Articles by
Paul Gipe
The Other Pandemic Hitting the Valley–Parkinson’s Disease
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Paul Gipe
While Covid-19 cases are exploding in Kern County, there's another health crisis stealthily stalking us: Parkinson's disease.
Covid-19 Escape: Bakersfield to Dome Rock in a Bolt EV
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Paul Gipe
As part of our weekly Covid-19 get-a-ways, we headed into the Sierra Nevada above Porterville toward scenic Dome Rock.
Another Covid-19 Escape: Chimney Peak Road to Nine Mile Canyon in an EV
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Paul Gipe
We've been taking weekly day trips from sheltering in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. On 17 July we took our most ambitious route yet in the Bolt EV. We made a 220-mile loop through the Kern River Valley, up into onto the Kern Plateau, then down to the desert and back to Bakersfield via Tehachapi.
Kern County, Indiana, and Pennsylvania Covid-19 Update
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Paul Gipe
I live in Kern County, California and I have family that lives in Madison County, Indiana and Dauphin and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania.
Covid-19 in Full Flower in Kern County and in the USA
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Paul Gipe
Three months of a disease with an exponential growth rate is a lifetime. My oh my how things have changed. Today the front-page news in the Bakersfield Californian is that one of the two hospital systems here has again stopped elective surgeries. The other will likely do the same shortly.
The hidden value of large-rotor, tall-tower wind turbines in the United States
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Paul Gipe
Further confirmation of Bernard Chabot's "Silent Revolution" in large wind turbine design.
Bolt Backpack Redux 225 Mile Mountain Trip 25 Percent Charge Remaining
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Paul Gipe
And, unlike the earlier adventure, (see Chevy Bolt 225 Mile Roundtrip with 21 Percent Charge Remaining), this trip required us to leave the paved road. The Jackass Peak trailhead was some nine miles from the Blackrock Fire Station and a good three miles of that was down a Forest Service dirt road.
Wind Engineering with Rosie
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Paul Gipe
Budding Youtube channel by Australian Rosemary Barnes dubbed Wind Engineering with Rosie.
Links to Articles on Charging EVs
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Paul Gipe
These are articles I or others have written about charging EVs. Of course, there's a lot more on line. Each EV model has its own user forum on line with a section on charging: charging etiquette, how to charge, the pros and cons of when and how much to charge, and so on.
Why Charge to 80 Percent?
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Paul Gipe
There are two situations where it's wise to charge your EV only to 80% State-of-Charge (SOC). The first situation is to prolong battery life. The second is as a courtesy to other drivers.
Chevy Bolt 225 Mile Roundtrip with 21 Percent Charge Remaining
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Paul Gipe
We're a one-car family and our vehicle is a Chevy Bolt EV. So when friends decided to go backpacking in the Golden Trout Wilderness during the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing required that we each drive separately to and from the trailhead.
New Additions to Images of Cultural Icons: Greeting Cards and Sketchbooks
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Paul Gipe
Under Cultural Icons Featuring Wind Turbines, I've added two new categories.
