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.

Electric Car Notes by Paul Gipe 05: Chevy Volt Test Drive
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Paul Gipe
Technically, the Volt is a plug-in hybrid, not a pure electric. GM prefers to call it an “extended-range electric” because …
Electric Car Notes by Ben Zuckerman 04: Miles per kWh
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Ben Zuckerman
In my first EV posting back in May, I guesstimated that when driven carefully a Nissan LEAF should be …
Electric Car Notes by Ben Zuckerman 03: Spare Tire?
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Ben Zuckerman
Should your LEAF have a flat tire, then getting somewhere to have the problem fixed may not be as …
Electric Car Notes by Ben Zuckerman 02
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Ben Zuckerman
We have now had our Nissan LEAF EV for a month and things are going smoothly. Everyone we have taken …
Electric Car Notes by Ben Zuckerman 01
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Ben Zuckerman
Note: This is the first of a series of guest posts on electric vehicles–EVs. I’ve written about the …
One Million Megawatts of Wind Capacity for the USA: A Target Worthy of a Great Nation
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Paul Gipe
Portion of a presentation made January 10, 2008 to Al Gore’s Solutions Summit To significantly address the United State’s contribution …