EV Articles by Paul Gipe
I’ve pulled together all my articles on EVs and driving electric under one heading–as much for my own benefit as for the benefit of readers.
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.
EV Video Shoot with the Pros–InMotion.pro
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Paul Gipe
I spent all day Sunday on a video shoot in Tehachapi for Project Clean Air, a local NGO. No, it wasn’t about windmills this time. They wanted to film me driving our bright blue Chevy Bolt.
What is the Chevy Bolt Trend Indicator?
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Paul Gipe
A local Bolt driver asked me to explain “What is the thin yellow or green line to the left of the estimated mileage?”
Sierra Nevada East Side Open More DCFC Stations on US 395
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Paul Gipe
Caltrans announced that five new DC Fast Charge stations for electric vehicles have been installed in Inyo and eastern Kern Counties. Currently, charging is free with no time limit. Four of the charging stations are located at rest areas; Division Creek Safety Roadside Rest Area (SRRA), Coso Junction SRRA, eastbound and westbound Boron SRRAs. The fifth station is at 500 S. Main Street in Bishop at the Caltrans District office.
