The drive is 396.9 miles, about 7h 36m. Along it sit 169 DC fast chargers within 5 miles of the route — and 149 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 94 | Ashland, VA TA Lewistown Road, Ashland, VA | 400 kW 12 stalls | 🍕 Pizza Hut ≥1 min, 🍗 Popeyes ≥1 min, ☕ Starbucks ≥7 min |
| mile 220 | Henderson, NC Walmart 2256 (Henderson, NC) | 350 kW 4 stalls | 🍕 Pizza Hut ≥1 min, 🌮 Taco Bell ≥3 min, 🐔 Chick-fil-A ≥5 min |
| mile 307 | Greensboro, NC Target T1180 (Greensboro, NC) | 350 kW 12 stalls | ☕ Starbucks ≥1 min, 🥖 Panera Bread ≥3 min, 🤠 Texas Roadhouse ≥5 min |
Typical power along this route is 250 kW, with 112 stops at 150 kW or more and 56 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 53 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.