Road trips
Ottawa to Montreal EV charging stops and winter range
In January, 53 of 53 EVs make the 199 km drive; 53 need one stop or fewer.
- distance
- 199 km
- make it in January
- 53 of 53
- make it at −20 °C
- 53 of 53
- January average
- −10 °C
- fast-charging hubs
- 21
At around 200 km, Ottawa to Montreal on Highway 417 and the A-40 is the shortest intercity hop in the set. Most current EVs can do it without stopping in summer; the useful check is which cars still arrive with a comfortable buffer on a cold January evening.
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199 km · about −10 °C along the road in January · 21 fast-charging hubs along it
Which EVs make it
53 of 53 comfortably, 0 tight, 0 not recommended.
Hyundai IONIQ 9 Essential RWD
539 km official range · NACS port · Superchargers: yes · Heat pump: yes
- Range in January
- 399 km
- at −10 °C, highway, full battery
- Longest stretch
- 78 km
- Casselman to Rigaud
- Charging stops
- None
- Direct drive
- Time
- 2:30
- Drive 2:30 + charging 0:00 = 2:30
- Charging cost
- $0
- Estimate · public DC only, not the charge at home
Comfortable. Every stretch between charges leaves about 20% or more of the usable range spare.
The road, stretch by stretch
Hyundai IONIQ 9 Essential RWD, Ottawa to Montreal: Comfortable, no stop needed. Longest stretch without a compatible fast charger: 78 km, Casselman to Rigaud. 21 compatible fast-charging hubs on the way.
- km 0 to 199: 199 km, comfortable
No charging stop needed: you arrive in Montreal with about 50%.
The same trip in other months
Every EV on Ottawa to Montreal: July, January and −20 °C
Ranked by the January result. Temperatures are ECCC 1991–2020 monthly means averaged over Ottawa (Airport), ON, Montréal-Trudeau (Airport), QC; the cold-snap column uses a flat −20 °C.
| EV | Plug | July | January | −20 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai IONIQ 9 Essential RWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Polestar 3 Dual Motor | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Polestar 4 Long Range Single Motor | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| BMW i4 eDrive40 | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Hyundai IONIQ 6 Preferred RWD | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Hyundai IONIQ 5 Preferred Long Range | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Nissan LEAF S+ | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Chevrolet Blazer EV LT AWD | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Tesla Cybertruck AWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV LT FWD | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Cadillac Optiq Luxury RWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| GMC Hummer EV Pickup 2X | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Tesla Model Y RWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Toyota C-HR SE FWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Ford F-150 Lightning Pro 4x4 SuperCrew | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E Select | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Volvo EX90 Twin Plus Performance (7-seat) | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Lexus ES 350e Signature | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Lexus RZ 350e Signature | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Kia EV6 Land AWD GT-Line | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Audi Q4 e-tron 45 RWD | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Chevrolet Silverado EV LT (Standard Range) | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck (Standard Range) | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| GMC Sierra EV Elevation | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Hyundai Kona Electric Preferred | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Toyota bZ Woodland AWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Honda Prologue EX-L AWD | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor Plus | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Subaru Trailseeker Touring | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Polestar 2 Single Motor | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Rivian R1T Dual Motor | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Volvo EX30 Core | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Volvo EC40 Twin Core | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Volvo EX40 Core Twin Motor | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| VinFast VF 8 Eco | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Chevrolet Bolt LT | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Toyota bZ XLE FWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Kia Niro EV Wind | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Genesis GV60 Advanced AWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Subaru Uncharted FWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Kia EV4 Light FWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Kia EV6 Light RWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Subaru Solterra Convenience | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Kia EV9 Light RWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop |
| Nissan LEAF S | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed |
| Kia EV3 Light FWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop |
| Nissan Ariya SV FWD | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop |
| MINI Countryman SE ALL4 Elementary | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop |
| Kia EV5 Light FWD | NACS | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop |
| Volkswagen ID.4 RWD 62 kWh | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop |
| MINI Cooper SE Classic | CCS1 | ComfortableNo stop needed | Comfortable1 stop | Comfortable1 stop |
| Fiat 500e Base | CCS1 | Comfortable1 stop | Comfortable1 stop | Tight2 stops |
Longest gaps between compatible fast chargers
Which chargers count depends on the plug and on Supercharger access, so the same road has four different gap maps. The three longest stretches for each group:
| Rank | Tesla | NACS-port (non-Tesla) | CCS1 with Supercharger access | CCS1, no Supercharger access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 kmCasselman → Rigaud | 78 kmCasselman → Rigaud | 78 kmCasselman → Rigaud | 78 kmCasselman → Rigaud |
| 2 | 30 kmOttawa → Casselman | 30 kmOttawa → Casselman | 30 kmOttawa → Casselman | 47 kmGloucester → Casselman |
| 3 | 18 kmGloucester → Ottawa | 18 kmGloucester → Ottawa | 18 kmGloucester → Ottawa | 13 kmSaint-Roch-des-Aulnaies → Oka |
Fast chargers on Ottawa to Montreal
74 public DC fast-charging sites at 21 charging hubs within 5 km of the route, from the NRCan/AFDC station list (snapshot Oct 16, 2026). Pricing is shown as the network reports it. A listing is not a guarantee the charger works today.
| Site | km | Network | Plugs | DC ports | Max kW | Last confirmed | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa, ON · km 0 · 13 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| Ottawa, ON - Tesla Supercharger50 Rideau Suite #300Teslas only | 0 | Tesla | NACS | 8 | 75 | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| FLO - Cadillac Fairview - Rideau Center50 Rideau St. | 0 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| DCFC - Ottawa - 141 Clarence St141 Clarence St | 0 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Maison du citoyen25 rue Laurier | 0 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| City of Ottawa - Level 3 - City Hall Parking Garage110 Laurier Avenue West | 1 | FLO | CCS1 | 1 | 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| DCFC - Ottawa - Chinatown687 Somerset Street West | 1 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Ottawa, ON · km 5 · 30 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| Canadian Tire 174 (Ottawa, ON)330 Coventry Road | 5 | Electrify Canada | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 350 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Pioneer Gas Station631 Industrial Ave | 5 | On The Run Ev | CCS1 | 8 | 180 | Sep 15, 2026 | — |
| Surgenor Hyundai - Smart DC895 St Laurent Blvd | 6 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RioCan St. Laurent - Tesla Supercharger1021 St Laurent BlvdTeslas only | 6 | Tesla | NACS | 16 | 325 | Jul 15, 2026 | $0.69 per kWh |
| Gloucester, ON · km 7 · 2 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| Ottawa Gloucester2010 Ogilvie Road | 7 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Ottawa, ON · km 25 · 12 DC ports · NACS | |||||||
| Ottawa, ON - Boundary Road - Tesla Supercharger5329 Boundary RdOpen to other EVs | 25 | Tesla | NACS | 12 | 325 | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| Casselman, ON · km 55 · 13 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| DCFC - Casselman641 Rue Principale | 55 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Casselman, ON - Tesla Supercharger21 Richer CloseTeslas only | 55 | Tesla | NACS | 12 | 150 | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| Rigaud, QC · km 133 · 12 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| RECHARGECO RIGAUD 01459 Chem. de la Grande-Ligne | 133 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 200 / 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO RIGAUD 02459 Chem. de la Grande-Ligne | 133 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Rigaud - Subway529, Chemin J.-René-Gauthier | 133 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1 | 6 | 180.3 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - MTQ - Aire de service de Rigaud420 Chem. J.-René-Gauthier | 133 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, QC · km 136 · 2 DC ports · CCS1 | |||||||
| Hydro-Québec483C route de la Seigneurie | 136 | Independent | CCS1 | 2 | 100 | Sep 15, 2026 | — |
| Oka, QC · km 150 · 2 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| BRCC - Oka - Caisse Desjardins du Lac des Deux-Montagnes100, Rue Notre Dame | 150 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC · km 154 · 12 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| Marché Express Recharge Rapide2461 Rue Henry-Ford | 154 | Marche Express | CCS1 | 8 | 180 | May 12, 2026 | — |
| Metro - Vaudreuil-Dorion3000 Boulevard De La Gare | 154 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 100 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Vaudreuil, QC · km 155 · 17 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| AURA Vaudreuil-Dorion393 Boulevard Harwood | 155 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 6 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO VAUDREUIL 02249, boul Harwood | 155 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 125 / 125 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO VAUDREUIL 01249, boul Harwood | 155 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 125 / 125 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Tous les jours249 Boulevard Harwood | 155 | Independent | CCS1 | 2 | 50 | May 12, 2025 | — |
| Harnois Énergies – Esso Proxi Vaudreuil524 avenue St-Charles | 156 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - St-Hubert - Vaudreuil-Dorion601 avenue St-Charles | 156 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Vaudreuil-Dorion - Holiday Inn Express33, Boulevard de la Cité-des-Jeunes | 156 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 5 | 180 / 119.7 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| L'Île-Perrot, QC · km 163 · 4 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| BRCC - Île-Perrot - Grand Boulevard110, Grand Boulevard | 163 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 180 / 180 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Kirkland, QC · km 171 · 18 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| BRCC - Kirkland - Rôtisseries St-Hubert2939 boul. St-Charles | 171 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| AURA Kirkland16900 Trans-Canada Hwy | 171 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 8 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Canadian Tire - Kirkland16821 Route Transcanadienne | 172 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 100 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| ChargeHub Test16647 Boul Hymus | 172 | Vialynk | CCS1, NACS | 2 | 180 / 180 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Pointe-Claire, QC · km 174 · 25 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| FLO - Cadillac Fairview - Fairview Pointe Claire6801 Autoroute Transcanadienne | 174 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Pointe Claire, QC - Tesla Supercharger6801 Trans-Canada HighwayTeslas only | 174 | Tesla | NACS | 20 | 150 | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| Harnois Énergies – Esso Proxi Pointe-Claire601 Boul. Saint-Jean | 174 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| MBWI CAR WASH4525 Boul. Saint-Jean | 174 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 62 / 62.5 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| MBWI STATION 14525 Boul. Saint-Jean | 174 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 62 / 62.5 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| MBWI STATION 24525 Boul. Saint-Jean | 174 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 62 / 62.5 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Montréal, QC · km 176 · 1 DC port · CCS1 | |||||||
| Hydro-Québec6071 rue Monk | 176 | Independent | CCS1 | 1 | 100 | Sep 15, 2026 | — |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC · km 177 · 5 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| West Island Ford Lincoln3850 Bd des Sources | 177 | Ford Charge | CCS1 | 2 | 120 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Dorval - Centre météorologique canadien2121 Voie de Service Nord | 178 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 3 | 100 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Laval, QC · km 179 · 8 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| Canadian Tire - Laval Ste-Dorothée500 Chomedey (A-13) Ouest | 179 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 100 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO STE-DOROTHÉE 02550 Autoroute Chomedey | 179 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO STE-DOROTHÉE 01550 Autoroute Chomedey | 179 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Dorval, QC · km 181 · 8 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| RECHARGECO DORVAL 04960 chemin Herron | 181 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 120 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO DORVAL 03960 chemin Herron | 181 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO DORVAL 01960 chemin Herron | 181 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 200 / 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO DORVAL 02960 chemin Herron | 181 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Saint-Laurent, QC · km 185 · 17 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| Montreal, QC - Cote Vertu Blvd - Tesla Supercharger3131 Cote Vertu BoulevardTeslas only | 185 | Tesla | NACS | 12 | 150 | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO ST-LAURENT 015600, Boul. Henri-Bourassa O | 185 | ChargePoint | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 125 / 125 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Desjardins Ford SAINT LAURENT1150 BOUL. Marcel-Laurin | 186 | Chargelab | CCS1 | 4 | 120 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Montréal, QC · km 188 · 19 DC ports · CCS1, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| BRCC - St-Laurent - Stationnement Ouimet Nord812 A Ouimet | 188 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 5 | 180 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Couche-Tard - Cremazie O, QC180 Rue Crémazie O | 188 | Couche Tard | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 8 | 180 / 100 | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| Canadian Tire - Marché Central9050 Boulevard de l'Acadie | 188 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 6 | 100 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Côte Saint-Luc, QC · km 189 · 45 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| BRCC - Côte St-Luc - Hôtel de ville5801, Boulevard Cavendish | 189 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1 | 6 | 180.3 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - CDN-NDG - Van Horne - Centre Wilderton2615, Avenue Van Horne | 190 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 6 | 180.3 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Côte St-Luc - Kingsley7451, Kingsley Road | 191 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, NACS | 4 | 180.3 / 180.3 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Marché Express Recharge Rapide6690 Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc | 191 | Marche Express | CCS1 | 4 | 180 | May 12, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Montréal - Côte-des-Neiges - Couche-Tard5405, Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges | 191 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| GABRIEL HARLEY DCFAST HOG6695 Rue Saint-Jacques | 193 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 1 | 24 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Lasalle - Rôtisserie St-Hubert7979 Newman | 194 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Montréal Monk6071 rue Monk | 194 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 5 | 180 / 180 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Verdun - Boul. LaSalle4110, Boulevard LaSalle | 195 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 5 | 180.3 / 119.7 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO ST-HENRI 033964 R. Notre Dame O | 196 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| RECHARGECO ST-HENRI 043964 R. Notre Dame O | 196 | ChargePoint | CCS1 | 2 | 200 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Marché Atwater138, Avenue Atwater | 196 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 2 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Île-des-Sœurs - Elgar282 Elgar | 196 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 5 | 180.3 / 180 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Montréal, QC · km 198 · 19 DC ports · CCS1, NACS, CHAdeMO | |||||||
| AURA 1010 Sherbrooke O - L31010 Rue Sherbrooke O | 198 | FLO | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 1 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| Montreal, QC – Rue Viger - Tesla Supercharger985 Boul. St LaurentTeslas only | 199 | Tesla | NACS | 8 | 150 | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Complexe Desjardins1255 rue Jeanne-Mance | 199 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 50 / 50 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Saint-Lambert - Stationnement Riverside500, Rue Riverside | 199 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1, CHAdeMO | 4 | 180.3 / 100 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
| BRCC - Outremont - Querbes Stationnement122, Avenue Querbes | 199 | Circuit Électrique | CCS1 | 2 | 180.3 | Oct 16, 2026 | — |
Questions
- Do most EVs make the Ottawa to Montreal drive in winter?
- In January (about −10 °C on average along the route), 53 of 53 EVs in our catalogue make it: 53 comfortably and 0 with a tight margin. In a −20 °C cold snap the count is 53 of 53. These are estimates from official range, ECCC climate normals and the NRCan/AFDC charger list, not road tests.
- What is the longest gap between fast chargers from Ottawa to Montreal?
- It depends on the plug. For CCS1 cars with Supercharger access, the longest stretch without a compatible DC fast charger is 78 km (Casselman → Rigaud). For Teslas it is 78 km (Casselman → Rigaud), for other NACS-port cars 78 km (Casselman → Rigaud), and for CCS1 cars without Supercharger access 78 km (Casselman → Rigaud).
- How many charging stops does a Tesla Model Y RWD need from Ottawa to Montreal in January?
- None in our estimate. About 343 km of January highway range covers the 199 km drive with a 10% reserve (comfortable).
- Are there backup chargers along the Ottawa to Montreal route?
- NRCan/AFDC lists 74 public DC fast-charging sites at 21 charging hubs within 5 km of the route. The data cannot say which chargers are working today, so check PlugShare or the network app before you leave.
More routes and winter guides
- Montreal to Quebec City259 km via A-20 (Drummondville).
- Toronto to Ottawa452 km via Hwy 401 and Hwy 416.
- Montreal to Halifax1,267 km via A-20 and TCH 2 (Rivière-du-Loup, Edmundston, Fredericton, Moncton).
- Montreal to Mont-Tremblant285 km round trip via A-15 and Route 117.
- All 18 routesPick any route and month and rank every EV in our catalogue.
- EV winter charging gapsOne car, every road: where the longest stretch without a charger is.
- EV winter range in CanadaCAA's 14–39% winter band and how to plan a buffer.
How the estimate works
What we model
- Highway range = official NRCan range × 0.90 (steady 100–110 km/h) × the share of range kept at that temperature: 56% at −30 °C, 66% at −20 °C, 76% at −10 °C, 86% at 0 °C, 95% at 10 °C, 100% at 20 °C. Cars with a confirmed heat pump lose a quarter less (for example 75% instead of 66% at −20 °C). An unknown heat pump counts as none.
- Temperature is the 1991–2020 ECCC daily mean for the month, averaged over 2–4 weather stations along the road. Cold snaps use a flat −20 °C or −30 °C.
- You leave full and keep a 10% reserve, so the first leg can use 90% of range. Each later leg runs from 10% to 80% (70%). A trip is comfortable when every stretch uses at most 80% of that, tight when it works with less margin.
- A charger fits when it has your car's plug and access: CCS1 sites need a CCS1 car or a carried adapter, Tesla Superchargers need a Tesla or a car with Supercharger access, "Teslas only" sites count only for Teslas. Restricted and limited-hours sites are never planned.
- Stops are the fewest that work, counting the drive off the highway and back. Each stop gets the nearest other compatible hub that is reachable from the previous stop and still reaches the next one.
- Charging cost uses the network's price from our public-charging table, plus 8% charging loss. Networks not in that table use a typical $0.45–$0.65/kWh. It leaves out the charge at home before you leave.
Not modelled
Wind, hills and mountain passes, snow on the road, winter tires, speeds above 110 km/h, passes that are colder than the route average, and chargers that are broken or busy. Charge times assume you navigate to the charger so the battery is preconditioned; without it, winter charging is much slower.
EV North estimates (no published source)
- The temperature table, the heat-pump factor and the 0.90 highway factor. No highway winter test with a stated temperature and baseline was available to calibrate them.
- Average DC power = min(90 % of charger kW, 55 % of the car's peak kW)
- Unknown charger power assumed 50 kW; unknown car peak assumed 150 kW
- Cold-charging slowdown ×1.10 at 0 °C, ×1.25 at −10 °C, ×1.40 at −20 °C, ×1.60 at −30 °C (with preconditioning)
Sources behind the model
- CAA - Winter EV Test Drive (14 vehicles, Canadian conditions) (checked Oct 2026)
- ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (checked Oct 2026)
- AAA (2019): 41 % range loss at −6.7 °C with cabin heat, combined city/highway dynamometer test (checked Oct 2026)
- Recurrent 2025/26 winter study: 78 % of ideal range at 0 °C, 70 % at −7 °C; heat pumps add about 10 % at 0 °C (checked Oct 2026)
- Geotab fleet data: EVs can lose up to 50 % of range at −20 °C (checked Oct 2026)
- NAF/Motor El Prix winter test, Jan 2026 (via FIA): 24 EVs, down to −32 °C, average 38 % below WLTP (checked Oct 2026)
- NLR / AFDC Alternative Fuel Stations API (Canada data from NRCan) (checked Oct 2026)
- Tesla - Supercharging other EVs (North America) (checked Oct 2026)
- Tesla Canada Supercharger fee pages, DriveTeslaCanada network reporting, Ivy/Electrify Canada/Petro-Canada pricing pages (checked Jul 2026)
Data sources
- Road geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM. Routes fetched Oct 16, 2026.
- Fast chargers: NLR / AFDC Alternative Fuel Stations API (Canada data from NRCan), public DC fast sites within 5 km of each route. Snapshot Oct 16, 2026. It lists stations; it cannot say which are working today.
- Temperatures: ECCC Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, checked Oct 16, 2026.
- Charging prices: Tesla Canada Supercharger fee pages, DriveTeslaCanada network reporting, Ivy/Electrify Canada/Petro-Canada pricing pages, checked Jul 30, 2026. Vehicle range, battery and plug data come from each car's page in our catalogue.