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Supercharger - Ottawa ON
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EvolutionTeʂla
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Thanks for the details @Mr. PlugShare. I’m going to be needing this station when I come up to visit my wife in Ottawa who is there for work this weekend. What sort of speeds were you getting with these chargers? I’ve only had my car for a month and have used one regular Supercharger so far (the Buffalo station maxed out at 70KW).
This will be my first big road trip in my new Tesla requiring multiple charging stops, and I’m looking forward to trying out the different Superchargers between the GTA and Ottawa.
You’re going to get 72 kW max, since it is an Urban Supercharger.
EvolutionTeʂla
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Thanks guys. I’ll probably stop in Port Hope AND Kingston just to check them out and see what sort of charge rates I can get. Then I can top up at the new Ottawa charger when I arrive. There don’t seem to be many destination/level 2 chargers in the Ottawa area so I’m glad they have the new urban Supercharger now.
Maybe I’ll see you at the Ottawa charger this weekend, @Azhagan
Maybe I’ll see you at the Ottawa charger this weekend, @Azhagan
There are level 2 chargers in Ottawa: Aviation Museum, Brookstreet Hotel, Hotel Leamy (Casino).
Yeah you'll have to. Minus temperatures in the forecast, and possibly some precipitation. I'd be charging to 90% in Kingston just to take the pressure off arrival logistics, to arrive with > 20%. Cold soaking becomes unforgiving at that temperature/SoC.
EvolutionTeʂla
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Thanks for the tip, @rypalmer. I'll keep an eye on my energy graph and add some extra buffer charge along the way to reduce my range anxiety. I'm guessing the EV Trip Planner website is more representative of my charging needs as compared to the Tesla navigation since it's suggesting 1hr 41min of charging vs Tesla's recommended ~30 minutes (based on the forecasted temps between 5 and 8 degrees on Friday, which will hopefully be free of precipitation).
I suppose I could knock my speed down to 120 or 110 km/h if I need to, but it seems like the time lost from the slower driving gets pretty much balanced out by the additional charging time, though I wonder what charge rate EV Trip Planner uses for their calculations.
No worries, you'll get the feel of it soon. Tesla nav's estimates are usually very good and a little conservative, but it won't help you if you plan to delay charging arriving in cold weather or run into severe winter weather. Winter requires a more defensive charging strategy, and our California-conceived vehicles don't always take this fully into consideration. A CHAdeMO adaptor would be your friend, but now that Ottawa has a SC, it's not strictly necessary. Where are you staying in Ottawa? Can you destination charge?
Peter_M
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You mentioned EV Trip Planner - another great trip planning site is abetterrouteplanner.com. It was extremely useful for a 15,000 km trip I did this summer and it made it possible to plan some multi-stop, multi-day drives with no available charging along the way and start out with confidence that we'd get to the supercharger at the other end with enough charge. You can plan the trips on your computer or phone (or in the car) and then bring up the plans in the car's browser. I wish Tesla would incorporate something like abetterrouteplanner into the car's Nav system.
EvolutionTeʂla
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Thanks @Peter_M, I'll check it out. It's cool that the site works on the car's browser - if I recall correctly, EVTripPlanner doesn't cooperate with it very well. Also, I like how it shows your estimated arrival and departure battery level at each stop.
I'm a little concerned by the huge discrepancies between the Tesla nav, A Better Route Planner and EV Trip Planner in terms of my total required charging time (30 mins, 1hr and 2hrs respectively). Maybe I just need to figure out the most appropriate numbers I need to plug in to match my driving style. I guess I'll play it safe and add more charge than I think I'll need.
I am always shocked when any site works with the Tesla browser as it is truly painful to use 99.9% of the time.
Yeah, one would think that after 4 years they would come out with a more reliable browser!
ChooseGreen
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Wow, I don't look at the forum for a wee bit and pow! Ottawa charging! Very exciting.
I wonder if the Rideau Centre location has anything to do with the Nordstrom in the mall. Perhaps our rumoured sales centre will eventually be an in-Nordstrom Kiosk like they have in other areas.
This location is great for any market-area condo owners who are having difficulty organizing at-home charging. I have read a few case studies of condo-owners having challenges with that.
I wonder if the Rideau Centre location has anything to do with the Nordstrom in the mall. Perhaps our rumoured sales centre will eventually be an in-Nordstrom Kiosk like they have in other areas.
This location is great for any market-area condo owners who are having difficulty organizing at-home charging. I have read a few case studies of condo-owners having challenges with that.
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