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.
Famous Fortified French Village Proposes a Wind Turbine to Power its EVs. . . in 1946!
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Paul Gipe
My historical journey into the deep recesses of wind energy took another odd twist yesterday. I was updating my bibliographic …
Rolling Across Carrizo Plains in a Bolt–Luxuriating at the Buckhorn
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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!
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Paul Gipe
In late January this year, Nancy and I took a 400 plus mile road trip to Salinas, California, the home …
EV Efficiency: Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent
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Paul Gipe
I’ve been telling anyone who will listen, “No one should buy any passenger car that gets less than 100 miles …
Caltrans Shandon Solar-Powered DCFC Station In Service
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Paul Gipe
We stopped at Caltrans Shandon rest area on Hwy 46 as part of a road trip from Bakersfield to the …
New Solar-Powered Level 2 Station in New Cuyama—the Back of Beyond
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Paul Gipe
Santa Barbara County has installed a new solar-powered level 2 station in New Cuyama. We first noticed this station at the end of November. It was taped off then and when we passed it again a week later it was still taped off. Both times the indicator on the EVSE suggested the batteries were fully charged. We have no idea why it was taped off. It looked operational. For those who don’t know, New Cuyama is the back of beyond. It’s on Route 166 that runs east and west, leading from the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley to the coast.
