The drive is 409.4 miles, about 7h 39m. Along it sit 194 DC fast chargers within 5 miles of the route — and 158 of those have somewhere to eat within a 10-minute walk, so the charging stop and the meal are the same stop.
Plan this trip on the map →Split into roughly 4 legs, these are the strongest stops near each break — most power, most stalls, shortest walk to food. Where you actually need to charge depends on your car and how you drive; this is where the good stops are.
| At | Where | Charger | Food within a walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| mile 96 | Eau Claire, WI Sam's Club 8185 (Eau Claire, WI) | 350 kW 4 stalls | 🥪 Subway ≥1 min, ☕ Starbucks ≥4 min, 🚒 Firehouse Subs ≥6 min |
| mile 219 | Lake Delton, WI Lake Delton, WI Rechargery Relay - Gasser Rd | 400 kW 10 stalls | ☕ Starbucks ≥1 min, 🍳 Denny's ≥2 min, 👑 Burger King ≥2 min |
| mile 297 | Janesville, WI Janesville, WI Rechargery Relay - Morse St | 400 kW 16 stalls | 🌯 Chipotle ≥1 min, 🍗 Popeyes ≥1 min, 🥩 Arby's ≥1 min |
Typical power along this route is 240 kW, with 131 stops at 150 kW or more and 37 on the Tesla network. Chargers under 50 kW are left out — on a drive this length they cost more time than they save. There is one at least every 32 miles of the way.
In order along the route — the strongest stop in each stretch of the drive, so the list covers the whole route rather than filling up with the city you left.