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.