MagicDock Success!

[lifebythemile]

Tesla just opened their first V4 Supercharger in Canada either yesterday or today. With it being the closest DCFC station to my home, I just had to try it.

Well, I first tried to use up the last $20 remaining in my free $100 of charging from PetroCan that expires today but PetroCan had other ideas. After 10 attempts with both chargers, resetting, sitting, and wasting an hour of my time I said f it, and went to the Tesla station. Essentially waving goodbye to that last $20 of free charging.

Overall, it wasn’t bad with the brand new V4 station. A quick google explained how to release the “MagicDock” which I’m pretty sure is the same adapter as what Ford is sending all of us, soon….

The FordPass app lists the station as incompatible with the Mach E, Tesla lists it as requiring an adapter. So I pulled out the cable and MagicDock and plugged it in to see what would happen. Nothing happened, no charging, no handshake, nothing. Unplugged and activated via Tesla app, plugged in and nothing, again. Tried activating via the Tesla app one more time and it started charging!

They are not the fastest speeds I’ve hit with the Mach E charging, but are the most consistent above 100kW that I’ve seen.

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[Mark Hassa]

Where was this this new charger?

 

[lifebythemile]

Where was this this new charger?

In Langley, in the same parking lot as the only Olive Garden in BC.

 

[Mark Hassa]

Hmm. Maybe they’ll put a few Magic Docks in Hope and Merritt. That’s where they really need them.

 

[lifebythemile]

Hmm. Maybe they’ll put a few Magic Docks in Hope and Merritt. That’s where they really need them.

They are in the process of building another Supercharger in Merritt at the Best Western up by the Bus Station/Boston Pizza/Walmart. Apparently they will have a couple of “pull through” charging bays, just like the new one here in Langley. I haven’t found any pics of the charging units but hopefully they are also the v4 with longer cables and MagicDock.

 

[HuntingPudel]

LOL I recently saw another V3 site go active. We must be the red-headed step-children to Elon. Considering that he’s moving everything out of here, I don’t doubt that. ??

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