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Join us for a full F-150 Lightning road trip saga from Charlotte, North Carolina all the way up to Maine and back—3,244 miles and over 1.5 MWh of energy later. We loosely plan the route on the fly, hit everything from sketchy, overpriced parking to some of the best (and worst) Tesla Superchargers, hang out at Tom Moloughney’s State of Charge garage, and test hotel charging, Magic Dock, and third-party DC fast charging along the way.

On the return leg we overnight charge at a hotel in Alexandria, VA, hit a tiny four-stall Tesla Supercharger in South Boston, VA, then head to Mercedes-branded Alpitronic Hyperchargers in Greensboro and the IONNA Hypercharger site in Winston-Salem before rolling back into Charlotte. Along the way we talk about real-world Lightning efficiency, why hotel charging pricing is often broken, how charging speed impacts road trip timing, and what needs to change at travel plazas and destination chargers to actually support EV drivers.

If you’re curious what a long-distance EV truck trip really looks like—charging curve screenshots, routing decisions, hotel roulette, and honest pros/cons of the F-150 Lightning as a family road trip vehicle—this one’s for you.

00:00 Intro
04:32 Hitting the road in Alexandria, VA
05:31 Morning route planning, ABRP vs Apple Maps
08:31 Tropical Smoothie Cafe stop, EVgo & Amazon Fresh plaza
14:58 South Boston, VA four-stall Tesla Supercharger stop
20:22 Mercedes Alpitronic Hyperchargers in Greensboro, NC
27:24 IONNA Winston-Salem Hypercharger stop with FordPass
32:24 Final leg home, flat charging curve & car wash plans
35:57 Back home recap, hotel charging pricing rant & travel plaza hours
42:18 Trip stats, Lightning road trip verdict & closing thoughts

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