Hey fellow GTA / Montreal Tesla owners,
I was really hoping we'd have superchargers by now. But we don't. I'm going to be driving from my home at the east end of the GTA region to Montreal in a few weeks. I'd rather take the Tesla versus my Lexus SUV that sucks gas. The trip is about 500 km for me, and I definitely believe the 420km range charge estimated range having driven the car for a couple of weeks now.
So I will need about 80 km of additional charge along the way PLUS whatever buffer is recommended. I think 100km buffer sounds safe, which means stopping for about 2 hours at the SCH charger at Kingston Best Western. I have dual chargers so I can charge at 80A.
I'd normally stop in Kingston for a 1 hour lunch anyway (give the kids a break, etc). So stopping for 2 hours is not THAT big of a deal. But I'm a bit nervous about the fact that the spot could be:
- ICE'd
- Out of order
- Occupied by another car
What are my best de-risking plans other than calling in advance? Has anyone tried to do this trip only to get screwed by an inaccessible charger?
I was really hoping we'd have superchargers by now. But we don't. I'm going to be driving from my home at the east end of the GTA region to Montreal in a few weeks. I'd rather take the Tesla versus my Lexus SUV that sucks gas. The trip is about 500 km for me, and I definitely believe the 420km range charge estimated range having driven the car for a couple of weeks now.
So I will need about 80 km of additional charge along the way PLUS whatever buffer is recommended. I think 100km buffer sounds safe, which means stopping for about 2 hours at the SCH charger at Kingston Best Western. I have dual chargers so I can charge at 80A.
I'd normally stop in Kingston for a 1 hour lunch anyway (give the kids a break, etc). So stopping for 2 hours is not THAT big of a deal. But I'm a bit nervous about the fact that the spot could be:
- ICE'd
- Out of order
- Occupied by another car
What are my best de-risking plans other than calling in advance? Has anyone tried to do this trip only to get screwed by an inaccessible charger?