r/EVCanada

Just picked up my new Ioniq 5, and I've been looking forward to seeing what kind of charging speeds I can get out of it before winter hits.

So far, Tesla Superchargers have been pretty reliable, but I've been capped at around 150 kW. I figured I'd give Petro-Canada's 350 kW chargers a shot.

Last Monday, I took a road trip from Toronto to Ottawa and stopped at the Petro-Canada station in Napanee. Both 350 kW chargers were down. Oh well, no big deal. Tesla it is, I guess.

A week later, on my way back to Toronto, I stopped at Napanee again.

Still down. No ETA. No explanation.

Fine. I had enough range to make it to the 350 kW chargers in Cobourg.

Nope. Down too.

Kept going to Bowmanville, where there were only two shared 150 kW spots available. Ended up charging at around 65 kW for an hour.

So, across four charging attempts, I've had one success, and even that was at a fraction of the advertised speed.

I know Tesla is theoretically more expensive than Petro-Canada, but a 25% success rate is pretty abysmal. At this point, I'd gladly pay a premium just to know the charger will actually work when I get there.

As a new EV owner, is this something I should expect from non-Tesla charging networks in Canada? Is Petro-Canada particularly bad, or have I just had a spectacular run of bad luck?

Genuinely curious what other people's experiences have been.

Hey everyone. Still searching and looking at few options of vehicles. Live in Alberta where winters are very cold (-40°c). Kinda broadening options a bit for price range and total km range with reliability. Looking at

-toyota bz.

-chevy equinox EV.

-hyuindai inoq5

All need to be AWD, I keep seeing how the ioniq 5 has the most room but how big of a difference is there between these options. Mostly just need room for 360 car seats as I have 2 kids. Otherwise it's a work commuter. We have a bigger palisade as a regular family driver

Sorry everyone forgot to mention I don't wanna spend over $55k CAD.

Hello, I’m looking at replacing a truck with an ev. I have a 2027 trail seeker touring lined up for an otd price of 53,000. However I’m seeing a lot of 2023 luxury awd solterras for sale for 30,000.

My main motivations for an ev is cost savings, I know I’d be giving up range and interior volume, but a 23,000$ difference between the two is hard to ignore.

I’d be charging at home on a lvl 2 charger every night. My commute now is only 35km of highway each way but low chance it might change to 150km of highway each way. I live in the southern interior of bc.

If anyone has insight or experience with these cars that would be great to help me make a decision.

I'm evaluating a Mini SE 2023 with 40,000 km on it for $26k and BMW just sent me a battery health report showing 100%. Is this even possible?

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Hey EVCanada,

I’m a manager at a GM dealership in Southern Ontario and have been following the EV market pretty closely from the dealer side.
Figured I’d introduce myself here since I see a lot of questions about pricing, availability, wait times and the overall buying experience.
We deal with the full GM EV lineup. Some of the Cadillac EVs like the OPTIQ, LYRIQ, VISTIQ and Escalade IQ can be pretty tough to come by, while we tend to have more options on the Chevrolet and GMC side.
If anyone here is shopping, comparing quotes, trying to figure out incentives, or just has questions about what we’re seeing from the dealership side, feel free to reach out. Happy to help where I can.
And if people are interested, I can also share some insight here on which EVs we’re seeing the most demand for and what availability actually looks like in Southern Ontario.

Nova Scotia has become the latest province to start charging an extra fee for battery-powered cars and trucks.

As of Thursday, electric vehicle (EV) owners will pay $500 every two years in addition to their vehicle registration fee. Plug-in hybrid vehicles will have an additional $250 fee.

Some drivers call it an unfair cash grab, but the provincial government argues it’s a way to pay for road repairs since EV drivers don’t pay the provincial gas tax.