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Eight days on the Route des Grands Crus: Dijon, Beaune, Clos de Vougeot, Chablis, Vezelay. Tesla and Electra in Dijon and Beaune; cellar days are walking days.

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Season: Year-round. Harvest late August-October. Hospices de Beaune auction November.

Eight days on the Route des Grands Crus: Dijon, Beaune, Clos de Vougeot, Chablis, Vezelay. Tesla and Electra in Dijon and Beaune; cellar days are walking days.

Day by day

Day 1

Dijon

Mustard light on the palace. Tesla overnight.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Dijon) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Dijon. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Dijon
DijonPhoto: Eusebius / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Day 3

Beaune

Hospices roofs like a pack of cards. Electra after 26 percent of vineyard lanes.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Electra (Electra Beaune) — typical arrival 26%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Beaune. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Vezelay
VezelayPhoto: DKrieger / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Chablis

Kimmeridgian stone and a quiet night. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Chablis. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Chablis
ChablisPhoto: Olivier Letourneux / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Day 6

Vezelay

The basilica on the hill. Charge in Avallon; the village is stairs.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Vezelay. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Clos de Vougeot
Clos de VougeotPhoto: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

Dijon

Last Tesla. The palaces still hold the mustard light.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Dijon) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Dijon. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Grands Crus road
Grands Crus roadPhoto: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Dijon — a calm stop on this leg, about 20 min.
  • Electra in Beaune — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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