Travel through Niagara Falls/Fort Erie/Buffalo

tesltoronto · May 25, 2014

I will be travelling through Niagara Falls/Fort Erie/Buffalo to onward destinations such as Pittsburgh (I-90 W), Rochester (I-90 E), etc.

Since the nearest Supercharger is out-of-range from Toronto, I will have to charge at either at Niagara Falls or Fort Erie or Buffalo before proceeding.

Can anyone offer any suggestions - especially any high power charger in the area?

I have looked at the Sun Country Highway and other charging sites. But am looking at some practical experience from my fellow MS owners. :wink:

Jaff · May 26, 2014

I would use the CS 90's on the Sun Country map in Niagara Falls...plenty of places to stop and stay / eat / shop / sight see whilst charging.

If you are taking a leisurely trip, you could stop at the Sun Country charge station at the Old Fort, in Fort Erie...take the tour of the Fort, as the charge station there is just 40 amps and you will have some time to kill...

Cottonwood · May 26, 2014

Jaff said:
I would use the CS 90's on the Sun Country map in Niagara Falls...plenty of places to stop and stay / eat / shop / sight see whilst charging.

If you are taking a leisurely trip, you could stop at the Sun Country charge station at the Old Fort, in Fort Erie...take the tour of the Fort, as the charge station there is just 40 amps and you will have some time to kill...

Until Superchargers support this route, I agree completely. To optimize your time on these chargers, do a 100% charge before you leave Toronto, at Niagara, charge on the CS-90 until your charge current drops below 40 Amps. At that point, it's faster to charge in Erie where you can get 40 Amps of charger current. Stop at Erie and add as many rated miles as you think you need for comfort to make it to the Cranberry Supercharger. I use EV Trip Planner and have found it very accurate. Add a little margin to it's prediction (I use 10%-25% depending on comfort, wind, weather, etc), and you should be fine.

Start a little slower, only speed up when you know you will make it, and leave 6 rated miles per 1,000 feet in reserve if there is a climb to your destination.

Enjoy!

tesltoronto · May 26, 2014

Thanks guys.

I don't have my MS yet - but I will be going that route this week. I will check it out.

BTW, the ones in Erie (US) - Exit 24 or 27 (not exactly sure which one) on I-90 E are all either Nissan or BMW ones.

mnx · May 27, 2014

I've charged at Taps on Queen in Niagara Falls before while grabbing dinner. There are several other CS-90's in town though.

ReyesOzaeta · Dec 31, 2019

We got our Raven Model X last August 30, 2019 and we drove it to Mississauga Toronto from Pittsburgh and we charged once in Erie on the way to Toronto. Going back we charged twice, about half hour in Toronto in a SC along Queen Elizabeth Hiway, then again in Erie for another half hour back to Pittsburgh.

corlaandstan · Dec 31, 2019

ReyesOzaeta said:
We got our Raven Model X last August 30, 2019 and we drove it to Mississauga Toronto from Pittsburgh and we charged once in Erie on the way to Toronto. Going back we charged twice, about half hour in Toronto in a SC along Queen Elizabeth Hiway, then again in Erie for another half hour back to Pittsburgh.

L2 supercharger in Stoney Creek is on the QEW. Can top up there & easily get to Erie PA.

MarcoRP · Jan 1, 2020

corlaandstan said:
L2 supercharger in Stoney Creek is on the QEW. Can top up there & easily get to Erie PA.

What Supercharger are you talking about?

wayner · Jan 1, 2020

MarcoRP said:
What Supercharger are you talking about?

Probably means Grimsby.

wayner · Jan 1, 2020

Isn’t the obvious answer the existing Buffalo SC? A short stop there should be more than enough.

And Toronto to Rochester is 272 km which should be doable without charging. And if you are going through Rochester to points farther away then stop at the Rochester SC which is doable from Toronto. Or no matter where you are going stop at Grimsby SC for 10 minutes while you grab a coffee at Timmies. That will easily get you to wherever you are going.

Why bother with L2 charging? In my experience L2 charging can be slow and unreliable as the chargers won’t work or you have to futz around downloading an app and setting it up.

corlaandstan · Jan 1, 2020

wayner said:
Probably means Grimsby.

Yes, Grimsby SC, should show on the route planner as it has been there for a few years.

wayner · Jan 1, 2020

corlaandstan said:
Yes, Grimsby SC, should show on the route planner as it has been there for a few years.

It has been there for a while but Grimsby and Stoney Creek are not the same - they are adjacent but Stoney Creek is part of Hamilton and Grimsby is in the Niagara Region.

ReyesOzaeta · Jan 1, 2020

Yeah I think it’s Grimsby. I know it’s beside the water and it has modern apartment complex and a hotel

wayner · Jan 2, 2020

corlaandstan said:
L2 supercharger in Stoney Creek is on the QEW. Can top up there & easily get to Erie PA.

What do you mean by L2 supercharger? Do you mean V2 supercharger? L2 chargers charge at something like 30A at 240V - way slower than even the earliest superchargers found in Canada.

Kappelan · Jan 2, 2020

Looks like the thread is pretty old. "Discussion in 'Canada' started by tesltoronto, May 25, 2014." Many SC were build since then )

wayner · Jan 2, 2020

Kappelan said:
Looks like the thread is pretty old. "Discussion in 'Canada' started by tesltoronto, May 25, 2014." Many SC were build since then )

Good point - I missed that!

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