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@@roberthiller6352 Thanks for the question. We know to get full speed a lot of factors come into play. State of charge has to be low enough. Battery temperature has to be in the right range and the charger has to have enough output and this also means the charging curve of the car plays a huge role. I get the 10-80% in 18 minutes in this car on the 350kw chargers from electrify Canada. No issue. I don’t often need that much of a charge and what is more important to most is reliability and cost. I do 90% of my charging at home on my own installs level 2 flo charger. I use it for trips more than the range if my car perhaps twice a month and then only need a 10 minute charge to make it back to my charger at home. I have no issues at all with my needs on these 180kw chargers. They are where I need them on my route.

Hi thanks for commenting and watching. Reach out if you want to ask anything at all. I am happy to give info from my experience in the EV world.

If you charge 2 or more times a month and charge lets say for 60 percent of your battery that would be 69.20 for the average battery or more . With the .72/ KW monthly that would be 55.29 so a savings of 13.90 and so it is better in that case to have a monthly plan. I don't charge often at these chargers. The EV chargers at Enfield that are now open work out to be a way better deal for a fast charging car.

Enfield is that another company for chargers or town? So few times a month or even more, you think there's more savings for subscriptions or just mainly electrify canada?

@@pctkheem2851 Enfield Nova Scotia sorry and the chargers are by Irving and there is not a supsctiption plan but it is working out to about $0.29 per Kw/h. There are now three available one in Saint John, NB one in Enfield, NS and now one at New Minas, NS Hard to beat that price but the 350 is the fastest charger out there right now.

@thewwcanadian so tou recommend electricy canada subscriptions if doing enough charges or change it to like flo or chargers at gas stations if they have? Just figuring out peoples opinions

@@pctkheem2851 I recommend Irving EV for about 0.29 first and Flo second (but they are only mostly 50kw) Then Electrify Canada if you are a rush and have to get a charge and can’t wait. If you are using Electrify Canada multiple times in a month the subscription.

I am going in the morning to have the problem fixed I hope. Thanks for watching.

Update. The camera and the radar have been replaced and now all works perfectly. IT was a warranty job so cost me nothing.

@@WiljanWiljan Not really relevant for AC charging in my experience. The charge rate is low enough to be below what the car will accept even when the battery is cold.

@thewwcanadian is this somewhere documented? Have you tested this yourself? So fact data about AC charging in winter? What does your OBD tell you?

@@WiljanWiljan I have charged various cars in the winter on my 40 amp Level 2 charger and it always begins at 6.9 KW and maintains that until 80 percent when I have set it to stop. If I precondition it uses about 4KW/h and so there is a loss of energy and no return on that use. Yes I have done this hundreds of times and always the same result. Also when I arrive at flo 50KW charger without preconditioning I often see 49KW speed immediately or within the first minute so the preconditioning does little when the DC charger is below 50KW speed like those 24KW chargers that are Bosch at some of the car dealers. No need to pre-conditioning when the charger is anywhere lower than 50KW and that includes AC charging as they are less than 22KW in pretty much all EVSE''s

@@thewwcanadian if you watch eg Bjorn Nylands test videos, you can actually see that certain brands (tesla, hyundai, volkswagen etc) behave differently when charging with 11kw in cold winter (temperature lower then 3 degrees celcius). He shows that from the 11kw charging station only about 5kw goes into the battery (you can read this from the obd dongle). The remaining kw is used by the car automatically to heat up the battery. And since AC charging takes several hours (eg charging from 20 to 80%), its even possible that during the charge session, the battery cools down again and the automatic heating repeats itself. So the 11kw AC charging is not efficient in low temperatures (not even that cold) and manufacturers are not talking about it. Also unfortunate many channels do not report about this, since many believe that AC charging is not temperature depending. However real tests will tell a different story....

@@WiljanWiljan First most of level two charging happens at home where the cost for me as an example is $0.15 per KW/h and so if I am plugged in at home it makes no sense to Pre-condition before arriving home. When I am away lets say and using 3 KW/h to Pre-condition my battery on a DC charger it can be as much as $.90 per Kw/h so it is not cost effective to use power on the way to an AC charger that I am going to be charged by the hour lets say $1.50 as it will give me 7-11KW in an hour so the cost is $0.21 per Kw/h. So I guess it is really a matter of using charging at the right place and time. If I am on my way home I will not pre-condition. If I am going to a charger that is above 50 it makes financial and time sense to pre-condition. I am not sure why a car would not accept the full 7-11 when it is lower in the battery and on AC charging. I don't usually charge at work or at a parking lot away from home on a slower charger so don't know the real cost or efficeincy. I have charged in the winter on slow chargers a time or two but it was free charging. You have to decide which works best for you.

Thanks for commenting. I am running into more people all the time with positive things to say bout EV's

@@peiguy1982 The ones in New Minas and Enfield are installed and ready to come on line very soon. The chargers are ABB brand and work pretty well. I used them twice now and they deliver about what I expected. They charge by time still and .45 cents is pretty good when you can charge a decently fast charging car.

@@peiguy1982 After 64000 km this is the only maintenance cost except for changing to winter tires once a year. It is not this expensive on all EV’s as most use regular type glycol based coolant. Hyundai has a Low. inductively coolant for the Traction Battery. It is way more expensive and Hyundai probably is being way too conservative on how many KM it will last as they worry about any thermal issues.

@@thewwcanadian Yeah I'm on track for 36000 km in one year on my lightning since I purchased it last November 30th. 1500 dollars electricity vs about 8000 dollars gas for my Ram for the same distance. Good idea to do extra preventative maintenance, I'm glad I have the regular Ford motocraft. My air damn quit, that was a warranty job that was it. I wonder why Hyundai takes this extra precaution with the coolant?

Right, I guess I should say I am in Nova Scotia Canada. Thanks for watching and the feedback. I will do this going forward. I did put it in the description of the video but everyone does not always read that. Thanks.

@@OneDullMan I always charge the car to the point it begins to slow down so mostly until 80% and I am not 20 years old and like to stop every two hours. I am not in any rush and normally enjoy a walk, a rest room , a hot beverage while I charge and then to the next charger. I also ensure chargers are not clogged by me when others need to charge by staying when my car is charging slower than when it is between 10% and 80%.

Thanks for watching.

Only two 50 KW chargers between PEI and Halifax previously (if you subtract petro in stewiack which never right). Two single units. No better here bud.

NS still sucks for chargers. Those Electrify Canada’s are nice though. Stopped there on the way to the Halifax airport and back traveling from NB. There are a few EC sites in NB and they are newer and work great. A bit pricey but they do the trick. They need to put more chargers in Truro and New Glasgow as it is dreadful the corridor to Cape Breton

@@robertkirchner7981 They are Flo network 100kw chargers there at the visitor information centre. The Waterfowl park is accessed from there.

@@robertkirchner7981 In Stewiacke they have all new restrooms at the Petra Canada.

Of course you are free to believe what you like. I am not holding anyone down and forcing them to buy an EV. I have 2 and 97% of EV drivers are happy and won’t buy a gasoline car again. They all can’t be dumb and wrong. I drive my car the same as everyone else and save 4000 on average per year versus gas and no maintenance to speak of. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Benefits of an owning an EV - No longer at the whims of OPEC. I don't worry about the price at the pumps anymore. - Cost of "fueling" is drastically reduced. Less than $5 to full charge my Ioniq at home. $10-20 to fill up at a public fast charger. - Many options for free charging - at work, at the mall, at public parks. When was the last time you got gas for free? - I can "refuel" my vehicle almost anywhere - at work, at the mall, parking garage, a hotel, and at home. - No more oil change, timing belt replacement, muffler, and transmission repair - Less likely to be stolen - Doing my little part to reduce emission Yes, EVs might not be for everyone but saying the "technology is garbage" shows how little you understand. There's a reason why most EV owners will never return to ICE vehicles. Please do a little research before making such dumb comments.

I do get full speed at Elmsdale. Perhaps this charger is the issue. Thanks for your comment.

Bullshit. Never had range anxiety.

No anxiety for me. I have never had a problem at all. I always come home and never had to call any assistance. Just trying to point out what people say and how I deal with it. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. I was going to New Brunswick up until the day before but the weather did not look the best and the chargers for my car were full the day before constantly so I chose to go to the island. I feel like I got very lucky to make that choice as the conditions were perfect. Thanks again.

Of course. I understand but I saw my first one at age 9 in 1979. I wanted my son and I to see one together before my time is up.

Yes most only drive a short distance daily. They go on road trips occasionally but over think it for the most part. There is no problem finding chargers if you plan your trip.

The app is free for new vehicles and the length of time is varied. There are many levels of subscription plans available depending on what features you want. I for instance use the roadside part called Guardian and get access to the app with that. It is 17 including tax per month and covers me and my family no matter what car we drive in.

l don’t know but I know where there is a 2017 bolt 1LT for $22,500 with 46,000km and the car is like new. It has a new battery already installed and most likely you could offer 21,000 and get 2000 used rebate making it pretty reasonable. It is at Forbes Kia in Bridgewater and there are some in NS that are priced as good as the ones in Quebec but not a lot.

The Quebec car is more expensive than the US car, because the US car was much cheaper at initial sale, or is one of the Buy Back Bolts that certain states required of GM. The Quebec car is cheaper than the NS car because Quebec has offered discounts on EV purchases for a longer time, and the current used price reflects that discount.

Yes but compared to my other ev at 45kw it is super fast.

It is in plugshare. Search Building trades advancement college and it will come up.

Unfortunately it appears like Petro Canada has no interest in fixing the chargers that are down. Two on my route provide less than 45KW charging speed and one of two charging stalls is down still after months of being that way. I am always avoiding these. Thankfully there are many new chargers in the pipeline for the next coming months so there is hope. Thanks for support and watching my content. I am a huge watcher of your channel as well.

With preconditioning to 21c. Your I5 should have requested about and held 180 kw. Your speed at 90 kw was derated. Making PC more money since they still charge by the minute. All that said 90kw on PC is better than most are getting.

@@iangardner2311 I think PC just knows they make more by not fixing the hardware.

There are RFID readers on the unit but not sure you would have to reach out to Autel about getting one. Not sure how you will do that perhaps a carrier pigeon would work for a luddite. Not sure. Just having fun with your comment. I am not sure who would drive an EV and not have a phone as it is highly connected and works better with an app to do things like pre-condition or settings etc. This charger might now be accessible unless you have an option to set up an app. That is mostly how the world is going these days.

I have now had 6 charging stops at this one and having your charging car to see how it split the power, whether equally or based on demand from the car was helpful. Nice to meet you as well.

I would say I like the bolt one pedal best. The ioniq is much more gradual even on ipedal.

Thanks for your comment. Yes the bolt still will always be my first EV so we are happy to keep it going as my wife’s commuter and around town car. Also my adult university children love driving electric.

Thanks for commenting. I am happy with my car. It has battery pre-conditioning but we only have 50KW/h chargers in my area of the country so not really a case for it yet. While my range is small my charge speed is as fast as I have available so that is. a positive. Thanks for watching. Thanks for a great comment.

Thanks for the comment. I am happy to hear your good experience. I am happy to have pre-conditioning however there are very few chargers over 50kwh in my province. I make do though like you mostly at home.

Thanks for watching. I found this out a few times now as I set the charger in the nav and then nothing only to remember your comment and having to go back in the settings and check that box. Hope the blue link update on March 27th might address this issue.

Hi there. I noticed that for the first time last night. I went to do the test on a charger and it would not come on. Once I pulled over sure enough it was not checked. I am not sure why this would turn off. My temps have been the same for the last week. ON another note it is mostly not needed on my trips as the car charges at 49KW on any 50KWh charger I have around me. The two exceptions might be the Petro Canada chargers in Halifax and Stewiacke and if I leave the province or they install faster chargers here. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate you watching.

Thanks for watching. I am really enjoying the car so far.