Articles by
Paul Gipe
2027 Bolt Tips for Beginners and Newbies
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Paul Gipe
Because I write about our experience owning EVs, I sometimes get a query “over the transom” as we say, asking ... Read more
British Wind Bids 2026
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Paul Gipe
Uptime Tech News (uptimetechnews@substack.com) recently reported bids for both onshore and offshore wind in Great Britain. “In what is expected ... Read more
UMass Wind Furnace Photos Posted to Wikimedia Commons
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Paul Gipe
In response to Peter Fairley’s excellent historical review of UMass’ Wind Furnace project in IEEE Spectrum, (See This 1976 University ... Read more
2027 Chevy Bolt Matches Bakersfield to Horse Meadow Efficiency
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Paul Gipe
As in our previous trip to the Southern Sierra Nevada and return to Bakersfield, the 2027 Chevy Bolt matched the ... Read more
2027 Chevy Bolt Reading Car Scanner ELM OBD2
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Paul Gipe
Previously, I explained how I find the kWh used during a discharge cycle on our 2027 Chevy Bolt. (See Finding ... Read more
Going Turtle or How I Forgot to Drive the Plan
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Paul Gipe
I’ve been driving EVs for more than 12 years now and never been stranded nor “gone turtle.” Sure, I’ve had ... Read more
2027 Chevy Bolt Bakersfield to Bald Mountain Efficiency Bests 2017 Bolt
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Paul Gipe
On 11 July we drove our 2027 Chevy Bolt to Bald Mountain to lead a Sierra Club hike. This is ... Read more
Its Back: GM Fixed Our 2027 Chevy Bolt’s Noise Issue
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Paul Gipe
Since delivery of our 2027 Chevy Bolt in February, I’d noted an occasionally annoying noise from the drive train. (See ... Read more
2024 Chevy Blazer EV My Take
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Paul Gipe
GM has our 2027 Bolt again to replace a mystery part that presumably will fix the odd noise issue with ... Read more
Wind Energy Group’s MS-3 Turbines Still Extant on Cold Northcott Farm in 2025
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Paul Gipe
In a recent article about the history of the modern British wind industry, I featured photos of the Wind Energy ... Read more
2027 Chevy Bolt Capacity Holding Steady Range Drops to EPA
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Paul Gipe
We’ve driven the new Bolt nearly 6,000 miles in almost four months. Traction battery capacity has held steady at ~70 ... Read more
In the Wake of Wind—the British Wind Story
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Paul Gipe
In The Wake of Wind is a powerful 33-minute color film that tells the dramatic story of the rise of ... Read more
