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.
Electric Auto Association Petitions for Mammoth Lakes Public Chargers
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Paul Gipe
Raejean Fellows, president of the Electric Auto Association, has begun a petition calling on the Mammoth Lakes ski resort to install public EV charging for its non-Tesla customers driving electric.
EV Road Tripping: Bakersfield Bolt to Yosemite via US 395 and the “East Side”
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Paul Gipe
In mid August we took our annual vacation to Toulumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. We drove the family car. Nothing special about that per se, we’ve been doing it for years. What was different was that we drove a Chevy Bolt EV, an electric car. And we drove it up the “East Side” on US 395, one of the nation’s most scenic highways.
Off Road in a Chevy Bolt
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Paul Gipe
Ok, it wasn’t four-wheeling, but it was off-road. Today I took the Bolt off road with the Kern Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. The objective was watering a group of Bakersfield Cactus that we planted about a year ago. The young cacti are drought stressed and needed a shot of water before the winter rains begin.
Peeking Inside the Bolt’s Brain Reveals Valuable Secrets
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Paul Gipe
EV nerds, rejoice. You can see some of the communications between various parts of Chevy’s Bolt EV and its central computer–the brain that runs the car.
Bolt EV Successfully Crosses Sierra Nevada Bakersfield to Independence
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Paul Gipe
Since I’ve been driving electric I’ve been itching to drive across the Sierra Nevada to Independence, California from our home in Bakersfield. We love the “East Side” and it’s our escape from the heat of a Bakersfield summer.
How to Read the Chevy Bolt’s Dash Display
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Paul Gipe
After receiving a question about how to find some basic information on the Bolt, I thought maybe I should post a little introduction to the dash displays–there are two: the driver’s display and the central monitor.
