Trip from Toronto to Ottawa, Canada

[Richgoogol]

Hi, I drive a Model X 75D. We are planning a family trip to Ottawa over the long weekend and I was wondering what would be the best route to go there? And I realize there's no supercharger in Ottawa, so what would be the best place to charge the car there? I can somehow foresee that there will be range anxiety, so I just need some feedback from someone who has done the trip before. Do I need a CHAdeMO adapter? If it's too troublesome, I'll just drive my dad's ICE instead. Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Peteybabes]

You should be just fine. use the following websites:

CAA Electric Vehicle Charging Station Locator

EVTripping

Also use the plugshare app and google.

A Chademo would make the ottawa charges faster, but there appears to be tons of level 2 and 3 chargers up there.

 

[stephenstohn]

Hi, I drive a Model X 75D. We are planning a family trip to Ottawa over the long weekend and I was wondering what would be the best route to go there? And I realize there's no supercharger in Ottawa, so what would be the best place to charge the car there? I can somehow foresee that there will be range anxiety, so I just need some feedback from someone who has done the trip before. Do I need a CHAdeMO adapter? If it's too troublesome, I'll just drive my dad's ICE instead. Thank you very much in advance.

We made the trip recently from Toronto to Ottawa and we switched from the hotel we were going to stay at, and instead stayed at the Westin because they have a Tesla charger there (not a Supercharger, but a home Tesla charger).

 

[vandacca]

I did that trip a few weekend ago (but from further away Hamilton, not Toronto) in a P90D. Charged at Port Hope and Kingston, and that was enough for me to get to Ottawa.

While in Ottawa, I used my CHAdeMO adapter at the Byward Market (Clarence St Parking) for a little over an hour for a full charge. They also have a slower EV Plug. I signed up for an account on my phone in 5 minutes while I was there, but if you want to make things go more smoothly, sign up ahead of time at Electric Circuit's website. You'll have to transfer money to your account via a credit card before commencing. Total cost of charging for me was $20.85.

It was more than enough to get me back to Kingston for the return trip. Otherwise, I only had access to a 120v plug at the friend I was staying at, which was super slow and only good for a very small top-up.

One option I was considering is charging as much as I can on 120v and then heading back via Cornwall, since the supercharger there is closer than Kingston, but it would require a longer over-all trip. I also considered hanging out at MEC because I know there is a good charger there too.

I used the "PlugShare" app on my iPhone to find all the charging locations in Ottawa.

Good luck!

 

[Richgoogol]

Thank you so much for the feedback guys. I really appreciate it!

 

[Peteybabes]

tesla.com also works well for this, and shows 3 destination charging places in Ottawa, and 2 locations that are faster than the Westin...

the mobile website for tesla.com has been improved dramatically and it's really easy to use.

 

[rypalmer]

If you plan on roadtripping around Ontario or Quebec, a CHAdeMO adaptor is going to be a very good investment for you.

 

[wallstguy]

Hi, I drive a Model X 75D. We are planning a family trip to Ottawa over the long weekend and I was wondering what would be the best route to go there? And I realize there's no supercharger in Ottawa, so what would be the best place to charge the car there? I can somehow foresee that there will be range anxiety, so I just need some feedback from someone who has done the trip before. Do I need a CHAdeMO adapter? If it's too troublesome, I'll just drive my dad's ICE instead. Thank you very much in advance.

Did the trip a couple times now with my 75D. Charged for a few mins at Port Hope to be on the safe side, and charged to ~80% while shopping at Kingston Outlets. Arrived with plenty of mileage to spare and drove over to Gatineau for Costco booze + Casino, drove around the Ottawa city a bit, and had ~ 40km when I plugged in to the hotel charger.

Stayed over at the Best Western Plus in Downtown. Free Parking if you drive an EV, and free charging I think it was 30 amps....was pretty much fully charged by the morning!

I don't own a Chademo and all that, a simple J1772 and Superchargers along the way are all you need.

Oh, and I'm definitely an aggressive driver (Speed of 130-140 the entire trip)