Road Trip and car camping in our Kona Electric

We recently completed a 8 day trip to small islands off Vancouver Island and the trip coincided with the one year anniversary of our Kona and we reached 10,000km on the odometer. Our Kona is a 2021 model and luckily we have not had any problems. It worked hard on the trip because we took our bikes with us, plus food, a tent, sleeping bags, and mats, folding chairs, a standup paddleboard, an inflatable kayak, paddles, life jackets, etc, etc.
We charged to 100% at a BC Hydro fast charger and headed to Port McNeil with 500km range showing, but after driving 200km, our range was down to 200 because we were driving at an average speed of 95kmph and the bike rack and bikes were a big drag.
I saw many more Kona's on this trip than other EV's, probably because the Kona has better range than most other EV's on the road and drivers of short range ev's feel challenged getting their vehicles charged up on the small islands.
The latest EV sales data for BC are interesting. Around 10% of all cars sold in BC this year are full EV's and Tesla accounts for half the EV sales, followed by the Bolt, the Leaf and the Kona in 4th place.

 

You know, though I’ve become a fan of cruises, I still remember the best road camping trip ever.

 

So, it was the day my friend from cruisetimetables.com, my brother, and I decided to see the Matterhorn. This mountain is depicted on a Toblerone chocolate bar, if you know. You know, I’ve never seen such a starry night in my life. I wish I had taken pictures of it, but sometimes it’s better to admire the view. Have any of you been there? Tbh, I’m still a great fan of the Alps. Though I’m 65, I still want to visit the Matterhorn again. Anyway, keep us updated on your new road trips. BW