Rivian Electric Truck takes on the Ike Gauntlet

specta wrote:
Last year there were areas in CA that people were asked to not charge their electric cars due to a shortage of electricity.

Yea OK so CA has been asking people to conserve energy in the afternoon since at least the 1960s.
Normal and ordinary. EVERY utility has this issue as a natural use daily cycle.

http://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx

Lack of generating capacity is actually quite rare in CA.

Also note that coal is 0.1% in CA.