Sun Country Highway president Kent Rathwell stops in Hope with his electric Tesla Roadster
![Mayor Susan Johnston helps Sun Country Highway president Kent Rathwell charge his electric Tesla Roadster Wednesday morning in Hope. Rathwell left St. John’s, N.L. on Nov. 17 on a cross-Canada trip to demonstrate the company’s free public access charging network. Tackling the Trans Canada Highway, the journey also proves that electric vehicles can be driven in the winter.](http://bpbpd.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/67780hopeTeslaRoadster.jpg)
Mayor Susan Johnston helps Sun Country Highway president Kent Rathwell charge his electric Tesla Roadster Wednesday morning in Hope. Rathwell left St. John’s, N.L. on Nov. 17 on a cross-Canada trip to demonstrate the company’s free public access charging network. Tackling the Trans Canada Highway, the journey also proves that electric vehicles can be driven in the winter.