True as long as the battery isn't at a nearly full state of charge or a very low state of charge.
I understand the nearly full state, but very low? that seems counter intuitive, and it's the first time I've heard that mentioned.
Note that Vancouver doesn't have a supercharger either, although they obviously have the store. Seems like they're locating the superchargers to allow travel between larger centres, with the expectation that you can charge at home or at your destination - either end.
The service center has been coming soon for a while. It is simply a matter of economics and staffing. Up until recently there were not enough cars in Calgary (or even Alberta) to make it feasible. Given that currently they are paying rangers to go to homes and occasionally to ship cars to Vancouver (as well as renting replacement cars) there is presumably a point where it is more economic to implement the service center. I think with the recent ramp up of P85D and 85D cars (really seem to have kick started the model S in Calgary) they are probably already looking into this; however, I imagine finding the right resources is tricky. I think they are also trying to staff up Vancouver though if they opened Calgary that would take a lot of the load off.
I wonder if the City of Calgary has any files on Tesla requesting a Building Permit for a Supercharger? Could be a way of finding out the location earlier? Anyone have a friend in the Planning Dept?
Don't get me started on enterprise. Tesla actually escalated complaints based on my last rental experience. They don't really do luxury cars, but can get them from national if you insist. "Why do you need a luxury car" they asked. Also some of the dirtiest cars I've ever seen. Maybe that is just for tesla customers, or "Telsa" as the manager kept calling them. Oops, I've started.I wonder if the City of Calgary has any files on Tesla requesting a Building Permit for a Supercharger? Could be a way of finding out the location earlier? Anyone have a friend in the Planning Dept?
I also wonder if they will utilize loaner Teslas or if they will continue with rental vehicles? BMW/mini recently outsourced their fleet of loaner cars to Enterprise and I have to say although it isn't quite as convenient as before it is much improved as the wait times for service appointments with loaners went down dramatically. They charge a reasonable one-time fee of $30 (unlimited days/milage) which I am also happy to pay for the convenience of not having to be shuttled to work.
Enterprise reserves those cars for BMW service customers however if you ask them nicely and you have a short rental, they will sometimes let them go if they have enough. I got a Mini Countryman when I needed a loaner from Tesla. Better than a Chevy!
You may notice that the people talking about this are in Calgary, I doubt Tesla ships many P85 loaners out here, far more likely to end up with a rental.
