Crossing Canada can be a beast of a trip at the best of times. Tackling it in an electric-powered pickup adds a few unanticipated unknowns with a plethora of positive outcomes, says one North Saanich couple.

The 2023 60-day trip coast-to-coast and back was a bucket list item borne of Sally Biggar香蕉视频直播檚 breast cancer diagnosis in 2018.

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The pickup was a natural transition from the North Saanich couple香蕉视频直播檚 first electric foray, predictably a Prius 香蕉视频直播� that just didn香蕉视频直播檛 cut it when it came to hauling gyprock, lumber and insulation.

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They香蕉视频直播檇 only used it on smaller trips to Pender Island so some research was in order.

D香蕉视频直播橝rgis downloaded apps that showed where chargers are in each community, packed a tent in the back and plotted a course. Accompanied by their dog Lucy, a Maltese mix, the couple covered just shy of 19,000 kilometres in the round-trip to Newfoundland in their F-150 Lightning 香蕉视频直播� making friends with others along the way.

Like many apps, the charger listings lean on user input, so at times they arrived at a listed station and found the charger not working, barely working or it stopped working after a few minutes 香蕉视频直播� throwing a wrench in the plans.

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Northern Ontario is the scariest, both agreed, recalling a barely working charger ahead of the 400-kilometre trek south to Sault Ste. Marie. That night they slept in the cab of the truck.

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The sleepover scored them enough power to go an estimated 535 kilometres.

Other times it just meant a longer stop, getting lunch, walking the dog and taking in the sights of smaller communities.

They learned campgrounds were a wealth of both power and community as the perks of the truck made them popular.

The onboard exportable power charged their phones and tablet (serving as television) as well as powered the coffee maker, portable electric barbecue and the ice cube machine 香蕉视频直播� key for a chill evening drink.

While all of Newfoundland was neat to see, the best bit was coming around the corner and catching that first glimpse of an iceberg 香蕉视频直播� two or three actually 香蕉视频直播� bobbing in the water. The Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec comes in a close second.

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The return trip was easier because they had a lay of the land and some chargers that weren香蕉视频直播檛 working on the way out, were working on the way back.

The North Saanich residents who recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary no longer have the tent 香蕉视频直播� instead hauling a teardrop trailer 香蕉视频直播� but continue to adventure and plan future big trips.

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Driving the whole way depends heavily on if they get chargers in past Dawson City.