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.

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Mental Models of How to Charge an EV–or How to Avoid Range Anxiety

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Paul Gipe

I came across an article by Michelle Lewis at Elektrek on a recent scientific paper on the mental models we …

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Tesla EV Battery Posting Making the Social Media Rounds Again

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Paul Gipe

There’s a post making the rounds on social media about how terrible Tesla EV batteries are and listing reasons why …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …