Have you planned a long trip in Canada?

Certainly depends on your destination
I recently did a day trip Langley->Merritt->Kelowna->Enderby->Kamloops->return via Coquihalla. 13 hours, including charging at PetroCan in Kelowna and Kamloops.
Apps that help, but are not to be taken as gospel for BC, PlugShare, A Better Route Planner and BC Hydro's app.

 

Could have as I started out from home at 100% but en-route only charged to 80%. I made 20 minute safety stops at Brittany Creek both ways. I'm still somewhat in chicken mode. Like to arrive at destination/charger with 100km-ish left, especially away from home in case a plan B is needed due to charger outage.

 

For this,. Better trip planner is a good choice, it will tell you where you will need to stop. EVnavigation is another choice. I used to like Electrip, but it doesn't seem to work anymore.

 

I found that for Vancouver/Lower Mainland going North the ABRP is pretty useless. No route Vancouver to Calgary as an example. PlugShare trip planning pretty good. All a bit of a crapshoot though. That's why I like to keep 100 kms as my 'reserve'

 

Thanks for mentioning EVnavigation. Had not heard of it before. Has some useful features. Wish it had more info about the actual chargers though.

 

Yeah, I find I have to cross reference with plugshare, but it at least tells me where I need to stop.

 

I want to drive up to Stewart BC in my Kona EV. I was there 2 years in our ICE car and want to go back. BC Hydro is in the process of installing more free chargers on the way, and should be good to go by next summer. Should be able to do the whole trip free.

It is a part of BC that most people (incl those in BC) don't know anything about. Along the way, good place to spend a day is in Barkerville. I learned more about the history of BC in one day, than you would ever learn in school. Did you know that BC would not even exist today if it wasn't for Billy Barker?

 

I have a planned trip TO Canada but you guys are not opening your border.. I had actually booked my flight for me, my wife and our 2 kids to Edmonton to tour the National Parks in the Rockies for late march.. Canada decided to close their borders the day before our flight... Swoop Airline only gave us a credit, not a refund... However, as the border is closed for tourists, Swoop has stopped all flights from Orlando to Edmonton and I can't even use my credit to book my flights.. We hope that by October, the border will open again..

 

You should be able to push for a cash refund, not just a credit

 

Yeah, I thought this covid thing would be behind us by now, but guess that was just wishful thinking. Now I wouldn't bet that the border will be open by Oct.

 

I tried but all they would give me was a credit...

 

Could very well still be closed..