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.
Mountains to the Sea: EV Road Trip Made Possible by a 60 kWh Battery
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Paul Gipe
While a friend was visiting from Canada, we took her on a road trip from Bakersfield, California to the coast via Mount Pinos in the San Emigdio Range. This is an easy trip in a gasoline-powered car. But we drive electric and therein lay the problem, or as we think of it, the challenge.
Electrify America’s Proposed DCFC Sites on the East Side of the Sierra
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Paul Gipe
The most recent version of Electrify America’s web site includes DCFC stations planned and those “coming soon.” The online maps don’t show sites on the East Side of the Sierra Nevada.
Lee Vining’s Pioneer Pavilion Small Step for a Big Idea–Solar EV Charging at the Eastern Gateway to Yosemite
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Paul Gipe
Community activists have raised a solar pavilion in the small town of Lee Vining that they plan to use for charging electric vehicles (EVs). Dubbed the Pioneer Pavilion, the project is part of an ambitious effort by a local Climate Action Group to make the town on the east side of the Sierra Nevada more “climate friendly.”
Driving the Chevy Bolt EV–Our Impressions
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Paul Gipe
We leased a Chevy Bolt EV in early November 2017. I’ve been driving the electric vehicle daily since then. We’ve also taken it on several round-trip excursions of 300 to 600 miles. I know enough about the car, its pluses as well as its minuses, to now comment knowledgeably on operating it.
EV Advocates form Eastern Sierra Electric Vehicle Association
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Paul Gipe
Mammoth Lakes electric vehicle advocates have joined together to form the Eastern Sierra chapter of the Electric Auto Association with the hope of spurring the installation of non-Tesla EV charging stations.
California Lags in DC Fast-Charging Station Density for Electric Vehicles
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Paul Gipe
Despite its reputation for being electric vehicle (EV) friendly, California lags behind other North American states and provinces in the density of non-Tesla EV fast-charging stations relative to population. California ranks fifth behind Oregon, Quebec, British Columbia, and Ontario, but ahead of Washington State. Oregon has 1.7 times more stations relative to its population than the much more populous Golden State.
