Keep in mind that Kansas is not nearly as cold as the Canadian prairies. These kinds of problems might go a long way to explaining why a farm near my home, despite being ecstatic about their Ford Lightning when they bought it this summer, have had to park it for the winter. For those Canadians considering an EV, they might want to factor in the cost of insulating and heating their garage, if they have one.
When they set off, Steavenson said, they could drive for at least 2 ½ hours before needing to charge the Tesla. “We ended up having to stop every one to 1 ½ hours to charge for an hour, then an hour and a half, then two hours,” he said.
“So beyond the lost time, it also got to the point it was between $25 and $30 to recharge,” Steavenson said. “Just in one day, we stopped six times to charge at that cost.”
Steavenson said Hertz said on its website that renting a Tesla was “always cheaper than gas” but added that he’d found the claim to be far from his experience.

