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New York to Washington DC EV Road Trip

Plan an electric vehicle road trip on the New York to Washington DC corridor — approximately 227 miles via I-95. TripCaptain shows honest cold-weather range, plans charging stops with a margin for the cold, and checks for winter driving hazards along every segment.

Effective range & charging stops by EV

The plan tunes to your car — Tesla Model 3 / Model Y, Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia EV6, Chevy Bolt EUV — across mild, cold, and arctic conditions. The number of stops matches the real drive and the day's forecast, not an idealized spec sheet.

227-mile New York to Washington DC, full charge, steady 65 mph, no headwind. Terrain included: 100 m of cumulative climb, descent derived from the elevation difference between the endpoints — intermediate passes are not resolved. A live trip re-runs this against the day's forecast.
EV ModelMild (70°F / 21°C)Cold (20°F / -7°C)Arctic (-10°F / -23°C)
Tesla Model Y Long Range309 mi · no stops226 mi · 1 stop168 mi · 1 stop
Tesla Model 3 Long Range332 mi · no stops242 mi · no stops179 mi · 1 stop
Ford F-150 Lightning ER319 mi · no stops240 mi · no stops180 mi · 1 stop
Rivian R1T Large Pack327 mi · no stops246 mi · no stops185 mi · 1 stop
Hyundai IONIQ 5 LR AWD265 mi · no stops196 mi · 1 stop146 mi · 1 stop
Chevy Bolt EUV247 mi · no stops171 mi · 1 stop124 mi · 2 stops
Ford Mustang Mach-E ER AWD289 mi · no stops215 mi · 1 stop161 mi · 1 stop
Kia EV6 Long Range309 mi · no stops227 mi · 1 stop168 mi · 1 stop

Notable chargers on this route

Newark Supercharger, Edison Supercharger, Baltimore Supercharger are the most-used named DC fast chargers on the I-95 corridor. Any Tesla Superchargers among them now work for non-Tesla EVs too — with a NACS adapter, or natively on cars like the Rivian R1T, Hyundai IONIQ 5, and Kia EV6. The live app shows real-time availability and amenity info.

Winter hazards on New York to Washington DC

Winter on this corridor is dominated by nor'easter snow, Delaware Bridge ice, I-95 freezing rain. Use TripCaptain to check the safest hourly window for departure and to track Hazard Score™ — a 0-100 trip safety metric where higher means safer.

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