Articles about Chevy’s Bolt
We’re now on our second Chevy Bolt and as a result I’ve written a lot about the Bolt. In addition there has been a number of news stories about the Bolt and GM’s on and off again plans to produce the car in the future. I am assembling the articles here for my friends, colleagues, and family members who drive a Bolt.
Covid-19 Escapes & Trip Report Updates–Why So Silent
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Paul Gipe
It dawned on me after we’d returned from another 200-mile Covid-19 Escape that I hadn’t written a trip report in some time.
Covid-Escape: The Great Greenhorn Fritillary Hunt
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Paul Gipe
This Covid-Escape wasn’t as adventurous as most. It required an hour’s drive east from Bakersfield into the Greenhorn Mountains where we met our friends, experienced amateur botanists, at the Shirley Meadows ski slope. From there, we threaded our way down a graded Forest Service road in search of the rare Greenhorn Fritillary (Fritillaria brandegeei).
Covid-Escape: Chimney Peak Road into the Wilderness
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Paul Gipe
Since air travel was prohibited during the pandemic, we took the opportunity to explore our region of central California by car. We dubbed these our pandemic peregrinations and used our Chevy Bolt EV to take more than 50 day trips from Bakersfield during the past year of the pandemic.
Paul Gipe as “The Traveler” for Project Clean Air’s Virtual EV Ride & Drive
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Paul Gipe
My three-minute clip from Project Clean Air’s Virtual Ride & Drive video filmed in Tehachapi, California. The sequence titled “The Traveler” was filmed 16 May, 2021 in the town of Tehachapi and on Cameron Canyon Road through the heart of the Tehachapi Pass. I’ve written about the experience on my web site under Electric Vehicles: EV Video Shoot with the Pros–InMotion.pro.
Covid-Escape: Great Western Divide Highway
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Paul Gipe
The Great Western Divide Highway takes you through the heart of Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia National Monument where the big trees are located.
Covid-Escape: The Ridge Route
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Paul Gipe
This trip was an adventure that I’d thought about since I moved to California four decades ago. It’s legendary. Mythic even. And I never thought you could still do it until we visited the Ridge Route Museum in Frazier Park pre-pandemic. There the curator mentioned that there’s a movement to preserve the road that still exists and “some” still drive it she said. The implication in her voice was that we couldn’t.
