Supercharger - Princeton, BC

[PLUS EV]

That’s exactly what happened. Thanks for pointing that out.

I think the new west Kelowna Supercharger is also a V3 then as the pedestals look the same.

Now bring on Osoyoos. Any rumours?

They show a coming soon for Vernon where we are. Not important for us but it is the intersection of three main highways so strategically could be important.

You should probably check out supercharge.info/map

You can get all the info on v2 vs v3, number of stalls, precise location there. And the permit dots and construction cones there are a whole lot more informative than the Tesla "Coming Soon" map which is barely worth the paper its written on. Also, you can click on each dot and find a link back to these threads to seek out more information on a particular location.

 

[Webeevdrivers]

That’s exactly what happened. Thanks for pointing that out.

I think the new west Kelowna Supercharger is also a V3 then as the pedestals look the same.

Now bring on Osoyoos. Any rumours?

They show a coming soon for Vernon where we are. Not important for us but it is the intersection of three main highways so strategically could be important.

You should probably check out supercharge.info/map

You can get all the info on v2 vs v3, number of stalls, precise location there. And the permit dots and construction cones there are a whole lot more informative than the Tesla "Coming Soon" map which is barely worth the paper its written on. Also, you can click on each dot and find a link back to these threads to seek out more information on a particular location.

Hey, thats pretty cool. Thanks for the tip. YUDAMAN or YUDAWUMAN (Sorry, not sure of your gender)

On edit. Your a dude. :Looked at the pic. So YUDAMAN.

 

[island3]

Thanks for the tips everyone on preconditioning the battery!

Princeton shows up in my app now.

 

[dark cloud]

Hey, it’s open! a foot of snow forecast on the Coquihalla, sounds like a good day for a road trip! Looks like I better get some charge first

 

[dark cloud]

Also the cables are thinner and there's no silver metallic ring at the base of the charger handle.

Yes these thinner cables are much nicer to maneuver in colder temperatures.

unfortunately Cool Beanz coffee house, which is close enough to hit with a snowball, is closed today (News years )

 

[NSTM3]

So you were able to Supercharge successfully at this new station now? Was it ramping up to full power or at least Supercharge speeds? The last person to check-in on PlugShare several days ago said he was getting slow speeds, only 34 kw.

 

[dark cloud]

So you were able to Supercharge successfully at this new station now? Was it ramping up to full power or at least Supercharge speeds? The last person to check-in on PlugShare several days ago said he was getting slow speeds, only 34 kw.

it charged fine. For me that means 90 kW or so to start. Still getting 21kW at 90% soc.

 

[DoubleDD]

On Friday, June 18, 2021, I stopped here at 9:30 am in the morning and got 169KW in the first minute of charging at a 15% state of charge. It took 30 minutes to go from 15-80%. Later in the day I returned around 4 pm and got the last available stalls. My charging rate was about the same. I talked to a couple of people and they said the Hope charger was completely full and headed here to charge instead.

 

[MacNeil]

The Princeton Supercharger probably doesn't get a lot of use but it is pretty important right now with Hwy 5 closed south of Merritt and Hwy 1 closed as well. Once the Cache Creek Supercharger opens, it will also provide some important flexibility for travel between the Lower Mainland the and the Southern Interior.

 

[theredviper]

The Princeton Supercharger probably doesn't get a lot of use but it is pretty important right now with Hwy 5 closed south of Merritt and Hwy 1 closed as well. Once the Cache Creek Supercharger opens, it will also provide some important flexibility for travel between the Lower Mainland the and the Southern Interior.

It's a perfect stop for any LR model leaving Vancouver. I live downtown and make it there easily. V3 is so much better too.

I was there last month and it was over 50% in use when I stopped.

 

[X-Men]

I noticed that Tesla map now shows Penticton as future supercharger location. This is definitely exciting! Has anyone seen any action there?

 

[Worldfishnski]

Does anyone know the status of this supercharger after the flooding? I want to travel home on Hwy 3 and it would be bad if I can't charge here

 

[Webeevdrivers]

Does anyone know the status of this supercharger after the flooding? I want to travel home on Hwy 3 and it would be bad if I can't charge here

Following to see how this turns out.

 

[dark cloud]

Does anyone know the status of this supercharger after the flooding? I want to travel home on Hwy 3 and it would be bad if I can't charge here

That's a good question. I wish I would have checked the navigation system a few days ago to see if it would show it as offline, just for curiousity. It says it is fine now, with 7 of 8 superchargers available, which means someone is charging right now.

Just to be sure, I called Tesla and spoke with somone who verified that it is operational. They confirmed that if it were offline, it would state that in the navigation.

 

[Worldfishnski]

I used it.

Some weird detours in town but I couldn't find evidence of flooding near the chargers. Hwy 3..............nightmare

 

[EnterpriseT]

This charger let me down today (2022-02-27 ~3pm). The charge would not start and the car screen reported a supercharger error. It sowed 3 stalls open at the time but none worked. I see it shows 7/8 active now so maybe it was an easy remote fix.

 

[PLUS EV]

This charger let me down today (2022-02-27 ~3pm). The charge would not start and the car screen reported a supercharger error. It sowed 3 stalls open at the time but none worked. I see it shows 7/8 active now so maybe it was an easy remote fix.

Were all the stalls you tried adjacent? It’s possible that it was just 1 of the 2 cabinets that was not working.

 

[EnterpriseT]

Were all the stalls you tried adjacent? It’s possible that it was just 1 of the 2 cabinets that was not working.

I tried all 8 stalls. I made it to the info center charger and another owner was there charging too. According to a comment on plugshare an owner a few hours later got one stall to work.

 

[Vawlkus]

I tried all 8 stalls. I made it to the info center charger and another owner was there charging too. According to a comment on plugshare an owner a few hours later got one stall to work.

Sounds like your car might be the one with the issue. Was the plug inserting easily and latching in place?

 

[EnterpriseT]

Sounds like your car might be the one with the issue. Was the plug inserting easily and latching in place?

It was a Supercharger issue. There were other drivers unable to charge charging at the slow charger at the info center. The car screen also said it was a Supercharger issue and to try another spot (so I tried them all).