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Tips on Vancouver BC

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Credit Card

Use Google Wallet Pay and/or Apple Pay if possible. At least, you should use credit cards with good fraud protection (e.g., Chase).

EV Charging

The Tesla Supercharger …

Traveling Without Hassle

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General Tips

  1. Have a good rest (especially the night) before long trips (especially road trips) .

  2. Check Google map and get familiar about the route for road trips.

  3. Download Google offline maps …

Tips on Car Sharing, Rental and Leasing

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Car Sharing

  1. ZipCar is good for metro area and very short term car rental, e.g., a few hours.

Car Rental

  1. typicall a few days to a few weeks

  2. Choose the …

Tips on Tesla Superchargers

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Tesla Superchargers for Third-party EVs

  1. Only V3+ Tesla Superchargers are open to third-party EVs. One easy way to tell the version of Tesla superchargers is via the maximum charging power supported …