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 07 by Mike Brigham: Chevy Volt October 2012 Update

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Mike Brigham

The lifetime fuel economy is 3.1 l/100k which compares very favourably with my 2010 Prius, which used to consume 4.8l/100k. . .

Electric Car Notes 06 by Mike Brigham: Early Volt Feedback

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Mike Brigham

EV range: about 55kms under the present weather conditions and the earliest Canadian users are reporting about an 8-15km drop …

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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 …