Make your next road trip electric.

Still roadtripping in a traditional vehicle, pumping gas as you go? You’re missing out on the electric revolution!

Imagine a road trip that allows you to travel as far as you want to go while paying almost nothing for fuel?

I’m not talking about hitchhiking - what is this, the 1970s?

But you can say goodbye to gasoline…

That’s because the next generation of roadtrippers are discovering the benefits of roadtripping in Electric Vehicles.

They’re sleeping at campgrounds along the way, and fueling up right at the campsite!

They’re traveling cheap, clean, and ‘green’ - and they’re subsidizing every overnight stay with ‘free’ charging to maximize every mile they drive and save every dollar they can along the way.

EV Camping ≠ Car Camping

EV campers and traditional ‘car campers’ share tips and tricks online. Both communities sleep in small spaces, and need to keep their vehicles organized for life on the road. Both share many of the same products and purchases along the way.

But that’s where the similarities end.

While traditional ‘car camping’ can be done safely with the use of heaters or fans to help with climate control and air circulation, many campgrounds have rules against it. That’s because a few campers in the past have ruined it for the rest - meaning rules in place at many campgrounds intended to prevent noisy engines running all night, vehicle exhaust, and the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning for car campers and those around them.

EV camping is NOT the same as car camping.

• Electric vehicles have motors, not noisy engines.

• The lack of a traditional internal combustion engine in an electric vehicle means there is no exhaust, and no carbon monoxide.

• That means there's no risk of pollution or CO2 poisoning.

Even better: EVs are packed with features that make them the perfect vehicle for the campground. While expert-level car campers swap tips and tricks across forums on the internet sharing the best methods for keeping cool - make a ‘swamp cooler’? cold washcloths? run the a/c at the risk of co2? - and sharing secrets for powering CPAP machines and other electronics - solar panels and a portable battery? A portable battery and coffee shop recharging? - EVs like the Tesla Model 3/Y have a feature called ‘camp mode’ that solves all of these problems.

• EVs allow for the use of the car’s high-voltage battery to keep their climate control operating all night long without disturbing the peace and quiet.

• ‘Camp mode’ keeps the car running at whatever temperature it is set it to.

• It leaves enough power left over to charge electronics: phone, CPAP, etc.

• Tesla vehicles include a digital screen with entertainment options including Netflix and Disney+ - watch a movie on the theatre display while you get ready for bed?

These features are a real game changer for those who camp as they go.

In January 2022 I embarked on a 5,000 mile road trip, traveling from my home in upstate New York to the Florida Keys and back.

I spent the night in ten different campgrounds across five states, and loved every minute of it.

I like to say my Tesla Model 3 is a zero-emissions, climate-controlled sleeping pod on wheels.

I woke up one morning after sleeping on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, stepped out of my vehicle, and looked down to see traces of gasoline and motor oil where I was standing.

Do you know whose vehicle doesn’t leak engine fluids onto the beach? That would be my Model 3…

Who knows how many RVs had spurted oil onto that beach before I came through?

Clean, cheap travel is coming.

It will be spurred on by the increased adoption of electric vehicles, as well as a continued desire to travel cheaply and cleanly.

Here’s hoping more campgrounds come on board with it in the very near future…