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Stearns Electric Association is sending two Minnesota millennials on a cross-country electric vehicle expedition to gain the hands-on experience we need to stand as the trusted source of energy information for our member-owners.

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What Our Trip Is All About

Traveling over 1,200 miles in a Tesla S across rural America, we will be keeping an extensive driving log, collecting data for research, providing electric vehicle education and sharing our experiences along the way.

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Road Trip; Recharged – An EV Expedition

2,600 miles across rural America in an electric vehicle creates research and awareness In May, the Stearns Electric Communications Team endeavored on a cross-country electric vehicle expedition to gain the hands-on experience our Cooperative needs to stand as the trusted source of energy information for our member-owners.

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This morning Amanda is presenting Road Trip Recharged with over 1,000 Cooperative CEOs and Board members at the NRECA Regional Meeting! #roadtriprecharged @nreca @touchstoneenergy #speakingcircuit #electricvehicle #tesla #driveelectric #electriccar
We are so happy to be home with our families after a week on the road. We’ll be summarizing our trip and sharing data etc in the days to come! #DriveEVent #roadtriprecharged #homesweethome #takingadayoff
2 Minnesota Millennials, 7 total days, 4 driving days, 6 nights, 2,640 total miles! What a journey 🛣 #RoadTripRecharged #EVExpedition #DriveEVent #Tesla #RoadTrip
WE MADE IT! Messy hair, sleepy eyes and all, we are so excited to see our families in a few short miles as we make our final journey, in our own vehicle, to St. Cloud. Thank you all for following along and encouraging us on our journey! We are taking Sunday, May 13th off, but we will be back next week with a summary. Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms our there, including our own superstar Amanda! #RoadTrip #RoadTripRecharged #Tesla #HomewardBound #Home https://roadtriprecharged.com/2018/05/13/recharge-home/
As we hit this last stretch of highway we wanted to take the opportunity to thank all the organizations and people that made this trip possible. This simply wouldn’t happen without their support and encouragement. Thank you to: Stearns Electric Association for allowing us this opportunity to learn about EVs, educate all of you, and attend the CONNECT conference to enhance the skills and talents we use every day at our jobs. Thank you also to all of our co-workers who followed along supporting us and sharing our story with their connections. Great River Energy for offering the opportunity to represent MN, selecting us to go and for arranging the Tesla rental. Trevls Tesla Rentals for the sweet ride! If any of our MN friends want to test drive a Tesla check them out at the Mall of America! Touchstone Energy Cooperatives and Alan Shedd for organizing the Drive to CONNECT EVent. ChargePoint for sponsoring and the Drive EVent prizes and the level 2 charger that will be installed at our Cooperative! NRECA for hosting a spectacular CONNECT conference and sponsoring our registration fees. Custom Accents Promotions and Apparel for our awesome trip t-shirts, quick turnaround and excellent customer service . Our husbands for holding down the fort at home while we were away and planning some incredible play lists for us on the road. And to all of YOU for following our journey, being a part of our story and all your support and engagement along the way! @great.river.energy @touchstoneenergy @chargepoint @trevlsteslarentals @nreca
Yes the Tesla is a pretty cool car and the company as a whole might be a few years ahead of its competitors but that doesn’t mean that other electric vehicles aren’t just as easy to charge and drive. Check out our blog from information about charging any electric car! https://roadtriprecharged.com/2018/05/12/charging-otherevs/

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