Depends... but if you're talking Level 1 charger...i'm pretty sure they're equivalent. (i think you're looking at 16amps for level 1 vs 10amps for block heater) but i'm no expert
Electrics are the way, and will continue to be for the immediate future
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Block heater is ~500 to 1000W. Reasonable ev charger is ~4000W.
Prius Prime plug in draws 12 amps....so pretty similar draw to a block heater.
For plug in hybrids (volt/prime/etc) you can possibly get away with level 1 charging. For pure EV's with no ICE backup, only having a level 1 charger would be beyond painful. If you got behind (eg a long trip or a few days of higher mileage) it could literally take days of charging to get back to full. Ideally you are only charging in off-peak times, so then days becomes a week.
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Petro Can just announced a cross Canada charging ability....Electric Highway....nothing on the Rock though. lol
EV Fast Charge car charging stations
EV Fast Charge car charging stations
EV vehicles are just like motorcycles....all kinds of different options for different people. Again for the majority of the population (who own more than one car per household) an EV that travels 40km is more than enough...and a plug in HV gives you the gas range after that for your once a week (or a month) trips longer than that. You also have EVs that can travel 300kms and they do need a different charger. But lots of people never drive that far in their gas vehicles. There is a spectrum of needs and a bunch of options to match. Yes they don't fill everyone's needs.....but the majority could own some kind of EV/plug in HV etc vehicle and see the benefit.
Do you really think they would though? I was surprised that most people there don't know what a subaru is considering that they have bad winters. They just don't have lots of dealerships lol. It's usually 1 pickup in the household and 1 sedan... and a quad...a skidoo...and a boat lol
Considering the distance they usually drive to get places, i would say NFLD wouldn't get the most out of it
Source: the trips i do to the inlaws
