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.

Setting a Kona Charge Schedule

Kona EV Scheduled Charging

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Paul Gipe

While visiting friends here in Bakersfield, the husband came in and asked if his wife had “unplugged yet?” “No,” she …

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What are miles/kWHow do Miles/kWh translate to Miles per Gallon?

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Paul Gipe

Newbies don’t need to know this. I compare the cost of driving a Nissan Leaf to a Toyota Prius we’d …

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“DC” and “AC” Charging, What’s This about?

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Paul Gipe

Batteries store DC. Household electricity is AC. All EVs come with an “onboard” charger that takes AC and converts it …

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Driving Modes, What are they?

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Paul Gipe

In most cases newbies don’t need to know this. EVs include varying levels of regenerative braking. Because EVs are electric …

How Do I Find Charge Stations?

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Paul Gipe

Each charge network maintains a web-based mapping application. However, most EV drivers use PlugShare, the crowd-sourced mapping application. PlugShare is …

What are the DCFC Standards in North America?

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Paul Gipe

There are three charging standards in North America: Tesla, CHAdeMO, and CCS. The Tesla standard only applies to Tesla. CHAdeMO …