Can you seriously road-trip in an electric car in 2026? Sten Hankewitz, executive editor of Estonian World, decided to find out the hard way: a 587.9-mile run from central New Hampshire to Toronto in his Ford Mustang Mach-E — and then the same distance home. Total: roughly 1,200 miles in a fully electric vehicle, through New Hampshire, New York State, Ontario and Quebec.

His car, the Premium trim with a 91 kWh extended-range battery, officially manages 300 miles on a charge. But highway driving at 70 mph and above eats into that fast — Hankewitz watched his real-world highway range drop to around 254 miles. His initial plan of two charging stops was quickly revised after asking Google's Gemini for help, which suggested three to four. Four turned out to be exactly right, with stops near Concord (NH), Latham, Syracuse and Buffalo.

The northbound trip took 13 hours including charging, versus about ten and a half in a petrol car. Four 30-minute stops accounted for the difference. His rule of thumb: charge to roughly double the miles needed to reach the next charger. That buffer meant he rolled into Toronto at 9 pm with 43% battery and 115 miles to spare.

The return leg, through eastern Ontario and Quebec, produced the trip's only wobble. A station in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield near Montreal had both fast chargers occupied; a backup charger needed a separate app whose sign-up only listed Puerto Rico as a country. With 50 miles of range left, a third station came to the rescue. His broader verdict: Quebec's smooth roads and courteous drivers beat New York State's potholes and aggression hands down. He also notes fast charging in Canada tends to be cheaper than in the US.

His biggest takeaway wasn't technical. Forced half-hour charging breaks gave him a rhythm of rest that petrol driving never demands — and he argues those pauses may have kept him safer and saner on a long solo haul. EVs, in his view, quietly solve the problem of driver fatigue that gas-car drivers habitually ignore.

Why does this matter to travellers? Because range anxiety is still the main thing stopping people from renting or buying electric for a big trip. This account shows the northeastern US–Ontario–Quebec corridor is now genuinely doable in an EV, provided you plan more stops than feel necessary, keep a healthy buffer above what the nav says, and have a couple of charging apps installed before you leave. If the route works here, most populated corridors will.