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Portland to Seattle EV Road Trip

Plan an electric vehicle road trip on the Portland to Seattle corridor — approximately 174 miles via I-5. 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.

174-mile Portland to Seattle, full charge, steady 65 mph, no headwind. Terrain included: 200 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 Range307 mi · no stops225 mi · no stops167 mi · 1 stop
Tesla Model 3 Long Range330 mi · no stops240 mi · no stops178 mi · no stops
Ford F-150 Lightning ER317 mi · no stops238 mi · no stops179 mi · no stops
Rivian R1T Large Pack325 mi · no stops244 mi · no stops183 mi · no stops
Hyundai IONIQ 5 LR AWD263 mi · no stops195 mi · no stops145 mi · 1 stop
Chevy Bolt EUV245 mi · no stops170 mi · 1 stop123 mi · 1 stop
Ford Mustang Mach-E ER AWD287 mi · no stops213 mi · no stops159 mi · 1 stop
Kia EV6 Long Range307 mi · no stops225 mi · no stops167 mi · 1 stop

Notable chargers on this route

Centralia Supercharger, Tumwater Supercharger are the most-used named DC fast chargers on the I-5 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 Portland to Seattle

Winter on this corridor is dominated by freezing rain, I-5 ice storms, pacific atmospheric rivers. 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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