A man took his Tesla on a road trip for the first time and tells EV owners to beware of the 'charging curve'

• Last month, Ryan Shelton took his 2017 Tesla Model S on a road trip for the first time. 
• He drove almost 1,300 miles, from North Long Beach to Burney Falls in California and back.
• He underestimated how much the terrain would affect the battery's range and has three big takeaways.

Ryan Shelton bought his Tesla a year ago but hadn't taken it on a road trip until April.  

The 27-year-old business owner wanted to see Burney Falls, a 129-foot waterfall in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County, California.

On April 8, he decided to drive his 2017 Model S with his partner to the waterfall. Fully aware that road tripping with a Tesla would require some planning, Shelton looked at charging points.