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28 more Hydro EV Quick Chargers

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July 10, 2018

 

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Leaf has direct connection to 500 volt quick charger in Merritt. Photo KDG

BC hydro has completed the 2018 program on “30 Minute ” Quick chargers. Bringing their total to 58 in the province.

he second phase includes 28 new stations, in addition to the 30 that were completed in 2016. There are 13 new stations in the Lower Mainland and two new stations at the Britton Creek rest area on the Coquihalla Highway, allowing drivers to quickly charge up before heading to the Southern Interior – or to the Kootenays. The stations also connect drivers from Horseshoe Bay to the west coast of Vancouver Island.

They utility is now planning another phase to bring more quick chargers to drivers from Kamloops North to Prince George. Hydro Chargers

Line ups may be avoided by seeing if a charger ahead is occupied, by a smart device. There are often another 240 volt charger in the proximity of the  Hydro 500 volt quick chargers.

Merritt’s new Quick Charger has connections to Bolt and Leaf models EV.

On this Day:  July 10th 1943

Operation Husky begins in Sicily.

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Nissan Leaf

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March 10, 2016

 

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Sun Country, EV  File Photo KDG

The Tesla roadster started the lifestyle attraction to EVS.

Jason a man about 40 was at the Voght street EV charging station last evening. Driving a 2015 used model of a Nissan Leaf he said it was his first time charging this recent purchase in Chilliwack. On the DC 500 Volt charger said that the charge would cost him 8 dollars.
Jason said that his car only had 3000 miles on it and was a lease back he paid 24,000 dollars for it and was not able to get a incentive payment as it was used. He was happy to have made it to Merritt from Hope on a charge from, saying his expected range is 125 KM an upgrade from the 1st generation Nissan leafs, giving a more comfortable trip over the mountains to Merritt.
He was continuing on to Kamloops were he expected to access another quick DC charger. He expressed happiness that there was money in the globe commitment to increase charging spots. ” It gave me the confidence to make the leap from may fossil fuel burning truck.”
We left Jason at a 97 % charge level with 12 minutes left to go in the 20 minute charge “It gos into trickle mode for the last bit so as not to be hard on the Battery. Jason also expressed confidence in the value of the warranty in the battery and ” I also have an extended one”.
Jason continued on with his female companion saying he also has BCAA. Jason seemed to be a well organized person. He expressed the hope and dream that one day Tesla cars would have an arrangement with Uber and driver less cars would be available on demand for a monthly fee similar to Net Flix.
He said that there is a book out on the life of Tesla motors driver Elon Musk, ” a reporter did it through interviews with a final approval before publication by Musk”.
Editors Note: there are many books on Musk available on Amazon, and !ndgo.

On this day: March 10th 1977
Rings on Uranus are observed.

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Leaf

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April 2, 2015
Leaf has direct connection to 500 volt quick charger in Merritt. Photo KDG

Leaf has direct connection to 500 volt quick charger in Merritt.
Photo KDG

The charging station at the arena parking lot off Voght Street in Merritt saw some use on the weekend. A Nissan leaf from Kamloops ued the quick charger for about 20 minutes and produced an 85 percent charge. A further 18 minutes would have produced a full charge however” It may be hard on the battery” was the concern that made the driver continue to the 70 amp charger that Sun country installed at the local truck stop and bus station near the junction of highway 5A to Kamloops. The charge will be slower but we have confidence in the topping up and want to see the charger on the outskirts of town. There six chargers in the City and they are on sites available by smart phone. The 500 volt quick charger ( 20 minutes 85 percent ) was placed by BC Hydro. The charge was without fee on Sunday. On this Day: April 2nd 2011 India wins the world cricket cup.  

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3 hours and 45 minutes.

Filed under: Cars, Enterprize, Environment, Social Activism, Technology by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
July 23, 2014

There was an other Tesla EV at the charge station on Voght on Monday night. This one was the model that has the near 500 kilometer range and is only electric. The charge gauge was at 90 KM and it had 3 hours and 45 minutes to finish a complete charge. It was hooked up to the AC charger next to the 120 amp DC charger that a Nissan leaf used Sunday evening. The Leaf owner Julian said that he had to watch his speed as he came from another DC charger in Hope. “It was near running out before I hit the peak of the Coquihalla and the system in his car began to use gravity to recharge the battery”. He said there was a net increase in the charge meaning he had kilometers left when arriving in Merritt.The AC charger at the Voght street is talked of as being a 90 amp charger the product plate on the side of it says 70 amps. The more amperage the quicker the charge.
There are AC chargers at City hall on the other side of Voght, in the 60 amp range, and one behind the Civic center, there is also one at the Husky station, leaving Merritt going north. There is a Boston Pizza across the street from the Husky but no coffee shops or fast food outlets have put any in here as yet.
A General Motors Chevy Volt was seen charging at City hall last week.Merritt is a small community in the south central part of BC, it is in the center of the Coquihalla highway hub.

Today in history: July 23 1995

The comet Hale Bopp is discovered, it becomes visible to the naked eye a year later.

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Chargeing station getting use

Filed under: Cars, Climate, Enterprize, Social Activism by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
July 15, 2014
Nissan Leaf, gets Dc quick charge in Merritt Sunday July 13th/14 Photo KDG

Nissan Leaf, gets DC quick charge in Merritt Sunday July 13th/14
Photo KD

The owner and operator of this EV says that he gets a hundred and 10 kilometers on a 1/2 hour charge at the DC quick charge station. The charge is free now but he expects that to change soon. Then a trip like the one from Merritt to Kamloops will cost him about 6 dollars at a quick charge station and a dollar and a half if he charges up over night at home on 120 volts.

He showed us a card that he said came from BC hydro that would allow him to pay for power at the DC charger. BC hydro has a serious amount of PR going into EVs right now with incentives for buying coming up and a 500 dollar rebate for a dedicated charger in your home. http://www.bchydro.com/news/conservation/2011/charge__electric_vehicles.html

 

 

Today in history: July 15th 2006

Twitter is, operational and goes on to be the largest Social Media platform in the world.

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Two more charging stations

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May 13, 2013

Two more charging stations are being installed here in Merritt, The 240 volt chargers are from Sun Country similar to the one across the street installed last year .http://suncountryhighway.ca/

A 2 year apprentice being supervised by Chip Hub the owner of the electrical contacting company said he believes there is an app for your smart phone available to find charging stations.

The City Hall here is on Voght street of Mammet avenue close to where highway 5A and highway 8 meet on Nicola Avenue in Merritt.

If they are available to the public not doing business with the City during business hours may be an issue.

Today in history May 13th 1958

The trade mark velcro is registered.

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TGIF

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September 28, 2012

 

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English: A Reva i/G-Wiz charging in London, between Covent Garden and the Strand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

yes try as you might…..

Charging station in use: The charging station to accommodate electric vehicle quick charges was seen to be in use this week, here in Merritt BC

A car with BC Hydro markings was using the single outlet on Voght street.

The out let allows for a 4 hour charge that may get  the user up to about 85 kilometers of driving. An overnight charge on regular 120 volt at home will produce the same thing.

The station has been noticeably not in use for the months it has been here.There is talk of other being added soon, this may make it more attractive for use. The stations are GPS enabled for smart billing technologies.

Today in history: September 28,2008

The Falcon 1 is the first private space craft in space.

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