I'm really excited that a x-country trek can be made! I'm not sure if this has been asked elsewhere (didn't see), but after a coast-to-coast network is completed, any idea where the next concentration of stations will go? What of Gaspe? I for one take yearly trips up north towards Hudson Bay (whether ON or QC side) or points East like NL in winter no less. I realize these destinations are less popular but perhaps Hydro-Quebec has plans? I will guess charging stations will remain on main highways so I could perhaps go as far as Val d'Or, maybe Chibougamau or even Matagami in the near future?
There are so many great destinations in all of Canada off the main arteries. It would be ideal to be able to continue to enjoy these areas without adding emissions en route or at the destination. Advice or links to relevant threads would be appreciated. :smile:
My place of birth is Val-d'Or, so I know well the region! I help out Sun Country in Quebec and they have plans to install 70 AMP EVSE in Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda in the very short term. Also, I told them that Mont-Laurier is also mandatory. From Mont-Laurier in the summer time, it would be easy to get to Val-d'Or with a 85 KwH pack.
But we cannot expect them to install them EVERYWHERE ... not all business owner are sensible to EV's right now ... and they are hard to convince even if you GIVE them the EVSE!
In the first part, we should make sure that many EV and TESLA owners make their own HOME EVSE available ... just imagine if there is 1000 Model S delivered in Canada by the end of 2013 ... that's a potential of an equal number of 70 to 80 Amps chargers (or at least 40 AMPS -NEMA 14-50 or 6-50 outlets).
The 70 Amps Sun Country charger is CHEAPER than tesla's 80 Amps charger, considering that half of it will be refunded by the provincial EVSE rebate. TESLA's proprietary chargers are NOT eligible and will NOT be eligible in the future (I got that confirmation from the team in charge of the program at the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles). The spirit of the program is to promote EVSE that can charge any EV'S ...
Second step, is to find out where the missing spots are, then mandate the local EV owner to find a willing business owner that would be interested in installing it. We could pour some money or create an EV association so that we could finance the EVSE at those strategic places ... With the money saved for renting a car for those trips that are out of reach ... or the gas, I think we would still be «cash flow positive» ...
My own 70 Amps charger is already installed and available to anyone coming to Trois-Rivières ...
