Mach E Route 66 Recharged EV Challenge! - With The Electric Duo

About this episode

The episode discusses the feasibility of driving Route 66 in an electric vehicle with insights from The Electric Duo.

Can you drive Route 66 in an EV? 🚗⚡ In this episode of Turn Down For Watt, we sit down with Patrick and Liv from The Electric Duo to break down their 2,400-mile Route 66 EV road trip challenge and whether the classic American road trip is ready to go electric.As Route 66 celebrates its 100-year anniversary, The Electric Duo is taking on “Route 66 Recharged” a full cross-country EV journey from Chicago to Santa Monica. We dive into charging strategy, route planning, real-world costs, and what it means to take the iconic American road trip into the electric era.If you’ve ever wondered:Can you road trip Route 66 in an EV?Is charging infrastructure ready for a true American road trip?What does a 2,400-mile EV road trip actually cost?This episode breaks it all down.We also cover:The current state of EV charging networksFord’s upcoming affordable EVsReal-world EV ownership insightsWhat surprised them most from recent EV drivesWhether you’re an EV owner, considering switching, or just love road trip content, this episode explores how the classic American road trip is evolving in the EV era.🔌 Featuring Patrick & Liv from The Electric Duo (formerly Mach-E Vlog)👇🔗 Check out our…

People in this episode

Guests: Patrick, Liv

Topics covered

• EV road trip
• Route 66
• charging infrastructure
• real-world costs
• electric vehicles
• road trip content

Keywords

• EV
• Route 66
• road trip
• charging strategy
• Ford EVs
• electric vehicles
• cost of EV travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Electric Duo, Ford

Places: Route 66, Chicago, Santa Monica

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