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Friends of EV Backroads

Find people and data for the trip.

Meet builders, organizers, EV drivers, and data projects that support backroad travel.

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USEFUL PROJECTS

Meet the people and data sources behind the trip.

These independent communities and charging-data projects provide useful trip information.

01Off-road EV events
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Cyber Odyssey USA

Find organized off-road EV trips. The events use planned routes, preparation requirements, and land-use standards. All off-road-capable EVs are welcome.

Use it to find a group trip and learn the event requirements.cyberodysseyusa.com
02Gear & field testing
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CyberOffroading

Read owner tests of Cybertruck recovery gear, tire tools, winches, Starlink mounts, and other off-road equipment.

Use it to compare equipment before you buy or install it.cyberoffroading.com
03Rocky Mountain events
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CyberTrex Events

Find Tesla and Cybertruck trail drives, meetings, and events in the Rocky Mountain region.

Use it to find a group for a future trail drive.cybertrexevents.com
04EV travel stories
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TesLatino

Read Tesla and Cybertruck trip reports from the United States, Canada, and the Arctic.

Use it to learn how one driver handles remote travel and limited charging.teslatino.net
05EV camping systems
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Fruble

Find modular storage, sleeping, and camp-kitchen systems made for Tesla and Rivian vehicles.

Use it to compare compact camping systems for an EV backroad trip.fruble.co
06Verified trail guides
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Trails Offroad

Find detailed off-road trail guides with maps, difficulty ratings, waypoints, photos, and recent trail reports.

Use it to study a route and download a GPX file before the trip.trailsoffroad.com
07Off-road maps
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onX Offroad

Plan routes, check land boundaries and trail reports, and save maps for use without a signal.

Use it to verify access and keep a map available offline.onxmaps.com
08Topographic maps
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Gaia GPS

Plan routes with topographic, public-land, satellite, and weather map layers. Save maps and tracks for offline use.

Use it to compare terrain and keep a backup route map.gaiagps.com
09Campgrounds and campsites
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The Dyrt

Find campgrounds, RV sites, and dispersed camping reports. Read recent reviews and check site details.

Use it to compare overnight options near a trail.thedyrt.com
10Overland places app
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iOverlander

Find camps, water, fuel, repair services, border information, and other traveler-submitted places.

Check recent reports and verify each place before you depend on it.ioverlander.com
11Tesla charging data
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Supercharge.info

See community data for Tesla Supercharger locations, openings, construction, permits, and site changes.

This project is one source for our Tesla station data.supercharge.info
12Rivian charging data
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Rivian Roamer

See maps and status information for the Rivian Adventure Network and Rivian Waypoints.

This project is one source for our Rivian station data.rivianroamer.com
13Charging community
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PlugShare

See station details, driver reports, and photographs from an international charging community.

Check recent driver reports before you leave.plugshare.com
14Public charging data
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Alternative Fuels Data Center

Use the U.S. Department of Energy catalog for public charger locations, connectors, power, and access.

This federal data is a main source for our U.S. charger catalog.afdc.energy.gov
15Open charging data
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Open Charge Map

Find community-maintained charger locations, access information, connector types, and power data around the world.

Its openly licensed contributor records help us fill Canadian and Mexican data gaps.openchargemap.org
16Mexico charging data
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CFE Open Data

Use Mexico’s federal open-data catalog to find public charging locations, connectors, port counts, and power ratings.

This official quarterly dataset is a source for our Mexico charger catalog.datos.gob.mx