Today, I used it on a little trip to Bellingham, WA. We only visited the 'facilities' and chatted with another traveller for around 15 minutes. So, plugging into the Level 2 Charger probably gave me only around six miles of charge. However, it was free. Why not?
The sky was completely blue this morning, a type of blue that leaves one somewhat awestruck. We wanted to cross the border so that our new license plates would be logged and 'known' at the border. It was a good chance to get more familiar with Kimchi, the nickname for our KONA. Driving this vehicle is going to make me a very, very lazy driver. The adaptive cruise control is absolutely brilliant and the Lane Keep Assist gently nudged me towards the center of the lane several times.
I have spent the majority of my life using the metric system. Of course, the default set up for Canadian vehicles shows KPH. Kimchi reads speed signs when travelling on all highways. It displays a little sign indicator in my heads-up display and on the center screen. I was happy to see that as soon as we got over the border, 70 MPH displayed as 112 KPH automatically. Cool. I think I'm in love.
We parked at our Fred Meyer on Bakerview Road. Years ago, when our dollars were more at par, we shopped there frequently. We have not been for a long time. The views of snowcapped Mt. Baker were fantastic. After, we drove around downtown before getting back on the northbound Interstate.