BC Hydro stations

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electriceddy said:
Yes nothing but wrenches NW of Prince George for some time now, will be nice once DCFC locations finally start to open up
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Would be great to get something at Chetwynd for access thru Pine Pass to NE corner of province. Right now I can’t get to Fort St. John at all. Best bet is through Jasper and then to Grand Prairie where J-1772 is the best they have to offer.


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Yellerledbetty said:
Would be great to get something at Chetwynd for access thru Pine Pass to NE corner of province. Right now I can’t get to Fort St. John at all. Best bet is through Jasper and then to Grand Prairie where J-1772 is the best they have to offer.


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Yes, can't even go up the Alaska Hwy with fast charging. Northwest corner is looking better, and would like to visit Stewart again, but this time with my EV.
 
R P said:
More BC Hydro fast chargers planned for north western BC. Kitwanga supposed to be open any time now.
https://www.plugshare.com/location/236428
Would like to go back up to Stewart again some time, this time with an EV. Can now drive all the way with free chargers, unless you own a Tesla M3 (no Tesla chargers up there). Very unique and beautiful place. Where else can you drive across to the US without a border agent station (to AK). And no one locks their doors there, although you might want to keep them closed,.. to keep out the grizzlies. Very historic little town. Once had 10,000 residents, now only 500 catering to the tourists mainly and some mining nearby.
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Looks like its open now ( 2 - 25 kW machines - free) , also when New Hazelton and Fraser Lake open, should make that trip with ease :)
BTW locking the doors is probably advisable as some bears actually know how to open the handles (from the outside anyway):rolleyes:

 
Yup, I saw that. Next year should be a good time to head up there again, and covid should be behind us. I also wonder how long the BC Hydro chargers will be free. BTW, my streak is still going,... I have never paid for a charge (or charged at home) since I bought the car.
 
R P said:
Yup, I saw that. Next year should be a good time to head up there again, and covid should be behind us. I also wonder how long the BC Hydro chargers will be free. BTW, my streak is still going,... I have never paid for a charge (or charged at home) since I bought the car.
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We are very fortunate to have BC Hydro support with their machines, no doubt when the demand goes up and faster chargers are required will probably be the tipping point, but for now - enjoy!
Additionally it is not only BC Hydro that supplies free power as you well aware, but a lot of privately owned L2 public EVSEs as well.
Nice streak, but I will through this out there; since 2012 (8th year driving BEV) I have used my L2 probably less than 10 times a year, and have paid for L3 charging maybe once a year (just to check network etc) thanks to the - mostly free public charging network here on the island. (kind of my own streak as well):)
 
BC Hydro is good, for sure. I live in Langley Township (in Metro Vancouver), and have to say they are also very good with free chargers (ChargePoints) all over the place. I spoke to their person responsible for this last year, and was very impressed and encouraged by their commitment to support EVs in our community. As it happens they are building another new one (incl a fast charger) about a km away from where I live, and she said it will also be free. That will give me another great choice close to home. I notice this is not the case with many other municipalities here in the Lower Mainland, where many of them do construct them, but also then charge. That also seems to be the case in eastern BC, where I don't see a lot of free chargers.
 
Just topped up at a 50 kW unit:
https://www.plugshare.com/location/147203
All I could get was 27 kW rate for about 10 minutes, then it reduced to 22 kW
SOC at start was 56% and I quit after I reached 70%
I know it works as my very first charge on this car was at this same station and got 48 kW right up to 80% a couple of weeks back.
Ambient temp is 4 degrees C and the pack was cold, so I guess I should have known better, I really hate cold weather :(
 
electriceddy said:
Just topped up at a 50 kW unit:
https://www.plugshare.com/location/147203
All I could get was 27 kW rate for about 10 minutes, then it reduced to 22 kW
SOC at start was 56% and I quit after I reached 70%
I know it works as my very first charge on this car was at this same station and got 48 kW right up to 80% a couple of weeks back.
Ambient temp is 4 degrees C and the pack was cold, so I guess I should have known better, I really hate cold weather :(
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Probably the station charger
 
electriceddy said:
Just topped up at a 50 kW unit:
https://www.plugshare.com/location/147203
All I could get was 27 kW rate for about 10 minutes, then it reduced to 22 kW
SOC at start was 56% and I quit after I reached 70%
I know it works as my very first charge on this car was at this same station and got 48 kW right up to 80% a couple of weeks back.
Ambient temp is 4 degrees C and the pack was cold, so I guess I should have known better, I really hate cold weather :(
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Did you turn on Winter Mode?
 
electriceddy said:
I guess we will find out on Monday December 7th, just how much the cost will be going forward for fast charging on the B.C. Hydro network:
https://app.bchydro.com/eventregister/register.asp?conferenceID=692
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So here we go; bottom line... as of April 1st 2021 the target cost for 50kW will be $0.20 to $0.25 per minute ($12 to $15/hr), the target cost for 100kW will be $0.31 to $0.39 per minute ( $18.60 to $23.25/ hr), and where 3 phase power is limited the target cost for 25kW will be $0.12 to $0.15 per minute ( $7.20 to $9.00 per hr).
Note these are illustrative target prices and are subject to change and /or approval during the process.
Link provided below (click on the workshop presentation PDF under the EV public charging engagement session)

https://www.bchydro.com/toolbar/about/planning_regulatory/regulatory.html
I will also post a link to this this under the general section of this forum.:rolleyes:
 
electriceddy said:
So here we go; bottom line... as of April 1st 2021 the target cost for 50kW will be $0.20 to $0.25 per minute ($12 to $15/hr), the target cost for 100kW will be $0.31 to $0.39 per minute ( $18.60 to $23.25/ hr), and where 3 phase power is limited the target cost for 25kW will be $0.12 to $0.15 per minute ( $7.20 to $9.00 per hr).
Note these are illustrative target prices and are subject to change and /or approval during the process.
Link provided below (click on the workshop presentation PDF under the EV public charging engagement session)

https://www.bchydro.com/toolbar/about/planning_regulatory/regulatory.html
I will also post a link to this this under the general section of this forum.:rolleyes:
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So does this mean the end of free BC Hydro fast charging stations? I hope my local level 2s don't follow their lead. I might have to start charging at home...
 
R P said:
So does this mean the end of free BC Hydro fast charging stations? I hope my local level 2s don't follow their lead. I might have to start charging at home...
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One might expect a little more congestion at any remaining free L2s after the implementation.
I know, this may be the end of "the free ride" I have basically been on since 2013:(
Oh well- 7+ years no real complaints .
 
$0.20/minute is going to make it tough on those who don't have access to charging at home. I can't understand why it's going to take Measurements Canada another 18 months to certify meters to measure kWh for DCFC's. It should be something available now considering some states in the US are doing it.
 
DJP said:
$0.20/minute is going to make it tough on those who don't have access to charging at home. I can't understand why it's going to take Measurements Canada another 18 months to certify meters to measure kWh for DCFC's. It should be something available now considering some states in the US are doing it.
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Especially considering lower charging rate with a cold pack. I was hopefully expecting more along the lines of 2 component charging as indicated here:

With the 22 kW rate I have experienced here lately on 50 kW B.C. Hydro DCFC (@ambient temps of ~5 degrees C) does not help the EV adoption process.
I will definitely be checking the competition to see if the slower rate is a " Hyundai protection mechanism" or more in the firmware of the B.C. Hydro machines. There is not much else available in remote areas but Chargepoint has some new machines coming up here locally as well as Petro Canada.
Perhaps the competition could sway that rate to something more reasonable;)
 
LOCAL : Good news/bad news
New fast chargers (again not BC Hydro) at Nanaimo airport now open (4 x 50 kW total) news says free until July 2/21 (just around the time BC Hydro will start to charge at their chargers):
https://www.plugshare.com/location/282001:)
should take some heat off Superstore location and help compensate for the damages created by vandals at this location in Buckley Bay:
https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/vandals-sever-cables-at-vancouver-island-ev-charging-station/
shame on them:mad:
 
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electriceddy said:
LOCAL : Good news/bad news
New fast chargers (again not BC Hydro) at Nanaimo airport now open (4 x 50 kW total) news says free until July 2/21 (just around the time BC Hydro will start to charge at their chargers):
https://www.plugshare.com/location/282001:)
should take some heat off Superstore location and help compensate for the damages created by vandals at this location in Buckley Bay:
https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/vandals-sever-cables-at-vancouver-island-ev-charging-station/
shame on them:mad:
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I stopped at the airport today to try to charge. None of the stations would recognize my chargepoint card, or my chargepoint app. I tried using BC Hydro card and greenlots and they wouldn't work either. They are labeled as chargepoint stations. Maybe they aren't activated yet.
 
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