Tesla Roadtrip

Tesla Road Trip: Arriving in St-Eugène – Day 4

Graydon Schwartz

Jan 25, 2020 — 2 min read

This post is part of a 15-day electric road trip through Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the East Coast and back home. Today I reached St-Eugène.

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020

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I was able to charge the battery up in the Model 3 to 100%, which I found wasn't completely necessary but I didn't want it to dip below 20%. If it had, I would have woken up to a freaking cold car. What I found in the a.m. was that I used approximately 40 to 50% of the battery capacity to run the heater and Sentry Mode overnight, so charging was necessary in Bowmanville to make it to the next Supercharger on this trip.

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Kingston, ON Supercharger
King's Crossing Fashion Outlet Centre
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

I picked staying in Bowmanville due to there being a Planet Fitness nearby and of course the Supercharger. I have appreciated their hydro massage beds in my travels, which is a helpful therapy for all the sitting involved and the convenience of a clean shower. Oh, and of course, the ability to workout! ????

The road to Montreal was constantly coated with rain, sleet and eventually snow. I missed being able to safely use Autopilot or even activate Autopilot on this section of driving!

Casselman, ON Supercharger
Metro Casselman
Casselman, Ontario, Canada

Unable to charge, issues charging at the Casselman Supercharger

I tried switching chargers but kept receiving this error, pictured above. In order to get the car charged, I had to unplug and plug back in the car. I had to repeat this a few times to get it charged up fully.

Awesome AirBnb! $33.88

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