r/Solterra

I'm looking to buy a 2027 solterra in Canada and for some reason it doesn't come with a charging cable at all. The dual voltage cable on the accessories page is almost $1000 and the CCS adapters are almost $500. These prices seem a bit like a gouge, or is that just what quality equipment costs?

Edit: The portable form factor works out for my situation. I live in an apartment with both 120 and 240 volt sockets near my parking space tho my driving habits dictate that I only really need 120v charging. I'd rather not install anything permanent since I'm renting.

For those of us who have been monitoring our parasitic drain, curious who is still seeing it and who has not. Trying to determine what the common factor might be in the recent sawtooth drain stop on 8/12.

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Has anyone else experienced an issue where Spotify continues playing in the background without pausing when an incoming phone call or text message comes in while using CarPlay on a 2025 Solterra? Curious if this is a known bug or if there’s a setting I'm missing. — feeling frustrated.

Hello,

I’m the owner of a 2023 Crosstrek Sport that I got after someone totaled my last car. I like it a lot!

But gas prices have absolutely killed me, and after looking around, I can’t help but feel like a 2023 Solterra fits my use case. I’d use it as a commuter (less than 40 miles a day on average) and for towing (less than 300 pounds typically)

Thankfully the days of 12-hour road trips are behind me, and I’m able to fly instead. There’s a few Limiteds and Premiums for sale near me that would actually make me money if I did the trade-in.

I know that the charging is slow, I haven’t driven one yet and it might be that I don’t care for it in other ways. But in terms of practicality, why other issues on-paper might make me want to reconsider?

I recently bought a 2025 Solterra so the EV world is a new adventure. I haven’t driven further than about 30 miles so far, but am expecting to take a roadtrip in next month and I’m a bit nervous about charging options. Do y’all recommend that I purchase the NACS charger adapter so that I can use Tesla chargers? Any advice you have for roadtrips would be welcomed! Thanks!

2024 Premium AWD

The trip went pretty well. I was able to DC fast charge @ around 50kw min.

I am surprised how reliant I was on Tesla's superchargers. There just aren't many other branded charging station. Only charged at one chargepoint for a non-tesla charger. but the screen protector was damaged and unreadable. Had to guess where to press to start charging.

NACS adapter needed. I had bought a Lexus/toyota one from FB marketplace.

And FK google maps, I don't know what's going on with their team. It's just becoming shittier every month somehow. I am starting to use apple maps as the main, and google maps to find stops along the way.

We have the 2026 Solterra after having the 2023 Model. I can't figure out how to turn off the feature that locks the charger in place.

We almost never charge at public stations so I really have no need for the feature that locks the charger when it's plugged in. And I find the unlocking to be finicky. How do I turn this off? In my car, I navigated the Infotainment system to the charging menu but don't see a way to toggle off the charger lock there. Is this option located somewhere else with the new vehicle?

Edit: I'm specifically looking for how to disable the lock feature so it doesn't lock, not how to unlock the charger.

I was recently following a white minivan in the rain with the adaptive cruise on. All of a sudden it started down pouring really hard and the car appeared to lose sight of the minivan as it began to speed up to get up to my set speed. I cancelled and did not reengage until the rain subsided.

I just found out that my dad’s 2026 C-HR has EV route planner from his Toyota app. It’s kinda unfair that Toyota has this feauture and Subaru doesn’t have it. They need to incorporate this to our app and apple carplay ASAP.

Hi there,

Please forgive if this is in the wrong place.

We are looking to make the switch to EV and test drove the only uncharted available in Ontario and it felt small. We then saw the Solterra online and it looks perfect for our needs.

With that said, we can not find one in Ontario to test drive.

Is there anyone in the greater Toronto area or Prince Edward County area that has one and would be kind enough for us to have a look at in person? My wife is short and is worried about the height of the car.

Again, sorry if this is the wrong place to post!

Set off from home with 100% charge in our Subaru Solterra and a planned stop at Stafford Services before an overnight stop at an Airbnb in Sedbergh.

Got to Stafford and the Gridserve chargers weren't working. Only found this out after they'd taken the £60 pre-auth. A few helpful EV motorists also told us they were down, so at least we felt a bit better that it wasn't us!

After setting off again to charge at the next services, noticed the BP fuel station at Stafford also had a couple of BP Pulse chargers. After another pre-auth – only £30 this time – managed to recharge and resume the journey.

The Airbnb had an EV charger which we could use at 30p/kWh, with the host – the wonderful Mike – just sending us the payment details afterwards. We were also staying there on the way back, so this worked really well. Back up to 100% overnight and time to resume.

Our next planned stop was Cairn Lodge, but decided to push on a bit further into Glasgow and found chargers at Polmadie. EZO chargers on the Electroverse network – no more pre-auth! Up to 80%, then over the Erskine Bridge and through Loch Lomond and Glencoe to Fort William.

Next to Morrisons, in the shadow of Ben Nevis, there's a bank of EZO and Tesla chargers. Attempted to use the EZO ones but they weren't working. Again, another helpful EV driver told us and said to use the Tesla ones as they were fine.

With the Solterra's charging port on the front passenger side, I had to drive very gently over the kerb to get the tiny Tesla cable to reach the port 😂. Another success though, and we were on our final leg to Loch Ness.

Had enough in the battery to get around while we were there, but took the opportunity to top up on a 20kW charger at Cannich, outside the general store and cafe, after visiting Glen Affric.

Another day we went to see the UK's tallest tree at Reelig Glen, going via Morrisons in Inverness to charge. This time it was MFG on Electroverse. Dead easy and up to 80% after a break and some lunch.

Near where we were staying in Drumnadrochit there was an EZO charger in the town car park. Went to use it twice and checked Electroverse beforehand both times – showed as free.

First time there was an ID.4 connected, so I presume it was fully charged but the owners had left it there while they were out for the day. Second time an ICE car was parked in the space. Bit frustrating.

After our stay at Loch Ness we had enough battery to get back to Fort William. This time managed to use a 50kW EZO charger and, for the first time, used the RFID Electroverse card because I couldn't get the app to work.

This was a game changer.

A lot less hassle than faffing around with the app – quick tap, authorised, charging.

Pushed through to Cairn Lodge Services and again: tap, charge, done. Loving the RFID by this point.

Another overnight stay and charge at Mike's Airbnb in Sedbergh, then the final drive home.

The Solterra doesn't have enough range to make it all the way home from Sedbergh, so planned a stop roughly halfway at Stafford. But not the motorway services this time!

Following the Electroverse route planner's advice, pulled off the motorway a tiny bit to a Starbucks near a BYD showroom where there were plenty of IONITY chargers. RFID worked a treat yet again.

That was our final charge before heading down the M6 and M1 and arriving home with about 20% left.

So what have I learnt from a 1,000-mile UK road trip in an EV?

Less range anxiety, more will the charger actually work anxiety.

I actually felt that a real-world range of around 200 miles was sufficient. It meant we were stopping about as regularly as we probably would have done in an ICE car anyway.

We previously had an MG ZS EV Mark 1, which had just over half the battery capacity of the Solterra, and I think this journey could have been considerably more difficult and frustrating in that.

It was also the first time I'd really used chargers outside the Electroverse network – Gridserve, BP Pulse and Tesla – and the pre-authorisation amounts were a bit annoying. £60 in particular felt excessive when there wasn't even £60 worth of capacity available in the car at those charging rates.

Biggest discovery of the trip though: use an RFID card. I'd had it with me all along and didn't use it until the return journey.

2025... 55 mile roundtrip to work, mostly highway. No climate use, 10.656 kWh used. This was an amazingly efficient trip!