A Tesla owner says she made a 9-day rural road trip through a town without an EV charger by trickle charging from an outlet at an abandoned gas station

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 09:31

A Tesla Model S at a charging station in New York. — Tesla owner Kathleen Goforth said she took her Model Y on a 9-day road trip through a rural area and had to get creative when it came to charging on the journey.
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Tesla owner Kathleen Goforth took a 9-day road trip to the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
The monument didn't have any EV chargers within an over 50-mile radius.
Goforth said she got creative and trickle charged at an outlet in an abandoned gas station.

Tesla owner Kathleen Goforth said she took her Model Y on a 9-day road trip through a rural area and had to get creative at one point when it came to charging.