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'Vue': 'readonly',
'Atomics': 'readonly',
'SharedArrayBuffer': 'readonly'
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layout: post
title: "Chicago to Galena: A Case Study in Seamless EV Road Tripping"
metadata:
image:
description:
Taking an EV on a road trip from Chicago to Galena - here's how it went,
what charging looked like, and why it was easier than I expected.
stylesheets:
- articles/ev-road-trip.css
scripts:
- articles/ev-road-trip.js
---

Intro paragraph here.

## What I'll Cover

## The Trip

Let's get started! I've made a little progress bar to follow along on our journey

<!-- Vue 3 CDN: loaded synchronously so it's available when the deferred component script runs -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue@3/dist/vue.global.prod.js"></script>
<div id="trip-progress" style="position: sticky; top: 4rem; z-index: 100;"></div>

## Day 1: Departing Chicago {#chicago-start}

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## Rockford Stop {#rockford-day1}

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## Arriving in Galena {#galena-arrival}

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## Day 2: Leaving Galena {#galena-day2}

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## Rockford Again {#rockford-day2}

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## Back in Chicago {#chicago-return}

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@import 'variables/colors';
@import 'variables/sizing';

h2 {
border-left: 5px solid transparent;
padding-left: 0.5rem;
margin-left: -0.5rem;
transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
scroll-margin-top: 300px;
}

h2.-active-section {
border-color: $brand-red;
}

.trip-progress {
background: var(--light-bg-color);
border-bottom: 2px solid $mid-grey;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem 0.75rem;
margin-bottom: 2rem;
box-shadow: 0px 2px 3px #0000006b;
border-radius: 10rem;
}

.trip-row {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 2.5rem;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 1rem;
}

.trip-days__label {
font-size: 0.65rem;
font-weight: 700;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
color: var(--text-color-faded);
white-space: nowrap;
}

.trip-track {
position: relative;
height: 3.75rem;
flex: 1;

// Line sits at the center of the dot row: 20px icon + 4px gap + 10px (half dot) = 34px
&__line {
position: absolute;
top: 33px;
left: 0;
right: 0;
height: 2px;
background: var(--dark-bg-color);
}

&__progress {
position: absolute;
top: 33px;
left: 0;
height: 2px;
background: $brand-red;
transition: width 0.5s ease;
}

&__divider {
position: absolute;
top: 0.25rem;
bottom: 0;
left: 50%;
width: 1px;
background: var(--dark-bg-color);
transform: translateX(-50%);
}

&__car {
position: absolute;
top: 1.45rem;
width: 3rem;
transform: translateX(-50%);
transition: left 0.5s ease;
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 3;
}
}

.trip-stop {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
background: none;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
transform: translateX(-50%);
text-decoration: none;
color: inherit;

&:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid $brand-red;
outline-offset: 2px;
border-radius: 2px;
}

&__icon {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
transition: filter 0.3s;
}

&:hover .trip-stop__icon {
filter: invert(14%) sepia(89%) saturate(4680%) hue-rotate(3deg) brightness(85%) contrast(115%);
}

&__dot {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--light-bg-color);
border: 2px solid var(--dark-bg-color);
transition: border-color 0.3s;
margin-top: 4px;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}

&__label {
font-size: 0.65rem;
color: var(--text-color-faded);
white-space: nowrap;
margin-top: 0.3rem;
transition: color 0.3s;
}

&.-visited {
.trip-stop__dot {
background: $brand-red;
border-color: $brand-red;

&::after {
content: '✓';
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
color: $white;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1;
}
}

.trip-stop__icon {
filter: invert(14%) sepia(89%) saturate(4680%) hue-rotate(3deg) brightness(85%) contrast(115%);
}

.trip-stop__label {
color: var(--text-color);
}
}

&.-active {
.trip-stop__dot {
background: $brand-red;
border-color: $brand-red;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba($brand-red, 0.2);
}

.trip-stop__icon {
filter: drop-shadow(0 0 3px rgba($brand-red, 0.4)) invert(14%) sepia(89%) saturate(4680%) hue-rotate(3deg) brightness(85%) contrast(115%);
}

.trip-stop__label {
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--brand-text-color);
}
}
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.trip-stop__icon {
filter: invert(1);
}

// In dark mode --dark-bg-color == --light-bg-color, so use a lighter color
// for lines and borders to create contrast against the dark bar background
.trip-track__line,
.trip-track__divider {
background: var(--text-color-faded);
}

.trip-stop__dot {
border-color: var(--text-color-faded);
}
}

@media (max-width: $mobile-max-width) {
.trip-progress {
border-radius: 0.5rem;
margin: 0 -0.7rem;
}

.trip-row {
padding: 0;
gap: 1rem;
flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.trip-days__label {
width: 45%;
text-align: center;
}

// Move track below Day 1 & Day 2 labels
.trip-track {
order: 3;
flex-basis: 100%;
max-width: 90%;
margin: auto;
}
}
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