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We recently had to find a new EV-friendly hotel in the Puget Sound area south of Seattle. So far, our best choice is the Comfort Inn at Lakewood/JBLM. Six 8-kW JuiceBox J-1772 chargers. Spaces not marked, though it was late in the evening before anyone who wasn't charging parked there. In my...

Today we were charging our 2023 Gen 1 R1S at the 200kW Electric Era CCS-1 charger at Costco in Ridgefield WA. They have escalated the price again, this time to $0.49/kWh. As the SoC climbed to around 50-60%, the charge rate slowed from 199 kW to 134 kW, and the Rivian driver screen informed me...

Preconditioning can make a dramatic difference. I needed to charge up from 78% to 95% at a 62.5 kW ChargePoint station. Charging started about 19 kw. nI assumed that reflected mostly the fact that the vehicle was already charged at nearly 80%. Then preconditioning kicked in and heated the...

Two experiences with @Discount Tire -- both VERY positive! *** 1 *** We live on the southern Washington Coast. Our fastest route to the Portland Service Center (PSC) crosses the Oregon Coastal Range, which requires 3PMSF tires any time you're not carrying chains. All winter. Regardless of...