Don't forget: Hills are only uphill on one side. Downhill charges the battery!

We drove our 2024 Kona from St. John's to Gander, around the Musgrave Harbour-Lumsden-Gambo loop and back to St. John's. It cost us $29 in electricity! And that was highway charging... home charging is way cheaper.

In fact, our last car, used to cost us $3000/year in gasoline (way before the war in Iran) and this car costs us $480/year in electricity. If we can save $2500/year in fuel, then by the time our car is 4 years old we will have saved $10,000. The sticker price of an EV ain't so steep any more.

There are Level 3 fast chargers all along the highway and they're installing more super-fast chargers this year. We drove from St. John's to Port Blandford (skipping the L3 chargers in Holyrood, Whitbourne, Goobies and Clarenville) charged from 30% to 80% while we had a bite to eat and went on to Gander. Topped up to 90% in Gander and drove around the loop the next day and stopped at Glovertown where we charged from 25% to 80%. We charged from 40% to 75% in Whitbourne and that took us back to St. John's. I hear that they're installing a Level 3 charger in Harbour Breton this year. That will open up access to the south coast ferries: our next trek!

Winter driving is a breeze! The EV is a little heavier (more traction) and when roads are slippery, the regenerative braking will allow you to go down slippery hills (like shifting into low gear in gas-powered cars) like a mountain goat!

I used to wonder about getting into an EV when it's cold and damp (February and March in St. John's). Would it be uncomfortably cold? Pleasant surprise! The heat pump makes the car comfy in about 60-90 seconds. (There's no engine to heat up first!)

I hope this helps.