CanuckEVDriver
Active member
This past Easter weekend was a good test of the EV charging infrastructure in Ontario (AKA the land that EV development forgot... thanks to Doogie) :x
Drove from Ottawa to North Bay (379 kms, based on Google maps). Leaf had 3 adults for the ride).
All went well up to Petawawa, where I charged up to 95%. From there it was a white knuckle ride to get to Mattawa, the next station where I can charge up. Pulled in to the charger behind the Subway with 4%, Leaf was showing all kinds of "charge now" warnings.
The whole way, my speed was set to 91 kph, to conserve energy. Going any faster, I very likely would not have made it to Mattawa.
On the way back home, stopped again at the Subway in Mattawa, knowing that I need to make sure that I'm close to 100% charged. This time the only charger available was not working (forget the one behind the Scotiabank, that one hasn't worked for years). Called the support team. They were really helpful in getting the charger back up, but it took two hours of trying this and that to get it working again. Left Mattawa at 99% charge, and got to Petawawa with 17%.
All this to say, we need more reliable L3 chargers along the Trans-Canada Highway, especially in areas where there's a gap between chargers. Stonecliffe would be just right.
Drove from Ottawa to North Bay (379 kms, based on Google maps). Leaf had 3 adults for the ride).
All went well up to Petawawa, where I charged up to 95%. From there it was a white knuckle ride to get to Mattawa, the next station where I can charge up. Pulled in to the charger behind the Subway with 4%, Leaf was showing all kinds of "charge now" warnings.
The whole way, my speed was set to 91 kph, to conserve energy. Going any faster, I very likely would not have made it to Mattawa.
On the way back home, stopped again at the Subway in Mattawa, knowing that I need to make sure that I'm close to 100% charged. This time the only charger available was not working (forget the one behind the Scotiabank, that one hasn't worked for years). Called the support team. They were really helpful in getting the charger back up, but it took two hours of trying this and that to get it working again. Left Mattawa at 99% charge, and got to Petawawa with 17%.
All this to say, we need more reliable L3 chargers along the Trans-Canada Highway, especially in areas where there's a gap between chargers. Stonecliffe would be just right.