29 July 2026 TL;DR – I’m in Seattle after 3,282 miles of driving at an average of 61mph and 3.1 miles/kWh. The next update here will probably be on Saturday 1 August. This morning came early — I was up …

This is the route I was expecting to take today from Logan UT to La Grande OR: And this is the route I ended up taking today, ending in Missoula MT instead: I woke up this morning and fired up …

27 July 2026 Today’s route from Laramie WY to Logan UT followed the dark blue line, I-80 to US 30 (The Lincoln Highway) to Hwy 89. I left Laramie in 65º temps and clouds and the temps slowly climbed into …

26 July 2026 Today’s drive was 447 miles right through the heart of the Heat Dome under full sun (in spite of forecasts for cloudy conditions). The car reported a temperature on the wrong side of 100º for most of …

25 July 2026 Although this was only a 390-mile driving day, traffic (especially slow trucks passing other, even slower trucks uphill) and construction made it a surprisingly long one. The morning was HUMID so even though the temperature was only …

24 July 2026 This was my 3rd longest driving day of the trip and it was pretty much due West all day. Passing by Chicago is always a treat (if you enjoy heavy traffic and constant road construction, that is), …

7/23/2026 It was chilly in Victor NY this morning, 51º, but the skies were clear and I had a pretty easy 376 mile drive on I-90 through western NY, across a bit of PA, and well into OH. There was …

7/22/2026 I was in no hurry to get out of town this morning as I didn’t have a long day ahead of me. Here was today’s route of just 300 miles (ignore Apple Maps’ 302 claim): This is day 1 …

Because this is my first drive all the way across the country in an EV, I’m perhaps erring on the side of over- rather than under-planning. In my defense, my route takes me through states with minimal charging infrastructure, certainly …