Tesla donates chargers to Parks Canada

[Char]

Some of these look pretty close to the ground. People do realise it snows up here, don’t they?

 

[jmspaggi]

Some of these look pretty close to the ground. People do realise it snows up here, don’t they?

I think the picture shows with already a feet or 2 of snow. If you look at the sign behind, it also looks very close to the ground. So maybe they are not that close and snow piled for some time?

 

[Char]

I think the picture shows with already a feet or 2 of snow. If you look at the sign behind, it also looks very close to the ground. So maybe they are not that close and snow piled for some time?

Check post #14 pictures. No snow, charge cable touching ground.

 

[Watts_Up]

I wonder if there is any usage duration policy for those chargers so no one can stay connected all the day blocking other users?

 

[Tz00]

Pictures from Wolfe Lake at the northern entrance to Fundy National Park. Looks like 4 x Tesla and 4 x J1772 connectors, but not spaced far enough apart for 8 vehicles. Still under construction.

 

[Tz00]

Pictures from the Salt & Fir centre in Fundy National Park. Tesla connector wouldn't charge, but the J1772 connector would at 40A @ 240V. 8 connectors are two close, so probably only 4 or 5 vehicles could charge at once.

 

[MarcoRP]

Pictures from the Salt & Fir centre in Fundy National Park. Tesla connector wouldn't charge, but the J1772 connector would at 40A @ 240V. 8 connectors are two close, so probably only 4 or 5 vehicles could charge at once.


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I don't know for sure but maybe the chargers are made so that only 1 vehicle can charge at a time on either connector

 

[Tz00]

Pictures from the parking lot beside the Alma entrance to Fundy National Park. Looks like there will be 4 more here.

So if there are 4 more (24 in total), they might be at Point Wolfe, which is closed right now.

 

[Tz00]

Also, Tesla connector is 80A. J1772 is 40A. The Tesla cords are much shorter.

At Salt &Fir, I tried two Tesla connectors... Had green light on it and it opened the charge port, but would not charge. Both J1772 connectors worked.

 

[tselaTO]

Do we know which parks in Ontario have chargers?

 

[MarcoRP]

Do we know which parks in Ontario have chargers?

A couple are listed on the last page. Odd a pt 2 never came out:
Point Pelee NP - West Beach
Point Pelee NP - Marsh Boardwalk
Bellevue House NHS (Kingston)
Georgian Bay Islands NP

 

[MarcoRP]

Part 2. Thought it would come earlier, but anyway:

Legend:
NP) National Park
NHS) National Heritage Site
VC) Visitor Centre

NB:
Carleton Martello Tower NHS (Saint John)

NL:
Signal Hill NHS (St. John’s)

NS:
Kejimkujik NP - Visitor Centre
Grand-Pré NHS (Wolfville)
Alexander Graham Bell NHS (Baddeck)
Fortress of Louisbourg NHS (CBRM)
Fortress of Louisbourg VC

ON:
HMCS Haida NHS (Hamilton)
Fort George NHS (Niagara)
Rideau Canal VC (Smiths Falls)

PEI:
PEI NP - Brackley Beach
PEI NP - Greenwich Interpretation Centre
Ardgowan NHS (Charlottetown)
Green Gables NHS (Cavendish)

 

[Spenny818]

I just discovered this past weekend that they have also added 2x Tesla chargers and 2x J1772 at the Trent-Severn Parks Canada location in Peterborough, ON. All connectors are live already!

 

[dc15]

These look to be on Plugshare for PEI:

• Brackley Beach
• Green Gables House
• Ardgowan (Administrative Offices in Charlottetown)
• Greenwich

 

[RiverBrick]

There was a government press release on this Friday.

More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now Available at Parks Canada Places - Canada.ca