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2 x 10-2 in EMT. 2 x 10-2 in Sched 80. Any questions?

It doesn't look that awful in the drawing. But yeah, it'll be bind-up city. This is why oval cables are treated as a round wire of the large dimension.

2 x 10-2 inside EMT: 2 x 10-2 inside Sched 80 PVC:

It's actually worse than it looks in the drawing. It'll be bind-up city. This is why oval cables are treated as a round wire of the large dimension.

2 x 10-2 in EMT. 2 x 10-2 in Sched 80. Any questions?

That means you'll be able to support the load you have planned, plus a pretty good sized EVSE, wood shop, whatever will come up for you.

(this works for all pipes except 3/4" schedule 80 PVC; for that, a #8 ground wire won't fit due to conduit fill limitations; the #10 ground limits you to 60A. But then, if it was schedule 80, I supremely doubt you got two #10 cables in there!)

That means you'll be able to support the load you have planned, plus a pretty good sized EVSE, wood shop, whatever will come up for you.