Road trips and charging stops
How a fast-charging stop works
You leave home full. When you get low, you stop at a Fast charger (DC fast charging)Public high-power chargers, mostly along highways. A typical stop takes the battery from about 10% to 80% in 20–45 minutes, but costs several times home electricity.All terms → and top up to about 80% — past that, charging slows way down. Most stops take 20–40 minutes, about the length of a meal or restroom break. Walk-up prices run about 55¢ per kWh (Tesla drivers pay closer to 43¢).
Example: a 400-mile beach trip
- Tesla Model Y: about 253 miles at 70 mph → 1 stop each way.
- Chevrolet Equinox EV: about 265 miles at 70 mph → 1 stop each way.
- Hyundai Ioniq 5: about 257 miles at 70 mph → 1 stop each way.
- Ford F-150 Lightning: about 185 miles at 70 mph → 2 stops each way.
Assumes you can charge overnight where you're staying. Towing cuts EV range roughly in half.
West Virginia's charger coverage
About 217 fast-charging ports at 56 locations statewide (September 2026), plus ~324 slower public ports.
- I-64 — East-West Spine: good coverage.
- I-79 — North-South Backbone: thin coverage.
- I-77 — WV Turnpike (North-South): thin coverage.
- I-81 — Eastern Panhandle: good coverage.
- I-70 — Northern Panhandle: good coverage.
Federally funded fast chargers along WV interstates aren't open yet — the first are expected 2027–2028. Rural two-lane routes remain thin.
See every charger on the charger map, and check each trip in the planner.