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Old Posted Apr 15, 2016, 5:09 PM
Porfiry Porfiry is offline
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Originally Posted by casper View Post
Interesting, that is a change in strategy. I was at an event in Victoria about two years ago put on by Tesla. At the time they explained that they were using the supper charger stations between cities trying to build out a network that support long distance travel.
From Tesla's own website: "We strategically place Superchargers along well-traveled highways and in congested city centers."

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Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon View Post
Tesla doesn't build superchargers for that, and they send out letters discouraging people from doing that. As is, you need a home charger.
They've always had an informal policy that it's fine if you genuinely need to use the local supercharger because you cannot charge at home (eg. condo, street parking, rental, etc.). Given the nature of Vancouver's real estate stock (tons of condo dwellers, folks without garages, etc.), it seems reasonable that they might use an urban supercharger as a way to generate sales from otherwise trepidatious locals.
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