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.
What’s Next for Us as Our 2015 Nissan Leaf Nears the End of its Lease
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Paul Gipe
We’ve chronicled our experience leasing a 2015 Nissan Leaf, a battery electric vehicle (EV), for the past three years. Now we’re nearing the end of the lease and the question is what’s next?
EV Trip Reports Posted to MyNissanLeaf.com
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Paul Gipe
Below is a short summary of the EV Trip Reports I’ve posted to MyNissanLeaf.com. They can also be found on my web site www.wind-works.org under EV Trip Reports. There’s more commentary both on my web site and on MyNissanLeaf.com about driving and living with an EV, but these are the main trip reports. There may be a few on my web site that were never posted to the forum.
Porterville Electric Bus Photos
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Paul Gipe
Rowell saw the bus, recognized its significance, and took a series of photos. He says the electric bus was on its way back to Porterville after a promotional tour of the Los Angeles area.
Canadian Loves His Bolt
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Paul Gipe
Mike Brigham, the force behind Toronto’s SolarShare, loves his Chevy Bolt EV. “The range estimates on the car seem to be incredibly accurate,” says Brigham. “The last trips between a charge totaled 256k (150 miles) with 132k (80 miles) estimated remaining = 388k (230 miles),” he says. “It’s easy to fall into the habit of accelerating quickly though… this car has real pep!”
EV Electricity Consumption in All EV Gipe-Nies Household
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Paul Gipe
We’ve leased a 2015 Nissan Leaf since the fall of 2014. In October 2015 we bought a 2013 Chevy Volt off lease, making our household all electric.
Bakersfield to Tehachapi Trip Report Redux
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Paul Gipe
For various reasons we haven’t been able to take our Nissan Leaf, a battery electric vehicle (EV), out on the road until this past weekend. I was speaking at the March for Science in Tehachapi 22 April so we drove our Leaf from Bakersfield to Tehachapi.
