We discuss a 1000 km (600+ mile) trip from Prince George, BC to Boulder Creek, BC, and back again. I drive a Tesla Model 3 (2020) Long-Range AWD
In the first 20 minutes, I discuss the route, how much charging was required, and some gorgeous pictures of the Canadian Western Coastal Mountains.
The rest of the video shows the road trip charging footage (to see actual GoPro driving footage sped up 1000x view here: https://youtu.be/cjovrl8vXdY)
00:00 – Start
00:24 – Introduction and trip overview
20:25 – Leaving Prince George, BC
20:48 – Arriving in Fraser Lake, BC
21:52 – Arriving in Burns Lake, AB
23:00 – Arriving in Houston, BC
23:38 – Arriving in Smithers, BC
25:11 – Arriving in Boulder Creek Rest Area, BC
28:14 – Arriving in Moricetown, BC
29:16 – Arriving in Houston, BC
30:18 – Arriving in Prince George, BC, and final summary comments
31:17 – Slide Show
Saturday:
Prince George BC (96% charge) – Fraser Lake, BC (57% charge)
trip consumption: 59% charge – 169 km Driven
Max Speed 110 KPH
Fraser Lake, BC (57% charge) – Houston, BC (14% charge)
trip consumption: 43% charge 150 km Driven
Max Speed 110 KPH
Houston, BC (25% charge) – Smithers, BC (15% charge)
trip consumption: 10% charge – 65 km Driven
Max Speed 110 KPH
Smithers, BC (35% charge) – Boulder Creek Rest Area, BC (12% charge)
trip consumption: 23% charge – 119 km Driven
Max Speed 110 KPH
Boulder Creek Rest Area, BC (99% charge) – Houston, BC (55% charge)
trip consumption: 45% charge – 183 km Driven
Max Speed 110 KPH
Sunday:
Houston, BC (79% charge) – Prince George, BC (9% charge)
trip consumption: 70% charge – 318 km Driven
Max Speed 90 KPH (I drove slowly to make sure that I would make it home)
*NOTE: the picture in the video is wrong showing that I left Houston with 55% I left with 79%
Update from the City of Houston,BC on July 3, 2020:
“Thank you for your feedback on the District’s EV Charging stations and tie in to the Highway 16 network. At present, the District is undergoing major renovations to its downtown core. Part of this work will involve the installation of the DC Fast Charging station in behind 9th Street, which will then be operational by September 2020.”
Update from BC Hydro July 3, 2020: The DC Fast Charger at SuperStore in Prince George should commence construction this month:
https://www.plugshare.com/location/223802
Interestingly Tesla will be releasing a new feature to pre-warm the battery for third party chargers which may have cut my charging times by 25%:
https://youtu.be/vFhFXpOTP1k?list=LLNN6ALDhjdBABUC0fFmFIjw