jennifer I know the Charge to the Parks website hasn’t been very busy lately, and that’s something that’s going to change soon. I’ve been working very hard behind the scenes to get ready for some really cool trips in the near future! Be sure to visit often or follow me on one of the social media … Read more
With all of the people leaving X/Twitter recently, I’ve decided to set up a presence on BlueSky and share links to other places. The BlueSky account now is just a simple bridge (using Bridgy Fed) to publish articles from here onto BlueSky, but hopefully more features are added soon, like following back and comment integration. … Read more
Since taking a long trip in May and June, I’ve had to focus on some household things. This has been sad for me because I was haven’t been able to keep up the pace of travel I had hoped for, and I haven’t been able to keep working on the EV travel guides or much … Read more
I’m not afraid to admit that the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV aren’t known for being great road trip cars. For me, it was what I could afford when I needed to switch vehicles, and it’s head-and-shoulders better than the overheating Nissan LEAF I had before. Sure, it only charges at 55 kW, but it … Read more
Over at CleanTechnica, I recently wrote several interesting articles about national parks and EVs. First off, there’s a new EV charging station just outside of Arches National Park. Electrify America has partnered with Rocky Mountain Power to open an 8-stall station, including one dedicated pull-through stall. Plus, several others could work well for people pulling … Read more
While the site didn’t change much in May and June, that’s only because we were busy traveling to several parks in an EV! While traveling to attend an important EV event in North Carolina, we stopped at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Since visiting, … Read more
With the addition of the Great Basin National Park’s EV Travel Guide, we’ve now covered both the top ten most and least visited national parks! Sadly, a number of the parks in the bottom ten are in remote areas of Alaska and are simply not reachable by car, so they all got put together in … Read more
After taking some time to visit two national parks and one recreation area in an EV over the last few days, I made some updates and improvements! First off, I updated Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains national parks with new information and updated photos from my visit. There’s no much more information about attractions nearby, … Read more
We’re chugging along with EV travel guides, and now we have the top ten national parks (by 2023 visitor numbers) covered. These parks (among others with guides) are: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Grand Canyon National Park North Rim South Rim Zion National Park Yellowstone National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Yosemite National Park Acadia … Read more
I’ve been busy adding more EV travel guides to the website, including one that isn’t really a guide. Let’s talk about the guides, first! We’re now up to 11 parks covered, now including the top 5 most visited parks. These parks so far are: Great Smoky Mountains NP Carlsbad Caverns NP Guadalupe Mountains NP White … Read more