Travel Journal
Guides, stories and tips for your Tesla road trip across the USA.
Death Valley in an EV: The Forums Are Wrong About the Charger
The nearest fast charger is 43 miles away in Beatty, not 200 km in Las Vegas. What that changes, plus the two problems nobody mentions: no signal, and heat.
Three People, One Road: Why Range Anxiety Is a Pace Problem
LA to Las Vegas on the I-15, driven three ways. A charging stop costs 20 minutes. Driving on a Friday costs two hours. Everyone worries about the wrong one.
Showers on a Car-Camping Trip: Where, and What They Cost
The objection to car camping is always the bathroom. State park day-use passes, truck stop showers at $15, and why the 3-3-3 rule solves it sideways.
Grok in a Tesla: What It Actually Does on a Road Trip
The built-in AI cannot control the car and goes silent without a signal, which is most of the good scenery. What it is genuinely useful for instead.
Boondocking in an EV: The Rules, the Maps, and the Battery Math
Dispersed camping is legal, free and better than most paid sites. What the 14-day rule actually says, how to read an MVUM, and how much battery a night costs.
Three Days of LA Is Enough. Here Is What to Do With Them.
The couples who come back happy all did the same thing: kept the city short and left. Three days in Los Angeles, then the coast or the desert.
LA, San Diego and Las Vegas: What One Evening Is Actually For
One evening, a rooftop tent and jet lag. Where to spend it in each pickup city, why parking beats charging as the real city problem, and when to just leave.
Route 66 in an EV: What Actually Happens Over 2,448 Miles
Chicago to Santa Monica, all-electric. The charging works. What catches people is the road being in pieces, two boring days in the middle, and a rooftop tent that will not fit in a parking garage.
The Grand Circle by EV: 7 Days, 5 Parks, One Leg That Catches People
Las Vegas to Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Page and the Grand Canyon. The parks sit 80 to 175 miles apart, so charging is a non-issue. Except on day 4.
EV Road Trip Range: The Real Numbers for a Loaded Car
Most range advice is written for commuting. A Model Y with a tent on the roof in August is a different car. Here are the numbers that hold up on the road.
The Packing List We Actually Send Guests (And What to Leave Home)
Three t-shirts covers 14 days. What ships with the car, what you bring, the six things that stay in the trunk all trip, and what Camp Mode costs per night.
20 Campgrounds in the American West, Picked for Sleeping in the Car
Filtered on two things most lists ignore: is there charging nearby, and is it good for Camp Mode. Prices, reservation windows and the ones worth the alarm clock.
▶Real Tesla Camping – featuring Captain Eli
Not for reading, but for watching: Captain Eli’s videos of living and traveling in a Tesla across Europe.