News & Articles on Electric Vehicles
We’ve made great strides in moving the electricity sector toward renewable energy. However, transportation remains a major source of air pollution and global warming gases. If we are to make a transition to renewable energy, we will need to electrify as much of the economy as we can, including transportation. Electrified rail is one means, electric vehicles (EVs) are another. The focus here is mostly on our experience driving EVs. We’ve been driving electric since the fall of 2014.

Hallelujah We’ve Passed Peak Gassers–Combustion Vehicle Sales in Terminal Decline
By
Paul Gipe
In January 2024 Bloomberg generated a lot of media buzz when it announced that sales of gasoline-powered vehicles peaked in …

Rolling Across Carrizo Plains in a Bolt–Luxuriating at the Buckhorn
By
Paul Gipe
In mid March Nancy and I saddled up our Bolt EV and headed out to the Carrizo Plains National Monument …

400 Mile EV Road Trip–without a Spreadsheet!
By
Paul Gipe
In late January this year, Nancy and I took a 400 plus mile road trip to Salinas, California, the home …

Vehicle Efficiency in International Units and with Feedback
By
Paul Gipe
Lots of feedback on my last post: EV Efficiency: Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent. Friends and colleagues sent me …

EV Efficiency: Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve been telling anyone who will listen, “No one should buy any passenger car that gets less than 100 miles …

EVs are Clearly Cleaner, Quieter, and More Fun than Fossil Fueled Vehicles
By
Paul Gipe
Amost nine years ago I wrote a series of articles explaining why we chose to drive electric. These essays were …
