The typical v3 supercharging stop in summer could be as little as 15 minutes so the amenities aren't as important.
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Chuq
Active Member
I remember back before the Trans-Canada Highway was even on the map, armchair "experts" like myself (i.e. not experts at all) looked at how many would be needed to complete certain sections. Then when the grey dots first appeared, they were closer together than expected, certainly closer than other parts of North America. I expect this was either due to the climate (a safety net due to cold weather) or maybe they were planning to increase the density across the rest of the continent to this level.
This new gap is more like their original "standard" distances, but maybe the arrival of Raven S & Xs, and the LR Model 3 has made them more comfortable with this sort of gap?
OR... maybe they're doubling down and are not going from 2 to 1 intermediate locations, but 2 to 3... and there will be additional sites at the 1/4 and 3/4 distances!
Note my "armchair (non-)expert" status continues...
This new gap is more like their original "standard" distances, but maybe the arrival of Raven S & Xs, and the LR Model 3 has made them more comfortable with this sort of gap?
OR... maybe they're doubling down and are not going from 2 to 1 intermediate locations, but 2 to 3... and there will be additional sites at the 1/4 and 3/4 distances!
Note my "armchair (non-)expert" status continues...
Yes the average range of the Teslas on the road at this point is much longer than it used to be. And honestly, if you are driving across Canada in winter in an S60 or something, you should really know what you are getting into. That's more on you than it is on the network to provide a fool-proof amount of superchargers.
SammichLover
Banned
That's what I expect. Even with the 145kW patch I'm finding it hard to have a "sit-down meal" without getting prompted to go out and move the vehicle before I'm done eating.
SammichLover
Banned
Sure the average is going up, but at some point even those 300+ nominal vehicles will degrade down around 240mi full range and come winter driving West into the teeth of -30C, 30kph wind becomes a rather dangerous proposition.
"You can't drive long distance in winter weather" ain't going to cut it if you want to go mainstream, and going mainstream is Tesla's core mission.
I believe you should have about the same range as my 2017 MS 100d. I’ve driven Calgary to Med Hat in a blizzard with uncleared snow on the road and a strong headwind. They did close portions of the road after we had passed, so it’s about the limit of bad weather. It was reasonably close, but I wasn’t too concerned. 325 would be a nice limit, I’d push that to 350 if I had to.
Draft behind other vehicles.
Watch the energy graph.
Turn off (down) the heat and use the seat heaters.
Play with all of this before you need it.
That is downhill and probably downwind though. You'd have had a tough time in the opposite direction. Generally speaking, I don't think you'll have an issue going 240km in either of those cars, but in really horrible conditions, 300km could be tough. Still should be doable using hypermiling techniques, but some care needs to be taken.
SammichLover
Banned
True it is 400m difference, but wind does blow from the East occasionally.
The biggest thing is you’re not going to have much wiggle room & -30 is serious business in that sort of environment. Not that ICE won’t potentially fail in that sort of scenario, too. It’s pretty extreme conditions.
Someone might have found the location of the Dryden Supercharger:
Thread link: Western Canada - CO-OP to get DC Fast Charging Stations 2020
Thread link: Western Canada - CO-OP to get DC Fast Charging Stations 2020
zl0rp
Member
That was me. I've emailed them again to find out some more info. I'll post some more info when I hear back.
204EV
Member
When I was down in Mesa I rented an 18 P3D+ and when travelling only 90km/h (as a test) our expected range was around 540km and it was only about 21 Celcius outside. that was with 3 people and luggage in the car. I can't remember off hand the wh/km
I find it easier to follow someone with the distance set to one. The result is similar to slowing down because both block the wind.
Having said that, yes, slowing down makes a big difference.
Be careful with that. Following so closely can result in a lot of rock chips to the paint and windshield pitting. I'll only do this in an emergency.
Might we be seeing a Supercharger in Davidson, SK sometime soon?
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Well, if they are doing the TCH, seems only right to add the one Supercharger needed to connect Regina and Saskatoon.
1.21 Jiggawatts
Member
We confirmed construction this morning. The manager of the Davidson Coop gas station confirmed there was an excavator on site this morning and they had started. Completion is expected on October
This is huge news for us because there is so much travel between saskatoon and regina for sports and concerts.
Lite em up!
Calgary-Winnipeg and back. Two weekends in a row, and discussion of a possible threepeat this weekend. I’m super excited.
I’m thankful for the Chademo, and even more excited for Superchargers. Woohoo!
