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We left Thomaston, Maine (70+ miles from the nearest interstate) and drove our packed F-150 Lightning Lariat Extended Range back to Charlotte — about a two-day, 2,200+ mile round trip. This video is basically the play-by-play: charging stops, route changes through New England and the I-95/I-85 corridors, a few charger headaches, and how the Lightning actually performed with a baby and all our stuff.
You’ll see stops at Whole Foods/IONNA (Portsmouth, NH), Tesla Superchargers in Southington, IONNA sites through NJ/MD/VA, a weird hotel charging situation in Belcamp (Townplace Suites) where three Tesla wall connectors tripped, and a last splash at the Concord IONNA before pulling into the driveway. Highlights: plug-and-charge worked great at IONNA sites, a Tesla stall fault that needed app activation, and swapping cables at the Rustburg V4 site to get full power. I also show the weird hotel breaker issue (likely undersized wiring/config) and the final trip numbers.
Final stat for nerds: 2,211 miles at ~1.9 mi/kWh. The Lightning handled it — not the fastest road trip ever, but very livable with a kid and the right stops. What charging network has given you the most trouble on a long trip?
00:00 – Preview
00:44 – Trip Intro & Plan
01:08 – Sponsor: TubeToolkit
02:08 – Car Wash Plan
02:53 – Battery & Trip Reset
08:38 – Portsmouth (IONNA) Charge
10:50 – Charge Complete & Cleanup
14:30 – HOV Detour Decision
21:35 – Southington Supercharger
25:30 – Dave’s Hot Chicken
27:02 – Hotel Booking (TownPlace)
37:32 – NYC Traffic Concerns
41:26 – Unplanned Pitstop
44:25 – Cherry Hill (IONNA) Charge
50:46 – Maryland Hotel Arrival
56:31 – Tesla Wall Connector Trips
1:00:11 – Morning Unplug & Plan
1:03:31 – Royal Farms Supercharger
1:07:44 – Gainesville (IONNA) Charge
1:11:38 – Wawa Supercharger Preview
1:18:25 – Rustburg Cable Swap
1:21:19 – En Route To Concord
1:23:00 – Concord (IONNA) Final Stop
1:28:46 – Home Arrival & Thoughts
1:34:36 – Trip Stats Summary
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