Supercharger - Port Alberni, BC

[RadScientist]

Photo courtesy of @dgibbons from the Western Canada Superchargers thread.

@Chuq @Big Earl

 

[GabeIA]

Sweet

 

[pb2000]

I only see 6 stalls.

 

[alesgaroth]

There are two laying on the ground.

 

[pb2000]

Ah, doing some pixel peeping, you can also see two additional conduits sticking up.

 

[PLUS EV]

I would think this means a supercharger in Tofino, or perhaps near the intersection closer to Ucluelet, is coming. Most of the Tesla traffic through Port Alberni would be heading out to the coast and Port Alberni to Tofino and back with some driving around while staying in Tofino is too much for most Teslas.

 

[X-Men]

I have been waiting for this for years. Last time we went to Tofino a couple of years, I had to go charge the superstore using CHADemo. Very exciting. Hopefully Comox gets one soon.

 

[arbitrage000]

One nice step in opening up the middle of the island....next we need Tofino, Campbell River, Comox.
It is nice that we have the 150kW Chevron chargers now in Duncan, Nanoose/Parksville and Comox for CCS equipped cars.
I'm still wondering when Victoria will get more than a 75kW Urban SC...

 

[CFinVancouver]

I would think this means a supercharger in Tofino, or perhaps near the intersection closer to Ucluelet, is coming. Most of the Tesla traffic through Port Alberni would be heading out to the coast and Port Alberni to Tofino and back with some driving around while staying in Tofino is too much for most Teslas.

Putting a supercharger at the junction is the only place that makes sense. Not everyone on the Westcoast is headed to Tofino. There is also limited space in Tofino proper to built a station, couple that with the summer parking issues there, ice-ing will be an issue.
I grew up in Ucluelet, so I have less of an affinity for Tofino ;-)

 

[MrTemple]

Putting a supercharger at the junction is the only place that makes sense. Not everyone on the Westcoast is headed to Tofino. There is also limited space in Tofino proper to built a station, couple that with the summer parking issues there, ice-ing will be an issue.
I grew up in Ucluelet, so I have less of an affinity for Tofino ;-)

Yep. Much higher priority to put the SCs on the way to places, close enough you can easily get there and back in any Tesla.

Most Teslas can’t get from Nanaimo to Tofino and back without charging. Especially with a bit of driving/sentry there.

The Ucluelet SC completely opens up Tesla trips to Tofino (and most of the rest of the West coast)

Much less vital, but nice to have, are chargers at the end of routes, like Tofino.

But a Tofino charger doesn’t really open up any extra routes or trips. It just makes it a bit more convenient if you’re staying there for a long time (so you don’t have to use one of the other options that are only mildly inconvenient when you’re hanging around for a while).

 

[X-Men]

has anyone checked the status of this location? any progress?

 

[DavidL67]

The Ucluelet SC completely opens up Tesla trips to Tofino (and most of the rest of the West coast)

I totally agree ... Adding a supercharger to the Pacific Rim Visitor Information Centre (near the turn off to Ucluelet) would be the obvious location. BC Hydro already has 50 KWh CHAdeMO/CCS1 chargers there, but during the summer I've seen a lineup.

 

[DRK KNT]

Does anyone have any updates as to when this will be online. Wondering if it will be online for the Victoria day long weekend

 

[bolero]

Does anyone have any updates as to when this will be online. Wondering if it will be online for the Victoria day long weekend

I drove by May 15th, the stalls are all covered.. just waiting.

 

[arbitrage000]

I drove by May 15th, the stalls are all covered.. just waiting.

Hopefully not waiting as long as Castlegar. Stalls were sitting there for half a year or more. But that was Fortis and I assume this is BCHydro so maybe there is hope.

 

[DRK KNT]

Going to Ucluelet on May 25th. Hoping it's online so I don't have to stop on Nanaimo and go straight thru to Port Alberni supercharger. Drove by there on April 25th also and the stalls were covered up

 

[Woop-D-Woop]

Going to Ucluelet on May 25th. Hoping it's online so I don't have to stop on Nanaimo and go straight thru to Port Alberni supercharger. Drove by there on April 25th also and the stalls were covered up

Any update? I guess it’s not online yet, according to TESLa app.

 

[DRK KNT]

Was driving thru today from Ucluelet and the chargers were still covered up

 

[jamminwood]

I asked a lady who was working on site there and she said probably a couple of weeks. That was May 26th fwiw.

 

[PLUS EV]

I asked a lady who was working on site there and she said probably a couple of weeks. That was May 26th fwiw.

Did she look like this?: