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He is counting large hydro in the mix. Which, strangely, California doesn't count as a "renewable". But yeah - the CA ISO stats in the recent past have been fun to watch. California ISO - Supply, Today's Outlook

I'd like to see one in Liberal KS - which is on US 54, and very near where US 160 crosses it. Meade KS would work as well. Back in my college days, I used to drive US 54 a lot. So it is a route I like to keep an eye on. But more likely they'd want to put one in Wellington KS as it is an exit...

Gen 1 UMC does a full 40 amps. There are others on the market as well.

RV parks could give you 10 kW, instead of 6 kW via their 14-50 receptacles.

To add to what @Earl mentioned, apparently a lot of early funding for public L2 stations spec'd 30-32 amp charging. Combine with the common commercial voltage of 208V and you get ~6 kW. Adequate for early Volts, Leafs, and other early EVs. But less so for today's vehicles and environment...

Lots of noises about banning new ICE car sales in 2030-2035 in several states and countries. Lots of people were against compact fluorescent light bulbs - including me. Horrible light quality, and many other problems. LED saved the day.

What are the longest gaps on US Routes? Worthy of a separate thread?

It would be interesting to know how much of a range hit you'll take on the Primacy Tour AS compared to the other LRR tires. I need to replace my T1 spec MXM4s sometime in the next few months. After two sets of them, I'm definitely looking for other options.

Part of the charm is that it is an old/rustic, repurposed, gas station out in the middle of nowhere. The family that owns it also owns Olsen Run Winery (https://olsenrun.com/collections/wines). You can get burgers and sandwiches at the food truck. They usually set up some tables and chairs...

Great trip! I find the mountain passes in southern Oregon scarier than the ones around Shasta. Next time I'd recommend stopping at Harris Ranch (just because...) and Harrisburg Oregon (fun wine tasting and food truck at the re-purposed gas station).

What is your Access Control set to? It should at least be set to "All Vehicles", but some cars require "Compatibility Mode". My wife's Chevy Volt had some minor issues with "All Vehicles". (Wasn't doing delayed charging correctly.) So I now have it set to "Compatibility Mode" and it seems to...

(Raises hand. :D) Been wanting to visit the Northern Nevada Railroad Museum for a while. This will give me an excuse to go there. Though I've already done US 50 through there in my Model 3 "the hard way". (14-50s)

You can also blame ever-increasing CAFE requirements on passenger cars. Full sized trucks and SUVs fall into a different category.

That was my thought as well - since the reference to the 20 amp breaker was singular.

How did you determine hot/neutral/ground? A NEMA 10 receptacle should have 2 hots + neutral. No safety ground...