PetroCanada DC charging

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Yes, I have used EC in Hope, except there was a line up on Sunday!
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The only trick I am aware of when the PC charger fails, is to really hold up the plug and cable to make sure there is a tight connection during initialization, once it starts charging you can let go. This worked for me in Golden. If the charger says time-out, the trick doesn’t seem to work. So far only Charger 1 in Langley has this timeout issue. I used many other PC chargers in BC and Alberta now.
My sessions started OK, but stopped after a few minutes. Bad system if the user has to hold up the cord to get it to work!
 

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I had problems at the Petro Canada chargers in Hope on Sunday. The session would start, then abruptly stop after a few minutes. Both chargers did the same thing. Also had that issue in Golden BC a few days prior. Any other Canadians watching this thread have issues with Petro Canada?
Only used PC EV charging stations twice in Quebec outside of Montreal and it worked fine, around 100-150kw as I recall. I have yet to try EC stations to see how it performs....
 

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I've used the local PC DC charger in Vancouver, it's my go to for fast charging. I usually charge to 80%, but a few times over for road trips.

Average 17%-80% in 26mins. starting around 160-175kW, stays around 170-178 then tapers down to 150 near 70%, around 100 for 80%, after 80 goes down to 70-50 and down as it nears 100%
 

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My sessions started OK, but stopped after a few minutes. Bad system if the user has to hold up the cord to get it to work!
The last two sessions I have had at PC in Ontario have resulted in fails. The charger initialized then stops.
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