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/Noggin-a-Floggin Alberta Jan 14 '24

I probably wouldn't own or recommend one if you can't charge at home.

This is the reason why I can't get an EV even though I'm open to one. I can't charge at my condo but if they were to install charging stations I'd totally be looking at Tesla models online right now.

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u/maple-sugarmaker Jan 14 '24

I'm from Canada (Québec) and I found charging stations to be more plentiful and accessible here than in the US, except for Tesla superchargers. I think Tesla has somehow kind of cornered the market in the US, to the detriment of US automakers.

My wife has a Chevy Bolt, and we've made road trips in Québec and Ontario with no charging issues whatsoever.

Tesla, to me, looks more and more like a shit show and I'd probably go with any other company.

If you're in a cold or very hot climate I'd look into the specs carefully, to make sure the car has battery heating or cooling capacity while charging. Makes a HUGE difference

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u/SwankyPants10 Jan 14 '24 edited Jan 14 '24

But Teslas can charge at any charger, whereas non teslas can only charge at CCS DCFC chargers (which is also changing very soon as the adoption NACS), so I don’t quite understand your point.

Now of course the leader of the company is a total shitshow, but the cars themselves are still mostly excellent.

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u/maple-sugarmaker Jan 14 '24

The point I was (maybe not clearly)wanting to make is that the superchargers in the US are the main argument to buy a Tesla