I came across an article by Michelle Lewis at Elektrek on a recent scientific paper on the mental models we … Read more
EV Articles by Paul Gipe
There’s a post making the rounds on social media about how terrible Tesla EV batteries are and listing reasons why … Read more
My historical journey into the deep recesses of wind energy took another odd twist yesterday. I was updating my bibliographic … Read more
In mid March Nancy and I saddled up our Bolt EV and headed out to the Carrizo Plains National Monument … Read more
In late January this year, Nancy and I took a 400 plus mile road trip to Salinas, California, the home … Read more
I’ve been telling anyone who will listen, “No one should buy any passenger car that gets less than 100 miles … Read more
We stopped at Caltrans Shandon rest area on Hwy 46 as part of a road trip from Bakersfield to the … Read more
Santa Barbara County has installed a new solar-powered level 2 station in New Cuyama.
We first noticed this station at the end of November. It was taped off then and when we passed it again a week later it was still taped off. Both times the indicator on the EVSE suggested the batteries were fully charged. We have no idea why it was taped off. It looked operational.
For those who don’t know, New Cuyama is the back of beyond. It’s on Route 166 that runs east and west, leading from the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley to the coast.
Chuck (Charles) Longabach took an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy a new car. He’d always wanted a new Volvo. He’d owned … Read more
The world of DC Fast Charging is changing rapidly. There are a dozen or more networks that provided DC Fast … Read more
