This collection of photos shows some of the places we’ve visited over the years in our EVs – with a focus on family, not the cars. Main point: if you get an EV, family trips will still be family trips.
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Tag Archives: National Parks
Supercharging II: 800 miles in a day
March 2021. California-Grand Canyon: There & Back
This spring we drove to the Grand Canyon to get outdoors and to get a break from virtual schooling during our children’s spring vacation. This post is a ‘road trip primer’ for those considering an EV and is another example to demonstrate that electric cars work well for families.
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Electric Road Trip in the Tesla Model Y
July 2020. California.
Last week we took our Model Y on a short road trip to visit Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Crater Lake is 350 miles from our town, not very far, but it was a long enough drive to get a feel for what it’s like taking the Model Y on road trips.
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Electric Road Trip: Touring the American Southwest in a Tesla Model 3
October 2019. American Southwest.
In October 2019 I went to New Mexico for 5 days of work. The trip to Albuquerque would have been about 1200 miles as the crow flies, but rather than fly I drove there in our Model 3. The full trip was 2,700 miles through 6 states. I used 17 Superchargers and paid $92.66. Driving electric reduced my emissions by over 70% compared to driving a car that gets 25 MPG (or burns 9.7L / 100km).
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Travelogue: Weekend Camping with the Model 3
August 2018. California.
Late last summer we decided to head out of town for one last weekend getaway before the kids started back to school. So we loaded up our Model 3 for a weekend of camping in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Continue reading
Tesla Model 3 Road Trip to San Diego
November 2018. California.
Most of our mileage comes from the daily work commute, but we’ve also taken a few trips in our region: to San Francisco for work and family trips, to Montgomery Woods State Reserve to see Redwood trees, to Lassen Volcanic National Park for camping, and to the Mammoth Lakes area to take in the scenery. Continue reading
Travelogue: Tesla Model 3 Daytripping
May 2018. California's Central Valley.
We’ve had our Model 3 for about a month now and this morning we decided to take a day trip to explore new places we hadn’t seen before. Continue reading
Life with the Rav4 EV, in Pictures
December 2018
This post is short on words, long on pictures to give you an idea of what it’s been like for us to live with the all electric Rav4 EV for the past 5+ years, and how an electric car may fit into your life. I initially posted these pics in June 2016, and updated the post in November 2018 to add some pics and a couple thoughts as more affordable, longer range electric cars are showing up on the roads. Continue reading