Wiki Places to Charge in Ottawa / Gatineau

[Doug_G]

This is a thread for helping visitors to Ottawa / Gatineau find places to charge.

This is now a WikiPost; if you find another location please add it.

Sun Country Highway EV Trip Planner | Sun Country Highway
Diffraction Limited Merivale Road area - CS-90
Best Western Plus Victoria Park Suites - CS-40
Best Western Plus Macies Hotel - CS-60
Best Western Plus Ottawa Kanata - CS-60
Canada Science & Tech Museum - CS-90 (now a paid parking lot)
Ramada Plaza Manoir Du Casino - CS-90
Best Western Plus Gatineau-Ottawa, CS-40
Kemptville Bowling Lanes - CS-40

Minto Suite Hotel - tap credit card or ChargePoint card to activate, no fee. To access the spaces, use the garage entrance at 427 Laurier Avenue West. As you are driving down the ramp, take the entrance lane that continues straight. Once the gate opens, turn left and the two EV parking spaces are on your immediate left and painted green.

Algonguin College - Chargepoint 30A and 120V. At Algonquin College Centre for Construction Excellence. Parking fee applies.

Mountain Equipment Coop on Richmond Road - Two Chargepoint 30A. No fee, just tap.

Galeries de Hull, 320 boul. St-Joseph, Gatineau, QC, J8Y 3Y8 - AddEnergie, Cost: $ 1.00 / hour Membership and rates

185 Lyon St. N - Two Chargepoint 30A. Free. (Need information on exact location.)

Beaverbrook Library, 2500 Campeau, Kanata - Chargepoint 30A.

Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata - two 80A HPWCs and two Chargepoint 30A. Access through the underground garage. Parking is free for up to 3 hours. Stations located immediately in front of entrance gate after ticketing machine. Tesla chargers are free; Chargepoint has a fee.

350 Albert St. Constitution Square - There are two ver network charging stations. $1 hour need membership.

Aviation and Space museum (11 Aviation Pkwy) - 80A Tesla HPWC.

Ikea Pinecrest - multiple chargers in the covered garage area.

 

[hydro]

Thanks!!

I'm taking delivery next week and going to Hawkesbury (KalTires) to get my winter wheels. Your post comes at the right time for me!!

 

[mnx]

I'll definitely re-visit this thread should I ever make the trek up to Ottawa. Lots of charging options available!

 

[agileone]

ReseauVer from AddEnergie has four stations in Gatineau:
Galeries de Hull, 320 boul. St-Joseph, Gatineau, QC, J8Y 3Y8 - Cost: $ 1.00 / hour

You'd need a card and to have previously registered first here : Membership and rates

 

[Doug_G]

Added it, thanks!

 

[Aussie Bob]

Doug: there are two Chargepoint sites at new Beaverbrook Library in Kanata. Sorry not certain of charge rate and cannot check at moment as visiting Australia plus sites at Brookstreet Hotel mentioned by Peter M in Eastern Canada site

 

[PoweredByRain]

Doug: there are two Chargepoint sites at new Beaverbrook Library in Kanata. Sorry not certain of charge rate and cannot check at moment as visiting Australia plus sites at Brookstreet Hotel mentioned by Peter M in Eastern Canada site

I have yet to see a Chargepoint charger that is anything other than 30A. It's shown on their map as "Level 2", so that means one of their 30A chargers.

Here's a link to their tech spec, which clearly shows 30A output max: https://www.chargepoint.com/files/73-001020-01-6_DS-CT4000-00.pdf

 

[Albatross]

Hi Doug
i am also in Ottawa. I am new to all this. I have ordered a P85D mid February. Still waiting for a VIN . There are two ver network charging stations. $1 hour need membership. At 350 Albert St. Constitution square where I work. Already have signed up - just need my car now

i drive up north skiing a lot. Worried about the range (about 190km) in the winter as I have heard some serious range degradation at -30 occurs. Guess I will see. Did you install the tesla charger at home ? Not sure my panel will take it

Brad

 

[iKhalid]

Hi Doug
i am also in Ottawa. I am new to all this. I have ordered a P85D mid February. Still waiting for a VIN . There are two ver network charging stations. $1 hour need membership. At 350 Albert St. Constitution square where I work. Already have signed up - just need my car now

i drive up north skiing a lot. Worried about the range (about 190km) in the winter as I have heard some serious range degradation at -30 occurs. Guess I will see. Did you install the tesla charger at home ? Not sure my panel will take it

Brad

Congrats! Happy to see more Teslas in Ottawa! 190KM each way is challenging in winter and I would use a charger at the destination. It should be easier if you are staying there overnight.

Good luck!

 

[Albatross]

Thanks for the reply. I am installing the Tesla garage charger at my destination. So I can recharge before the return trip. So I only need the 190km per charge. Hope that is doable.

 

[iKhalid]

190km is doable. I drove from the Montreal SC to Ottawa with my S60 when it was -22°C without issues.

 

[mikec8]

There is now an 80A HPWC at the Aviation and Space museum (11 Aviation Pkwy) that recently showed up on their find us page.

Find Us | Tesla Motors Canada

 

[Jaff]

Not a great alternative, but far better than not plugging in at all...the Econolodge on Rideau (very nice folks!) allowed me to plug in to a 110v / 15 amp plug behind their office...recouped about 90 kms over a 14 hour period...it was a handy top off for peace of mind to get back to the Kingston Super Charger!

 

[Doug_G]

Jaff, you're always welcome to come by our office for some charging and munchies.

Albatross, if you have a charger at the destination then 190 km each way is easy.

300 km is about the safe limit with great care under extreme conditions - and that's a one-leg trip. Stopping overnight and allowing the car to cold-soak in the middle would get you in trouble. So you definitely need the charger.

 

[Jaff]

Thanks Doug...I had anticipated that I would have to stop in, but the extra 90 km we acquired at the Econolodge was sufficient to get us back to the Kingston SC the following day.

(We were only in Ottawa overnight as my daughter had an appointment at the Austrian Embassy Monday morning...then we had to hustle right back as she had a class Monday night...)

Jaff, you're always welcome to come by our office for some charging and munchies.

Albatross, if you have a charger at the destination then 190 km each way is easy.

300 km is about the safe limit with great care under extreme conditions - and that's a one-leg trip. Stopping overnight and allowing the car to cold-soak in the middle would get you in trouble. So you definitely need the charger.

 

[Doug_G]

LOL no worries... I would have missed you anyway because I'm out of town.

 

[Steph_S]

There is now an 80A HPWC at the Aviation and Space museum (11 Aviation Pkwy) that recently showed up on their find us page.

Find Us | Tesla Motors Canada

That charger is currently malfunctioning and is stuck at 12A. There's a clipper creek station which gives 48A (but then slows to 36)
I think there's electrical issues at the location....

hopefully a more permanent installation will solve these problems this summer.

 

[Peppy1]

This is a thread for helping visitors to Ottawa / Gatineau find places to charge. If you find another location please let me know and I'll add it to the list.

Sun Country Highway EV Trip Planner | Sun Country Highway
Diffraction Limited Merivale Road area - CS-90
Best Western Plus Victoria Park Suites - CS-40
Best Western Plus Macies Hotel - CS-60
Best Western Plus Ottawa Kanata - CS-60
Canada Science & Tech Museum - CS-90 (now a paid parking lot)
Ramada Plaza Manoir Du Casino - CS-90
Best Western Plus Gatineau-Ottawa, CS-40
Kemptville Bowling Lanes - CS-40

Minto Suite Hotel - tap credit card or ChargePoint card to activate, no fee. To access the spaces, use the garage entrance at 427 Laurier Avenue West. As you are driving down the ramp, take the entrance lane that continues straight. Once the gate opens, turn left and the two EV parking spaces are on your immediate left and painted green.

Algonguin College - Chargepoint 30A and 120V. At Algonquin College Centre for Construction Excellence. Parking fee applies.

Mountain Equipment Coop on Richmond Road - Two Chargepoint 30A. No fee, just tap.

Galeries de Hull, 320 boul. St-Joseph, Gatineau, QC, J8Y 3Y8 - AddEnergie, Cost: $ 1.00 / hour Membership and rates

185 Lyon St. N - Two Chargepoint 30A. Free. (Need information on exact location.)

Beaverbrook Library, 2500 Campeau, Kanata - Chargepoint 30A.

Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata - two 80A HPWCs and two Chargepoint 30A. Access through the underground garage. Parking is free for up to 3 hours. Stations located immediately in front of entrance gate after ticketing machine. Tesla chargers are free; Chargepoint has a fee.

350 Albert St. Constitution Square - There are two ver network charging stations. $1 hour need membership.

Aviation and Space museum (11 Aviation Pkwy) - 80A Tesla HPWC.

 

[Peppy1]

This is very helpful! There is also a couple of chargers in the Ikea underground parking lot (right near the entrance).

 

[MarcoRP]

The thing is, now there are enough chargers on this Wikipost and now there is also PlugShare which has all the chargers you might need on its’ map. There is not much talk about destination chargers these days, more about new Supercharging locations