May 13, 2023 Collingwood to Española

 We were up at 6:00 a.m. and I was curious on how the car made out overnight on the Level 2 charger.

And more interesting than going from 12% to 100% for $12:54 is the fact that the car said it was able to travel 473 kms on the charge. Tomorrow I will begin to keep track of our actual mileage as compared with the cars estimate. We have been too focused on what the car and navigation system have been saying and not keeping track of kWh/kms. But it is very encouraging and tonight we will go back on a PetroCan Level 2 about a kilometre down the street from us.

We stopped just outside Parry Sound at a PetroCan Plaza to top up the battery before heading to Espanola. Again one of the chargers was out of order, but the rest of the place was exactly what you need for a quick lunch and charge. Several restaurants in an indoor mini mall and a cannabis shop if you need to regain your appetite.

Nice little lake just across the road from the charge station

The drive was typical rocks and trees and water, with the traffic thinning as we went north. We passed the outskirts of Sudbury and made it to our hotel by 3:00. Now we just have to find a hiking trail and a restaurant for supper. 

We made it to Espanola by 3:00 and took the car about a kilometre down the street to a free PetroCan level 2 chargers. We decided to leave it on until about 10:00 p.m then take it back to the hotel and plug back in to the 110v to top it off overnight. We need to get at least 300 kms in the tank to get to Sault Saint Marie with some wiggle room. So all of our charging was free in Espanola! So we will drive 240 kms. for free!

We picked up the car at 10:00 and it had lots of charge.

 Currently plugged into the free 110v at our hotel room. We have a big driving day tomorrow as we plan on getting as far as Marathon.

Todays travels