'Vegas and Back from Los Angeles.

EV6 owners manual suggests only charging to 100% when needed for a long trip (or at least once a month), so to 100% charge we went.

We have solar on the house and along with 2000 free hours with Electrify America have yet to pay for a charge.

They're not really chargers, they supply AC power to the vehicles charger except the 350 KW DC that supplies DC power direct to the batteries. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.



So many people are mistaken that the Solar Powerwall only works in outages. They work when the solar output is inadequate to supply the home. Either partial or fully.

We haven't had an electric bill in over a year and run a monthly credit of around $80 as well.





301 miles indicated so we headed out.
I don't have range anxiety but I have broken charger at the next planned stop anxiety.

Plugshare app or not, still not enough charger stations to go around for non-Tesla vehicles. So, I'll check charger availability in person and "top off" the charge along the way.

I keep enough charge at the stops in case chargers puke and I have to head to the next station. Yeah, it happens.



First "top off charge" stop was Walmart in Barstow Ca. About half the chargers working.
4 located just steps from the stores entrance and a mob of people entering and exiting made it a hassle backing in.

Three of the four chargers broken so I got on the phone with the EA customer service and after several resets on the charger that was supposed to be working we got it to start.

Across the parking lot were 8 more chargers and 4 of those were broken.

Got a full charge back to 100% in about 20 minutes and headed out once again.

I stopped off at the Cal Trans free chargers at the roadside rests. They never work. I'd never rely on them. The service phone number is bogus too.

Word in the EV forums is the online successful charging reports are fake from the concessionaire that runs the chargers on a state contract. I buy into that.



Made it to Vegas and took Grandma on her errands but I stayed Downtown. I can only take so much of the Mother In Law. A few casino resorts offer free charging. Usually 2KW.

Time to head home. I charged at the WalMart near Silverton and of course, half the chargers broken. 36% to 100% in about 22 minutes. Depends on the outside temp and if anyone is sharing the power feed on an adjacent charger.



Heading home stopped off to top off the charge at the Comfort Inn in Mojave Ca.
Ford Lightening next to me experienced the 350 KW charger puke-ing:



Made it home OK.
USA isn't ready for non Tesla EV travel.

Just in case I wasn't able to find a working charger I had the generator in the back of the truck and one of the kids would have come to our aid: