America's loneliest road has finally gone electric
a 300-mile stretch of road across the Nevada desert known as The Loneliest Road in America is not a place you’d want to run out of juice.
Petrol stations are few and far between, and until now, not many EV drivers would dare to drive it for fear of being stranded as there were no rapid chargers. That’s changed with the completion of new fast chargers in the remote towns of Baker, Austin and Eureka, meaning that that the longest stretch between speedy plugs is now around 80 miles.
Highway 50 stretches nearly 3,000 miles from Sacramento, California to Ocean City, Maryland and in total it boasts some 1,200 chargers across its length. The boost on its most remote section is part of US President Joe Biden’s grand plan to electrify America. Biden has allocated a whopping $5bn to installing fast chargers every 50 miles along the country’s major highways.
Pretty soon any Great American Road Trip will be accessible to every driver, whether they’re in a gas guzzler or a battery car.
Terror took hold of the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard in 1975 when Jaws hit cinemas. Detour tracks the infamous shark sightings and movie locations on a road trip around the Massachusetts island.
Jamie Hearne takes his mobile home to where the buffalo still roam on a road trip through Wyoming.
Carchitecture USA – American Houses with Horsepower is a celebration of the historic link between architecture and the automobile.
From the awesome oval at Daytona to the Art Deco excess of Miami Florida is a must-visit destination for any auto enthusiast.
Ask a local and they will say you have not seen the Grand Canyon unless see it from the North Rim – and there is one very special road that can take you to the best view of all, bar none. Especially if you drive it when the sun goes down.
Detour favourite California 33 has been crowned Road of the Year 2024 by Hagerty in its first annual award highlighting the best routes for drivers in the USA.
The greater the effort, the sweeter the reward. It’s a phrase that couldn’t be more true of braving the Beartooth Highway.
There are few places in the world that offer a more staggering contrast than this two-and-a-half-hour drive, which begins in Las Vegas and ends up in the land of the dinosaurs.
Surrounded by Nor-Cal nature and just a scenic drive from San Francisco, this famous restaurant sits at the heart of Bay Area car culture.
Driving down Lombard Street is a unique and somewhat unnerving driving challenge, even though it has a recommended 5mph speed limit.
Nevada’s State Highway 318 is the fastest public road in America where drivers regularly top 200 mph.
In one of the grandest of grand tours imaginable a brigade of Bugattis just road tripped through Utah and Colorado.
New England’s forests explode into a riot of colour as the days grow shorter. For leaf peepers there’s no better time to take to the road and enjoy the rich reds, abundant oranges and yellows of the canopy.
Ben Barry explores California’s desert wilderness with a Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato… and the wrong soundtrack
Driving can be thirsty work, but this sensational service station on Route 66 will satisfy even the most dehydrated driver.
Ben Barry retraces the route of one of Hollywood’s most nail-biting car chases, underwear intact.
A 300-mile stretch of road across the Nevada desert known as The Loneliest Road in America is not a place you’d want to run out of juice.
A convoy of 40 Lamborghini supercars cruised through Colorado as part of the Italian legend’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
You’ve heard of Sleepless in Seattle, but for Anthony Ingram it was breathless in Colorado when he took on the Independence Pass.
It’s rare to get lost in the days of satellite navigation, but if you do stray from your planned path it can be an unexpected joy.
Preparing for a continent-crossing road trip just got a bit easier. Thanks to the calculations of a climate scientist it’s now possible to drive across the USA without getting too hot or too cool.
Eccentric automotive adventurer Ben Coombs crossed the USA from New York to San Francisco in his topless TVR.
As it closes in on its centenary, the legendary Mille Miglia is adding Florida to its rally roster.
Route 66 might be immortalised in song but a drive on Route 89 will sear itself into your memory for its scenic beauty.
It’s 70 years since Elvis first walked into a recording studio and time for the King of all road trips. Thankyouverymuch.
Monument Valley is surely the ultimate backdrop to any great American driving adventure.
The riskiest road trips in the USA have been revealed by the American Automobile Association, and they’re not all the hair-raising hairpin-strewn mountain roads you might imagine.
Take an epic drive in the Sierra Nevada mountains, passing by ancient forests, Old West Towns, tumbling waterfalls and tranquil lakes…
How could one resist a road dubbed “a poem in stone” or “the king of roads”?