While at Queen's Park, we took the opportunity to take a final look around. I wanted to put a little bit of juice in the EV for over the winter. I charged to 82%. I always do prior to our winters away. There's nothing special about that number though.
It's hard for me to believe that this is the sixth winter we've left the Kona for four or five months! Unjustifiably, I was nervous for the initial one. Hyundai's app doesn't allow for a connection to the vehicle when left for an extended time. I hoped I wouldn't come back to a flat EV.
I needn't have been concerned. An electric vehicle battery is not like one in a cell phone. EVs are built with industrial-grade components. Only one year, I noticed the battery was down about 1% from when I left it. The large battery does keep a charge in another small, normal-looking one for the accessories. Our parking in the building is underground but unheated. It probably only hovers around freezing when the weather is at its coldest in British Columbia.
When I uncover the old girl in mid-March I'm positive the dash will still read an 82% charge.
