Supercharger - Brooks, Alberta

[Mayoo]

Tesla obtains approval to build Supercharger in Brooks, Alberta

A new Tesla Supercharger is coming soon to the roadside city of Brooks, Alberta. Last week, Tesla was granted a permit to build an 8-stall Supercharging station in the Wendy’s parking lot on 2 Street […]

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1303 2 St W, Brooks, AB T1R 0V5

 

[doubeld]

Fantastic news!! Good options for being able to skip Bassano or other SCs on the Hwy 1 route.

 

[DrinkMonkey]

Nice option for those heading to/from Dinosaur Provincial Park. Made it to Bassano on the return trip back to Calgary once with 4% in poor weather, which was perfect for maximum speed but a bit puckering as a first timer. Would love to see some fast charging options in Drumheller too…

 

[doubeld]

Has anyone been to Brooks lately and is able to check this place out now that Kindersley is under construction? I wonder if this one might be next?

 

[Asad Chaudhary]

Yes, I'm especially curious about this given the surprise Kindersley news. We just drove Calgary-Saskatoon roundtrip last week in our MY LR, and had to follow the TCH to Swift Current, then north to Rosetown over to Saskatoon - a 180 km one way distance penalty, 90+ minutes.
While Brooks isn't on anyone's typical Calgary-Saskatoon route - in combination with Kindersley (285 km from Brooks) it would already reduce that mileage penalty to more like 45 km one way (Calgary-Brooks is 190 km; Brooks-Kindersley 285 km; Kindersley-Saskatoon 200 km), without needing Hanna or Drumheller (which are also still needed!). Bassano-Kindersley isn't 100% doable, esp. in cold temps or high winds, and Medicine Hat-Kindersley is still quite a mileage/time penalty. It's embarrassing as a Tesla owner not to be able to drive direct from Calgary, to the next nearest major metro area to the east - Saskatoon.

 

[EnterpriseT]

Huh. I swear Brooks had a SC. Otherwise, why have I heard of it? Haha

 

[doubeld]

Huh. I swear Brooks had a SC. Otherwise, why have I heard of it? Haha

Maybe you're thinking of Bassano.

 

[DrinkMonkey]

…without needing Hanna or Drumheller (which are also still needed!)

Yes please for Drum. I would settle in the meantime for some Level 2s at the Royal Tyrrell for winter trips from Calgary

 

[Asad Chaudhary]

Yes please for Drum. I would settle in the meantime for some Level 2s at the Royal Tyrrell for winter trips from Calgary

Yeah the lack of L2 right at Tyrell parking lot makes no sense. It would be at least workaround-able if Drum had L3... But both are needed.

 

[DrinkMonkey]

Yeah the lack of L2 right at Tyrell parking lot makes no sense. It would be at least workaround-able if Drum had L3... But both are needed.

There is apparently now a L3 in Drum at the Western GM. Just a single unit, which apparently delivers a maximum of 177A so I suspect a ceiling of ~75kW for 400V architecture vehicles, and ~100kW for "800V" (more like 600V) vehicles. Feel free to check my math!

Better than nothing, and L2s at the Tyrell would be preferred but are MIA. A detour through Strathmore remains available as a bailout.

 

[doubeld]

There is apparently now a L3 in Drum at the Western GM. Just a single unit, which apparently delivers a maximum of 177A so I suspect a ceiling of ~75kW for 400V architecture vehicles, and ~100kW for "800V" (more like 600V) vehicles. Feel free to check my math!

Better than nothing, and L2s at the Tyrell would be preferred but are MIA. A detour through Strathmore remains available as a bailout.

I am also excited to see this L3 in Drumheller. Not excited for yet another app to download, but I'll use it so that I don't have to drive less than 100km/h all the way to Kindersley this weekend.

 

[Big Earl]

I am also excited to see this L3 in Drumheller. Not excited for yet another app to download, but I'll use it so that I don't have to drive less than 100km/h all the way to Kindersley this weekend.

Have a backup plan in case this lone new unit won't activate. I find it really difficult to get excited about installations like this - no redundancy, could be in use, could be blocked by a vehicle, etc.

 

[doubeld]

I was fortunate to hit this station on Thursday. No app or card required!!

It's a 60kW station, and if someone else is there at the same time, both cars get 30kW. Had a great test of the system as another Model X showed up at the same time.