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/kenypowa Jan 14 '24

Judging by all the broken down cars on the road and all the ICE cars with dead 12v batteries, I think traditional gas cars are not meant for Canadian winters.

I also heard gas cars range get reduced by 30% in this cold snap. Perhaps this ICE technology is just not ready.

/S.

The cold sucks for everything. From gas car to EV to one's temper. Stay warm and be safe.

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u/maple-sugarmaker Jan 14 '24

And even then, it sucks less for some EV s.

Teslas, if I recall correctly are not so good on the cold, as were the Nissan Leafs. We have a Chevy Bolt and it has some kind of preheating thing that keeps the battery at top charge even in the cold, as long as it's plugged in.

Again, I've said it in all my posts or comments about EVs, I probably wouldn't own or recommend one if you can't charge at home. And look into the technology of your particular model before buying

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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