California Scene: Observations on the road in the Golden State

A quiet Tesla Supercharger station near the California-Nevada state line. (RICHARD TRUETT)

February 23, 2016 05:00 AM

BLOG06_160709968_H1_-1_ZXUIERENGYEQ.jpg Richard Truett covers technology and engineering for Automotive News.

I spent a few days driving in California last week.

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