes up to 72A.
Likewise (2012 Model S) - Our 2016 with the single charger is limited to 40 Amps.Moi aussi.
Anything happening with the installation in Huntsville?
Not a Tesla owner yet but any time I head out on the road from Ottawa I try to figure out how I'd manage the recharges. Last weekend was through Algonquin to around MacTier. I saw that Greystone was about the only choice and it's great you're offering up a charge for those passing through! I'll remember that if/when I get a Tesla, at this point likely waiting on last few payments on my 2012 Volvo XC60 R-Design and see if in that time AP 2.0 hardware is discussed.
How fast does an 80amp service charge up say a 100km or so? I see that Huntsville any day will have superchargers so it's likely just to ensure getting there.
Cheers,
Ken
Hi Ken,
Yes we are allowing Tesla's passing through to charge complimentary. They will also be building a level 3 fast charger in Arnprior which would be about halfway between us and Ottawa. This station should completed by March 2017 as its part of the Electric Vehicle Chargers Ontario (EVCO) grant program. It seems from the 6 Tesla's we have had this year only 1 was charging at around 80 amps. The one charging at 79 Ams said 92KM an hour. I took a picture of the dashboard and included it here.
It's not ideal, but far from ridiculous. I have been driving a Model S between Toronto and Ottawa for over to three years now (from before there were any Superchargers in Canada), and it is increasingly easy as more and more Superchargers and Level 2 chargers are installed each year. As it is now, you can charge an 85 or 90 at Kingston or Cornwall, and have enough power to get to Ottawa and back again without having to charge in Ottawa. And Ottawa has an increasing number of options for Level 2 charging at hotels and public parking garages, in addition to the generosity of kind Tesla owners such as Doug_G.We need a SC in the Ottawa area, NOW!
This is ridiculous!
It's not ideal, but far from ridiculous. I have been driving a Model S between Toronto and Ottawa for over to three years now (from before there were any Superchargers in Canada), and it is increasingly easy as more and more Superchargers and Level 2 chargers are installed each year. As it is now, you can charge an 85 or 90 at Kingston or Cornwall, and have enough power to get to Ottawa and back again without having to charge in Ottawa. And Ottawa has an increasing number of options for Level 2 charging at hotels and public parking garages, in addition to the generosity of kind Tesla owners such as Doug_G.
While I want more Superchargers everywhere, as I have previously noted, I would place a priority on the expansion of the Supercharger network into unserved areas such as Atlantic Canada.
Superchargers aren't for cities; they're for between cities. The exceptions being Service Centres.I must respectfully disagree. To not have one in the nation's capital is a bit crazy.
Superchargers aren't for cities; they're for between cities. The exceptions being Service Centres.
They're needed for people going to/from a city. Some people do day trips in and out. And for overnighters, not all hotels have destination chargers. And a bunch of times, even when I've stayed at a hotel with a charger, it's not been working. Ottawa needs one for sure. I'd suggest that it be located near the 416/417 interchange.
It's not ideal, but far from ridiculous. I have been driving a Model S between Toronto and Ottawa for over to three years now (from before there were any Superchargers in Canada), and it is increasingly easy as more and more Superchargers and Level 2 chargers are installed each year. As it is now, you can charge an 85 or 90 at Kingston or Cornwall, and have enough power to get to Ottawa and back again without having to charge in Ottawa. And Ottawa has an increasing number of options for Level 2 charging at hotels and public parking garages, in addition to the generosity of kind Tesla owners such as Doug_G.
While I want more Superchargers everywhere, as I have previously noted, I would place a priority on the expansion of the Supercharger network into unserved areas such as Atlantic Canada.
You want travel between cities, so you want a Supercharger between cities. There are cities with Superchargers for travel, but that's because they are intersection points and it helps Tesla to reduce the number of Superchargers needed for coverage.
The success of long-distance BEV depends on the growth of overnight and destination charging, and Tesla shouldn't be expected to add Superchargers for those.
I would disagree wholeheartedly. The SC network for now, needs to be placed in strategic locations where there are cars. Atlantic Canada has very few.
When I go to Ottawa, I want to take Hwy 7, not the 401 and thus therein lies the problem. In Winter, its not do able. In summer, barely. We need a SC in the Madoc or Tweed area on hwy 7.
Not only is Hwy 7 more scenic, it cuts the travel time down tremendously when travelling to Ottawa from Hog town as you don't ned to go all the way to the equally boring 416 highway.