Supercharger - London, ON

[lensovet]

Agree, the only wave is the fact that they might have one team that drives along the TCH doing final QA, and they would be not be able to be in all places at the same time.

Yep, and matches @DMC-Orangeville ’s story too.

 

[DrinkMonkey]

A couple of years ago, we had THE Tesla tech who was responsible for energizing all of the Canadian Super Chargers, at our Tesla club meeting. He stated that Tesla *preferred* to send him out and commission multiple (more than 1) sites, if possible. He told us this, as he had to get on a plane to "Quebec" that evening, then he was heading to another site to do the same. I do not recall which site, but the Quebec one was the Levis or Laval Supercharger (age - hinders memory). He only told us because it was going to be up the next day, and it was. It's the only time that a Tesla rep ever spilled the beans to us.
That's why I speculate (yes, speculate) that the TC highway might be done in waves

Yes, the justification here is pragmatic and operational, not tied to some notion of marketing or sly dealings with others, and why it remains my preferred theory.

 

[charlo1108]

Kenora started construction before London and they were done weeks ago in terms of installing the actual chargers.. someone is sleeping on the London ones

 

[Bratt]

Has anyone been by the site to check?

 

[doghousePVD]

People consistently fail to understand the major benefit of V3 superchargers when it comes to capacity and throughput. It isn't so much that some cars will get higher speeds. It's that you won't get throttled as much by being paired. While your specific model may not be able to take advantage of the 250 kW max, the big plus is that you aren't going to get stuck at 36 kW anymore. So, Yes! for you too.

Also much of the time cars are throttled because of SoC or cold battery issues. No v.3 or prospective v.4 will solve that,

 

[mknox]

So if this is the case, what do you think the bottleneck is, and when do you think it will be up and running? I understand that this is a complete guess, and I won't quote you on it lol

Well, as others have said, it could be Tesla wanting to commission them in batches.

I did hear in one instance that a delay was caused by getting a particular telco to install an internet connection. I would have thought they'd go wireless, but was told these stations have a hardwired internet connection.

It could also be that there is something holding up the final electrical work meaning that Tesla can't get their ESA Connection Authorization which is required before the utility can connect. In the early days, I think Tesla forgot that Canadian 347/600 volt systems can't connect to the 277/480 volt Supercharger equipment. Tesla has to supply their own dry-type step down transformer.

 

[Grinsta]

Has anyone been by the site to check?

Still no update at this point.

 

[Bratt]

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Still no update at this point.

Maybe by summer time

 

[ElectricCanuck]

Still no update at this point.

Too bad - heading to London this weekend.

they opened North Bay 2 months after I was there, so based on that, the London chargers should be open mid-Feb.

 

[McFlurri]

Just thought i would add some info on this...

Kitchener is at the same point of construction as London. I spoke to the Kitchener Service centre manager who said that they had to send back the chargers because of an issue from the factory.

So the only hold up is Tesla sending themselves the V3 chargers.

 

[RedOctober]

Too bad - heading to London this weekend.

they opened North Bay 2 months after I was there, so based on that, the London chargers should be open mid-Feb.[/QUOTE
As of today the North Bay Superchargers are not currently operational. They are completed and were tested by Tesla but for some u/k reason they are not active.

 

[juls_esp]

ugh they need to open this up badddd especially for sr+ owners crossing to the states at port huron
charged to 80 at woodstock and arrive at 3% at port huron is quite stressfull

 

[RedOctober]

ugh they need to open this up badddd especially for sr+ owners crossing to the states at port huron
charged to 80 at woodstock and arrive at 3% at port huron is quite stressfull

Yep, that’s why I sometimes go to 90% because it can be close. I just slow down a little to get that extra range. It should be open by next summer.

 

[lensovet]

ugh they need to open this up badddd especially for sr+ owners crossing to the states at port huron
charged to 80 at woodstock and arrive at 3% at port huron is quite stressfull

Why would you cut it this close? Charge to 95 and no stress.

 

[doghousePVD]

ugh they need to open this up badddd especially for sr+ owners crossing to the states at port huron
charged to 80 at woodstock and arrive at 3% at port huron is quite stressfull

Either charge up to 90%+, or you should have bought a LR. Your choice.

 

[mirovuko]

Yep, that’s why I sometimes go to 90% because it can be close. I just slow down a little to get that extra range. It should be open by next summer.

All the above plus turning the heat off and bringing blankets in my Model X 75

 

[PLUS EV]

ugh they need to open this up badddd especially for sr+ owners crossing to the states at port huron
charged to 80 at woodstock and arrive at 3% at port huron is quite stressfull

 

[RedOctober]

All the above plus turning the heat off and bringing blankets in my Model X 75

Years ago had to do a drive with the heat off in the winter and only used the seats to keep warm to stretch a few kms out of the battery to make it to my destination. With all these new chargers popping up I think this will be a thing of the past.

 

[charlo1108]

How long does it take to get new chargers???

 

[wayner]

How long does it take to get new chargers???

Anywhere from a few weeks to a few years.