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Tesla supercharger comes to Kelowna

Tesla supercharger comes to Kelowna | iNFOnews.ca
Tesla Motors is bringing a Supercharger station to Kamloops., More Tesla supercharger stations, like this one in Kamloops, are coming to the Okanagan. Credit: teslamotors.com Photographer: Jennifer Stahn

KELOWNA – A new supercharger station for a high-end line of electric supercars is now in Kelowna — a first for the Okanagan.

The Best Western Plus Hotel & Suites has partnered with Tesla to install a charging station that can charge the batteries of their Model S line in around half an hour. The station was installed last month.

Kamloops got a supercharge station last year and now that Kelowna has caught up, there are Tesla Motors supercharging stations in six B.C. communities — Vancouver, Hope, Kelowna, Kamloops, Revelstoke and Golden. Supercharge stations can charge a vehicle in as little as 20 minutes.

There are also a couple dozen 'destination charging' stations, which charge a little more slowly, available throughout the Southern Interior.

With a full charge taking the car up to 200 km, the station will be critical in enticing local motorists to invest in the electric cars, which according to a page on the Predator Ridge website can be leased for under $1,500 a month.

For a map of Tesla charge stations visit the Tesla Motors website, for a full list of electric charge stations visit plugshare.com.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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