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The counties have no say in it. It's a federal mandate for certain areas depending on air quality.

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To each his own. I get a total solar eclipse every day at my house when the earth comes between the sun and me. It gets dark for a while, then it gets light again. Been doing it for almost 75 years now, sure as clockwork. 😎

It doesn't look good for Texas on Monday. Cloudy.

Ray, According to my computer, that's where this thread is located. Not sure what you're seeing.

Sedona to Arches to Mesa Verde to Albuquerque? That covers a lot of roads. I used to tow a 34' fifth wheel with a Geo Tracker behind it through all that country you're talking about with no problems. I towed with Chevy Duramax. While you're in the area, might as well go to Silverton, Durango, Wolf Creek Pass, etc. Your rig will breeze through those places.

When I had a generator installed for my house, they offered to install a certain type of breaker which would automatically kill that circuit if power went out and I went to generator. I could have put one on the water heater or a/c, but did not because my whole house generator could handle everything. I don't remember what they called it, but I don't see why it would not work in your situation also. Maybe someone else knows what they are called.

I've done the Natchez Trace many times, on motorcycle and towing a travel trailer. It is 50 mph maximum the entire length, with only one stop sign that I can remember, no red lights. It takes about the same amount of time as driving from Natchez to Nashville on Interstates, but is much more peaceful and relaxing. However, don't do the Trace if you like to drive like a bat out of Hell, it won't turn out well. Lot's of interesting things to see and experience, if you like such kinds of history.

So, you're saying to modify the EV's natural driving dynamics and disable regeneration unless the tow vehicle (motorhome) is braking. Well, in that case, on a 3 hour drive down the interstate the EV would be charging for about one minute. I don't see how that would be worth the effort. I don't know about hybrids, but Teslas are the most popular EV's in the country, by far. You can easily drive a Tesla and come to a complete stop without the hydraulic brakes being applied. That's how I drive mine. I do apply the brakes occasionally just so the rotors don't rust over, but they are certainly not applied automatically under 10 mph.

I drive an EV. When you quit accelerating, the motor turns into a generator using the momentum of the car and produces electricity which is used to charge the battery. The resistance of the generator in turn slows down the vehicle (as in braking). Towing an EV would have exactly the same effect. The brakes are not involved. In fact, I rarely apply the brakes on my car.

I think this would be the most expensive way to charge an EV battery, using regen to charge while towing it. It would probably cut your motorhome mpg's in half.

6:30 am Lumberton TX Temperature 68F Power's out from Norther which passed through here a couple of hours ago. No problem, generator kicked in as designed. Stay cool, if you can.

But, you did include the sales price in your pitch.

In the morning when there is a heavy dew on the ground, you can usually see them on the roof.

OP stated that they don't own a vehicle. However, where do you live that vehicle ownership requires a driver's license?