My alarm was set for 4 a.m. on Friday, June 12th. I woke up at 2:30, completely wide awake, and made a decision: pack the car and go. By 3 a.m. I was out of Winnipeg with my Chevy Equinox EV at 90% charge and 5,912 km on the odometer, heading west to Saskatoon for my cousin's wedding.
In this episode of True North EV, I walk through the entire trip — stop by stop, dollar by dollar. Eight charging sessions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Just over $180 total in charging costs, versus what would have been over $200 in fuel for a comparable gas vehicle. And I was charging exclusively at public fast chargers the whole way — the most expensive way to do it.
Along the way I talk about: what battery preconditioning is and why skipping it costs you speed, a navigation mix-up in Yorkton that sent me to the wrong charger on the wrong side of the city, a great conversation with a Cadillac Lyriq driver who thought she couldn't use Tesla Superchargers (and why Davidson, SK is the one exception you should know about), an unplanned Tim Hortons stop in Neepawa at 4:24 in the morning, a last-minute camp chair purchase at Canadian Tire while the car charged, a 2 a.m. parking lot nap on the way home, and how accurate the Equinox's range predictions really are over a 1600ish km prairie drive.
I also share a few things I learned about the MyChevrolet app — what it does well, where it has quirks, and the one zoom trick on the in-car map I wish I'd known sooner.
Whether you're already driving electric or just starting to wonder if an EV could handle your lifestyle — this episode is a real-world look at what long-distance EV travel in Canada actually feels like in 2026.
True North EV is hosted by James, out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. New episodes cover EV ownership, charging, and life on Canadian roads.
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