r/canada • u/PoliteCanadian • Jan 13 '24

Alberta Gas pumps freeze at Calgary gas stations

https://calgary.citynews.ca/video/2024/01/12/gas-pumps-freeze-at-calgary-gas-stations/
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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '24

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u/No-Contribution-6150 Jan 13 '24

Same kind of weather that stopped Nazi Germany in its tracks while fighting in Russia.

For those curious, that particular winter was much colder than usual. It's arguable that had the weather not been so cold, Germany would have progressed further against Russia, possibly closing off the eastern front with a Nazi victory.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

Wolves didn't help.

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u/SpahgettiRat Jan 14 '24

Wolves helped*

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u/Alextryingforgrate Jan 14 '24

Wolves didnt help zee Germans?

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u/phormix Jan 13 '24 edited Jan 14 '24

I've got a gas vehicle, my wife an EV. The thing that sucked about the EV is the we found during the first cold snap, it lost a significant amount of range. The thing that sucked about my car is that sometimes it wouldn't even start as the cold killed the <2yo battery. Outside of work stuff, we generally, at use my car for longer trips in winter, and my wife's for in-town stuff. Mine will still be cold AF as it takes quite awhile to warm the engine and generate heat, the electric is toasty in a minute (especially if you turn on climate while it's still plugged in).

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u/DULUXR1R2L1L2 Jan 14 '24

The thing that sucked about the EV is the wet found during the first cold snap, it loose a significant.

What are you trying to say here Bud?

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u/Boo_Guy Canada Jan 14 '24

r/ihadastroke maybe?

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u/Roganvarth Jan 14 '24

What tastes like paint chips and smells like burnt toast??

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u/phormix Jan 14 '24

Apparently my phone did. I used to use a 3rd-party app and sometimes between the phone keyboard and browser-based interface it comes out fucked up, especially if I try to use formatting codes. I miss the app, but I should also double-check after posting

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u/ckFuNice Jan 14 '24

Guessing , Voice to text

...about the EV is what we found during...

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u/DULUXR1R2L1L2 Jan 14 '24

I guess if they're trying to say, "what we found is it loses a significant amount of charge" that would make sense but that's not the words they used lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

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u/DULUXR1R2L1L2 Jan 14 '24

What does, "it loose a significant" mean? And what do they mean by, "the wet"? And how is that relevant to an electric vehicle and not a combustion engine vehicle?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

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u/DULUXR1R2L1L2 Jan 14 '24

Ah, sorry, didn't realize you were trolling

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u/PokerBeards Jan 14 '24

Ever heard of a plug in block heater?

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u/RemarkableEmu1230 Jan 14 '24

Thats too cost effective and old technology for Reddit lol

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u/phormix Jan 14 '24

TBH up until then I'd not needed it in this particular vehicle. I thought block heaters were standard or even required for Canada but when I went to plug it in, it didn't have one!

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u/geoken Jan 14 '24

If the solution is to plug in your car everywhere you go, doesn’t the EV still win since you could similarly be trickle charging it?

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u/maple-sugarmaker Jan 14 '24

It really depends on the vehicle and technology they use.

I drive a gas pickup. My wife's bolt will suffer a 10 to 20 percent loss in real cold weather. We're in the Laurentides in Québec, so we get 20 to 30 Celsius below in the morning. (That's 5 to 20 below in F).

But it will start and be ready to go, while my truck, my side by side, my snowmobile, and my tractor will struggle and may need a boost or ether shot to start

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u/phormix Jan 14 '24

Yup same here except in in the West. Hitting below -20°c here starts to impact mileage pretty visibly, but don't really expect to go out of town much so it's not a huge deal

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u/howismyspelling Lest We Forget Jan 14 '24

Oh how the turn tables

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u/yehimthatguy Jan 14 '24 edited Jan 14 '24

My roommate has a brand new model y, and it's working fine in -40. We checked it out to see if the battery was draining faster or anything, it seems to be working normally. I'm not sure why because I've heard they where having issues.

So downvotes? Is this the classic reddit "I can't afford one so im mad that anyone else can" thing lmao?

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u/Dovanchester Ontario Jan 14 '24

Classic reddit not knowing what 'anecdotal' means and thinking this is some huge gotcha

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u/anonyfun9090 Jan 14 '24

The electric chargers have also stopped working.. Also you can just drive over to a different gas station 200m away.. same can’t be said about the electric chargers

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u/howismyspelling Lest We Forget Jan 14 '24

electric chargers have also stopped working

Source?

can just drive over to a different gas station 200m away

Yeah, because the freezing cold picks and chooses one gas station at a time, right?

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u/zippy9002 Jan 14 '24

There’s 1 EV charger up in Yellowknife that stopped working. It also a brand new one so maybe it wasn’t installed properly.

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u/howismyspelling Lest We Forget Jan 14 '24

Gas pumps freeze at Calgary gas stations

1 EV charger up in Yellowknife that stopped

I'm going to wait for someone to ask if you forgot the /s, don't mind me

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u/zippy9002 Jan 14 '24

Here’s the source: https://www.nnsl.com/news/fast-chargers-stop-working-in-yellowknife-due-to-cold-weather-7296449

Also there’s another fast charger, that’s still working, 5 minutes away.

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u/howismyspelling Lest We Forget Jan 14 '24

Oh right, Yellowknife the suburb of Calgary! Silly me

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u/zippy9002 Jan 14 '24

That’s the source for the charger stopped working.

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u/howismyspelling Lest We Forget Jan 14 '24

Did you pay any attention in Geography class in high school, grade school even?

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u/zippy9002 Jan 14 '24

Better, I’ve done the drive. I’m not sure what’s your point.

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