Stopping to charge your EV on a road trip may seem an inconvenience to some, but not to us. True, … Read more
EV Articles by Paul Gipe
A relative was recently considering an EV when a neighbor suggested if they did buy an EV not to park … Read more
Prepare for the EV. If your house requires a new service panel, it’s good to find out early. Replacing a … Read more
In a fascinating interview with Robert Llewellyn of Fully Charged, Ford CEO Jim Farley clearly described the challenge facing legacy … Read more
Got my “official” GM NACS to CCS1 adapter yesterday and made a test run this morning. It works. The experience … Read more
From 1942-1944 during the Nazi occupation of France, the Compagnie Générale d’Électricité or CGE (no, it’s not that General Electric) … Read more
Earlier in 2024 I came across an obscure reference to the French fortified village of Cacassonne looking for wind turbines … Read more
In California, the Fort Independence Indian Community (Fort Independence Travel Plaza & Winnedumah Winns Casino, Indian Community of Paiute Indians) … Read more
I’ve tracked battery degradation in the EVs we’ve driven during the past decade. The short answer is that our Nissan Leaf lost a lot, our Chevy Bolts not so much.
Since switching to the Bolts, we’ve traveled nearly 70,000 miles on three different batteries. Each battery has lost about 5% of its capacity over 20,000 to 30,000 miles. Importantly, this modest capacity loss hasn’t affected how we use the cars or how far we can drive them.
Yes it is. Back in 2022 I wrote two articles on solar and wind-powered EVs. The former I said held … Read more
