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Supercharger - Sault Ste Marie, ON
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The Canadian Super Chargers could be completed by Thanksgiving, but I am guessing they won't and I am willing to put money on it. They could have been completed in 2018, as was originally announced. The Model 3 could have been released on time. The Model X could have been released on time. But none of these things ever happened on time.
SammichLover
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The chokepoint is pedestal gear. We now how multiple SC locations in Canada waiting only on pedestals, and the local regulator inspection & Tesla tech activation that follows that, to complete. How many are active a month from now hinges on that supply.
As Regina shows, a construction crew can get a V3 SC location to that point within about a week, which is really fast and says good things about the design. But it’ll then sit until the pedestals show up, and there’s been a supply crunch on those for months now.
Realistically if you have a longer range Tesla (300 mi and up) you don’t need -all- the SC to drive the #1 in a somewhat timely manner, especially now if you have access to a Chademo adapter. The #1 has been L2 covered for years for summer/fall travel, so every SC that’s added is just speeding up the trip about 6-8 hours, rather than an actual requirement.
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You can do that trip right now. Embrace the adventure of non-supercharger EV travel
Speaking as someone who just did a 16-hour drive from Toronto to Thunder Bay with three children under 9 years old in the backseat, I embrace shorter drive times like I embrace a lifejacket in the ocean during a shipwreck.You can do that trip right now. Embrace the adventure of non-supercharger EV travel
Don't get too carried away. Thanksgiving in Canada is second Monday in October (Oct. 14th) so that cuts 5 weeks off your deadline.
I see several sites along the TCH have the white cabinets installed, all that's missing are the pedestals. More and more potential sites are now fully (base) prep'ed. The big unknowns are Thunder Bay to Kenora now that it appears North of Superior is well involved, but I presume work has been underway, just nobody to report on it.
Agree that once they arrive, all of this waiting will quickly fade.
It seems that "Elon Time" is a real thing...
Kid/Grandkid live in SSM, and hoping my spring purchase of Tesla Model 3 will coincide with completion of any of the SSM, Blind River or Espinola SC. Hoping the pedestal hardware bottleneck will make this trip with my new Tesla possible!
You must have been looking at the bollards. The Supercharger will be where the conduits are.
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Yep, like a lot of places along the TCH, just waiting for pedestals.
They may be waiting for ALL the locations to have all the other parts completed before putting pedestals in & commissioning each site in one HUGE PR blast as MD-2000 has suggested.
They may be waiting for ALL the locations to have all the other parts completed before putting pedestals in & commissioning each site in one HUGE PR blast as MD-2000 has suggested.
I'm not sure bottlenecking is the issue, I think it's prioritizing and strategizing. Locations started in the US after some of those in Canada are now operational. I'm in the camp that thinks there'll be a blitz on SCs across the TCH once a majority are ready for the pedastals. I just hope it's before the Grey Cup so I can drive out to Calgary.
I wouldn't read too much into that article - it's summarizing discussion in these forums and the maps on supercharge.info, I don't think there is any explicit confirmation from Tesla apart from that so it's not a new thing or a change from what we already know today.
Just to be clear, this is "confirmed" by supercharge.info, a crowd sourced user site. It hasn't been officially confirmed by Tesla.
People report it on TMC -> Supercharge.Info uses that information in their list -> Electrek does an article based on Supercharge.info -> Electrek article posted in TMC as "confirmation". Some circular journalism.
Ottawa to SSM is already possible in a Model 3 LR. But you need to have a suitable plug to charge overnight in SSM before your return journey. I use a 30A extension cord (sold for RVs) and a suitable NEMA 14-30 (or NEMA 14-50) adaptor, plug it into a dryer (or stove) outlet, and "Bob's your uncle!"
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