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Because I write about our experience owning EVs, I sometimes get a query “over the transom” as we say, asking … Read more

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Uptime Tech News (uptimetechnews@substack.com) recently reported bids for both onshore and offshore wind in Great Britain. “In what is expected … Read more

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In response to Peter Fairley’s excellent historical review of UMass’ Wind Furnace project in IEEE Spectrum, (See This 1976 University … Read more

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As in our previous trip to the Southern Sierra Nevada and return to Bakersfield, the 2027 Chevy Bolt matched the … Read more

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Previously, I explained how I find the kWh used during a discharge cycle on our 2027 Chevy Bolt. (See Finding … Read more

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I’ve been driving EVs for more than 12 years now and never been stranded nor “gone turtle.” Sure, I’ve had … Read more

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On 11 July we drove our 2027 Chevy Bolt to Bald Mountain to lead a Sierra Club hike. This is … Read more

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Since delivery of our 2027 Chevy Bolt in February, I’d noted an occasionally annoying noise from the drive train. (See … Read more

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GM has our 2027 Bolt again to replace a mystery part that presumably will fix the odd noise issue with … Read more

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The IEA projects $2.2 trillion will flow into clean energy this year versus $1.2 trillion into fossil fuels, a nearly 2-to-1 split of total global energy spending.
Conflicts disrupting oil and gas supply chains, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the latest U.S. and Israeli military action, are pushing governments toward power sources that can’t be embargoed.