webeleafowners said:
If i read an earlier post correctly there are 26 superchargers in Canada. In comparison in BC alone there are 31 DC fast chargers with 11 more on the way this year for a total 42 in BC alone. (All in the kootenay corridor). They are still siting the Prince George Corridor and yellow head but another 7 or 8 expected there. I would think we will have north of 50 DCFC in the province by 2019/2020. My point is, is Tesla just letting the provinces sort out the infrastructure challenges? Nothing wrong with that but seems contrary to what they seem to do in other countries.
Comparing Superchargers vs. public DC chargers in Canada, the number of Superchargers might not seem quite as bad when considering that each Supercharger site has at least four charging stations, sometimes considerably more. Here in Southern California, we now have a fairly large number of DC/CHAdeMO sites spread all over the region. But I think a much greater volume of cars is served by the smaller number of Tesla Supercharger sites in SoCal. Even the 12 stall SC sites in SoCal (Rancho Cucuamonga comes to mind as one that's close to us) have high utilization rates. Tesla's focus on Supercharger reliability and redundancy is paying dividends.
That said, I don't know why Canada as a whole has, in proportion to its population, fewer Supercharger sites than the US. Perhaps there is proportionally less demand for Teslas in Canada, measured in terms of Model 3 reservation numbers. Even if that's true, though, BC, Ontario, and Quebec seem to have noteworthy EV demand. Or perhaps there just hasn't been enough focus on Canada, which if true ought to be corrected.
In addition to covering the most popular destinations in BC/ON/QC, my personal belief is that it would be worthwhile for Tesla to install SCs along the entire length of the Trans Canada Highway. This would send a powerful message to Canadians that Teslas are viable for long distance travel in their country without having to cross the border (crossing the US/Canadian border isn't necessarily as easy as it was when I was a kid). Although Canada's population is spread out, it's also pretty linear in nature. Plus, many Americans, my family included, enjoy road trips into Canada when we have enough vacation time. For now, at least we can use a CHAdeMO adapter with our Tesla...