Articles by
Paul Gipe
DECC Feed-in Tariff load factor analysis Extract Solar & Wind
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Paul Gipe
The capacity factor for solar PV was about 10% and that for small wind turbines about twice that of solar PV at about 20%.
Curse of Honeywell Windtronics Keeps on Giving
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Paul Gipe
Let this be a warning to you skeptics, critics, and debunkers of new-fangled wind turbine flim flam. It will come home to haunt you. Are you listening Mick Sagrillo?
Leaf Spy–an Essential Tool for Serious Nissan Leaf Drivers
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Paul Gipe
Who doesn’t want a metaphorical peak under the hood of their Electric Vehicle (EV)? Leaf Spy, a smart phone app, talks to the computer in Nissan’s Leaf and displays the data it finds there—data essential to getting the most out of driving a Leaf. It’s a powerful tool every geek with a Leaf should have.
PlugShare—Where to Charge When You’re on the Road
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Paul Gipe
When you drive an Electric Vehicle (EV), most of the time you charge at home. For those times when you don’t, you need to know where you can charge. The pre-eminent choice among drivers is Plugshare, a crowd-sourced app that identifies both public and private charge stations.
Jesla High-Power Mobile Charge Cable (EVSE) for EVs
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Paul Gipe
If you plan to take your Electric Vehicle (EV) on a road trip in North America today, you must take along a portable charge cable. Like a spare tire, a portable charge cable is an essential piece of gear. Don’t leave home without it.
What Did Driving Our Electric Vehicle Cost Us in the First Year?
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Paul Gipe
In October of 2014 we leased a 2015 Nissan Leaf, a battery-powered Electric Vehicle or EV. After one year of operation we can tally what it has cost us.
Our EVs Consumption and Fuel Cost: Year-End Report
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Paul Gipe
Toward the end of October we passed the one-year mark with our 2015 Nissan Leaf, a battery-powered Electric Vehicle (EV). It was time to tally it’s operating cost.
Why We Drive Electric: Much Fewer Overall Emissions
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Paul Gipe
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are simply cleaner than driving cars powered by fossil fuels, regardless of whether they use gasoline or diesel fuel.
Why We Drive Electric: No Tail-Pipe Emissions
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Paul Gipe
Electric Vehicles (EVs) use electricity stored in traction batteries to drive the wheels. There is no Internal Combustion Engine that burns gasoline or diesel. There is no tail pipe in an EV and, thus, no tail-pipe emissions.
Why We Drive Electric: They’re More Efficient
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Paul Gipe
EVs are more efficient in their use of fuel than cars powered by what insiders know as an Internal Combustion Engine or ICE. Because they are more efficient, EVs use fewer natural resources over their lifespan than conventional passenger or Light Duty Vehicles powered by fossil fuels.
Bakersfield to Paso Robles Raises Questions on Energy Estimates
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Paul Gipe
In late October we tried a new route from Bakersfield to Grover Beach where we visit a family friend. . . The new route pushed the boundaries of what our 2015 Nissan Leaf is capable of—and our tolerance of range anxiety.
EV Auto Service–Boy That was Easy
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Paul Gipe
We’ve driven the car 7,300 miles without any service whatsoever and when we took it to the dealer there was no charge for it’s annual inspection.
