Supercharger Stop at the Kettleman City Best Western

Charging stop on the long haul down I-5, at the big Supercharger next to the Best Western on Powers Drive in Kettleman City. Forty stalls, up to 250 kW, so no waiting even with a handful of other Teslas plugged in — the hotel itself has Level 2 and Level 3 chargers for guests, but we only needed the twenty minutes at the stall.

The sky had that flat brown haze that's been sitting over the whole valley this fall. Fire season air all the way down.

Popped the frunk while we waited and it's stuffed edge to edge with comforters and pillows — the bedding got the front trunk, everything else went in back. Red signs everywhere warning about the 30-minute parking limit, which is not a problem when the car charges faster than you can stretch your legs.