Non Tesla DC chargers are really expensive!

[Soul Surfer]

Holy cow! I was blown away by the Onroute Ivy charger costs!

We went to Montreal for my best mate's birthday celebration and unlike other times, we did not stay at a Holiday Inn with free destination chargers. When I compared the SuperCharger rates to these, I was shocked. I am certain that the Tesla ones are cheaper. And this one was only 50Kw! Suffice to say that my normally <$40 round trip to Montreal was closer to $120 this time as I had to pay everywhere.

I think Montreal is now leveraging on their very high EV adoption, province wide, despite having the lowest hero electric costs in the country.

Rant over. It was a fun trip anyway.

 

[doubeld]

Yeah, that's pretty steep, but not far off Tesla's $0.59/kWh cost in Alberta. BC is around $0.33/kWh.

 

[blue_dragon]

Thats the same as tesla in many places, they both switched to per kwhr billing from time based billing. I knew it was not going to get cheaper

 

[zknobody]

Holy cow! I was blown away by the Onroute Ivy charger costs!

We went to Montreal for my best mate's birthday celebration and unlike other times, we did not stay at a Holiday Inn with free destination chargers. When I compared the SuperCharger rates to these, I was shocked. I am certain that the Tesla ones are cheaper. And this one was only 50Kw! Suffice to say that my normally <$40 round trip to Montreal was closer to $120 this time as I had to pay everywhere.

I think Montreal is now leveraging on their very high EV adoption, province wide, despite having the lowest hero electric costs in the country.

Rant over. It was a fun trip anyway.

Did you use your CCS adapter? Some units show 100 KWh
I skip over these stops and try to explore different SC locations when possible so I've never used the IVY units

 

[Soul Surfer]

Did you use your CCS adapter? Some units show 100 KWh
I skip over these stops and try to explore different SC locations when possible so I've never used the IVY units

Ya!!! I got to use my CCS, WOOHOO!!! So happy to have done this update of the ECU Gen4

 

[StrykerFoxx]

Haha the hotel I stayed at in Quebec had a Charger Quest L2 charger, so I plugged in over night. I got charged $29! Was plugged in for 7 and a half hours and charged 43 kWh. Still cheaper than gas I guess.

 

[mrElbe]

Non Tesla chargers are not a charity and must be properly maintained. Therefore they must charge enough to at least break even. Tesla chargers on the other hand are partly subsidized by our purchase of the vehicle. That's why non Tesla vehicles also pay a higher rate.

 

[Soul Surfer]

I don’t entirely buy that argument. A lot of provincial governments, are subsidizing, EV infrastructure build out. Quebec also happens to have the lowest Hydro rates in the country. So this comes across as more of a money grab.

 

[brulaz]

Holy cow! I was blown away by the Onroute Ivy charger costs!

Another reason not to use them.

I had nothing but trouble getting my Tesla ccs adapter to work with Enroute Ivy. Communication problems. Tried a few times, got it to work once or twice, gave up the rest.
Also, those stiff, heavy cables and the bulky adapter looked like they would break my Tesla's socket.
Anyway, haven't been back in a year or so.
Maybe they're better now?

 

[Soul Surfer]

Another reason not to use them.

I had nothing but trouble getting my Tesla ccs adapter to work with Enroute Ivy. Communication problems. Tried a few times, got it to work once or twice, gave up the rest.
Also, those stiff, heavy cables and the bulky adapter looked like they would break my Tesla's socket.
Anyway, haven't been back in a year or so.
Maybe they're better now?

Mine worked fine. Just dang expensive. Are you using an original Tesla made adapter?

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Supercharging is crazy expensive today. I saw this week that the Mississauga SC tops out at $0.64/kWh. Oof.

 

[brulaz]

Mine worked fine. Just dang expensive. Are you using an original Tesla made adapter?

Yup. Think it was Ivy software on the phone. Maybe it's better now. I even tried their Card but it too was erratic.

Just tried the adapter again at Cookstown Tanger Outlets. Used Chargepoint App with 50kW Flo CCS charger. Worked ok. $0.54 per kWh, compared to Tesla's 60 cents in Barrie, but only 50kW.

 

[Calliope]

Ivy sucks. Expensive and slow. I hate them.