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Tesla Supercharger Prices Rise at More Than 200 Canadian Sites — and Drop at 65

Tesla quietly rewrote Supercharger pricing across Canada this week: rates rose at 200+ sites including Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa, while 65 locations got cheaper and B.C. highway stations led the cuts. Enfield, Nova Scotia now hits $0.71/kWh at peak.

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Tesla Supercharger Prices Rise at More Than 200 Canadian Sites — and Drop at 65

Tesla has quietly rolled out one of the broadest Supercharger price changes Canada has seen, leaving most drivers paying more than they were a day earlier. A review of rates across the country by Drive Tesla Canada found prices went up at more than 200 sites, dropped at 65 locations, and held steady at 10 — a reshuffle that touches every province with a Supercharger footprint.

For most Tesla owners the increase is small, typically $0.01 to $0.03 per kWh. But the exceptions are concentrated in Alberta and Ontario, and drivers of non-Tesla EVs that use the Supercharger network through the NACS/CCS adapter path saw sharper jumps at some locations.

Where prices climbed hardest

In Calgary and Edmonton, several Superchargers jumped from $0.51 to $0.57 per kWh — including Calgary's 130 Avenue SE and Aviation Road NE sites, along with all three Edmonton locations. Non-Tesla EV drivers took a bigger hit at the same stations: the 130 Avenue SE rate climbed from $0.68 to $0.82 per kWh, and Edmonton's Currents Drive site rose from $0.64 to $0.78.

Ontario followed the pattern — smaller cities saw roughly two-cent increases, while busier peak-priced stations moved more. Ottawa's Campeau Drive peak rate rose from $0.44 to $0.52 per kWh (its off-peak rate held at $0.28), Burlington moved from $0.51 to $0.56 peak, and Kitchener from $0.51 to $0.54.

The single largest jump was in Atlantic Canada: Enfield, Nova Scotia rose from $0.64 to $0.71 per kWh at peak, though its off-peak price dropped from $0.38 to $0.35.

Notable Supercharger price changes

LocationOld (Tesla)New (Tesla)Change
Calgary — 130 Ave SE, AB$0.51$0.57+$0.06
Edmonton — Currents Dr NW, AB$0.51$0.57+$0.06
Ottawa — Campeau Dr, ON (peak)$0.44$0.52+$0.08
Burlington, ON (peak)$0.51$0.56+$0.05
Kitchener, ON (peak)$0.51$0.54+$0.03
Enfield, NS (peak)$0.64$0.71+$0.07
Victoria — Uptown, BC (peak)$0.33$0.35+$0.02
Comox, BC$0.24$0.22−$0.02
Nanaimo — Woodgrove, BC (peak)$0.29$0.26−$0.03
Squamish, BC (peak)$0.45$0.40−$0.05
North Vancouver — Lonsdale, BC (peak)$0.50$0.45−$0.05
Delta — Cliveden Ave, BC (peak)$0.37$0.29−$0.08

B.C. is the winner this round

British Columbia's changes were the mirror image of Alberta's. Prices dropped at many highway and Interior stations — Campbell River, Tofino, Port Alberni and Kamloops among them are now $0.03 per kWh cheaper, and Williams Lake fell from $0.26 to $0.23. Urban sites were mixed: Victoria's Uptown peak rose two cents to $0.35 while its off-peak held at $0.21, and the two Nanaimo stations moved in opposite directions.

The pattern in the data is consistent: Tesla is pushing peak-time rates up in congested urban corridors while trimming rates at highway and off-peak-oriented sites — a pricing nudge that shifts road-trip charging away from the busiest hours. That aligns with the off-peak structure Tesla has expanded in Canada since 2023.

What it means for Canadian drivers

The practical takeaway for Canadian EV drivers is that Supercharger pricing is now genuinely dynamic — checking the app or in-car navigation before a session matters more than remembering last month's rate. The widening gap between peak and off-peak pricing also strengthens the case for comparing home charging against public fast charging costs, since even the largest increase here ($0.08/kWh at Campeau Drive) is billed only during peak windows. For a rough sense of scale: a 50 kWh top-up at Enfield's new $0.71 peak rate costs about $35.50, versus $32 at the old rate.

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