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So where do you find an electric ranger?? Did not know they exist

There's a dealer lot full of bolts in Burbank california, I'd like to know what's up with that

If I had the money I would have bought multiple bolts while the prices were low

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If you ever come up to Klamath Falls, they have ChargePoint chargers here. I’ve been following your channel since 2018, would be cool to meet you in person.

what is the red light dot on your speed-o-meter @ 0:30 ?

I really liked using the pilot/GM energy chargers on my last road trip up I-77 and I-81 on the east coast. All three I used had good amenities and were easy to access. I noticed that they would not activate if my car was turned on using auto charge. I had to shut it off. It would say “payment authorized” and then go back to the Home Screen. Not a huge deal but was concerning when I was at 5% state of charge and didn’t realize. 😊 Thanks for the video! I live in Atlanta and do most of my driving on the east coast but it is cool to see the state of charging infrastructure out west. Maybe I’ll drive my EUV out there some day!

The Golden Gate Bridge looks a lot like the Mackinac Bridge to Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Free charging, still damaging the EV charging experience 2024. Does everyone get how ironic it is to be waiting in line for fast charging. It would take forever, but I'd rather be L2 48 amp charging then just waiting... if that were possible, maybe I'd take a number take a L2 charger while you wait. Eventually we will have more options, stations full, go to the next one at 1 mi away

Rivian looking for an adventure, I think it's weird and silly categorizing Vehicles as Adventure vehicles

Why aren't DC fast chargers protected by overhead awning?

I would really like to see some research on how big the grid connection is on that Electric Era site. The battery seems small if each of those chargers can really output 200kW. Just like a Freewire unit can be quickly crippled by back to back charging sessions, I would not be surprised if two E-GMP vehicles could max out that site and the third vehicle could get limited charging speeds.

3:20 I think this is because it's measuring electrical draw, and GM is posting mechanical output. So, the additional 10 KW could be system loss.

Yes. Please do long form videos

In-N-Out is a great place to install chargers. I just road tripped from Sacramento to San Diego and back last weekend and stopped at an EVgo located at In-N-Out near Magic Mountain. Great stop. Double double and a charge.

Love these videos! Thanks for continuing to put these out!

I really enjoy your mix of travelogue and EV wisdom, Eric! Thanks and best wishes to the cats and you.

Looks like construction is ongoing, but I think Corning Ford will eventually have DC Fast Charging. I’ve found dealership charging to be more consistent than Electrify America, which is saying something. Did a video about it on my channel a while back. Thanks for the video

I like seeing your videos, sort of laid back.

i’m pretty sure those EVSE’s have cameras in them all of them to watch who breaks stuff

Electricians are somewhat in short supply these days; could be the reason for the back up; small county so county inspector(s) may be on vacation…

I don’t want to spoil my new favorite spot to charge after the EA Anderson site went offline, but can you check out the ChargePoint chargers in Redding at the Sundial bridge the next time you do a video? They have 2 of 4 chargers seemingly indefinitely offline, but it’s such a nice stop.

@47:40 a car’s DC pin “cap” stuck in charger handle. In addition to making that charger impossible to use for other drivers, it may result in thousands of dollars in repair bills to the car whose DC pin is now broken. My Volvo C40 had this happen to it and it was a $4500 repair. Other EVs may be less.

52:33 did you stop the charge session by using your RFID card?

Please do more of these. I'll happily spend an hour with you in this way. Good journalism. Thank you.

14:06 ChargePoint is not paying for, setting the prices or maintaining these chargers. That’s the responsibility of the business owner where those chargers are located. That’s the ChargePoint business model.

Bro shut tf up and show me where tf you find the cabin filter

Nice to see all these chargers. And since we drive Teslas, it was great to see the V3/4 Supercharger at Weed.

Thanks for the great video Eric. On that Mt. Shasta Chargepoint cable, I think there is a way in the app to report this issue.

@51:15 I stand corrected. It does look like someone broke it, either out of need to free their car from a stuck handle or vandalism.

Thanks for the overview of that EVGo station in Weed (33:52). I tow a camper trailer with an electric truck so it's always really nice to see chargers with pull-through style spaces.

I love looking for little oddity chargers like some of the chargers you show! Makes the journey worth the trip. Haha

thats not the only evgo site like that. there's multiple delta sites in my area (Silicon Valley) that are sitting in the same state with the tansformers and not powered up. I heard awile back it might be PG&E, but it also could be something else.

I wanted to add on regarding EA’s location choices outside of California and the general availability of charging infrastructure. I did a 6600 mile road trip in my Bolt this summer (I’ve done almost 13k since I bought it used in Jan) and part of my trip was to see a friend in Colorado so I drove a lot of the same roads OOS uses for their videos. When you get a chance, check out the Green River, UT and Grand Junction, CO EA stations on Google Maps. These are both locations along I-70 that, imo, are clearly meant to be travel stops but are placed so far from the freeway I would not consider them convenient. In regard to stations in general, personally I found myself partial to ChargePoint. The locations were usually more convenient, I never had to wait like I have had to at EA, and with 2 exceptions the hardware was always working. And since they max out the Bolt’s charging curve but not any other EV, most people avoid them so I feel less guilty about charging past 55% if I need/want to. I also got to stop at the sole Pilot/GM/EVgo station here in Arizona and I will say it was an excellent stop. I think Pilot is going to make a ton of money, especially at the Flying J locations, because that was the only stop where I charged more than I needed to. I really had no reason to leave since I grabbed a late lunch at the Denny’s and got almost enough charge to make it all the way back to Phoenix. The price was higher than anywhere else, but honestly I didn’t mind it for the convenience. I just hope in the future they operate the chargers more like the gas station where it’s more a “break even” thing and they rely more on the stores to generate profit.

Tesla recently upgraded/replaced a Supercharger here in Phoenix with v4 dispensers and v3 cabinets. All v4 dispensers have Magic Dock and are ready for card payments but for whatever reason it too is closed to non-Teslas/Fords/Rivians. Tried charging my Bolt both with my A2Z adapter and by trying to get the dispenser to release the CCS adapter (pro tip: you can press and hold the button on the NACS handle for 3-5 secs on public stalls, then push up and pull out to use the adapter) but neither worked. The Tesla app just said “unauthorized vehicle” and my Bolt was left to fend for itself lol. No idea what’s going on with Tesla right now but I’m sure it’s something to do with Elon’s antics.

Great video and glad to see you back out and posting. It's certainly been a while since I've commented on your videos. I have a 2LT Blazer EV now with the 10 module 85KWh pack and one piece of information I would find useful is the amperage output of the stations (especially considering the lower pack voltage of the 10 module GM packs). The power rating of the station often doesn't give a great indication of the amperage available. I've seen 350KW stations with a max 350A output (1000VDC at 350A). And I've seen 200KW stations that can do 500A output (400VDC at 500A). And I believe some of those Delta chargers can output 540A - and the GM Ultium cars (modules) can take it. Each Ultium module can take about 16KW (540A at 30VDC). Maybe even more. I like a good video every now and then but over a hour gets hard to squeeze in to the schedule and digest. Ideal video lengths would be 30 to 50 mins though I know some topics deserve a good in-depth analysis.

Give me a gas pump and 5-minutes and I can go another 350-miles. FEVs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

MegaEVNerdoutTrip... love it! Good to see the Skychargers name attached to some physical infrastructure. They have almost $11M of California's NEVI money in proposed awards at the applicant level, but I've yet to see specific sites announced. Hope the Signet units Electric Era is using also hold up, not just for their reliability but because Francis Energy seems to be opting for them at its latest sites. They're closing in on 100 NEVI awards nationwide and it seems like rock solid hardware will be required to turn around their early reputation. Thanks again for showing us around!

We found the Willows EA station to be quite convenient as well. However the prices are now unreal. Last trip south it was 36c/kw with the subscription (Pass Plus) price.

I also activate first, usually use NFC now.

Work at gradually losing that Community feeling, EV users

As far as I understand the Tesla cabinets output way more than their rated power. I have been at full V3 sites and got full 250 kW when I arrived. I have heard the cabinets are connected on the DC side.

We wanted to stop at Yaks on our way south last November but it was too close to our hotel in Mt Shasta.

Those EQ vehicles from Mercedes look nice

Make a midwest trip. You will be trippin for sure. Tesla's is generally close to the interstate and major corridors, EA and others can be a mess. EA's are generally at Walmart or Sam's club. Usually not more convenient, but many times one or more chargers down, broken, and blocked by people charging to 100%. Tesla still gets the nod if you are on the beaten path. If you get off of the beaten path the choices get slim and it is generally the low power Chargepoint units if you can find chargers. Many times the hosts are not maintaining them. Ameren(the utility) here in the midwest has been derating the chargers due to summer grid load. We are on year 3 with them crippling these chargers during the summer. These chargers are CPE250's that are crippled by derating them. We seriously need infrastructure badly. If I am on the beaten path I would take the Tesla SC's any day over the alternative if I have a choice. Most of the time I am not on the beaten path so you take what you can get when on a road trip. Glad to see you are out and about!

Eric, I hope you have not been adversely affected by the Park fire. It's burned a huge chunk of real estate up your way.

Fantastic Grand Tour of NorCal I-5 stations! That ElectricEra station looks really cool and it's well needed along that corridor to add a good deal of redundancy. The big site of theirs is at Seven Feathers in southern Oregon with 12 dispensers. With EVgo soon to be in the mix at Weed, i think it'll be a major EV charging hub for North-South travelers.

@46:47 aCPE+ near me the same thing happened. Im confident it is because muscle memory of previous models trained users to pull on cable.

Nice to see you out and about. I would like to see an accessibility stall with a button? to call for assistance. Usually I could handle it without issues, but I often use things to help me stand, walk with crutches or rarely wheelchair. Lifting up a heavy cable one handed while balancing can be difficult sometimes after a long drive.

Cool build for EE in Weed. Downtown looks like a thriving destination town which would be fun to visit sometime. Bummer hit a snag at PFJ canopy in Weed. I bet those are employees parking there. On the I-5 approach, getting to see the mountain in video form captured on PS photos was a treat. I agree that EVgo has been metro-centric and PFJ brings in that travel stop to their gig. Real cool vid. Enjoyed coming along for ride to all the stations. Much to explore. Taking a break to join a live stream. Will pick back up on the train ride into work tomorrow.