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      • March 25, 2020 - The Dangerous Journey from Walking to Self-Driving Cars
      • April 22, 2020. Moving the Goods
      • May 27, 2020. Our Possible Electric Future
      • Victoria EV Assn SSI Day
      • SSI EV Ownership - 2022 Report
      • January 18, 2023. Will the Electrical Grid break ?
      • March 15, 2023. EV Charging - Failure to Connect
      • July 5, 2023. The NACS Standard and what is means for Salt Spring
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We have a network of free public level 2 charging stations on Salt Spring Island.  The primary purpose is to provide charging capacity to tourists.  The secondary purpose is for locals, especially in times when they can't get to their home charger (a snow packed driveway) or they just purchased their EV and they have not yet purchased a Level 2 charger for their home.  All SSI residents are encouraged to install a level 2 charger at their home (see the "Level 2 charging" section).

                        
CHARGING STATION BEST PRACTICES
               - ensure the charging cable is firmly attached to your car, and your car is charging before leaving the location
               - if there is a donation box, please support the location with a donation ($1/hour is adequate, $2 is generous, $5 is awesome)
               - please limit your charging to 2 hours
               - after charging, please return the cable and store it neatly.  If there is a holster for the wand, please use it
               - do not LOCK your charging port (some EV's lock the port when the car is locked) 
               - do NOT use the parking spot unless you are operating an EV and actively charging.   You may be towed away.

   
                            CHARGING STATION LOCATIONS
 
      ArtSpring Arts Theatre (2 wands, sponsored originally by The Earth Festival Society and the Mid-Island Co-op, now by the CRD). 
​       Country Grocer:
                         .  2 std. wands, sponsored by Campus Nissan, Victoria and Motorize, your EV Store, Sidney and Colwood
                              .  2 Tesla wands sponsored by Tesla
                                                                   
       Mobys Marine Pub and Oyster bar (1 Tesla (power normally off, request access from restaurant) and one EV charger.  Sponsored by Tesla and Harris Kia (Nanimo).
       Fulford Hall (1 std. wand, sponsored by Motorize, your EV Store, Sidney).  Ensure switch on the side of unit is on. ​
       The Rental Stop (1 std. wand, sponsored by the Rental Stop)
       The Salt Spring Apple Company (1 Tesla wand and 1 std. wand).  Sponsored by Stephen Roberts and Tesla)
       The Salt Spring library (1 std. wand, sponsored by the library (CRD))
       The Golf Course (1 wand, sponsored by Sandra Smith, Real Estate Agent, Salt Spring Island). CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE (Mar 30, 2024)
           Portlock Park (1 std. wand, sponsored by the CRD)
           
Merchants' Mews, (1 std. wand, sponsored by the Merchants' Mews strata owners) CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE (July, 2024)
              Swimming Pool  (2 std, sponsored by the CRD)

          If there is a charger with a problem, please contact the building owner.

          All of the above charging stations (except ArtSpring) were encouraged by the EV Group of Transition Salt Spring.
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  • Home
  • Overview
    • Why EV >
      • Some Financial Considerations
      • Environmental Considerations
  • EV Charging
    • Free Charging Stations
    • Charging Station Donation Boxes
    • Level 2 Charging at Home
    • Traction Battery Tips
  • Media
    • Driftwood Articles >
      • June 26, 2019, Climate Change and Electric Vehicles
      • July 24, 2019, The Air we Breathe
      • August 21, 2019. Going the Distance.
      • September 25, 2019. Show me the Money
      • October 23, 2019. EVs in Cooler Times
      • November 26, 2019 - Charging Ahead
      • January 22, 2020, Plug-in Hybrids
      • February 26, 2020 - Whats Up for 2020
      • Feb 26, 2020 Driftwood Article Links
      • March 25, 2020 - The Dangerous Journey from Walking to Self-Driving Cars
      • April 22, 2020. Moving the Goods
      • May 27, 2020. Our Possible Electric Future
      • Victoria EV Assn SSI Day
      • SSI EV Ownership - 2022 Report
      • January 18, 2023. Will the Electrical Grid break ?
      • March 15, 2023. EV Charging - Failure to Connect
      • July 5, 2023. The NACS Standard and what is means for Salt Spring
    • AGM
    • Watershed Sentinel (April, May, 2019)
    • How It Happened
    • TSS AGM
    • Achievements - 2018
    • Achievements - 2019
    • Achievements - 2020
    • Achievements - 2021
    • Achievements - 2022
    • Achievements - 2023
    • 2021 - GHG Fleet Calculation
    • Educational Videos
    • 2022 - Update EV Count
  • Business Use
  • Contact
  • TESLA Updates (June, 2023)
  • Buying USED Vehicles
  • TESLA
    • Tesla Sales and Servicing
  • LEAF Battery Upgrades
  • EV Maintenance Tips
  • EV Winter Tips
  • Did You Know ?
  • Maximizing Range
  • EV's and Emergency Power
  • Provinciial Election