As you noticed almost all the eastern Canadian operators have roaming agreements with each other and I believe Chargepoint participates as well so you could have used your Chargepoint card or app at the locations you used circuit électrique.

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Great to know, thank you. We use ChargePoint a lot locally and it's useful to have all the session data in one app, so I'll give that a go next time.

Perfect timing. Circuit Electric is now issuing rfid cards again. A year ago, they weren't issuing to the US. I was just able to order one while watching your video. The problem I had last year was my phone plan wasn't international and I couldn't activate via the app unless I had wifi. Now we can go to Quebec over the Christmas Holiday without worry.

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Great to hear! The cards are definitely nice to have when you're far from home. The fact that the networks mostly talk to each other and accept the others' cards is another bonus to making travel up that way smoother, as I found with the NB Energie stations.

Kempower! I say it again, Kempower! Cool for you to be able to swagger into CA and have some disconnect from things US for a spell. St. Hubert is a brand I had been fond of when doing work in Montreal several years ago. My wife and I even spoke briefly about moving to CA. She is a school teacher and the pay is much better there. For now though, we must rely on good folks like you who bring us the CA life in video form. Thx for the vid. I enjoyed watching.

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, it was a fun, flying visit. Nova Scotia is also on our list for a summer camping trip, but free EA miles have us prioritizing US-based sights first. We've always had a good time in Quebec, although we tend to visit when it's sunny and warm... not so sure I can convince the family to move towards the snow, rather than away from it!

Great video Steve...East coast trip through to Newfounland on our list for next spring with a drop down along the US eastern seaboard! Just going to start our way back to Ontario tomorrow morning after 2 weeks of Vancouver Island and the lower mainland of BC!!! Another 4500km to get home (approximately)! Have a great trip! 😅 Mike and Ally 🇨🇦 🍁

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

If there's anywhere you and Ally haven't been, Mike, it's probably not worth going! Thanks for the update and wishing you both safe travels home. I look forward to raising a glass with you here on the east coast some time next year!

@michaellippmann4474

7 ай бұрын

@plugandplayEV sounds excellent! Just enjoying our first charge of the day in North Bend, Washington. Absolutely beautiful day for a nice little drive! We will fornsure see you on the East coast next year or some where in between! 🤣 Mike and Ally 🇨🇦 🍁

did a similar trip a few years ago in the NiroEV left Belfast and drove into Canada near the coast to charge, and then north to Woodstock where I have friends and used to live for a few years. Then up the Trans-Canada to Quebec City and then down to Vermont. At that point, travel was much easier in Canada than it was in New England. We still have almost nothing in New Hampshire. Can not figure out to spend th VW money. Mass needs to put a high speed charger in Fitchburg Nice view of N.B.

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, James, it's always worth remembering how long those across the border have had this infrastructure in place. Especially in comparison to the laggards in New Hampshire! Thankfully, Maine and Vermont have been a bit more on the ball, making it a little easier to get up to Canada from the southern New England states. Back in Mass, there are north of 30 sites across the state that were awarded MassEVIP funds back in 2022 for DCFC, one of which is on route 2, just south of Fitchburg. Sadly, the pace of installation has been glacial and many don't even seem to be under construction yet, despite a Feb. 2024 target date. I haven't been to that site but will try to take a look at some along route 2 before the year is out.

@jamesk4005

7 ай бұрын

​@@plugandplayEV I have a friend who worked with an organization in to install two Charge Point 6.5 Kw, plus 2 level2 at Keene Food Coop. They raised the match 40K =/- three year ago, submitted three year ago, approved maybe 18 months ago and nothing so far. The contractor even had the equipment a few months ago. now of course, you would install 150 Kw stations In Brattleboro, we have an old EVgo 50 kw and a Flo 1oo kw near the Tesla supercharger which are 16 Don't watch the stream live, because I mediate with friends at that time

Thanks, Steve! Fun trip up north. Maine is one of the states on my bucket list to visit, and I'd love to take a nice, slow EV road trip through the state. Maybe even make my way up to "Ke-Beck." 😀

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Yessir, the poutine and lobstah are on me! (Not in the same dish, of course!)

@newscoulomb3705

7 ай бұрын

@@plugandplayEV Hey! I think the lobstah poutine could be a new dish, with a side of chowdare. 😂

@michaellippmann4474

7 ай бұрын

​@plugandplayEV Ah poutine and lobstah...no problem...U can get that!!! Lol... You can get pretty much anything on your Poutine!!! Mike and Ally 🇨🇦 🍁

@dennislyon5412

7 ай бұрын

Quite the hike to get Eric to the east coast. I hope you’re able to do that trip someday!

The drive through NB is even easier now because we have two Electrify Canada stations not too far from the highway. Also, some quick chargers have been added on the Quebec side since you did this trip.

I looooove to drive us201 in maine. It’s such a nice scenic drive

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Alas, it was pitch black when I drove that section 🤦 I'll remember your reports of scenic wisdom for next time!

I get so jealous of you EGMP cars at the paired 200A Chargepoint stations. I was getting 75kW or so at an Oregon Starbucks-Volvo station while an EV6 was getting nearly 120kW. There’s practically no time penalty to use the CPE250s for you guys.

@plugandplayEV

6 ай бұрын

It's quite a selling point for road trippers, on top of the aggressive EGMP approach to the charge curve, given how many state entities have added this hardware. Hyundai dealers also appear to be opting for 2 x CPE250 for on-site charging, although they aren't often paired here. Seems to be missing a trick after selling the EVs that can best use them.

Great to do a road trip in Canada. We are starting to add more higher speed charging hope we accelerate for the next trip you make. 350KW would be the minimum I would install for additional units at existing stations. 50KW is quickly becoming too slow. I hope to buy my second EV soon and hope for ability to make faster charges when I am on a longer trip. Thanks for making great content.

@plugandplayEV

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Tim! I've enjoyed your initial videos and love to see more content from north of the border. Canada's latest hardware (Quebec, at least) is the envy of those watching the US infrastructure closely, so it's fun to experience both. Dynamic power is the way to go for larger charge stations, I think. Doesn't matter if a Bolt or a Hummer EV plugs in when you have sufficient power and the capability to move it to whichever stall they've chosen, a la Kempower.

Just shows even in an expensive country like Canada 🇨🇦 how they encourage EVs with reasonable pricing to charge. The UK is absolutely rediculous at the moment price wise 😢

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Québec is probably one of the better areas to charge, due to ample hydroelectric power. It gets a bit more expensive in other areas but generally the prices are good up there. Shame to hear about UK prices but petrol is also significantly more expensive there, so hopefully it still works out more affordable to run an EV?

You should try using the built in navigation after the October update. It will tell you where to charge and and for how long. Just set DC max to 70 or 80% in infotainment. You will also get battery preconditioing with this.

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I've been hearing good things about the update from a few owners and plan to test it again on our Christmas trip. I had a brief look on a familiar route last week and the estimations for arrival SOC did seem to be reasonably accurate. If it can handle elevation changes and factor in temperature, it would be an impressive OTA update.

My father went to that boarding school next to that charger in St Damien😊

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Seemed like a pleasant place to live... but an odd spot for charging!

As an Australian it’s funny seeing a Rio Tinto EV charger

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Yep, I'd forgotten about them but they were fairly common on our 2018 trip up in the Bolt EV.

They added 4x180kW in Montmagny at the end of summer. For your next adventure!

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Great to know, thanks! ⚡🍁

nice round trip... it is funny... I hadn't put even 3000 miles on my ICE car in the last several years.... but in the first 3 months of my EV I've almost gotten 10k..........

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

There's something about that all-electric drive that makes you find excuses to get back out on the road ⚡👍

@dennislyon5412

7 ай бұрын

@@plugandplayEV- especially when you can get electric at .25/kwh or less. 8 cents per mile is the equivalent of 40-50 mpg in an ICE car in these parts?

Really enjoy these road trips. Still don't roadtrip more than what a 100% charge can get me to and back. Still too nervous about the possibility of chargers not working and getting stranded. Also would feel some slow charge guilt with all these Kia's and Hyundai's pulling up to the chargers these days. 😂

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

It's understandable... still takes some planning to make everything go smoothly (and even then, there are hiccups!) I think starting with a regional trip of 300-400 miles, to an area with ample DCFC and L2 options is always a good place to start. The more you get under your belt, the more confidence it builds and EV trips become an itch that needs scratching.

Timmies!

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

I ordered in French... sort of... and still got the coffee/breakfast sandwich I asked for. I consider it a testament to the staff's patience and training on how to handle Anglophones.

Zero dcfc north of Bangor, currently don’t know of any evse over 100 north of Scarborough and that’s not Portland (a few miles south)except Tesla

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

The station I visited in Bangor is potentially 125kW but does require the right combination of 800V model and empty second stall to make that happen. Same at locations in Waterville and Newport. The Medway site should be more powerful, as NEVI funding requires at least 150kW. Hoping to see some major improvements up that way in 2024.

@Slvrsfr

7 ай бұрын

@@plugandplayEV , there are two CPE’s sitting ready to be attached to the grid since June but nothing has happened lately, in Ellsworth behind the McDonalds and in front of the Harbor freight. At the other end of the shopping center are eight Teslas. The Irving that you stopped at is at the end of 395, the other end is in the process of being connected to rt9 , which goes to Calais at that end is an Irving station with a couple of Teslas, so I suspect there will be a couple of CCS stations there soon.

They let you into Canada again 'eh? 🙂

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Yes, even with my questionable accent and off-base pronunciation! Guess they really wanted my charging dollars ⚡👍

Sorry for our shitty damaged road... Québec roads and highways are such in a terrible shape... Sorry for my English... French is not that usefull... only charming...lol

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

No worries, Massachusetts must be in competition with Québec because our roads are pretty awful as well!

Why can no one make a charger as good as Tesla’s?

There must be a word invented to describe those people willing to donate so much of their time and put up with so much inconvenience just for the sake of owning a bright shiny toy.

@plugandplayEV

7 ай бұрын

Similarly, there must be a term for those who like to visit a dedicated location to get fuel every week, rather than the comfort of their own home, and then happily flush a majority of what they paid for that fuel down the toilet as it's lost to inefficiency and blown out of a tailpipe.

@BioniqBob

26 күн бұрын

Yes, nonpolluters.