There was no urgent reason to drive 45 KM to Horseshoe Bay this morning as we weren't taking a BC Ferries ship anywhere. It was just a chance to take Kimchi, our EV, for a little trip on Route 1. A short distance from our apartment, the Trans-Canada Highway runs westward through Vancouver, then, the Lower Mainland section terminates at Horseshoe Bay. In order to drive the most westerly section of the Trans-Can ending in Victoria, BC, one would need to drive aboard a BC Ferries vessel to Vancouver Island.
I have been in possession of our Hyundai KONA Electric for more than a week; however, we had not done any major freeway-type driving. I had no experience using the 'adaptive cruise control' feature. So this distance seemed a perfect outing on which to test it out.
It seemed chilly along the water. Nevertheless, walking along the waterfront park, pier, and small village was enjoyable. We saw construction on a huge condo development backed up along the hillside. Boy, those units are going to be pricy!
The trip back home brought us through to a Coquitlam exit. This vehicle is going to be excellent for trips! I couldn't believe how useful the adaptive cruise-control felt. I just set to 90 KPH and forgot about it. My KONA Electric has a little plastic heads-up display so I could watch when my car discovered another one ahead of me. If, for example, a car was slower because it had just pulled onto the highway, the KONA automatically slowed down and matched its speed at a safe distance until it climbed to my designated 90 KPH limit.
Something that ICE (internal-combustion-engine) folks do not understand is how much torque an EV motor delivers. One nearly needs 'amusement-park experience' when stepping down on the accelerator of an electric vehicle. They do get up and go!