Lon12
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Yup... ;-)
My guess is it'll be live in September.
I started working on my contacts in SmartREIT to see about doing a nationwide deal, back in 2015. They actually did talk to Tesla at that time. But nothing happened. No way to make a deal if there wasn't a lease associated with the superchargers. I tried the discussion a few more times, pointing out that cars charging meant captive drivers looking for a way to spend the time... and always got some mild interest, but never anything solid. Then they evidently did a deal without me hearing anything about it. SmartREIT has choice properties all across the country, generally in good reach of major highways, so it was a no-brainer to see the synergy. It amazes me that they took this long to figure it out - they were the people that had Wal-Mart sites locked down across Canada before Wal-Mart appeared in Canada - they're pretty smart players!
I'd like to think that I had something to do with this finally happening, but I suspect the truth is they eventually just figured it out for themselves...
And I'd wager the Sicamous location will disappear from the Tesla map when they finally show Salmon Arm!
Picture was taken two days ago. Still no sign of any construction at the Wal-Mart in Salmon Arm: