Last weekend I wanted to make a trip up to Barrie Ontario in
my Nissan Leaf. I found two possible charging stations one was at the Best
Western and the other was at Georgian College. With option number one I was afraid
that if I was blocked by an ICE or that the charger was not working that I
would not have a backup charger in the area. The Georgian College charger was
recently installed and I was not sure if it was public and available on a
Sunday. As I tried my best to figure out if I could make the trip and charge
even on 110 v it seemed that this was not going to be a trip I would be able to
make with the family and ended up taking my gas guzzler to Barrie. Since Barrie
is kind of a gateway to cottage country it would be wise for a local business
to take advantage of electric car owners how will visit their business and
spend money. I am putting this out to those who might want to travel up towards
Barrie to help get a charging station along the 400 leading into Barrie or on
Hwy 27 which is a slower route up and maybe more EV friendly. If anyone has an
idea please leave a comment and share.
A DC quick charger just off the 400 in Barrie would be fabulous, and another in Orillia off Hwy 11 and on the way to Gravenhurst would be even better.
ReplyDeleteTrue a DC quick charger would be ideal, but some well spaced Level 2 chargers would do for now. I tried to get up to Barrie, but only the Best Western had an EV charger. If they decided that I could not use it I would be stuck looking for at least a wall outlet. If a some charger could be place from Barrie to Sudbury at least a long distance road trip could be made even if it would take a little long with charging times.
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