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angus[Y]oung
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@Xelloss99 FYI the South Surrey one has been on the list for... I'm guessing 9-12 months. It seems to have replaced what was originally a planned White Rock location during a previous quarterly update like this.
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@Xelloss99 FYI the South Surrey one has been on the list for... I'm guessing 9-12 months. It seems to have replaced what was originally a planned White Rock location during a previous quarterly update like this.
I think the West Vancouver and South Surrey locations were on the upcoming map already, but during the last update, the Vancity one just vanished. Vancity is in dire need of not just one location, but easily 3-4 are needed now, and not with pay parking! UBC, Kitsilano, South Granville and Oakridge all need SC's.
Oddly enough West Vancouver has the highest rate of Tesla registrations in Canada per capita, yet West Van doesn't even have 1 fast charger (50kw+) at all, let alone any SC's. So strange! According to someone I know that works at ICBC ... West Van #1 and North Van #2 but at least North Van has quite a few fast charging options.
As a new West Van resident I can say that the number of Teslas on the road here appears to be even higher than what I used to see around my home on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is unfortunate that West Van has no fast chargers at all, the nearest being one in Horseshoe Bay and several in North Van. I ascribe that to West Van being overwhelmingly residential in nature with just a couple of small pockets of commercial buildings. Most people have garages so they can charge at home (including me) but the many older condo buildings likely have no chargers. I am a bit surprised that Tesla has not been able to find space at the Park Royale shopping center for some Supercharger stalls. There is a Tesla Showroom there with multiple Destination Chargers behind it. While surface parking at the center is always crowded, there is a big multi-level parking structure (free parking) that would seem suitable.
RedRidingHood
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Recently went on a road trip from Edmonton with my 2020 MYLR, to the lower mainland in BC, holy crap man you guys have a lot of Tesla’s, I’ve never seen so many white model 3’s and X’s in my life, you can drive around Edmonton all week and maybe see 5 or 6, Tesla’s (not white) when I stopped to charge in Coquitlam there was 2 or 3 open stalls, but within 10 minutes a dozen Tesla’s showed up (mostly white) cruising for a stall, BC definitely loves their Teslas.
f-stop
Active Member
Yes, you can stand on the corner of just about any main street here in Vancouver and 5 or 6 Teslas (mostly white) will pass by almost any given minute
Vancity-Tes1a
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Because why buy a $40k Civic or Accord, when you get get a $50k White, 18” rims, base fancy luxury Tesla haha
9/10 Tesla's in BC, are just base white SR+
The other 1/10 is the black sr+ they offered in April-July 2019 haha
9/10 Tesla's in BC, are just base white SR+
The other 1/10 is the black sr+ they offered in April-July 2019 haha
angus[Y]oung
Active Member
Beyond the provincial grant, I think they just make a lot of sense for the commutes people have from the bedroom communities into the major work centers. Electricity is cheap and fuel is expensive.
Yup. Live in Calgary but picked my Tesla up in Vancouver. Of the 60 Tesla’s delivered that day, I was the only long range model 3 then rest were short range
One of the big benefits with all the Tesla's being sold in BC is the rapid expansion of the Supercharger network this year, particularly outside of the Lower Mainland. It is doubtful that expansion would take place without the sales numbers being so high. More Superchargers in new areas will likely promote further Tesla sales, meaning more chargers, and so on....
“If you build it they will come.”
Powerhousev
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Soon as prince George’s was being built, we had many come to us asking about the cars. People are way more interested now they can get from town to town and we proved to them they work in the winter.
angus[Y]oung
Active Member
Interesting. On the Prince George, BC Supercharger thread there were signs of the beginnings of construction, with an area fenced off.
Powerhousev
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Prince George is complete built for months now. I seen the contractor come back after it was built and pull wires. But it’s still waiting for the transformer from bchydro.
Quarterly snapshot:
| Title | Province | If Already Open (per Tesla) | Planned Opening Date (US website) |
| Calgary, AB (coming soon) | AB | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Jasper, AB (coming soon) | AB | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Lloydminster, AB (coming soon) | AB | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Vegreville, AB (coming soon) | AB | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Burnaby, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Castlegar, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Chilliwack, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q2 2022 |
| Cranbrook, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Creston, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Delta, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q2 2022 |
| Fernie, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Grand Forks, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in 2022 |
| Kamloops, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q2 2022 |
| Nakusp, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q2 2022 |
| Osoyoos, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Penticton, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Richmond, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
| Sechelt, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q2 2022 |
| South Surrey, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q2 2022 |
| Surrey, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q1 2022 |
| Vancouver, BC - West (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in 2022 |
| Williams Lake, BC (coming soon) | BC | Coming Soon | Target opening in Q4 2021 |
angus[Y]oung
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Wow 18 more SC coming to BC over the next 3 quarters? That's exciting!! Would be nice to see Vancouver Island get a little love, mind you.
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